With the International Space Station (ISS) set to retire in 2030, several nations and commercial space companies have plans to deploy their own successor stations. This includes China, which plans to double the size of its Tiangong space station in the coming years, and the Indian Space Research Org…

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The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was involved in yet another first discovery recently available in pre-print form on arXiv from Cicero Lu at the Gemini Observatory and his co-authors. This time, humanity's most advanced space telescope found UV-fluorescent carbon monoxide in a protoplanetary de…

Tory Bruno, who recently stepped down as chief executive of United Launch Alliance, is joining Blue Origin as head of the company’s new national security business unit.
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Ukrainian president says longer-term US security guarantees would be needed to deter Russia

BCI trends to watch in 2026: Better ways of capturing brain signals, brain implants for mental health, and Chinese competition.

So much can seem wrong in this world right now yet one thing remains certain: in troubling times, hope is an act of resistance. Action fuels hope.

The approach could apply to more complex tissues and organs, helping researchers to identify early signs of disease.

The December 2023 flood. The 2022 Halloween storm. The Patriots Day storm of 2007. The Great Ice Storm of 1998.  These dates are shared memories in the Appalachian foothills of western Maine. Not every resident believes in climate change but nearly all can recount days and weeks of weather extremes …

A major dumping of snow across the north-east of the US has caused thousands of flights to be cancelled.

Authorities say the actions of Ahmed al Ahmed, a shop owner, saved countless lives.

In 2025, the global plasticizer market has been squeezed by weak macroeconomic conditions, soft construction demand, and shifting trade barriers. U.S. tariff uncertainty has disrupted traditional trade flows and planning cycles, while shifting tariffs and antidumping duties (ADDs) have reshaped regi…

Sector increases investment and rewards investors after surge in global military spending following Ukraine war

Caring for patients in the community cuts costs and leads to quicker recoveries, says team behind Manchester service

Leaks cause damage, down time, and cost money. MayimFlow's founder John Khazraee wants to change that.

During our latest ResourceWise webinar, Biofuels Market Outlook 2026, VP of Low-Carbon Fuels, Matthew Stone, highlighted the market signals that will define its short- and longer-term future.

Astronomers have confirmed the first known triple system in which all three galaxies host actively feeding, radio-bright supermassive black holes.

Investors share what founders should remember if looking to raise a Series A.

Eco-friendly finds at the New England Aquarium for ocean lovers.
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NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover is continuing its mission to collect samples despite uncertainty about how, when or even if those samples will be returned to Earth.
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Trump ratcheted up his questionable claims about the environment and how to deal, if at all, with the threats to itIn the past decade at the forefront of US politics, Donald Trump has unleashed a barrage of unusual, misleading or dubious assertions about the climate crisis, which he most famously ca…

Since January, Donald Trump has fundamentally reshaped U.S. foreign assistance, ostensibly to align with his “America First” foreign policy. The administration has effectively eliminated Washington’s main development agency—the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)—terminated so…

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Stats show continued progress away from landfill in Northern Ireland, but little movement in recycling rates
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A new technique developed at the University of Helsinki uses fatty acids, hydrogen peroxide and visible light to dissolve and recover silver from waste, offering a safer alternative to conventional cyanide-based recycling. Researchers in Finland have demonstrated a new method for recycling silver th…

The Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee has said it is deeply disappointed by the government’s ‘complacent’ response to its waste-crime inquiry.
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OpenAI is looking to hire a new executive responsible for studying emerging AI-related risks in areas ranging from computer security to mental health.

Walter Koroshetz, director of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, will soon be leaving his role, STAT has learned. His departure in the coming days means nearly half…

The health sector is working to navigate what could be the most significant changes to the U.S. vaccine program in decades.

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When emergency services were unable to reach a man who had collapsed while walking, they contacted a family staying nearby.

The time is ripe to end the “Wolf Amendment,” a congressional bar inhibiting civil collaboration between the United States and China in space. The impetus for the law was noble — an attempt to challenge human rights conditions in China and prevent leaks of space-related technology — but in practice …

Microscopic particles from space have been collecting in the gutters of Paris, Oslo and Berlin, revealing incredible insights to the mysteries of our solar system. Article by Ian O’Neill Through dogged determination, Jon Larsen has become driven to find space particles, which date back to when our s…

A new survey of 1,426 registered voters, conducted by GQR on behalf of The Century Foundation (TCF), provides fresh evidence of the extent to which families are struggling in President Trump’s economy. While financial insecurity is widespread, younger Americans, people of color, and women are dispro…

President Trump insists there are no more murders in Washington, D.C. “I wish that was true,” said Jamia Vaden, whose sister was gunned down in November.

