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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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Here’s how to avoid heat-related illnesses and stay cool this summer
BERLIN (AP) — More than 200,000 people across Europe died from heat-related causes over the last four years, and most of the fatalities were preventable, the World Health Organization's Europe office said Thursday.More above-average temperatures could be on the books...
Astronauts watch from space as ice splinters from a glacier | Space photo of the day for June 11, 2026
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The Southern Patagonian Icefield as seen from the International Space Station. | Credit: NASAFragments of ice splintered from a glacier float down an Antarctic lake...
El Nino is here and scientists fear it’ll be big, bad and costly with heat, floods, droughts, fires
WASHINGTON (AP) — El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already...
Why do stars appear different colors in the night sky?
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Why do stars shine different colors in the night sky?. | Credit: zhengshun tang via Getty ImagesOne of the pleasures of stargazing is noticing and enjoying the...
Elon Musk wants to put 1 million AI satellites in space. Here’s how SpaceX could do it
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Credit: SpaceXSpaceX CEO Elon Musk outlined more details for his company's planned data centers in space ahead of a widely anticipated IPO on Thursday (June 11)...
James Webb Space Telescope finds evidence the mysterious ‘little red dots’ are black hole stars
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.An image of the galaxy cluster Abell S1063 and the little red dot known as GLIMPSE-17775. | Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, V. Kokorev (University of Texas at Austin), A....
NASA addresses criticism over all-male crew selected for Artemis III test mission
When NASA’s Artemis III mission launches next year, the crew won’t include any women — a revelation that sparked controversy after the agency on Tuesday announced the four astronauts selected for the flight.“Not a single woman flying on Artemis III is an insane...
The largest scorpion to walk the Earth was the size of a baseball bat
Imagine a huge scorpion the size of a baseball bat, scrambling over mossy rocks and around large, treelike structures before slipping into a nearby stream.That’s how a team of scientists describes what the largest ever known scorpion would have looked like as it...
NASA chief defends all-male Artemis 3 astronaut crew amid backlash: ‘I don’t think anyone should be reading…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.The four astronauts selected for NASA's Artemis 3 mission (from left to right): NASA's Andre Douglas, ESA's Luca Parmitano, NASA's Randy Bresnik, and NASA's Frank...
NASA chief defends choice of all-male crew for Artemis III mission
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman, responding to questions about the agency's selection of an all-male crew for the Artemis III mission, said the astronauts were chosen based solely on their experience, skill sets and availability.Isaacman wrote on the social media...
World’s largest whale graveyard found by sub at bottom of ocean
The world's largest whale graveyard has been discovered at the bottom of the Indian Ocean by Chinese scientists, who found that the vast expanse of both new and ancient carcasses supports huge communities of deep-sea life.It is the deepest and oldest known whale...
Scientists discover a deep whale graveyard that is teeming with life
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have unearthed communities of marine life — including jellyfish, tubeworms and brittle stars — thriving on a millions-year-old whale graveyard.These graveyards form when whale carcasses fall to the sea floor, becoming a sustaining snack for...