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Breastfeeding linked to lower ADHD symptoms in young children, study finds

Scientists in Norway have found that exclusively breastfed babies are less likely to develop ADHD symptoms, with girls showing the strongest benefits.

Rocket Lab buys Iridium for $8bn in a bet to become a smaller Starlink

For most of its life Rocket Lab has sold the picks and shovels of the space economy: small rockets, satellite buses, components for other people’s missions. It has now decided that selling the tools is not as valuable as owning the mine…

China says desert moss suited to Mars as it tests hi-tech tools for space and astronauts

China has hopes for a desert moss that it says could colonise Mars following a revival experiment inside a mini space laboratory that showed it was remarkably resilient, state broadcaster CCTV said on Monday. The plant, a highly…

SpaceX Pushes US Share Sales to Record $251 Billion at Midyear

Wall Street bankers are on a high after record-setting offerings from SpaceX and Google parent Alphabet Inc., lifting expectations for deal activity in the rest of 2026.

Italy and Balkans hit by heatwave as wildfire fears rise

Europe’s deadly heatwave scorches eastern flank, takes aim at Ukraine

This heatwave is the most severe ever recorded in Europe, and would have been "virtually impossible" this early in the summer without climate change, the World Weather Attribution group of scientists said.

The Download: metric weaknesses and AI elephant warnings

This is today’s edition of The Download , our weekday newsletter that provides a daily dose of what’s going on in the world of technology. The inevitable weakness of metrics There are plenty of useful things a metric can reveal. There are…

Tech updates (June 29, 2026): Samsung Galaxy M47, Infinix Note 60 Pro, Salesforce, DashORM, and more

Tiny Antarctic sea creature could be key to treating melanoma, researchers say

Underwater expedition by Florida-based team supports possible therapeutic use of bacterial toxins from sea squirts Researchers at a Florida university say bacterial toxins produced by tiny marine organisms they have studied in Antarctica…

Rocket Lab buys satellite company Iridium to go up against Starlink and Amazon's Leo

Rocket Lab will own satellites connecting the most remote corners of the Earth.

Total Solar Eclipse on August 12, 2026: Will it be visible in India? Here’s what to know

Mining lunar resources could become economically viable within 20 years — scientist

The scientist recalled that, according to estimates by Russian researchers, a one-kilometer metallic asteroid on the Moon could contain metals, rare earth elements and platinum-group elements worth approximately $1 quadrillion