SSpace Read More NASA Sends Two Rockets Into Space to Uncover the Secrets of Black AurorasFebruary 16, 2026 NASA’s recent twin rocket missions from Alaska are aimed at unlocking the mysteries of auroras, specifically the rare…
WWildlife Read More It looks like a guinea pig on steroids, is nearly as big as a single mattress, weighs the same as a tumble dryer – and is a dab hand at swimming underwater tooFebruary 16, 2026 Meet the capybara — the world’s biggest rodent and nature’s most laid-back social butterfly — in this quick,…
SScience Read More New Microscope Reveals Hidden Quantum Order In Complex MaterialsFebruary 16, 2026 Scientists are developing new techniques to directly observe the phase and coherence of quantum matter, addressing a significant…
SSpace Read More What Would the First Week of World War III Look Like in Space?February 16, 2026 The idea of waging war in orbit is no longer a figment of science fiction. As satellite technologies…
WWildlife Read More I’m a shark hunter. Like my prey, I am a declining speciesFebruary 16, 2026 The first time I caught a shark on my own, I must have been 16 or 17. It…
SScience Read More Butterfly Completes Its Entire Metamorphosis While Orbiting Earth on Chinese ExperimentFebruary 16, 2026 The arthropod astronaut during his mission. Credit: Chongqing University On December 13, a rocket rose from the Jiuquan…
SSpace Read More RFA Begins Final Preparations for Inaugural RFA ONE LaunchFebruary 16, 2026 Credit: RFA German rocket builder Rocket Factory Augsburg (RFA) is making significant progress toward once again attempting an…
WWildlife Read More “Beaching here could be lethal.” Dolphins in South Carolina have developed a genius – but deadly – hunting strategy. Watch the tense Attenborough-narrated footageFebruary 16, 2026 Famed for their intelligence, dolphins have developed an array of incredible hunting techniques. Whether using tools such as…
SScience Read More Vegan biopolymer film protects hair from environmental damageFebruary 16, 2026 To find new ways to shield hair from heat, sunlight and air pollution, researchers in Brazil are turning…
SSpace Read More China achieves historic maritime recovery of Long March-10 rocket boosterFebruary 16, 2026 China has successfully executed its first-ever maritime recovery of a launch vehicle component, retrieving the first-stage booster of…
SScience Read More ‘It keeps me up at night’February 16, 2026 Humanity has no way to deflect the tens of thousands of asteroids near Earth’s orbit that are capable…
SSpace Read More Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to ChinaFebruary 16, 2026 Steve Durst, a US space entrepreneur who spent decades building rare bridges with China’s space sector despite restrictions…