Curiosity Blog, Sols 4908-4912: Goodbye Campo Marte, It’s Been Fun! - NASA Science — By Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK
El Niño Alters Marine Life in the Pacific - NASA Science — Satellite measurements of chlorophyll at the sea surface signal shifts in the ocean’s nutrient supplies in mid-2026.
On Google declaring war on the Web — In Yesterday’s IO Keynote Google declared war on the remnants of the Web. (See longer description on their website.) TL;DR: They are pushing Search more into the “here’s your processed answer” direction that “AI Overviews” have established (yo
Thousands rally in Albania in largest protest yet against Kushner resort — Protesters chant 'Albania is not for sale' as demonstrations swell against Kushner-backed luxury resort plan.
Did the Pope use AI to write about the dangers of AI? — Analyses have determined that parts of the Magnifica Humanitas appear to have been written by AI.
NASA at the Ion: Orion Lessons from Artemis II Shape NASA’s Moon to Mars Path - NASA — Seven weeks after the Orion spacecraft returned four astronauts from humanity’s first crewed journey around the Moon
The best new popular science books of June 2026 — The most exciting popular science reads this month explore everything from symbiosis to hormones, while Alice Roberts takes on an editor-in-chief role in her latest book
New Scientist recommends Togetherness, a radical new view of life — An exploration of how biological cooperation underpins all life - and why we’ve overlooked its power until now - makes thrilling reading, finds Penny Sarchet
This 700-Year-Old English Church Nearly Closed—but Then the Vicar Discovered a Stash of Gold Coins Under the Altar — Just before Easter, a box of gold bullion minted in the 1990s changed the outlook for a tiny congregation struggling to cover costly repairs
This forgotten Windows shortcut from the '90s replaces your worst terminal habit — This 30-year-old Windows trick still beats cycling through command history the hard way.
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'Hidden time-capsule of UK biodiversity' unlocked — The specimens with links to Charles Darwin will soon be studied by scientists across the world.
Venice protesters rally against US ambassador’s superyacht tour — Protesters clashed with police in Venice outside US Ambassador Tilman Fertitta’s superyacht.
Luke Skywalker’s Lightsaber and Severed Hand From Famed Darth Vader Duel Sold For a Record $3.75 Million at Auction — The item, which became the most-valued on-screen Star Wars prop ever sold at auction, was born from cast-off parts from a camera shop
Been fermenting hot sauce in a jar for three weeks and it's developing this weird film on top — turns out that's good actually, and also i've been doing it backwards the whole time 🫙
China evacuates one million from homes as massive storm arrives — Typhoon Dolphin made landfall on Sunday evening, affecting Shanghai and other parts of eastern China.
Fast-Forward Your Life — What if you could skip the boring and painful parts of life? It sounds tempting until you realize what you’d lose along the way. Time doesn’t stop, and neither does the world. #kurzgesagt #inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshorts #science #wh
The Canned Vegetable That Transforms Creamy Pasta into a Comfort Meal — <img src="https://cdn.apartmenttherapy.info/image/upload//tk/edit/skills/2026/2026-10/creamed-corn-alfredo/creamed-corn-alfredo-4"> I have seen a lot of canned vegetable upgrades lately. One person…
How Indian scientists are mapping the brain's last frontier — India's new brainstem atlas offers scientists an unprecedented map of one of the brain's least known regions.
NASA Announces Winners of 2026 University Innovation Competition - NASA — NASA announced the Massachusetts Institute of Technology project, Exploration-Class Lunar Integrated Power SystEm, as the first place winner for the 2026
NASA Space Roboticist Challenge - NASA — The Fly Foundational Robots (FFR) mission will launch a robotic arm, with seven degrees of freedom, to low Earth orbit. NASA is opening access to the robotic
Myths & Legends | Ancient Origins — All over the world there are extraordinary stories—stories that once upon a time were believed to be true but are today limited to the sphere of ancient myths and legends. The question remains, are those myths and legends something that existed
This Ship Sank in the Baltic Sea With Presents Bound for a Romanov Czar. Its Cargo Included Champagne, Luxury Mineral Water and Rare Meteorites — New research suggests that a shipwreck discovered off the coast of Sweden in 2024 may have been transporting gifts from the German…
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Preorder the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 at Amazon and get a free $350 gift card — These phones are expensive AF, so every little bit counts.
