Swifts wheelies, endurance athletes scream. They don’t touch the ground for nine months of the year and fly 14,000 kilometers a year – from sub-Saharan Africa to nest in the UK and back again. In Britain, it is a sign that summer is coming or going. Among them, they give the highest expression of the … Read more
Six Timepix chips developed at CERN will measure the radiation environment in the spacecraft that will orbit the Moon during NASA’s Artemis II mission. At 00:35 CEST today, the mission of Artemis II successfully began, marking the first manned trip to the Moon since 1972. During their ten-day journey in the Orion spacecraft, the four … Read more
The story of Apollo 11 continues to inspire people around the world more than fifty years after humans set foot on the Moon. A Florida resident recently shared his vivid memories of witnessing a historic launch from the Kennedy Space Center in 1969, providing a rare account of one of the most important moments in … Read more
With rising energy prices and the threat of supply disruptions, the European Union is forced to strike a balance between staying on the path to neutrality and ensuring affordable energy for households and businesses across the bloc. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The EU’s plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and achieve climate change by 2050 is facing … Read more
Lifestyle and economic conditions play an important role in shaping healthy ageing, but their effects may vary depending on your DNA, according to a new international study led by researchers at Adelaide University. The study is the first of its kind to show that diet, exercise, sleep, smoking, education, work and social interactions all influence … Read more
Scientists have struggled for years to explain the mysterious mechanism inside tokamaks, donut-shaped machines designed to one day generate electricity by fusing atoms together. Inside these devices, superheated plasma is held in place by gravity. Some of those particles eventually escape from the back and head towards the smoke chamber, called the divertor. When the … Read more
Biofuels are seen as a solution to Europe’s dwindling oil supply, as the war with Iran continues to drive up prices. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING European Commissioner Dan Jørgensen urged countries to provide measures to reduce the use of oil and gas, especially in transport. It comes after ministers met on Tuesday (March 31) to address a … Read more
Last week, the International Olympic Committee announced that it will determine whether athletes are eligible for women’s events by ordering an immediate lifetime test for the male-determining gene, SRY. But this new law raises many questions – about why “woman” is defined in this way, whether there is evidence that trans women have a chance, … Read more
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – There was a small pot problem on NASA’s Artemis 2 moon probe. Within hours to launch four astronauts on NASA’s Artemis 2 mission orbiting the moon, its crew reported a glitch in what may have been the comfort of the new creature that was most expected of them. The Orion spacecraft: … Read more
A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Indonesia on Thursday (April 2, 2026), killing at least one person, causing waves of up to 75 centimeters (2.5 feet) and triggering a tsunami warning that was later lifted. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the earthquake struck at a shallow depth of 35 kilometers in … Read more