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567-million-year-old fossils rewrite the dawn of animal life
Researchers discovered a fossil site in Canada’s Northwest Territories containing 567-million-year-old specimens of early complex animals, suggesting animal movement and sexual reproduction emerged 5-10 million years earlier than previously documented.
Claude Fable 5 AI finds a tiny formula that topples an 87-year-old math conjecture
A mathematician at Anthropic used the Claude Fable 5 AI model to discover a counterexample to the Jacobian conjecture, a 87-year-old problem in algebraic geometry, expressed as a brief polynomial formula.
Majority of England’s rivers and lakes fail pollution review
Only 15% of England’s rivers meet good ecological standards in the latest assessment, with no waterways passing chemical pollution tests. Phosphate pollution from sewage and farming remains a major concern.
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa’s historic mission to the Moon
Four astronauts completed NASA’s Artemis II mission, traveling further into space than humans have before, voyaging to the Moon and returning safely after 10 days.
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
Archaeologists discovered a simpler predecessor to Stonehenge three miles away, featuring two wooden posts aligned with solar solstices and dating back approximately 5,000 years.
Antarctica’s first ever dinosaur bone discovered in a drawer
A dinosaur tail bone discovered in Antarctica in 1985 and forgotten in a drawer for four decades has been confirmed as the first dinosaur fossil ever found on the continent.
World-class Jodrell Bank is under threat and UK risks a physics brain drain
Jodrell Bank, a world-leading UK radio astronomy facility, faces closure after the Science and Technology Facilities Council announced plans to withdraw funding in March 2028, threatening the nation’s astronomy research capabilities.
World-first photonic time crystal opens a new era of light control
An international research team has created the first all-optical photonic time crystal, a material that rapidly alters its optical behavior over time, opening possibilities for ultrafast computing and advanced telecommunications.
Scientists catch a “jumping gene” mid-leap between species
Scientists observed a jumping gene attempting to transfer between microbial species, suggesting a previously unknown mechanism for genetic exchange that differs from traditional viral or plasmid transport routes.
Elon Musk’s plans refer to an idea conceived in the 1960s. What is the Kardashev scale?
Elon Musk's plans for the future of SpaceX, and humanity, are rooted in an idea conceived in the 1960s when astronomers began to pick up mysterious, unknown radio sources in the cosmos.Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev was a pioneer in the search for...
China takes a page from SpaceX and recaptures the first stage of a rocket to reuse it
BEIJING (AP) — China successfully recaptured the first stage of a rocket after a launch on Friday in a breakthrough for the country's space program, state media said.The first stage of a Long March-10B rocket separated from the second stage after liftoff and returned...
China successfully tests sea-based rocket booster recovery system
BEIJING, July 10 (Reuters) - China on Friday successfully tested an experimental rocket retrieval system using a net attached to a sea platform, state media reported, in the hope of breaking U.S. dominance in reusable rockets.The Long March 10B rocket lifted off from...
Australia confirms first H5N1 bird flu case in local seabird; dead seal tested
By Christine ChenSYDNEY, July 10 (Reuters) - Australia on Friday confirmed the first case of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus in a local seabird, saying it was also testing a dead seal for a possible infection, raising concerns that the disease is beginning to spread...
Fossils of an ancient sea creature are the oldest evidence of right-handedness
If you happen to be right-handed, you may be able to trace the origins of that trait to a wormlike animal that lived about 550 million years ago and had a tendency to bend to the right.Spriggina floundersi appeared in oceans during the Ediacaran Period (635 million to...
Wally Funk, trailblazing pilot and astronaut, passes away at 87
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Wally Funk emerging from a Blue Origin capsule after her suborbital spaceflight on July 20, 2021. | Credit: Blue OriginWally Funk, who flew to space at 82 after a...
Scientists have discovered the oldest quasar ever seen, and it shines with the light of a trillion suns
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An illustration of an ancient quasar. . | Credit: ESAUsing the European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope, astronomers have discovered a treasure trove of 31...
SpaceX wants to launch 100,000 Starlink satellites to orbit
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.SpaceX's Group 17-54 Starlink satellites are seen in orbit on June 15, 2026, before deploying from the upper stage of their Falcon 9 rocket. | Credit: SpaceXSpaceX is...
Aviation pioneer Wally Funk, who trained as an early female astronaut, dies at 87
Wally Funk, a pioneering aviator who volunteered to be an astronaut for NASA's "Women in Space Program" in 1961, has died at the age of 87.Funk passed away at her home in Grapevine, Texas, Wednesday evening, according to a spokesperson for the city, Mona...
Could evidence of life on Mars be hiding in clay? Europe wants to send a rover to check
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: ESA/ATG medialabIs there life on Mars … in clay? Scientists think that the minerals in clay could be the key to finding signs of ancient life on the Red...
Take a trip to the turquoise waters of the Bahamas (from space) | Space photo of the day for July 9, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Sandbars and waves of rippling sand dunes can be seen from space amongst the turquoise ocean in the Bahamas. | Credit: NASA/Chris WilliamsIf you look at this picture...
Sick of Earth? NASA is recruiting volunteers for a yearlong Moon and Mars simulation
For anyone who has ever wondered whether they could handle life on another planet, NASA is offering a chance to find out – well, sort of.The US space agency is looking to recruit four participants for its Moon and Mars Exploration Analog (MMEA), a yearlong simulation...
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