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Weeks after record-breaking IPO, Elon Musk's SpaceX loses $1tn in market value

SpaceX shares have fallen significantly since their record initial public offering. The company's market value has dropped by approximately one trillion dollars from its peak. Investor concerns grew after the recent Starship launch was…

Weekly current affairs: India's hydrogen train, Skyroot's space milestone and more

India enhanced naval power with a new helicopter and launched its first hydrogen train. Skyroot Aerospace achieved a historic private orbital rocket launch, while an Indian-origin astronaut began an ISS mission. Global oil markets remained…

‘Liberate the lidos!’ Who will win the war over Italy’s private beaches?

Almost all of the sandy stretches on the country’s 8,000km of coastline are run for profit. Now ‘free beach’ campaigners are fighting back against the mafia, the military and those profiteering from sun loungers and cocktails Walking along…

After fixing its engine problems, Rolls-Royce is turning to its next big challenge

The aerospace giant is seeking UK government support for its re-entry into the huge narrowbody jet market In a 100-year-old hangar at Rolls-Royce’s factory in Derby, aircraft engines lie on their noses as technicians strip them down after…

Molten salt and human sweat: the weird batteries that could store renewable energy

From Nevada to Manchester, developers are trialling innovative solutions to clean energy’s biggest challenge In the deserts of the United Arab Emirates a sprawling clean energy project , stretching across an area roughly the size of 12,600…

New Exhibition In Valletta Explores Avatars, AI And The Future Of Humanity

What does it mean to be human in a world increasingly shaped by AI, avatars and robots? That’s the question at the heart of Avatars, Monsters, {Robots}, Ghosts, a new solo exhibition by Ukrainian artist and researcher Letta Shtohryn, now…

How Yunnan’s mineral wealth and border corridors could solve China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’

With its vast strategic mineral reserves and land corridors to Southeast Asia, China’s southwestern province of Yunnan is vital to the country’s preparedness to counter geopolitical risks, according to researchers specialising in…

Chinese scientists unearth 2,000-year-old cousin of chess played by royals and commoners

There is no game quite like chess, which is so beloved and intricate that millions of people around the world dedicate their lives to mastering its strategies. The history of chess stretches back thousands of years to ancient India and has…

Wildfire scorches 12,000ha north of Madrid

The fire that started on July 16 in Guadalajara province has not caused any casualties so far.

16,000 hectares burned, over 1,100 evacuated: Spain's largest wildfire rages on

Wildfire scorches 12,000 hectares in central Spain's Guadalajara province

Spain is facing yet another raging wildfire as local authorities said on Sunday that a blaze north of Madrid had burned more than 12,000 hectares and forced hundreds of people to evacuate. Earlier this month one of the country's deadliest…

Hidden ocean feedback regulated Earth's climate for 60 million years

A new study has identified a natural process that may have helped keep Earth's climate stable for the past 60 million years. Researchers found that changes in sea level controlled the amount of phosphate reaching the oceans, affecting…