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Science word of the day: Allele, know its meaning, who introduced the term, and its practical applications

Science word of the day: Allele, know its meaning, who introduced the term, and its practical applications

Europe just unveiled a reusable rocket concept that could challenge SpaceX’s Starship

Europe just unveiled a reusable rocket concept that could challenge SpaceX’s Starship

How cosmetic dermatologists are using AI to create personalised skin and hair treatments

How cosmetic dermatologists are using AI to create personalised skin and hair treatments

This routine US Navy training mission near California turned into one of the most discussed UFO cases in recent history

This routine US Navy training mission near California turned into one of the most discussed UFO cases in recent history

Sunlight on demand? US approves plans to build 60-foot mirror in space

Sunlight on demand? US approves plans to build 60-foot mirror in space

Space milestone for Japan as it successfully launches, lands reusable rocket

Space milestone for Japan as it successfully launches, lands reusable rocket

Quote of the day by German physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss: "When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false" - a simple explanation of why truth is often simpler than it seems

Quote of the day by German physicist Carl Friedrich Gauss: "When a philosopher says something that is true then it is trivial. When he says something that is not trivial then it is false" - a simple explanation of why truth is often simpler than it seems

MIT developed a tiny origami robot that folds itself and it could one day work inside the human body

MIT developed a tiny origami robot that folds itself and it could one day work inside the human body

Brazil is releasing millions of genetically modified mosquitoes to fight one of its worst dengue outbreaks in years

Brazil is releasing millions of genetically modified mosquitoes to fight one of its worst dengue outbreaks in years

Polar Forcing Packs Bigger Punch: Poles drive triple warming; models must map where heat hits

Polar Forcing Packs Bigger Punch: Poles drive triple warming; models must map where heat hits

Six helicopters will drop 550 tons of poison on this island in the Indian Ocean: Why a project is spending $10 million on the exercise

Six helicopters will drop 550 tons of poison on this island in the Indian Ocean: Why a project is spending $10 million on the exercise

Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough

Humanoid robots perform live surgery for the first time in world-first medical breakthrough

Gagnayaan: Isro clears another parachute milestone; IMAT-5 Done, but details on 4th test elusive

Gagnayaan: Isro clears another parachute milestone; IMAT-5 Done, but details on 4th test elusive

Space images have found a 5,000-mile seaweed belt across the Atlantic: Scientists say it can clog beaches and create public health problems

Space images have found a 5,000-mile seaweed belt across the Atlantic: Scientists say it can clog beaches and create public health problems

Nasa study reveals global mangrove recovery, but rising seas still pose a major threat on them

Nasa study reveals global mangrove recovery, but rising seas still pose a major threat on them

Japan does not cut down centuries-old trees for development. Instead, experts spend months preparing their roots and relocating them

Japan does not cut down centuries-old trees for development. Instead, experts spend months preparing their roots and relocating them

Egypt has uncovered a well-preserved 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era city in Dakhla Oasis: Homes, basilica church, ovens, coins and writing fragments show how people lived in the western desert

Egypt has uncovered a well-preserved 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era city in Dakhla Oasis: Homes, basilica church, ovens, coins and writing fragments show how people lived in the western desert

A robot army is heading to Greenland for a mission scientists once thought was impossible

A robot army is heading to Greenland for a mission scientists once thought was impossible

NASA’s Voyager 1 left Earth in 1977; now its signal takes over 22 hrs to reach us

NASA’s Voyager 1 left Earth in 1977; now its signal takes over 22 hrs to reach us

How to see the Milky Way in July 2026: Nasa's dark sky viewing tips

How to see the Milky Way in July 2026: Nasa's dark sky viewing tips

A new island rose from the sea in Iceland in 1963, but everyone except scientists is banned from setting foot on it: Here's why

A new island rose from the sea in Iceland in 1963, but everyone except scientists is banned from setting foot on it: Here's why

Antarctica froze 25 million years before the Arctic, and scientists now think the answer was hidden beneath the continent

Antarctica froze 25 million years before the Arctic, and scientists now think the answer was hidden beneath the continent

China spent decades planting 66 billion trees; scientists found they now outgrow natural forests by 66%

China spent decades planting 66 billion trees; scientists found they now outgrow natural forests by 66%

Nasa’s Hubble captures a spectacular red, white and blue stellar nursery where thousands of stars are being born

Nasa’s Hubble captures a spectacular red, white and blue stellar nursery where thousands of stars are being born

Why some forests in Mexico glow green after sunset, and the tiny fungi behind the eerie light

Why some forests in Mexico glow green after sunset, and the tiny fungi behind the eerie light

Scientists transform waste bottles into battery-grade graphite for electric vehicles

Scientists transform waste bottles into battery-grade graphite for electric vehicles

Scientists found ancient teeth smaller than a fingertip; they are rewriting early primate history

Scientists found ancient teeth smaller than a fingertip; they are rewriting early primate history

BepiColombo: The spacecraft that spent 8 years travelling to Mercury is finally arriving in 2026

BepiColombo: The spacecraft that spent 8 years travelling to Mercury is finally arriving in 2026

Nasa unveils $600 million for new Lunar base missions for 2028: Inside the plan to build a lasting presence on the Moon

Nasa unveils $600 million for new Lunar base missions for 2028: Inside the plan to build a lasting presence on the Moon

Someone buried 40,000 Roman coins 1,700 years ago and never returned. Then archaeologists uncovered the hidden treasure

Someone buried 40,000 Roman coins 1,700 years ago and never returned. Then archaeologists uncovered the hidden treasure

Olympus Mons: The giant Martian volcano nearly three times taller than Mount Everest

Olympus Mons: The giant Martian volcano nearly three times taller than Mount Everest

Caracas sky turns blood-red after Venezuela earthquakes: Scientists explain 'candilazo'

Caracas sky turns blood-red after Venezuela earthquakes: Scientists explain 'candilazo'

Scientists develop AI that detects pancreatic cancer years before diagnosis in a major breakthrough

Scientists develop AI that detects pancreatic cancer years before diagnosis in a major breakthrough

Costa Rica lost nearly half its forests in just a few decades, then planted millions of trees and became one of the world's greatest reforestation success stories

Costa Rica lost nearly half its forests in just a few decades, then planted millions of trees and became one of the world's greatest reforestation success stories