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Jack the Ripper’s Identity Believed to Be Revealed Thanks to DNA Testing
Jack the Ripper’s killing spree in the autumn of 1888 remains as one of the world’s greatest unsolved mysteries. However, the mystery can finally be put to rest, or at least that’s the case according to a self-proclaimed “armchair detective” and molecular biologist by...
Playing with Infinity
Three Key Embedded Infinities in Birnbaum’s signature concept – Quest for Potential?. David Birnbaum of Manhattan is the founder of Potentialism Theory (see PotentialiamTheory.com). The centerpiece of the theory is that one dynamic – and one dynamic alone – drives...
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Watch Atlas V rocket launch 29 Amazon internet satellites to orbit today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: ULA[embedded content]A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket is scheduled to launch 29 of Amazon's internet satellites to orbit tonight (April 27), and...
SpaceX launching powerful Falcon Heavy rocket for 1st time in 18 months on April 27: Watch it live
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceX[embedded content]SpaceX's brawny Falcon Heavy rocket is about to fly for the first time in a year and a half, and you can watch the action live.A...
If humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later?
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] humans went extinct, what would the Earth look like one year later? – Essie, age 11, MichiganHave you ever...
The ‘Oscars of Science’: Breakthrough Prize 2026 awards over $18 million for discoveries across space, physics and more
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Sergey Brin and Gerelyn Gilbert-Soto speak onstage during the 12th Breakthrough Prize Ceremony at Barker Hangar on April 18, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. |...
The moon as you rarely see it: How a photographer captured night and day on the first quarter moon
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The first quarter moon shines over the city of Yorba Linda, California in March 2026. | Credit: Zachary CooperAstrophotographer Zachary Cooper created this...
The threat of light pollution puts the world’s darkest skies in the Atacama Desert at risk
THE ATACAMA DESERT, Chile (AP) — It takes a moment for the eyes to adjust. A faint spark appears in the darkness; then another, brighter one. Soon, stars, planets and entire constellations emerge. Before long, a whole galaxy stretches across the sky, visible to the...
Russia launches 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station from Kazakhstan (video)
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: Roscosmos/NASARussia launched its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station today (April 25).A Soyuz rocket topped with the robotic...
DNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means
In 2022, we reported the DNA sequences of 33 medieval people buried in a Jewish cemetery in Germany. Not long after we made the data publicly available, people started comparing their own DNA with that of the 14th-century German Jews, finding many “matches.” These...
From Apollo to alien worlds: 4 ‘firsts’ you can spot in the night sky tonight
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Here's how to find four incredible firsts after sunset. | Credit: Left: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center), and M.H. Wong (University of...
Why do some starburst galaxies mysteriously shut down? New study provides clues
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The starburst galaxy NGC 4536, seen here in a photo by the Hubble Space Telescope, has bright blue clusters of baby stars and pink clumps of ionized hydrogen gas...
Watch Russia launch 3 tons of cargo to the International Space Station today
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: NASA/Roscosmos[embedded content]Russia will launch its latest Progress cargo ship toward the International Space Station today (April 25), and you can watch...
A bright star will disappear for up to an hour tonight — here’s what’s happening
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Regulus, in the constellation Leo. | Credit: Franco Tognarini via Getty ImagesIf you live in the middle Atlantic or southeast part of the United States, you'll have...