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UBA foundation educates Lagos students on climate change

The UBA Foundation has educated students on the rise of climate change as part of its activities to mark the World Environment Day 2026, “Inspired by Nature. For Climate. For Our Future.” The foundation, the Corporate Social Responsibility…

Researchers claim EV usage in China may have saved more than 260,000 lives because the air is simply cleaner

EVs are effectively helping China deliver on its carbon neutrality pledges and offer cleaner air, but the benefits are more concentrated in urban regions.

Ahead of SpaceX IPO, Musk says AI satellites will use mostly existing technology

FCC lifts looming deadline for Amazon Leo satellite broadband constellation

The Federal Communications Commission has waived a requirement for Amazon to launch half of its satellite broadband constellation by the end of July, a key regulatory reprieve that buys the tech giant time to get more of its spacecraft…

Blue mushrooms, shy trees and glowing seas: Beaker Street science photography prize – in pictures

The 12 finalists will be exhibited at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery during Beaker Street festival from 6 to 17 August, including images of newborn fish, a native wasp and satellite trails across the night sky The language of…

Scientists have a bad case of AI FOMO, Nature poll reveals

Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01690-7 Almost half of the scientists who responded said that they feel broadly negative towards artificial intelligence, but they think that some tools are better than others.

Don’t compete, collaborate: why collective funding applications are the future

Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01815-y Scientists with disparate expertise writing grants together can identify knowledge gaps and drive progress — but systems must change to incentivize them.

How ice forms is a mystery — now scientists are cracking the case

Nature, Published online: 09 June 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-01817-w Theories about how ice crystals grow in cooling liquids are wildly inaccurate when compared with experimental data, but studies are starting to illuminate the earliest…

Cloudy Tuesday with rain showers due to 'habagat' - Pagasa

Satellite image from Pagasa at 6:30 a.m., June 9, 2026 MANILA, Philippines — Cloudy skies and rain showers due to the southwest monsoon or “habagat” are expected in parts of Northern and Central Luzon on Tuesday, the state weather bureau…

SpaceX's stock market blast-off could be Musk's biggest gamble yet

SpaceX is preparing for a stock market debut that could transform the company, the wider market and Elon Musk's fortune.

Elon Musk says SpaceX doesn’t need ‘magic’ to put AI data centers up in space

Critics say that setting up orbital data centers is easier said than done. But Musk argues that it’s not a “super hard problem” to solve.

Elon Musk Shows More Detailed Design of AI Data Center Satellite

SpaceX Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk unveiled a more detailed look at an initial version of an AI data center satellite that the company plans to build, providing more insight into the ambitious project that is driving SpaceX’s highly…