Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds.

The circulation of the Atlantic Ocean is heading towards a tipping point that is “bad news for the climate system and humanity”, a study has found. The scientists behind the research said they were shocked at the forecast speed of collapse once the point is reached, although…

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The world’s first semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh capacity is plowing snow in Norway like a boss.

For the first time, Norway has used a semi electric truck with 1,000 kWh battery capacity to clear heavy snow on challenging mountain passes. The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has been trialing the electric truck as a snow plow on the E6 highway, right over the sceni…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover spots damaged, lonely Ingenuity helicopter in the ‘bland’ part of Mars.

On February 4, NASA’s Perseverance Rover snapped an image of its now defunct companion, the Ingenuity helicopter. The pair had spent almost three Earth years scouring the Red Planet for signs of ancient life, advancing aerial missions on Mars. The damaged ingenuity helicopt…

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King Charles III diagnosed with cancer.

King Charles has been diagnosed with a form of cancer, says Buckingham Palace. The type of cancer has not been revealed - it is not prostate cancer, but was discovered during his recent treatment for an enlarged prostate. The King began "regular treatments" on Monda…

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A Russian cosmonaut sets a new record for the most time in space.

Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has broken the world record for the most cumulative time spent in space, Russia’s space agency Roscosmos reported Sunday. The 59-year-old has now spent more than 878 days and 12 hours in space, surpassing fellow Russian Gennady Padalka, who s…

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James Webb Space Telescope makes rare detection of 2 exoplanets orbiting dead stars.

The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has already proven itself adept at peering into the past by imaging objects at tremendous distances, but a new breakthrough may have seen the powerful instrument act almost like a scientific crystal ball, staring into the far future of …

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SpaceX gearing up to launch Intuitive Machines private moon lander in February.

A private lunar lander has taken another step toward its historic moonshot. The robotic Nova-C spacecraft was encapsulated inside the payload fairing of its SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket today (Jan. 31) to prep for liftoff, which is right around the corner. Launch, from Cape Canaver…

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The moon is shrinking, scientists say.

Scientists say our moon’s circumference has shrunk by about 150 feet in the last million years. That doesn’t sound like much, and it won’t affect Earth, but it indicates a geologically active satellite. The moon still has a hot interior. It’s cooling off, though, and that cau…

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Nearly 400 Ethiopians have died of starvation recently.

Nearly 400 people have died of starvation in Ethiopia’s Tigray and Amhara regions in recent months, the national ombudsman said Tuesday, a rare admission of hunger-related deaths by a federal body. Local officials have previously reported starvation deaths in their districts…

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First human receives Neuralink brain chip implant.

A Neuralink brain chip has been implanted in a human for the first time, entrepreneur Elon Musk said. The Twitter CEO, who founded Neuralink, wrote on Twitter at 11am AEDT today: “The first human received an implant from Neuralink yesterday and is recovering well. Initial re…

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Netherlands won FIH Hockey5s Women’s World Cup.

India finished as runner-up at the inaugural edition of the FIH Hockey 5s Women’s World Cup after a 7-2 loss to the Netherlands in the final in Muscat. India tried to make a comeback and scored twice – Jyoti Chhatri (20th minute) and Rutaja Dadaso Pisal (23rd minute) – but …

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One Protein Helps 75% of Cancers to Spread.

The protein MYC is part of healthy cell activity, but when cancer cells develop, it goes haywire – going outside of its normal, carefully controlled role and helping cancer to spread. Now, scientists may have found a way to stop this from happening. Part of the problem in re…

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Japan’s moon landing picture might be the space photo of the decade.

A photo of Japan's robotic moon lander shows that though the spacecraft did make the quarter-million-mile journey to the lunar surface, it landed upside down. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency — NASA's Japanese space counterpart known as JAXA — released the imag…

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Today (January 28) marks 38 years since challenger space shuttle disaster that killed seven.

Today, Sunday January 28, 2024, is the 38th anniversary of the Challenger space shuttle explosion that took the lives of an entire crew, a loss that deeply grieved Americans across the nation, per WGAL. The seven NASA astronauts were killed 73 seconds after liftoff from the …

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Astronomers accidentally discover 'dark' primordial galaxy with no visible stars.

Astronomers have accidentally discovered a dark galaxy filled with primordial gas untouched that appears to have no visible stars.  The researchers behind the discovery say this galaxy, designated J0613+52, could be "the faintest galaxy found to date." Interestingl…

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The Amazon's ancient complex of 'lost cities' flourished for a thousand years.

