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The 600kg Van Allen probe A will re-enter Tuesday evening, with most of it burning before reaching Earth’s surfaceSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxParts of a giant Nasa satellite will crash to Earth on Tuesda…
UK’s GSK is leading the way in research but AstraZeneca is not involved in the area, report findsThe pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains “worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have said, predicting the annu…
To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisisFor four days last August, a thick slick of maroon bruised the waters of the Gulf of Maine. …
Among the many justifications Donald Trump has presented for the US and Israel attacking Iran has been the supposedly imminent threat posed by its nuclear weapons programme. But how close was the country really to developing an atomic weapon? Ian Sampl…
Scientific awards – which honor research that makes people laugh and then think – to move away from ‘unsafe’ USThe annual Ig Nobels, a satirical award for scientific achievement, are shifting for the first time from the US to Europe due to concerns abo…
Federal meteorologists say the continental United States just had its second-warmest winter on record, even as many endure bitter cold.
As the US space agency misses its launch window for the second month, smaller firms continue work on their partsIt was shaping up into another ordinary day at the Colorado headquarters of the small space startup Lunar Outpost last Friday when chief exe…
NASA knocked an asteroid off course in 2022 in a pioneering test of humanity’s ability to defend Earth. Its spacecraft’s impact pushed the space rock into a slightly different orbit around the Sun, according to new research published Friday.
Chief medical adviser warns of side-effects and calls for action on junk food advertising and making food healthierWeight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the governme…
Ants could have a $2bn per year-impact on Australia’s economy, researchers say