A new study led by Oregon State University researcher Bill Ripple finds seven of sixteen planetary vital signs at record extremes, warning that Earth’s climate condition is serious and worsening.
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A vote by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures could eliminate the leap second, reshaping how atomic and astronomical time are aligned.
A long‑overlooked skull from the Isle of Wight has been re‑examined and named Invictibellatrix amberina, the first European megaraptoran and a new relative of Tyrannosaurus rex.
A dawn launch of SpaceX's Falcon 9 on Oct. 13 produced a glowing plume dubbed a 'space jellyfish', visible from Georgia to North Carolina as the rocket headed toward the ISS.
Kirigami, the cut‑paper variant of origami, is being used to craft flat‑pack objects that pop into functional items such as phone grips and a reconfigurable side table, with potential uses in robotics and space travel.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has sealed a leopard‑spotted rock that could hold evidence of ancient life, but the Mars Sample Return program has been cancelled, leaving the sample on the Red Planet.
SpaceX’s Falcon 9 will lift off Tuesday, Oct. 13, carrying a Dragon capsule loaded with 6,300 pounds of supplies and scientific experiments for the ISS’s CRS‑35 mission.
A 165‑million‑year‑old Chinese fossil reveals a semi‑aquatic docodont with a broad tail and hyoid bones resembling those of modern mammals.
Belgian astrophysicist Francis Halzen receives the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics for his role in building the IceCube Neutrino Observatory, a new window on the cosmos.
NASA has made more than 800 GB of Artemis II images, audio, video and scientific documents publicly available, providing unprecedented insight into the crewed lunar flyby.