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In 2025, Texas engineers mixed 4.5 tons of recycled plastic into a highway, replacing part of the bitumen to test how it handles extreme heat | World News

August 31, 2026

Representative Image of plastic waste being transformed into road-building material for sustainable infrastructure (AI-generated image) On State Highway…

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Kepler stared at the same 150,000 stars in Cygnus for four years without looking away, watching for the tiny dimming of a planet crossing in front of them, and the four years of staring turned up more than 2,600 confirmed worlds

August 31, 2026

Every telescope before it was built to look around. Kepler was built to stare. Launched in March 2009…

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Large saltwater crocodile that closed Broome's Cable Beach captured and relocated

August 31, 2026

A large saltwater crocodile that sparked periodic beach closures around Broome in recent weeks has been captured and…

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August 31, 2026

Councillor Loic Rich, portfolio holder for environment and climate change on Cornwall Council, said it was great to…

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Artist's impression of the ESA JUICE spacecraft. (Credit: ESA)

August 31, 2026

The planet Jupiter hosts more than 100 moons with the majority of attention going to the four Galilean…

WWildlife

August 31, 2026

“This year in particular with the dry summer, wildlife has been and continues to be under pressure despite…

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Queensland mother, Sydney father among Australians missing in Nepal

August 31, 2026

As rescue efforts continue along the Nepal-Tibet border following catastrophic floods, more Australian families are appealing for information…

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Starwatch: Sagitta’s arrow shape makes it easy to see against a dark sky | Astronomy

August 31, 2026

We are on the hunt for another small, northern summer constellation this week: Sagitta, the arrow. Although it…

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A millionth of a second after the Big Bang, matter existed as a near-perfect liquid so hot that protons and neutrons could not yet form—and CERN has now recreated a microscopic droplet of it using oxygen nuclei, the smallest collision system yet to reveal one of its defining signatures.

August 31, 2026

During the universe’s first few microseconds, temperatures were too high for quarks and gluons to remain confined inside…

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August 31, 2026

Scientists predicted how many blue, fin, and humpback whales were in the waters off California using only the…

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Flash floods have devastated Nepal. Climate change could make them routine

August 31, 2026

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…

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Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy

August 31, 2026

Twenty years ago, Pluto got demoted. After a vote by the International Astronomical Union (IAU) in August 2006,…

In 2025, Texas engineers mixed 4.5 tons of recycled plastic into a highway, replacing part of the bitumen to test how it handles extreme heat | World News

Kepler stared at the same 150,000 stars in Cygnus for four years without looking away, watching for the tiny dimming of a planet crossing in front of them, and the four years of staring turned up more than 2,600 confirmed worlds

Large saltwater crocodile that closed Broome’s Cable Beach captured and relocated

Cornish residents urged to “join in” with food waste drive

ESA JUICE probe targets dark Jovian moon Kallichore in 2031

Wildlife trust discourages foraging at Attenborough Nature Reserve

Queensland mother, Sydney father among Australians missing in Nepal

Starwatch: Sagitta’s arrow shape makes it easy to see against a dark sky | Astronomy

A millionth of a second after the Big Bang, matter existed as a near-perfect liquid so hot that protons and neutrons could not yet form—and CERN has now recreated a microscopic droplet of it using oxygen nuclei, the smallest collision system yet to reveal one of its defining signatures.

A small jar of water taken from the ocean can reveal how many whales are swimming nearby

Flash floods have devastated Nepal. Climate change could make them routine

Forbidden planet: was Pluto’s 2006 demotion a big mistake? | Astronomy