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A discarded SpaceX rocket is on a high-speed collision course with the moon

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 4 days ago

330-FOOT TSUNAMI TRIGGERED BY MASSIVE ASTEROID -- The collision blasted a 1.5-kilometre-high curtain of rock, sediment and seawater skyward before...

Daily Express - 4 days ago

Would YOU turn off your shower while shampooing? Woke environmental scientists want you to 'pause' the water while lathering

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Everyone alive may carry DNA from a 'ghost lineage' of human ancestors

Daily Express - 5 days ago

The Best Gadgets of July 2026

Gizmodo - 5 days ago

Study shows prehistoric people were picky about what mammoths they ate

Independent UK - 5 days ago

Traces of mysterious 'ghost' ancestors found in human DNA by 'exciting' discovery

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Scientists warn something unusual is happening in the Southern Ocean

Independent UK - 5 days ago

23 Jul 2026 - Watch: Orcas ram into fish so hard they explode - 23 Jul 2026

BBC News - 5 days ago

California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record

Los Angeles Times - 5 days ago

Why do some healthy embryos fail to implant in the uterus?

Deutsche Welle - 5 days ago

Common sugar identified as surprise cancer driver

Independent UK - 5 days ago

Latin America is becoming a laboratory for tech-supremacism

Aljazeera - 5 days ago

Want to spend a year living in NASA's Mars simulation?

NPR - 5 days ago

Meteorite containing 'alien world' substance crashed into suburban home

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Superheated meteors set to unleash dazzling fireballs over UK skies this week

Daily Express - 5 days ago

Amazon's Zoox secures US federal approval for steering-wheel-free robotaxis

Aljazeera - 5 days ago

A whale of a time? Video shows orcas ramming sunfish so hard they explode

NBC News - 5 days ago

Attitude control issues leave Swift rescue mission spinning in orbit

Ars Technica - 5 days ago

Disturbing detail spotted in Pentagon photo as soldier sends message to 'create a WAR'

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Skullcandy Crusher 1080 ANC Review: A Huge Boost From Bose

Gizmodo - 5 days ago

Why France and Spain keep going up in flames: Study reveals the number of dangerous 'fire weather' days has more than DOUBLED since the 1980s

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Ancient mummy DNA sheds light on how smallpox arrived in the Americas

Independent UK - 5 days ago

Where myths, civilizations meet: Türkiye's ancient UNESCO sites

Daily Sabah - 5 days ago

Scientists discover 2 new 'ghost' lineages that contributed DNA to modern humans -- A new method of analyzing modern humans' DNA is revealing secrets about our extinct ancestors. -- Charles Q. Choi -- Published

Live Science - 5 days ago

After Fauci Senate hearing, experts worry about 'chilling effect' on public health

NPR - 5 days ago

The declassified files that finally reveal what Fauci was warned about the origins of COVID

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Scientists put cameras on whale sharks for the first time and saw something they'd never seen before -- Animal-borne cameras have revealed that the world's largest fish spends far more time feeding below the surface than scientists realized. -- Olivia Maule -- Published

Live Science - 5 days ago

500-year-old Inca mummies prove that European colonists brought devastating smallpox to the Americas -- Ancient DNA from Chilean mummies is the first ever molecular evidence that European colonizers brought smallpox to the Americas, decimating Indigenous populations. -- Olivia Ferrari -- Published

Live Science - 5 days ago

The ghost ancestors hiding in your DNA: Scientists uncover traces of two mysterious human relatives we've never found

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Ancient Mummy DNA Reveals Colonization Spread Smallpox

Huffington Post - 5 days ago

Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 5 days ago

Space Force-backed mission does its best impression of Top Gun in orbit

Ars Technica - 5 days ago

Mystery sharks mauling children just feet from US shores are exposed by disturbing new evidence

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Quantum computers outperform classical ones, with results you can trust

Ars Technica - 5 days ago

Scientists reveal what would happen if 'out of control' wildfires reach the Sizewell B nuclear power station

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Earthquake with the force of 1,500lbs of TNT rattles Utah before unexpected source is revealed

Daily Mail - 5 days ago

Nike launches MASSAGING shoes that use heat and vibration to caress your feet - but they come with a hefty price tag

Daily Mail - 6 days ago

Unique fossil from 30 million years ago found to be of early dog

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Proposed ban of forever chemicals for California farms nixed by state lawmakers

Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

Here's how 'parasite' went from a laughing matter to a serious biological threat

NPR - 6 days ago

Why a trip to the sauna could help you survive the heatwave

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Galactic archaeology reveals Milky Way's turbulent origins

Daily Sabah - 6 days ago

Never-before-seen material found at Hiroshima atomic bombing site

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Curiosity rover spots field of giant honeycomb on Mars – but no giant space bees -- Posisbly cracked mud, therefore more evidence Red Planet was once less horrible

21 Jul 2026 -- Great Apes kiss and cuddle to keep the peace, says study -- Hugging before stressful events may be an ancient way of building trust, say scientists studying apes. -- 21 Jul 2026

BBC News - 6 days ago

Animal spillover? Lab leak? What the science says about the origins of COVID-19

NPR - 6 days ago

Sam Altman meets lawmakers on back of OpenAI agents hacking companies

Aljazeera - 6 days ago

A NASA Mars rover just discovered something scientists can't explain

Independent UK - 6 days ago

Mystery deepens at Utah paranormal hotspot as buried 'UFO' clues emerge

Daily Mail - 6 days ago

Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated

The Mercury News - 6 days ago

Study suggests the threat of mold-associated illnesses may be underappreciated

The San Diego Union-Tribune - 6 days ago

Hiroshima atomic bomb blast created a bizarre new metal that has NEVER been seen before on Earth, study finds

Daily Mail - 6 days ago

Fauci repeatedly invokes the 5th Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearing

Los Angeles Times - 6 days ago

Yet more qubit tech: New quantum dot options, diamond vacancies

Ars Technica - 6 days ago

Ancient Egyptian history rewritten as new clues reveal advanced technology used to build pyramids

Daily Mail - 6 days ago

Tropical Diseases Like Dengue Fever and Chikungunya Are on the Rise in Europe

Wired News - 6 days ago

In France and Spain, the battle to contain wildfires faces another heatwave

NPR - 6 days ago

Millions told to close windows NOW as heart attack-causing toxins from wildfires engulf five US states

Daily Mail - 6 days ago

NASA Swift rescue mission spins into trouble during commissioning -- Two reaction wheels are out and comms sporadic as controllers work to stabilize LINK

Ocean explorer tracks down terrifying 'alien' sharks that can clone themselves lurking off US shores

Daily Mail - 6 days ago

Anthony Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in Rand Paul Senate hearing

NPR - 6 days ago

What happens when you put AI to work deciphering lost languages?

Ars Technica - 6 days ago

US bans imports of new Chinese robots over security concerns

Aljazeera - 6 days ago

Scientists say we need to HALVE Earth's population to just 4 billion to save the planet

Daily Mail - 6 days ago

Organic chicken eggs could be worse for the environment, study finds

Independent UK - 6 days ago