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The Most Promising Ebola Vaccine Has Been Sitting on the Shelf for 15 Years

Years after initial tests, researchers are now racing to see if a vaccine developed in 2011 can help fight the current Bundibugyo outbreak in Congo.

The film about Sam Altman has been dropped by Amazon MGM

Luca Guadagnino's film about OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, Artificial, has reportedly been dropped by Amazon MGM. The film, which stars Andrew Garfield and covers the rollercoaster five days in 2023 spanning Altman's termination and reinstatement…

5 Hackathons You Can Enter Right Now 🤫

It's June 2026, and the hackathon landscape has quietly become one of the most interesting places to be if you're building at the intersection of AI, Web3, and open infrastructure. Whether you have a half-baked idea or a production-grade…

The best 4K wireless TV streamers for more choice – with no aerial required

Want to prolong the life of your TV? A wireless TV box could be the answer. Our expert put top devices – from Freely streamers to Sky and Amazon Fire – through their paces • Do you really need a new TV? Simple ways to upgrade your current…

The Sun may not engulf Earth after all, scientists say

It has long been assumed the Earth would be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying Sun.

Rocket Report: Rebuild begins at Blue Origin launch pad; Relativity targets Mars

Welcome to Edition 8.46 of the Rocket Report! We don't mention Starship in the body of this week's report, so I'll give a brief update here. The next test flight of SpaceX's mega-rocket—Flight 13—could happen as soon as next month…

New bright orange Rhododendron species discovered in C Sulawesi

A joint team of scientists led by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) has discovered a new species of ...

Hundreds Of Illegal Sea Urchins Seized After ERA Catches Suspect Red-Handed

The Environment and Resources Authority (ERA) has revealed that a person was caught red-handed with hundreds of illegally collected sea urchins following an anonymous tip-off. In a post shared on the official Facebook page of ERA Malta…

NASA’s PACE satellite can now track autumn colours from space by monitoring pigments inside leaves

Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8: Expected price, features, battery and launch timeline

AI has been known to hallucinate. So have financial markets

We’ve never had it so good. The S&P 500 and Nikkei 225 have hit record highs this month. SpaceX had its spectacular initial public offering, the largest in history. The company raised an eye-popping US$75 billion and saw a sharp rise in…

DOST partners with Japan agency for AI disaster analytics

MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) formalized its partnership with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to advance the department’s AI ecosystem for disaster risk analytics. The GATES program…