SSpace Read More Elon Musk takes aim at Indian billionaire Ambani as Starlink launch stallsOctober 9, 2026 WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES – FEBRUARY 13: Head of the Department of Government Efficiency (D.O.G.E.) and CEO of…
WWildlife Read More Country diary: A passing osprey needs to eat – but the local terns won’t let it | BirdsOctober 9, 2026 The autumnal sunlight gilded the sea as our boat drifted off Fowley Island, a small, uninhabited tidal saltmarsh…
SScience Read More Can your brain grow new neurons? How researchers are solving a century-old puzzleOctober 9, 2026 For a long time, it was a truism in science that the human brain is born with all…
EEnvironment Read More World’s tallest wind turbine reaches 1,198 feet in eastern Germany, with power tests nextOctober 9, 2026 A wind turbine in Schipkau, a small town in the former lignite mining region of Lusatia in eastern…
SSpace Read More October’s night sky is full of cosmic tricks and treatsOctober 9, 2026 October is bringing a spectacular lineup of celestial events, including a disappearing planet, two meteor showers, and a…
WWildlife Read More Shark stalks father and son’s boat off Windang IslandOctober 9, 2026 An Aussie boy will return from school holidays next week with quite a story to tell after he…
EEnvironment Read More Toxic haze from Indonesia shuts schools in Malaysia as pollution hits record levels in SingaporeOctober 9, 2026 What is Indonesia doing about the fires?published at 03:35 BST 03:35 BST Liza TambunanJakarta Correspondent Authorities have deployed…
SSpace Read More Webb Observes “Extreme Debris Disks,” Providing a Window into the Early Solar SystemOctober 9, 2026 Scientists theorize that early in the Solar System’s history, collisions were relatively common as planets migrated and planetoids…
WWildlife Read More World’s largest penguin colony loses two-thirds of its populationOctober 9, 2026 Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.…
SScience Read More Cells, who needs them? Biochemists turn to proteins in a tubeOctober 9, 2026 Michael Jewett sometimes finds himself at odds with biology. As a bioengineer who uses synthetic biology to study…
EEnvironment Read More Northern lights possible across the US this weekend as 3 CMEs head for EarthOctober 9, 2026 Three solar eruptions are heading toward Earth and could give the northern lights a serious boost across parts…
SSpace Read More Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space orderOctober 9, 2026 Just two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Donald Trump…