Science

Book claims Donald Trump told Elon Musk: Mark Zuckerberg & Jeff Bezos hated me in 2016

Donald Trump privately mocked Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos for seeking his favor post-2024 election, according to a new book. He reportedly told Elon Musk that the tech titans, who once opposed him, were now trying to strengthen ties…

SpaceX falls more than 6% as the record IPO rally cools

For two days, SpaceX was one of the five most valuable companies on Earth. On Thursday, the market began to reconsider. Shares in Elon Musk’s rocket-and-satellite company fell more than 6%, last trading down 6.5% at $178.50, as the frenzy…

Africa: South African Scientists Make Breakthrough in Decoding Cancer's Most Effective Survival Strategy

[The Conversation Africa] In the intricate biology of the human body, organs such as the breast, the colon and the lungs are lined with a defensive barrier known as the epithelium. At the heart of this barrier sits a remarkable protein…

A cosmic tribute: Asteroid named after beloved singer Elliott Smith

More than two decades after his death, Elliott Smith has been immortalized with an asteroid named after him. The celestial honour came from a fan listening to his song ‘Shooting Star’...

Scientists discover 'hyperparasite' in Malaysia Borneo jungle

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysian scientists have discovered a new species of parasitic fungus in Borneo’s jungles that preys on “zombie fungus” that are known to infect insects before subjecting them to a gruesome death. The new species…

Explainer: What to know about Digital Switch Over

After years of missed deadlines and policy uncertainty, the Federal Government has relaunched Nigeria’s long-delayed Digital Switch Over (DSO), a move officials said could transform the country’s broadcasting landscape and unlock new…

Japanese scientists convert food waste into biodegradable paper using a noodle dish

The Anatomy of an LLM Citation: How B2B Content Actually Gets Picked Up by AI Search Engines

Six months ago, I ran a citation audit for a mid-market B2B account. The site had respectable SEO foundations: a clean technical setup, around 180 blog articles published over five years, enough authority to support competitive queries…

I'm Becoming a Progress Junkie (and AI is the Dealer)

In July 2025, METR ran a randomized controlled trial on sixteen experienced developers, 246 real tasks, on the developers' own codebases. The devs estimated AI made them 20% faster. The data said they were 19% SLOWER ( Becker et al., METR…

Microplastics in over 75% of pet food, study finds

Researchers say certain brands and kinds of cat and dog food have more microplastics than others.

Gas expansion in the guise of security: Is Europe making the energy crisis permanent?

Flexible power and energy security are being used to lock Europe deeper into fossil fuels, a new report warns.

Weatherwatch: Saharan dust drops microorganisms into European soil

Scientists are examining how ‘blood rain’ affects soil microbiome, with Portuguese vineyards a particular focus Dust events, when thousands of tonnes of fine sand whipped up from the Sahara are dumped over Europe, are becoming more…