Automated workflow speeds bacterial sample preparation for genetic sequencing
Biomedical engineers at Brown University have developed a fully automated workflow that simplifies and accelerates the preparation of…
Greens promise $980m public power company to cut bills and boost renewables
The Green Party has unveiled plans for a new publicly owned electricity company, with a proposed $980 million…
One Asteroid Collision May Have Rocked Earth, Mars, and the Moon
A Southwest Research Institute-led study has connected a specific asteroid collision in the main belt to an inner-solar-system-wide…
The ISS toilet costs $23 million and separates urine into a centrifuge that recycles 98% of it back into drinking water — a closed-loop system that took NASA 40 years to perfect
Somewhere above your head, roughly 400 kilometres up, an astronaut is drinking yesterday’s urine. Not metaphorically. The water…
Urban planning must address noise pollution to improve quality of life
Noise pollution in urban environments is on the rise but better acoustic planning could help to silence the…
Crawfish soup on Mars? US fears over China’s scientific ambitions raised in Senate hearing
A Chinese researcher’s vision of serving spicy crawfish soup to astronauts on Mars became an unlikely symbol of…
Man tossed by bison in US says hitting the ground was the worst part
Bison that appear to be grazing peacefully can accelerate to a terrifying pace, making them among the most…
Astronomers found a planet 63 light-years away that appears as blue as Earth from space—but its colour comes from a scorching atmosphere where glass may rain sideways in 4,500-mile-per-hour winds
At first glance, HD 189733b sounds almost comforting. It is blue. Not merely imagined as blue in an…
We received no alert, say leaders of First Nations communities razed by Canadian wildfires | Canada
Fast-moving wildfires have burned two First Nations communities in Canada to the ground, as members said they were…
AST SpaceMobile Catapults 12%, SpaceX Rises 7%, Virgin Galactic and Rocket Lab Rally as Space Stock Trade Takes a Risk-on Turn
Quick Read AST SpaceMobile stock jumped 12% on a $984 million convertible note raise as SpaceX stock gained…
Quantum Computer Stores Data in Vibrations Like Notes on a Guitar
The new quantum chip developed by ETH Zurich physicist Yiwen Chu contains so-called mechanical resonators, tiny components that…
Klaus Grohe Prize 2026 awarded for the first time to two researchers
The 2026 Klaus Grohe Prize will be awarded to Professor Dr. Edward Tate, Imperial College London, United Kingdom,…