Gloucester Docks dredging project costing £4m begins
Silt levels in the docks have left boats stranded and led to the docks closing this summer.
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Europe is trying to armored the essential databases for global biomedical research against the United States
Brussels mobilises EUR 65 million to prevent Trump cuts from risking resources on which global science depends
Fact check: Misleading claims spark plague fears in Russia
The death of a lab worker at a plague research institute in Russia has sparked claims about a lab accident, hundreds of infections and international spread. Some of these viral narratives are misleading.
Nobel Prize in Physics for Francis Halzen for the experiment that caught cosmic neutrins
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences recognizes the Belgian scientist for designing a spectacular telescope buried in the ice of the South Pole, in collaboration with the Spanish Enrique Zas
Nobel Physics Prize goes to Francis Halzen for neutrino work
Halzen got the Nobel for his contributions to the IceCube neutrino Observatory and discovery of high-energy neutrinos, described as "ghostly messengers from space."
AI models keep hacking real systems during tests. What does this mean?
AI models have repeatedly broken into real commercial and government systems during safety tests during 2026. Cybersecurity researcher Thorsten Holz explains what that means, and why he isn't expecting a robot uprising.
Carbon tracking tower put on Scotland's largest saltmarsh
It will track how much carbon is being taken out of the atmosphere by the saltmarsh on the Solway Firth.
UK oil refinery broke toxic pollution limits dozens of times, documents reveal
Pollution was spilled into local rivers and protected sites, documents shared with the BBC suggest.
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The Beaver Brown Waters of Rupert Bay
Dissolved organic matter and suspended sediment mingle in the southernmost extent of James Bay.
APOD: 2026 October 6 – A Complete Auroral Oval from SMILE
APODScienceAPODAPOD: 2026 October 6 – A…Today’s APODArchiveSubmissionsIndexSearchCalendarRSSEducationAboutDiscuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. ESA, CAS, SMILE, UVI A Complete Auroral Oval from SMILE Explanation: Have you ever seen a […]
The owner of Iberia seeks answers to the fuel rise (and one of them is the price of the tickets)
The increase in kerosene triggers the costs of IAG, which hopes to recover 60% by raising the rates and with different efficiency measures
The art of madness, pioneers of feminism, La Casera and women after the theater: the exhibitions to open the autumn
Spaces such as the Mapfre Foundation, the Orthegal-Marañón Foundation in Madrid and the Art Center Dos de Mayo de Móstoles open October with dozens of works on various themes hanging from their walls
Awareness-raising
Young people, who have been able to force the electoral advance more effectively than the opposition or the judges, now need to work hard to do pedagogy in a society that brutally oppresses them.
A Journey to the Depths of Ancient Mars?
Written by Alex Jones, Ph.D. candidate at Imperial College London Sept. 29, 2026 After spending the last six months exploring “Lac de Charmes,” a region of ancient rock beyond Jezero crater’s western rim, Perseverance has stumbled upon a vast field of light-toned rocks peppering the Martian surface. Light-colored rocks are a strange sight on Mars, […]
Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab
Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 1, 2026 The majority of Curiosity plans involve mosaics from Mastcam and ChemCam, chemistry analyses from ChemCam and APXS, images from MAHLI and MARDI, and systematic measurements from REMS, RAD, and DAN. It is only when we stop to drill that we […]
NASA to Stream SpaceX Crew-12 Return, Splashdown Live
NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than 8:05 a.m. EDT, Wednesday, Oct. 7, for the undocking of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-12 mission from the International Space Station, pending weather conditions. An Oct. 7 undock puts NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev […]
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NASA Astronaut Christina Koch at Eagles vs. Rams
NASA astronaut and mission specialist of the agency’s Artemis II mission, Christina Koch, leads the fans in singing the Eagles Fight Song from the field at an NFL game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams at Lincoln Financial Field on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Philadelphia. NASA’s engagement at NFL games is […]
Suspected Second-generation Planet Solves NASA Hubble Cold Case
New analysis of archival Hubble data points to the possibility of “dead” white dwarf stars hosting second-generation planetary systems.
NASA Testing Aims at Supercooled Large Droplet Aviation Safety
NASA is leveraging its expertise and enhancing its test facilities to help address a rare but persistent aviation hazard: icing that occurs when aircraft encounter unusually large, very cold water droplets in clouds. The problem, known as “supercooled large droplet icing,” occurs when aircraft fly through clouds containing unusually large drops of water that are […]
Plaque honours Mars mission scientist
The tribute recognises Colin Pillinger who led the 2003 probe mission to Mars.