A cluster of "lost cities" that flourished for a millennia have been discovered by archaeologists in the Amazon, with the findings published in the journal Science on Thursday. Laser imagery revealed intricate networks of roads, neighborhoods and gardens as complex…

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NASA’s LRO Spots Japan’s Moon Lander.

Smart Lander for Investigating Moon (SLIM) landed on the lunar surface. Five days later, NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) spacecraft passed over the landing site and photographed SLIM. LRO acquired the image at an altitude of about 50 miles (80 km). Bright streaks o…

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NASA restores contact with Mars helicopter Ingenuity.

On Jan. 18, scientists announced they'd lost contact with the Perseverance Mars rover's helicopter friend, Ingenuity.  Ingenuity had been nearing completion of its 72nd flight — a liftoff far past the threshold of "borrowed time" in this case, as the mighty…

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An Asteroid 5 Giraffes wide will Fly near earth this week.

A small rock called 2024 BJ will fly past Earth and the Moon in just a few days. It was discovered only last week, on January 17, and will approach our planet on Saturday, January 27. The object is estimated to be 25 meters (82 feet) across and is a near-earth object. It wo…

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International Day of Education - 24 January.

Background Education is a human right, a public good and a public responsibility. The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 24 January as International Day of Education, in celebration of the role of education for peace and development. Education is a human right The right…

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Madrid to host Spanish GP from 2026.

Madrid will host the Spanish Grand Prix from 2026 to 2035 on a new street circuit around the capital's IFEMA exhibition centre, Formula One said on Tuesday in an announcement that left Barcelona facing an uncertain future. The Circuit de Catalunya's current contract …

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Tai Tzu Ying beats Olympic champ to win women's singles title.

In the Olympic year, Chinese Taipei badminton legend Tai Tzu Ying overcame her Malaysian Open final loss by winning the India Open 2024 women’s singles title against reigning Olympic champion Chen Yu Fei of China in straight sets 21-16, 21-12 on Sunday, January 21. Ying, who…

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Japan becomes 5th country to reach the moon.

Japan became the fifth country in history to reach the moon when its spacecraft landed on the lunar surface early Saturday, officials said. But officials still were trying to determine whether they could classify the feat as a total success, because they needed more time to …

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Nearly 300-million-year-old Oldest known fossilized reptile skin found in Oklahoma cave resembles that of modern crocodiles.

Paleontologists say they’ve identified and described the oldest fossilized reptile skin ever found. A team of paleontologists from the University of Toronto Mississauga discovered the fossilized skin of a reptile-like animal in a cave in Oklahoma. The skin fossil is estimate…

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Emmy Awards 2023.

Three shows dominated the 2023 Emmy Awards on Monday night: “Succession,” “The Bear” and “Beef.” Each show nearly swept its respective category in the drama, comedy and limited series races. “Succession” and “The Bear” tied with a leading six wins each, and “Beef” followed …

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Google lays off hundreds of employees overnight.

Google is laying off hundreds of employees worldwide, with many of the eliminated positions coming from its core engineering departments. The tech giant told KRON4 Thursday that these changes come as it continues to cut costs and invest in its biggest priorities, which have…

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1.75-Billion year old fossils are oldest record of Oxygenic Photosynthesis.

The story of life on Earth can’t be told without photosynthesis, the process by which plants (and some other lifeforms) convert sunlight into chemical energy. Now, a team of researchers has announced the discovery of fossilized photosynthetic structures—the oldest yet known…

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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal.

In the summer of 1989, from a remote expanse of our solar system where sunlight is merely a tepid glow, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft radioed to Earth humankind's very first images of Neptune. The pictures revealed the sun's outermost planet was a stunning, deep b…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Explores an Ancient River on Mars.

Perseverance rover’s 360-degree panorama of Mars, featuring 2.38 billion pixels from Jezero Crater, offers insights into the planet’s ancient river delta history. After 1,000 Martian days of exploration, NASA’s Perseverance rover is studying rocks that show several eras in t…

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2,000-year-old Monumental Tomb of Roman Elite discovered in Apollon Smintheus sanctuary in Türkiye.

A 2,000-year-old monumental tomb from the Roman era has been unearthed at the Apollon Smintheus Sanctuary in the village of Gülpınar, Çanakkale, western Türkiye. Initial assessments of the skeletons found within the burial chamber inside the vessel revealed that more than 10…

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