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An Object From Another Star System Just Passed Through Ours
In 2025, astronomers detected 3I/ATLAS -- only the third object ever identified as having originated outside our solar system. Like its predecessors, 'Oumuamua in 2017 and Borisov in 2019, it was spotted moving through our solar system on a trajectory that could not...
New Fremont, California Pedestrian Accident Study
Fremont, a city known for its amusing history and beautiful vistas, has many walkable neighborhoods. Nevertheless, pedestrians in the city are still at risk of accidents, especially when crossing busy intersections, because of careless drivers. A recent study takes a...
CRISPR Gene Editing Study Demonstrates How Hox Genes Impact Appearance
Lots of scientists know of the “McGinnis experiment”, which William McGinnis undertook in 1990 to examine how high-level control genes, known as Hox genes, determine our physical characteristics. He investigated whether proteins encoded by the human or mouse Hox gene...
Importance of space exploration according to ‘The Eureka Manifesto’
The human species has always had an insatiable need to explore the unknown and learn more about the undiscovered. We have always stimulated our ambition by pushing our limits in the pursuit of knowledge and working hard to gain a better grasp of our environment and...
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How SpaceX President Gwynne Shotwell has achieved Musk’s lofty ambitions
By Akash Sriram and Echo Wang June 8 (Reuters) - When SpaceX goes public on Friday with what is expected to be a record-setting IPO, it will cap two decades of founder and CEO Elon Musk's ambition to transform rocketry, satellite communications and humanity’s reach...
Don’t miss Jupiter and Venus meet in a dazzling conjunction on June 9: Here’s where and when to look
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Venus glows above Jupiter in March 2023. | Credit: Photo by Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesGet ready for a spectacular sight on June 9, as Jupiter and...
Ötzi the Iceman is long dead, but some of his ancient microbes are still alive
Ötzi the Iceman, the well-preserved and well-studied mummy of a man who died 5,300 years ago, is a “dynamic ecosystem” of microbes, some of which have stayed viable for millennia, according to new research.In a comprehensive DNA analysis of the microbes inside and out...
Astronaut spots Mount Vesuvius from space | Space photo of the day for June 8, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Mount Vesuvius as seen from space in 2026. | Credit: ESA/NASA – S. AdenotFrench astronaut Sophie Adenot captured the view of a lifetime in a new image of Mount...
Antibiotic resistance genes found across world oceans, Italian study shows
ROME, June 8 (Reuters) - Genes linked to antibiotic resistance are present across multiple ocean basins, including remote waters, according to findings released on Monday from an Italian-led research project that analysed seawater samples worldwide.The SeA Care...
Analysis-Soaring fertilizer prices dim Brazilian farmers’ edge over US rivals
By Ed White, May Angel and Oliver Griffin WINNIPEG, Manitoba/LONDON/SAO PAULO (Reuters) June 8 - Brazil's cheap, abundant land has long helped the country's farmers create vast, low-cost farms, allowing them to wrest export markets from U.S. farmers hurt when China...
Gwynne Shotwell, the ‘glue’ executing Musk’s lofty SpaceX ambitions
By Akash Sriram and Echo Wang June 8 (Reuters) - When SpaceX goes public on Friday with what is expected to be a record-setting IPO, it will cap two decades of founder and CEO Elon Musk's ambition to transform rocketry, satellite communications and humanity’s reach...
7.8 magnitude earthquake shakes part of southern Philippines. Tsunami possible for some coasts
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A magnitude 7.8 earthquake shook part of the southern Philippines early Monday, and a tsunami was possible on some regional coasts.Power outages were reported and people were urged to go to higher ground. No further information on damage or...
What is the universe expanding into if it’s already infinite?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected] is the universe expanding into if it’s already infinite? – Mael, age 10, Missoula, MontanaWhen you bake a loaf...
Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.This visible light mosaic shows the LMC and SMC. Separated by about 21 degrees, the two galaxies are readily visible from the Southern Hemisphere as faint, glowing...
In Brazil’s Cerrado region, Indigenous fire practices reshape wildfire strategy
TOCANTINIA, Brazil (AP) — Fire began crackling like approaching rain on a recent morning in the Xerente Indigenous Territory in Tocantins in northern Brazil. But the Indigenous residents weren't afraid and didn't rush to put it out.The flames were intentional as part...
The U.S. fought the flesh-eating screwworm for decades. Now it must begin again.
The United States spent more than half a century and hundreds of millions of dollars driving the flesh-eating New World screwworm as far from its borders as possible. Now, it’s back.The species can eat the tissue of any warm-blooded animal, but it’s a particular...