The Associated Builders and Contractors’ (ABC) Construction Backlog Indicator rose to 8.7 months in June, according to a member survey, the association announced. The figure is up by 0.3 months compared to both May 2025 and June 2024.
“Despite a…
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NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Mission Gears Up for Space Station Research
A host of scientific investigations await the crew of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission during their long-duration expedition aboard the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace…
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Landmark Indigenous land title in Ecuadorian Amazon reserve mired in controversy
- A 2023 court ruling granted land rights in Ecuador’s Cuyabeno Reserve to the Siekopai people, recognizing their ancestral ties and setting a precedent for Indigenous land claims in protected areas.
- The decision…
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The Moon and Mars Are Meeting in the Sky—Here’s When and Where to Watch
This July, skywatchers across Southern California are in for a remarkable sight as the crescent Moon and Mars converge in a rare astronomical pairing. According to National Geographic’s July 2025 night sky guide, this event is part of a…
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How to watch one of 2025’s most spectacular meteor showers
One of the best meteor showers of 2025, the Perseids, is set to kick off this month, as the shower will reportedly be active from July 14 to September 1. Despite having such a long activity time, though, the meteor shower isn’t…
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$20 million AI system Nexus to fast-track scientific innovation in US
The U.S. research community is set to gain a major AI-powered boost.
Georgia Tech and its partners have secured $20 million from the National Science Foundation to build Nexus, one of the nation’s fastest supercomputers, built to accelerate…
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Astronomers Spot Elusive Planet in Featureless Disc
What methods can astronomers use to identify exoplanets orbiting within a young exoplanetary system’s disc of dust and gas that surrounds its star, also called a protoplanetary disc? This is what a recent…
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Indigenous groups debate use of land agreements in Ecuador’s protected areas
- The Kichwa de Zancudo Cocha community lost some of the land it had been managing in the Cuyabeno Reserve under an agreement with the Ecuadorian government when the Siekopai Nation was awarded a land title in a 2023…
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Apple aims to end rare earth reliance on China with $500M deal
Apple has announced a $500 million multi-year commitment with MP Materials, the only U.S. company that mines, processes, and manufactures rare earth materials entirely in-house.
The deal supports Apple’s ongoing goal of strengthening…
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Ravenous ‘vampire’ stars may use cosmic accomplices to help devour stellar victims
Astronomers have been aware of cosmic vampires, dead stars that hungrily strip plasma from victim stars, for some time. New research suggests that some of these cosmic fiends could have accomplices, Renfields to their Draculas, in the form of a…
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