Scientists propose launching a giant 'airbag' into space to protect us from solar superstorms ‪- and experts say it's 'quite feasible' A new study suggests creating a satellite constellation, dubbed StormWall, that could reduce the impacts of the worst solar storms by more than 50%. The novel plan, which involves dumping gas into the magnetosphere, could be the only way to directly protect ourselves from dangerous space weather, experts say.

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Study suggests life on Earth has around 1.8 billion years left - but the biosphere might evolve to survive even longer -- Using complex climate models, researchers have pinned down the point at which life will no longer be able to survive on Earth. -- Sarah Wild -- Published

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Dead-end bitcoin mining wastes as much energy as Switzerland's entire hydropower generation capacity -- Researchers reveal that we waste a huge amount of energy on redundant bitcoin mining operations - where different miners try to grab the same bitcoin. -- Adam Shepherd -- Published

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CERN shuts down Large Hadron Collider until 2030 for powerful new upgrades -- The Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest atom smasher, has shut down for a planned four-year upgrade that will make it 10 times more sensitive than its initial version. -- Skyler Ware -- Published

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500-year-old freeze-dried potato snacks discovered in Inca storage room in Peru -- In a rare find, archaeologists in Peru have discovered freeze-dried potatoes that the Inca carried hundreds of miles from the Andes so their people would not starve. -- Olivia Maule -- Published

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66 billion trees have been planted in China's Great Green Wall - and they appear to be growing faster than natural forests -- A study of China's planted and natural forests reveals age, species mix, and CO2 sensitivity all contribute to how fast trees sprout leaves. -- Brian Owens -- Published

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Scientists figured out how to shrink huge ultrafast lasers so they fit on a tiny chip ‪‪-‬ the 'holy grail' of the field -- Scientists have managed to get ultrafast lasers running on tiny chips, paving the way for miniature-but-powerful diagnostic devices. -- Roland Moore-Colyer -- Published

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2,000-year-old scrolls buried by Mount Vesuvius eruption finally deciphered with help from AI -- Experts have unraveled substantial new text from two carbonized Herculaneum scrolls, including what may be a previously unknown work by a Stoic philosopher. -- Olivia Maule -- Published

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Chinese supercomputer leapfrogs best US machines to be ranked world's fastest -- China's Line Shine supercomputer is the most powerful in the world and the first the country has hosted since 2017. -- Skyler Ware -- Published

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Tonight's full moon is the lowest, and one of the smallest 'micromoons' all year -- June's full Strawberry Moon will be the lowest-hanging and one of the smallest full moons of 2026. It will be at its fullest on Monday night, June 29. -- Jamie Carter -- Published

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Earth may survive the fiery death of the sun after all, new models suggest -- When the sun dies, it will become hundreds of times its current size and engulf the innermost planets. Earth may escape this infernal fate, according to state-of-the-art stellar evolution models. -- Ivan Farkas -- Published

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Rise in cancer in younger adults may be explained by faster 'biological aging,' early study hints -- Researchers report that younger adults with older‑than‑expected biological ages are more likely to develop early‑onset lung, gastrointestinal and uterine cancers, but more research is needed. -- Marianne Guenot -- Published

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'The Romans were probably never going to go away': In new 'Almost History' podcast, listen to how history might have played out if Carthage had defeated the Roman Republic -- A new podcast from All About History magazine dives into an alternate reality of what may have happened during the famous battles between Carthage and Rome. -- Kenna Hughes-Castleberry -- Published

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Life on Mars, a curious human cousin and more in this week's science news. Science news this week - June 27, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. By - Pandora Dewan - Published - 27 June 26

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China's top-secret 'dragon' space plane just released another unidentified object over Earth -- The Shenlong, or "divine dragon," space plane just deployed a mysterious payload above our planet. The top-secret spacecraft, which has never been properly photographed, has now released at least nine objects in low Earth orbit. -- Harry Baker -- Published

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Scientists infected a 'vagina on a chip' with gonorrhea - then cured it with a new antibiotic found by AI -- To sift through 6 million molecules in pursuit of new gonorrhea treatments, researchers trained AI to select the best drug candidate and then tested it in a "vagina on a chip." -- Kamal Nahas -- Published

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Water shortages could prevent the US from mining more lithium, deepening reliance on foreign imports -- Most proposed lithium mines in the U.S. overlap with drought-prone regions - including in Nevada, Arizona and California - and there may not be enough water to support them. -- Sascha Pare -- Published

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New chip harnesses quantum computing's biggest weakness - and tries to turn it into a strength -- A new quantum computing chip turns destructive noise into a programmable feature, helping scientists study signal loss and error correction to build more effective systems in the future. -- Tristan Greene -- Published

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When does the next full moon rise? -- When does the next full moon rise? Find out exactly when to see the full moons of 2026, including the full "Strwaberry Moon" in June. -- Jamie Carter -- Last updated

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Some of the last surviving Neanderthals were remarkably diverse ‪-‬ suggesting inbreeding didn't doom them -- Some Neanderthals living in northwestern Europe after 52,500 years ago were surprisingly diverse, suggesting that they didn't all go extinct due to inbreeding. -- Charles Q. Choi -- Published

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