With data collected months before its main survey is due to begin, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already upending what we thought we knew about asteroids.
In the Main Belt of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the telescope…

With data collected months before its main survey is due to begin, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory is already upending what we thought we knew about asteroids.
In the Main Belt of asteroids between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, the telescope…

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The world’s oceans absorbed colossal amounts of heat in 2025, setting yet another new record and fuelling more extreme weather, scientists have reported.
More than 90% of the heat trapped by humanity’s carbon pollution is taken up by the…

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Stevie Wonder’s Rule for AI at CES: ‘Make Life Better for the Living’
At CES 2026, Stevie Wonder offered a simple test for tech. And in the smart glasses boom, the most persuasive tools…

If you grew up in America — or much of the rest of the world — in the past 30 years, chances are that you’ve played on synthetic turf.
The small, spongy black beads used as fill material in most artificial turf fields are…

Researchers are considering an unusual but promising ally for building the first human habitats on Mars: Earth’s toughest microbes. These microorganisms could transform Martian soil into a concrete-like material for constructing shelters…

When two tiny kittens named Benny and Lydia ended up at Yolo County SPCA, it seemed like a typical rescue case. All they needed was love, care and an eventual forever home. As the shelter staff got to know their two new charges, though, they soon…