Science

NASA rover takes a closer look at organic carbon on Mars

NASA rover takes a closer look at organic carbon on Mars

Using NASA’s Perseverance rover, scientists are getting a greater understanding of the nature of some of the organic carbon — the molecular backbone for all known living organisms — detected on Mars as they explore the question of whether…

RNZ

Our Changing World: Building a nation-wide model of landslide risk

As the frequency of major landslide events increases, researchers are trying to get ahead by developing forecasting tools.

RNZ

Straits Times

Economies thrive with older, smaller population, new study finds

Workers and companies turn to technology to augment a reduced labour force, raising the productivity of each worker.

Straits Times

Homo naledi fossils from South African cave raise female-only species question

Homo naledi fossils from South African cave raise female-only species question

A recent examination of ancient dental remains from South Africa's cave systems has led to a striking conclusion. Proteomic analysis revealed solely female protein markers in the samples examined. This intriguing finding implies that all…

Daily Trust

Tinubu orders probe of Meta, X, others

President Bola Tinubu has directed the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate major global technology companies and Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) platforms over allegations of…

Daily Trust

SpaceX burned up 260 Starlink satellites in six months, with hundreds more waiting

SpaceX burned up 260 Starlink satellites in six months, with hundreds more waiting

SpaceX is planning to intentionally de-orbit numerous Starlink satellites, incinerating them in Earth's atmosphere from late 2025 to mid-2026. This controlled disposal method is essential for maintaining their expansive satellite fleet and…

NAB takes possession of Karachi's Bahria Icon Tower amid investigation against property tycoon Malik Riaz

NAB takes possession of Karachi's Bahria Icon Tower amid investigation against property tycoon Malik Riaz

ISLAMABAD:In a significant development in an ongoing anti-money laundering investigation against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) took possession of Karachi’s Bahria Icon Tower on Monday after a…

GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say

The Guardian

GB News co-owner ‘cashing in on climate chaos’ after leap in fossil fuel investments, critics say

Exclusive: Campaigners argue news channel’s attacks on climate action ‘work in financial interests’ of Sir Paul Marshall The hedge fund run by the co-owner of GB News almost tripled its investments in fossil fuel companies in the first…

The Guardian

Euronews

UK sanctions Russian scientists and labs behind chemical attacks, foreign office says

The institutions hit were SC Signal, a Russian state scientific research institute and GNIII VM, the country's Scientific Research and Testing Institute for Military Medicine.

Euronews

Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people

BBC

Wildfire in southern France forces evacuation of 10,000 people

Tour de France organisers ban spectators from stage three as a wildfire hits the Pyrénées-Orientales region.

BBC

China’s asteroid hunter closes in on target after 400-day trip, though size is a surprise

South China Morning Post

China’s asteroid hunter closes in on target after 400-day trip, though size is a surprise

China’s Tianwen-2 spacecraft has captured its first close-up image of a near-Earth asteroid, revealing that the target is even smaller than anticipated – a factor scientists say will make the sample-return task “far more difficult” than…

South China Morning Post

Ancient bees built nests inside the tooth sockets of fossilised animal jaws

Ancient bees built nests inside the tooth sockets of fossilised animal jaws

Remarkable fossil evidence reveals ancient bees, 20,000 years old, nested within empty tooth sockets of fossilized animal jaws in a Hispaniola cave. Researchers discovered these unique nests, classified as a new trace fossil, indicating…