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SpaceX alum nabs $22M to turn rocket engines into geothermal power plants

Critical Energy is turning rocket engines into geothermal power plants, and it wants to build 300 GW per year by 2045.

Scientists sample water, soil from submarine sinking site in Barents Sea

The K-159 submarine sank on August 30, 2003 near the Kildin Island while being towed for disposal

Construction equipment multinationals may be aiding Israeli war crimes, experts say

Images show Israeli military using six companies’ bulldozers and excavators to demolish south Lebanon villages Human rights experts have alleged that six multinational construction equipment conglomerates may be aiding and abetting war…

Rising temperatures may increase flood risk through river ‘whiplash’, study finds

Sudden shifts from wet to dry weather, or vice versa, may foil typical drought and flooding prevention measures Rising temperatures may trigger a dangerous increase in “hydroclimatic whiplash” in rivers that would make traditional…

France ramps up fight against tiger mosquitoes after record outbreaks

France is bracing for another summer of dengue and chikungunya risk, as climate change helps the disease-carrying tiger mosquito spread north and authorities test new ways to curb its advance.

The Download: a reality check for geoengineering and the science of interoception

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. Hacking the atmosphere: geoengineering gets a reality check Solar geoengineering, the controversial…

Shared home, shared microbiome? Study says flatmates swap gut bacteria

You may share more than the kitchen with your flatmates: people who live together share parts of their oral and gut microbiome, according to a new study by the University of Trento in Italy.

Quantum tech firm EigenQ to go public in $3 billion SPAC deal

US public still favours action on climate change despite Trump’s fossil fuel drive

Two-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this US political and media discourse has drifted away from the climate crisis amid a frontal assault by Donald Trump upon policies to…

UniQure Shares Soar After FDA Reversal on Its Huntington’s Therapy

UniQure NV shares soared after the company announced it will be able to seek US approval for its Huntington’s disease gene therapy before conducting a new study, a dramatic reversal that shows the Trump administration is relaxing its…

Police investigate Australian-flagged yacht stranded in Rote Ndao

Officers from the East Rote Police, Rote Ndao Police Department, East Nusa Tenggara, are investigating the discovery of ...

JustMarkets to Launch SpaceX Stocks CFDs Trading for Clients

JustMarkets clients can now trade SpaceX (SPCX) CFDs starting June 17, 2026. Access innovative aerospace stock trading opportunities. Read More: https://punchng.com/justmarkets-to-launch-spacex-stocks-cfds-trading-for-clients/