100 years later, where is Robert Goddard's first liquid
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Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies
Exclusive: Claire Earley’s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lakeRealtime pollution alerts are …
Replacing 1m petrol cars with EVs could cut Australia’s reliance on foreign fuel by 1bn litres a year
Electric vehicles reduce exposure to global oil price shocks and shift energy consumption to electricity largely produced domestically, expert saysGet …
Known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds
Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicateA haunting whale song …
This is not a fly uploaded to a computer
Last week, a few posts about a so-called virtual "embodied fly" tore through X, boosted by AI hype accounts and …
The science of how fireflies stay in sync
Engineers have uncovered the mathematical rules fireflies follow to sync up their flashes.
Africa particularly vulnerable as Iran conflict disrupts supply chains, say experts
Food production in many African countries depends heavily on fertiliser imported from the Gulf through the strait of HormuzCountries in …
A century after the first rocket launch, Ars staffers pick their favorites
"I realized that if something went wrong up there, things might go very badly down here."
Archaeologists uncover lost medieval city that vanished without a trace: 'True time capsule'
Archaeologists have discovered the lost medieval town of Stolzenberg in a Polish forest, uncovering more than 400 artifacts and new …
A Wired New Study Details How Cats Almost Always Land on Their Feet
The secret to this acrobatic skill lies in an extremely flexible part of the spine that allows cats to twist …
Embark have been replacing Arc Raiders' AI voice lines with real people, but that doesn't mean they've sworn off using it behind the scenes
The biggest stain on Arc Raiders is easily the use of AI voice acting. It stinks! There's no soul to …
And any chance of competing in the future
Honda's decision to kill its three EVs for the U.S. market will reverberate far beyond North America.
Germany misses climate targets as emissions barely fall in 2025
Greenhouse gases dropped just 0.1% last year as environment minister criticises lack of improvementGreenhouse gas emissions in Germany have again …
European retailers yank popular headphones after study reports trace amounts of hormone
Some European retailers have stopped selling certain headphones after an EU-funded study found that they contained hormone-disrupting chemicals. The study …
You Can Approximate Pi by Dropping Needles on the Floor
Who needs a supercomputer when you can calculate pi with a box of sewing needles?
Astronomers spot violent collision of two exoplanets 11,000 light
In space, collisions between two celestial bodies are pretty common. However, astronomers have now collected evidence of what was a …
Japan Approves the World’s First Treatment Made With Reprogrammed Human Cells
Researchers in Japan pioneered reprogrammed cells 20 years ago. Now the country has given the first-ever authorizations to manufacture and …
Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online
Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds data from flagship medical research leaked dozens of timesConfidential health data has been exposed online on …
‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug
Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibioticsGenes capable of creating …
NASA officials sidestepped questions on Artemis II risks—there's a reason why
"This ought to make for some good reading," NASA's mission management team chair said.