Why this heatwave feels worse than the last one — A combination of factors is making this heatwave more uncomfortable than some we have had in the past, as Simon King explains
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Gensler Says Kalshi Is Flat Wrong: Sports Bets Aren’t Swaps — Gary Gensler, overseer of Wall Street for significant parts of the last two decades, has a message for anyone arguing sports betting is a matter for federal financial regulators: They’re wrong.
When ChatGPT went full goblin mode — Feedback, prone to fixations, is pleased to learn this is an issue that also applies to AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which had to be sternly ordered to stop mentioning gremlins and the like
Two People Died After Getting Sick With Cyclosporiasis, Marking the First Known Deaths Linked to the Ongoing Multi-State Outbreak — Both patients, who were in Michigan, had underlying health conditions, according to state officials. The parasite-caused infection usually isn't…
Less Than a Quarter of Americans Use AI to Create or Edit Images — Pew asked 5,119 American adults about their AI usage.
Read an extract from The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins — Dive into the opening of The Selfish Gene's first chapter 'Why are people?', the New Scientist Book Club’s read for June to mark 50 years since the popular science classic was first published
What Is the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope? (Grades 5-8) - NASA — The Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is NASA’s newest astrophysics observatory; it will scan large sections of space and help astronomers answer questions about dark energy, dark matter, exoplanets, and more.
Guggenheim Loan Drops to New 73-Cent Low With Firm in Spotlight — A loan from Guggenheim Investments’ financing entity slid to a new low on Monday, even after the firm convened a call last week with lenders to assuage concerns about its second-quarter earnings.
‘The Dynasty: UConn Huskies’ now available on Apple TV - 9to5Mac — Apple TV’s three-part docuseries about the University of Connecticut women’s basketball program is now available to stream.
Star-Spangled City - NASA Science — Two hundred years ago, a battle in the port city of Baltimore inspired the writing of America’s national anthem.
US government releases huge batch of UFO files — The US Department of Defense has released hundreds of documents and photographs related to UFOs, some of which have been declassified, in the first of many drops to come
Heading to a National Park? Watch Out for Elk. They Attack People Way More Often Than Bears Do, According to a New Study — While many people worry about grizzlies, an analysis of almost 3,000 encounters with aggressive wildlife in Canadian national parks and historical sites…
Colorful Collage of Tarantula Nebula - NASA — Data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope, and NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope combine to reveal a vibrant view of 30
Are Moose Colorado Natives or Introduced Outsiders? New Research Suggests That the Animals Have Lived in the State for Centuries — Officials say moose weren't established in the state until they were brought there in the late 1970s. But historical documentation and…
Art Sleuths Discovered a Lost and ‘Enormously Important’ Portrait of an Elite Indian Woman by This Pioneering Scottish Painter — Katherine Read was one of the most fashionable portrait creators in London before she moved to India. She found success portraying women and children
Routine Yard Work Reveals a Trove of Viking Silver—the Largest Treasure of Its Kind Ever Discovered in Denmark — The collection includes coins, jewelry, silver bars and a tiny artifact shaped like Thor's hammer. Experts say the roughly 700 items were buried during the tenth…
Periodic Table of Elements — The periodic table is a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements. It is organized in order of increasing atomic number. There is a recurring pattern called the “periodic law” in their properties, in which elements in the same column (group) have s
Who Took This JFK Photo? Museum and Collector Clash in Copyright Case — Many JFK assassination photos were taken by amateurs who never expected them to have commercial value.
Leaf-Peeping Season Is Almost Here. These Interactive Maps Can Help You Figure Out When Fall Foliage Will Peak in Your Area — From the magnificent mountains of New England to the desert landscape of northern New Mexico, the tools can help you make the most of nature's upcoming…