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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...
Can Dogs Sense PTSD?
It’s safe to say that dogs are pretty incredible. According to a survey done by the American Veterinary Medical Association, there were around seventy-seven million dogs in American households at the end of 2016. To quote a cliché, dogs are “man’s best friend” and for...
Recent Deadly Crash Halts Uber’s Progress with Autonomous Vehicles
Following several car crashes and one recent fatality in its testing of autonomous vehicles, Uber has temporarily stopped testing of these self-driving cars. In the most recent incident involving a self-driving vehicle driving in Tempe, Arizona, a Volvo SUV hit and...
Scientists in Sweden has made a material that challenges spider silk as the strongest bio-based material
The challenge of producing a bio-based material that can compete with the strength spider dragline silk has since long been pursued, primarily by trying to make fibers synthetically from silk. Now, by using nanocellulose, the component that makes trees and plants...
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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...