US-Russian crew arrives at International Space Station for eight-month mission
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Canada Ties New West Coast Pipeline to Oil Sands Expansion
Canada’s biggest oil sands producers, the Alberta provincial government, and the federal government have reached a new milestone…
Scientists spot 4 superdense stellar corpses hiding behind their red dwarf companions
Astronomers have spotted four dead star white dwarf stars playing a game of cosmic hide-and-seek, all four of…
SpaceX launches flight-proven rocket for 600th time, sending Starlink satellites to orbit
SpaceX reached a milestone with its latest Starlink launch, sending the satellites into orbit on its 600th flight…
Fears for suspected baby whale after rare stranding in Buncrana
An extremely rare sighting of what’s believed to be a juvenile whale in Lough Swilly has sparked concern.…
‘Every time the rain falls, the fear comes back’: life in Lagos under the constant threat of floods | Global development
Murky water first tore down a perimeter fence, then bubbled into the yard before spilling into every room.…
Scientists are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm to protect the species from extinction
Scientists in Australia are deep-freezing koala eggs and sperm as a “genetic backup” to save the wild population…
Planes scoop up water from River Seine to battle wildfire near Paris
French firefighters are battling a huge blaze in a forest just south of Paris as a devastating heatwave…
We tend to assume Earth is a rare cosmic fluke, but a full analysis of NASA’s Kepler data found at least 300 million rocky, habitable-zone planets around Sun-like stars in the Milky Way alone — and that is the conservative count
NASA’s Kepler mission did not detect 300 million temperate rocky planets. It observed a narrow field of stars,…
New evidence undermines our theories of the universe
New observations appear to have undermined our leading theories of the universe — so claims Kansas State University computer…
Could this mysterious disappearing organ hold the key to longevity?
In 1996, cryobiologist Gregory Fahy walked into his physician’s office and talked his way into a month’s supply…
Microsoft’s Carbon Footprint Jumps 25% as AI Buildout Challenges Climate Goals
Microsoft released its 2026 Environmental Sustainability Report, revealing a significant jump in the tech giant’s GHG footprint, with…