The U.S. National Science Foundation today announced a new solicitation to establish a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Operations Center (NAIRR-OC). This marks a critical...

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Get the NanoPhone Mini 4G Smartphone for just $84.97 and stay connected without being glued to a full-size device.

The oldest of Etna’s four main summit craters has made its presence felt – almost 28 years after its last major eruption.

A man was arrested after stabbing eight people and injuring seven others with what was believed to be bleach at a tyre factory in central Japan.

The US and Ukrainian leaders will meet in Florida to hammer out a plan to end the war, but they face major differences on key issues and provocations from Moscow.

Three million years ago the fault regions of the Sierra Nevada and White Mountains began their thunderous rise. Their...
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New NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman said he wants NASA to move faster on programs such as Artemis but acknowledged he needs time to get up to speed on NASA’s activities.
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21 December 2025, Čakovec — Genesis Space Flight Laboratories launches its Microgravity Research Rideshare Program, making it easier and more affordable to conduct retrievable experiments in space. From now on, […]
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NASA’s safety advisers are recommending that the agency reconsider its Artemis lunar landing architecture as well as how it handles incidents such as the flawed Starliner test flight.
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Hungarian communications provider 4iG has agreed to invest $100 million in U.S.-based space station developer Axiom Space, broadening its footprint in the space industry amid a broader push toward vertically integrated capabilities in the industry.
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Eleven new professors join the departments of Biology; Brain and Cognitive Sciences; Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences; Mathematics; and Physics.

MIT researchers identified three cognitive skills that we use to infer what someone really means.

The leader accepted the Miriam Pozen Prize for international financial policy and delivered a lecture at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

Angela Koehler, Iain Cheeseman, and Katharina Ribbeck are shaping the collaborative as a platform for transformative research, translation, and talent development across MIT.

Professors Ahmad Bahai and Kripa Varanasi, plus seven additional MIT alumni, are honored for highly impactful inventions.

MIT researchers analyzed a recently discovered ancient construction site to shed new light on a material that has endured for thousands of years.

Global Change Outlook report for 2025 shows how accelerated action can reduce climate risks and improve sustainability outcomes, while highlighting potential geopolitical hurdles.

Written by Lucy Thompson, Planetary Scientist and APXS team member, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Monday, Dec. 22, 2025 As we all prepare for the holiday season here on Earth, we have been planning a few last activities before Curiosity and the team of scientists and engin…

Introduction The Observational Products for End-Users from Remote Sensing Analysis (OPERA) project represents a strategic initiative designed to address critical satellite data needs identified by federal agencies. Established in 2021 by the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), OPERA responds to pr…

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new image of the Sombrero Galaxy, also known as Messier 104. An eye-catching target for Hubble and a favourite of amateur astronomers, the enigmatic Sombrero Gala…

In celebration of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope’s 35 years in Earth orbit, an assortment of compelling images have been released today that were recently taken by Hubble. This stretches from the planet Mars to dramatic images of stellar birth and death, to a magnificent neighbouring galaxy. Af…

An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope have discovered a stellar rarity: an ultra-massive white dwarf that formed when a white dwarf merged with another star, rather than through the evolution of a single star. This discovery, which was made possible by Hubble…

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is continuing the celebrations with a new view of the Eagle Nebula. This vast stellar nursery displays a towering spire of cosmic gas and dust that incorporates new data processing techniques develope…

In our nearby stellar neighbourhood, a burned-out star is snacking on a fragment of a Pluto-like object. With its unique ultraviolet capability, only the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope could identify that this meal is taking place.

For most, getting into a car is a task that can be done without assistance. Yet for those whose destination is the Moon, the process of getting inside and secured – in this case, in NASA’s Orion spacecraft – requires help. That’s the role of the Artemis closeout crew. Trained to support Artemis II a…

Mulatu Astatke has been blending jazz influences from home and abroad for the past six decades.

The French actress redefined cinematic allure, captivating the world before championing animal rights.