NASA’s Psyche Mission Spies Mars’ Wind-Blown Craters During Close Approach - NASA Science — This view of the Martian surface, captured by NASA’s Psyche spacecraft on May 15, 2026, shows streaks that have formed due to wind blowing over impact craters
Vocal fry is more common in men, actually, find scientists — The creaky noise known as vocal fry that people generally associate with young women – and some find irritating – is actually more common in men
Archaeologists Unearth Hundreds of Artifacts at Fort Ticonderoga, the Site of America's First Offensive Victory of the Revolutionary War — The objects were discovered on Liberty Hill, the place where many Continental Army soldiers heard the text of the Declaration of…
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What It Takes to Keep Thousands of Kids Entertained on a Mega Cruise Ship — “It’s the best job in the world,” says MSC Cruises’ Nadia Durigon. “I’m not a routine kind of person, and this allows me to meet new people every day and travel around the world while doing it.”
NASA Seeks Interest for Artemis Mission CubeSats - NASA — Organizations interested in launching CubeSats on future Artemis missions should respond to NASA’s request for information (RFI) by Monday, June 1, for
Faye Emerson Became the ‘First Lady of Television’ During the Medium’s Early Days. But Her Groundbreaking Success as a Late-Night Host Is Largely Forgotten Today — She rose to fame in the mid-20th century with “The Faye Emerson Show” on CBS, interviewing luminaries and speaking d
Soviet Cosmonauts Trained at Star City as They Raced to Beat America to the Moon. Now, a New TV Series Imagines What Happened Behind the Base's Walls — Apple TV's "Star City" takes place in a world where the space race never came to an end. A spinoff of "For All Mankind," the sho
Himalayan wolf-dog hybrids emerge as a threat to wolves and people — In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores
NYT Pips hints, answers for May 25, 2026 — Stuck on Easy, Medium, or Hard? We have everything you need right here.
NASA Awards Modification Contract for Reduced Gravity Test Aircraft - NASA — The aircraft will be used to validate astronaut lunar suits and associated crew systems required to support Artemis mission objectives. This can be done with
You’ll Be More Than Amused by These 15 Photos of Theme Parks. Their Electrifying Attractions Will Have Your Heart Racing Before You Even Set Foot on a Ride — These images from the Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest remind us that amusement parks have entertained generations of…
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Snaps Selfie in Mars’ Western Frontier - NASA — NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac
Johnson’s Cindy Evans Prepares Artemis Teams for Lunar Science - NASA — NASA’s Artemis II crew had many technical and operational responsibilities during their historic mission to the Moon, but they also served an important role
Thrive's Kushner defends involvement in FIFA mess, hires Elon's go-to lawyer | TechCrunch — New York's prestigious-yet-secretive venture firm Thrive Capital finally speaks out about its involvement in the messy drama upending international soccer.
Shark scientists gets £1m to help protect them — Natural England's Species Recovery Programme will focus on the blue shark, porbeagle and tope.
Anthropic's Dario Amodei has just one direct report | TechCrunch — If you doubted his genius, doubt no more.
How a visit to Stonehenge reminded me of deep time — On a visit to the UK, Sydney-based reporter James Woodford visited an archaeological site that was on his bucket list – and experienced a very special moment as the sun set
Frontiers Forum Speaker Series - NASA — Members of the public are invited to join some of NASA’s brightest minds as they discuss agency missions and current topics in aerospace technology, science,
BBC South presenter learns to paraglide for air quality special — Environment correspondent Jon Cuthill paraglides into position ahead of a BBC South special.
Avoiding and reducing microplastic false positives from dry glove contact — To attenuate microplastics pollution, we first must quantify the number and types of microplastics found in the natural environment and identify their sources. Quantifying environmental microplastics requ
ZME Science: not exactly rocket science — Latest Science News edit post Science Remoras entering manta ray buttholes may reveal a darker ocean relationship byRupendra Brahambhatt May 15, 2026
Trump condemns Israel’s attack on Beirut, says Iran deal still close — Donald Trump says there should be 'no more attacks' by Israel or Hezbollah on 'special day' when deal could be signed.
Pixel 11 Pro's 'HiLight' missed its opportunity to be the perfect notification LED — The Pixel 11 doesn’t carry much of a different look, and the only major hardware change happening on the exterior...
Amazon gaming boss predicts future where players no longer need consoles — Jeff Gattis said the rising cost of gaming tech is likely to mean more people will stream their games online.
This Remarkable Statue of Liberty Model Made by the Sculptor of the Original Has a New Summer Home at the Smithsonian Castle — Artist Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi’s small maquette represents the big ideals of the iconic national monument in New York Harbor
Childbirth for many primate species is even harder than for humans — For decades, we’ve thought that childbirth is uniquely challenging for humans, but it turns out that many other primates find the birth process just as difficult
'Alarming-looking' caterpillar webs in Exeter park 'harmless' — Butterfly Conservation says while the effect of the webs "can look alarming", they protect against predators.
NASA Develops Sensor to Improve Firefighter Safety - NASA — With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA’s FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bulldozers that will
Fears dogs to blame for drop in little tern numbers — It has been the worst year for dogs getting too close to the nesting birds, a wildlife trust says.
Desert Field Test With NASA Advanced Rover Prototype - NASA Science — A prototype four-wheel rover developed at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory with advanced mobility and robotic autonomy capabilities trundled across the
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Pakistan interior minister holds talks with Iranian president in Tehran — Pakistan Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran
What size of planet would prevent space travel due to gravity? Part 2 — Our readers continue to grapple with this question, coming at it from different angles – and also considering how big a planet has to be to retain its atmosphere
NASA’s Roman Space Telescope Primary Mirror Gets Last Look - NASA — Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, have completed their final inspection of a key element for the agency’s Nancy Grace
Red squirrel sickness reports under investigation — Tests are being carried out to establish if there is an outbreak of squirrelpox in the Borders.
Killer robots are here – we must finally decide whether to accept them — We can no longer ignore the growing threat of fully autonomous weapons. The world must either act to ban them or accept that they are the future of war
Scientists May Have Discovered the Origins of the Euphrates River, Which Helped Nurture Some of the Earliest Known Civilizations — The famous waterway began as two rivers, a new study suggests. Tectonic activity around five million years ago probably made them change course and…
Does gravity create reality? A shocking path to a theory of everything — A rewrite of quantum mechanics that includes the force of gravity could finally achieve one of physicists’ biggest goals and reveal the ultimate fuzziness of time
NASA Awards Facilities Support Services Contract for Ames Research Center - NASA — CONTRACT RELEASE
Ukraine Strikes Degrade Russian Oil-Refining Industry, IEA Says — Russia’s oil-processing is being degraded as sanctions prevent the refining industry from recovering from more intense and precise Ukrainian drone strikes, according to the International Energy Agency.
Panorama Showcasing the 34-Meter Antennas of the DSN’s Goldstone Complex - NASA Science — Five antennas soak in the summer sun at the Deep Space Network’s Goldstone complex near Barstow, California, in August 2026. The recently completed Deep Space
Where to buy a non-Apple, non-Google smartphone — : Both Cupertino and Google are imposing ever stricter limits on their phones – but you have alternatives