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Sierra Space and NASA have renegotiated their contract for the Dream Chaser spaceplane that will allow the spacecraft to make its first orbital flight next year as a free flier instead of visiting the International Space Station (ISS). -
Dozens of water-harvesting pods are set to be deployed along the sea floor off the coast of California as the United States ramps up its first subsea desalination project. The effort is expected to produce 60 million gallons (227 million liters) of fresh water per day. -
A chance discovery in a US cheese cave has given scientists a rare glimpse of evolution in real time – and the surprise findings have huge potential for protecting human health, enhancing food security and even delivering new flavors to turophiles.
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Ancient mammoth tooth reveals oldest known bacterial DNA
September 30, 2025 | Pranjal MalewarSequencing mammoth DNA has already helped scientists map out how these Ice Age giants evolved, migrated, and survived. But there's a hidden layer of history still waiting to be decoded – the microbes that lived inside them. -
Prehistoric 'road signs' guided ancient humans to rare desert water
September 30, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonLarge rock-face murals scattered across the desert represent one of the most ambitious – and perilous – creative feats of ancient humans, with researchers arguing the massive carvings acted as visual beacons, guiding people to crucial water sources. -
Ice dissolves iron faster than just plain water
September 28, 2025 | Michael FrancoNew research flips a long-held belief that frozen environments slow down chemical reactions and helps explain why Arctic rivers are turning orange. It turns out that ice is actually better than liquid water at releasing iron from common minerals. -
Mushrooms make the difference in first-of-its-kind super-composting toilet
September 26, 2025 | Ben CoxworthComposting toilets are a great idea, but no one likes to think of the waste sitting there and fermenting. A new eco-friendly toilet gets around that problem by using mushrooms to facilitate the composting process, plus it uses no water to do the job. -
Dumped World War munitions and sunken ships serve a wild new purpose
September 25, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonOld Nazi warheads and US warships have been reclaimed by a new army of diverse marine life, as scientists for the first time uncover how nature has made use of the munitions and fleets that ended up dumped in waterways during the two world conflicts. -
Rivers get heatwaves too, and they're coming on strong
September 23, 2025 | Michael FrancoA study examining nearly 1,500 river sites in the US between 1980 and 2022 has shown that river heatwaves are happening up to four times faster than air heatwaves and lasting nearly twice as long. The finding has major implications for aquatic life. -
Gifted dogs show human-like understanding of verbal labels
September 21, 2025 | Ben CoxworthEverybody knows that dogs can learn to associate spoken words with objects that look a certain way. A new study, however, shows that some gifted dogs can also match given spoken words to dissimilar-looking objects that perform certain functions. -
Siberia’s mysterious exploding craters have a deep, violent origin story
September 21, 2025 | Bronwyn ThompsonOn the remote Yamal and Gydan peninsulas of western Siberia, the landscape is marked by massive craters that look as though the Earth has blown holes in itself. Now, 12 years after the first one was found, scientists say they know what's causing them. -
Scientists strive to make soybeans taste better
September 20, 2025 | Pranjal MalewarSoy has been a kitchen hero in Asia for centuries, packed with nutrition and health perks but many Western eaters shy away due to their "beany" taste, perceiving them as grassy and earthy. So can scientists engineer a new kind of tasty soy bean? -
The ozone layer is steadily recovering – all thanks to global treaties
September 20, 2025 | Abhimanyu GhoshalAnd now for a spot of good news for our planet: the protective layer of ozone continues to heal, with the hole in our stratospheric shield having shrunk to a smaller size in 2024 than in the period between 2020-2023.
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