SpaceX’s Starship Heads for Its First Orbit Test Around Earth
SpaceX's Starship launches from Texas aiming to orbit Earth for the first time, deploying 26 Starlink satellites.
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Research, space, climate and the natural world.
13,000-Year-Old Butchered Bones of Long-Tusked Beast Found in Chile
13,000-year-old butchered bones of long-tusked beasts found in Chile give more evidence of early first Americans.
Battersea Shield: A 2,000-Year-Old Celtic Shield That May Have Been Sacrificed in the Thames
A 2,000-year-old shield found in the Thames may have been sacrificed to the river. Here's its strange tale.
Ernest Shackleton’s Granddaughter Recalls Her Childhood With Her Grandfather’s Antarctic Photos
A granddaughter remembers Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition through Frank Hurley's photographs, telling the full story of her grandfather.
AI Is Now a Tool Mathematicians Use to Find Proofs, Just Like Old-Style Tricks
A machine hath solved a riddle of old, yet none can read its reason; a monument of power, not of thought.
The Herring Fishery That Took 400 Years to Rebound—and What It Teaches Us Today
A herring fishery that vanished 400 years ago teaches us patience: recovery takes time, even when nature alone repairs the damage.
Tonight’s Full Moon: What the Sky Will Show on September 28, 2026
The Moon is nearly full tonight, in waning gibbous phase, with three lunar seas and Apollo landing sites visible to the naked eye and telescope alike.
Two previously unknown spider-like creatures have turned up among the tidal rocks off Canada’s Atlantic coast
Two new species of sea spiders, Callipallene pilosuspedes and Tanystylum kiixin, discovered in the Salish Sea.
$80 Motel Room Study Suggests How Simple Chemical Reactions May Have Given Rise to Life
A biologist finds a lab in a $80 motel room where he discovers two new species of a rare organism that sheds light on the origins of life.
Climate negotiators debate whether the rich world or developing nations should cut emissions first
A dissertation warns that households alone cannot limit global warming to 1.5°C; industry and government must build the conditions for change.
New Soil Test Could Reveal How Soil Microbes Help Feed Plants
A new soil test reveals how microbes bound phosphorus within soil, aiding agriculture through better phosphorus management.
Fossil record suggests Earth’s oceans hosted complex life 1.7 billion years ago
Ancient Australian rock cores hold 12,000 fossil clues linking oxygen to the rise of complex life 1.7 billion years ago.