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Laboratory experiment with bacteriophages used in a NASA study on the International Space Station to observe how viruses evolve in microgravity.

NASA “cultivates” viruses in space and, upon bringing them back to Earth, discovers that they have become more effective

March 15, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Juvenile great white shark accidentally caught by fishermen in waters near Alicante, Spain in the western Mediterranean.

A great white shark has been caught in waters near the Spanish coast: this is the third verified sighting in less than 11 years and reopens the debate about their presence in the Mediterranean

March 15, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Person walking across cracked dry land carrying water containers, illustrating worsening drought and future global water shortages.

Goodbye to water as we know it: a study warns that 74% of regions could experience unprecedented shortages by 2100

March 14, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Dark image with an industrial facility visible at the top, illustrating the Fukushima nuclear site tied to research on microbial life in radioactive water.

Fifteen years after the disaster, the Fukushima reactors hide a secret: scientists detect life where radiation should have prevented everything

March 13, 2026 at 6:30 PM
LignoSat wooden cube satellite prototype with metal supports, illustrating Japan’s experiment to reduce orbital debris with wood.

Japan launches a wooden box into space as a “strange but brilliant solution” to an increasingly serious problem, orbital debris, and proposes an idea that seems like science fiction, but seeks to prevent the future of space from becoming an unmanageable landfill

March 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Elon Musk standing in front of a SpaceX rocket on a launch pad, illustrating the debate over Moon and Mars settlement plans

Elon Musk rethinks the fate of human civilization beyond Mars and sends a message that shifts the focus of the space debate

March 13, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Gloved hand using a pipette in a lab setup with gallium and glassware, illustrating hydrogen production from sunlight and water

Australian scientists have succeeded in producing hydrogen using gallium, sunlight, and seawater: a breakthrough that could make clean energy cheaper

March 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Artist’s illustration of the Milky Way’s bright galactic center, where scientists propose ultra-dense dark matter instead of a black hole

Scientists propose that the center of the Milky Way does not contain a black hole, but rather ultra-dense dark matter

March 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
Aerial view of China’s Three Gorges Dam surrounded by water and low clouds, illustrating the massive hydropower project.

China has already altered the Earth’s rotation with a mega infrastructure project and is now planning a project that will triple the power of the Three Gorges Dam

March 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Cattle stand in a large feedlot, highlighting livestock methane emissions tied to climate warming and carbon removal strategies

Methane is out of control… but this strategy involving temporary CO2 capture could slow down its climate impact

March 11, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Historic handwritten document with a preserved crayfish specimen, illustrating new research on the debated origin of the Iberian crayfish.

What for centuries was considered a native species could in fact be a “royal whim” from 1588, and now science is reopening the debate on the Iberian crab

March 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Aerial view of Spain’s Almendra Dam, a massive hydroelectric structure with a towering concrete wall above a rocky gorge

The colossal Helmantica dam, built in 1970, remains one of Spain’s largest hydroelectric power stations, with a wall as imposing as a medieval fortress

March 11, 2026 at 8:15 AM
Brazilian F-39 Gripen fighter jet assembled at Embraer’s Gavião Peixoto facility as part of Brazil’s partnership with Saab.

Brazil is entering the final stretch of a historic milestone and promises to complete the first F-39 Gripen assembled in the country by the end of March 2026, a step that places it in the select club of supersonic fighter jet manufacturers

March 10, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Small white dog waking up from anesthesia after dental surgery at a veterinary clinic

She takes his dog to the vet to have a tooth removed, and what he does when he wakes up from the anesthesia has racked up 7.2 million views

March 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Mining operations in Victoria, Australia, where antimony and critical minerals are emerging as key resources for clean energy technologies.

From the gold that sparked the rush of the 1850s to antimony, which now accounts for 5% of the world’s supply: Victoria’s surprising new mining revolution

March 9, 2026 at 12:30 PM
SSI payment schedule 2026 showing why no separate Supplemental Security Income payment arrives in March

Goodbye to the “normal” SSI payment in March: that’s why millions of beneficiaries believe their money has suddenly disappeared

March 9, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Researcher reviewing large volumes of AI-generated documents on a computer screen as institutions struggle with the surge of automated writing.

Millions of AI-generated texts are overwhelming courts, city councils, and businesses, and the problem is not the technology, but the unmanageable volume

March 9, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Reconstruction of Jurassic ecosystem showing large predators hunting newly hatched sauropod dinosaurs

They reconstruct the Jurassic ecosystem and discover that giant baby dinosaurs left to fend for themselves were the favorite prey of large predators.

March 8, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Male zebra finch showing orange pheomelanin feathers used in a new study on red hair pigment and oxidative stress

What they discovered in a bird could change what we know about redheads

March 8, 2026 at 12:38 PM
NASA Artemis II crew training for the first crewed lunar mission since 1972.

In 2026, NASA breaks a long-standing rule and authorizes the use of smartphones on Artemis II, the first manned mission to the Moon since 1972, and the idea of seeing iPhones in orbit is already making headlines around the world

March 8, 2026 at 10:45 AM
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