
Newser - 8 hours 17 min ago
The moon may be wearing a dusting of alien junk, and a group of researchers wants to go looking for it. In a new study that's under peer review for the International Journal of Astrobiology , scientists with SETI ties argue that advanced civilizations, if they ever existed in our galaxy,...

The Independent - 8 hours 26 min ago
The broader UK Space Strategy details 7.8 billion in total funding across the sector up to 2030...

Newser - 10 hours 36 min ago
Ireland's earliest known residents may have walked in from Wales, researchers say, citing evidence written on cave walls. An international team has identified eight caves in southwest Ireland bearing engravings, ochre and charcoal paintings, and finger-drawn lines that they date to at least 15,000 years ago about 5,000...

The Independent - 11 hours 33 min ago
Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the Government wants to strengthen the UK's ability to launch satellites.

BBC - 12 hours 32 min ago
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads.

The Independent - 13 hours 26 min ago
Most fish known to walk on seafloor only do so forward...

The Guardian - 14 hours 2 min ago
Who's more likely to steal sweets from a child? According to science, it's the rich. A study seemingly confirming our suspicions about the moral behaviour of the wealthy was one of the winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel prizes, which honour research that makes you laugh and then think. Science editor Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay what the researchers think could be behind the phenomenon, and they explore some of the other awards, including one for a surprising quality we look for in our friends...

Science Alert - 15 hours 33 min ago
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Australian Geographic - 15 hours 36 min ago
New research gives a clearer picture than ever before of what's driving the changes observed in the rock surfaces of Murujuga's world heritage listed Indigenous art. The post Historic sulphur emissions the likely cause of damage to Murujuga rock art appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Nature - 18 hours 3 min ago
AI model AlphaGenome forecasts the consequences of altering every single DNA letter in the human genome.

Nature - 18 hours 3 min ago
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Nature - 18 hours 3 min ago
The UK Biobank is imposing new safety measures after a security incident, but safeguarding biomedical data while enabling researcher access remains a challenge.

Australian Geographic - 18 hours 5 min ago
They're the biggest fish in the sea, and it turns out they spend a remarkable amount of time foraging for food. The post Whale sharks are serial snackers appeared first on Australian Geographic .

PBS Newshour - 19 hours 17 min ago
In our news wrap Monday, Tropical Storm Marie is whipping up high surf along the California coast, the Kremlin is not ruling out future talks between Ukraine, Russia, and the United States following a weekend visit to Moscow by U.S. negotiators and Iran is warning that new U.S. strikes could trigger further retaliation, including against American energy interests in the Gulf. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

Science Alert - 22 hours 3 min ago
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Wired - 1 day 6 hours ago
Dark energy might be getting weaker. Scientists are wondering if interactions with dark matter in a "dark dimension" may be responsible.

Wired - 1 day 6 hours ago
The intricate, 5.6 trillion-pixel map covers approximately 75 percent of the sky and includes about 4 billion celestial objects.

Wired - 1 day 9 hours ago
The science curriculum the industry is offering to schools casts plastics as safe, recyclable, and a source of good jobs. Critics say it's propaganda.

Last Word On Nothing - 1 day 9 hours ago
Dueting with animals will always be thrilling for me, and I’ll always envision our melodic conversations filling a sound gap somewhere up there. Enjoy this memory along with me! I had a conversation with an owl the other night. It was a barred owl, a pretty common species in the woods around our cabin in […] The post A Little Night Music (Revisited) appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .

Australian Geographic - 1 day 13 hours ago
South Australia sits at the end of our country's greatest river system, entirely dependent on what happens upstream. But while barely a drop goes to waste here, it still needs more to survive. The post How to save a river appeared first on Australian Geographic .

Ars Technica - 2 days 6 hours ago
"We achieved within a few years what had taken the European space industry decades before."...

Ars Technica - 2 days 8 hours ago
The shift in the fish's diet is having significant downstream impacts on the environment and climate.