Russia successfully puts an Iranian communications satellite into orbit
A Russian rocket has successfully put an Iranian communications satellite into orbit, highlighting strong ties between the two countries.
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Menstrual cycle data ‘underused’ and should be on health records, experts say
Period characteristics can indicate medical conditions and could inform preventive care, study findsMenstrual cycle data should be routinely documented by healthcare professionals and researchers as it can be used as an indicator for other health issue…
National Science Foundation staff decry Trump’s ‘politically motivated’ cuts
Workers allege illegal terminations, censorship and collapse of scientific review standardsAlmost 150 workers from the National Science Foundation (NSF) have lambasted Donald Trump’s cuts to the agency as “politically motivated and legally questionable…
‘Horrendous blisters’: Retired UK banker, 65, attempts to run 200 marathons in 200 days
Steve James, from Devon, hits halfway mark in coastline challenge as scientists monitor impact of extreme featThe first fortnight was tough – terrible blisters, a flare of gout that needed a visit to A&E and the rapid realisation that running 200 m…
NASA update as plane-sized asteroid is approaching Earth at 47,000 mph
The space agency has announced that a plane-sized asteroid will pass by Earth next week.
Teeth marks on fossil show ‘terror bird’ may have been killed in vicious battle with caiman 13 million years ago
Terror birds were at the top of the food chain, but one may have been killed in a vicious battle with a caiman, scientists found
Science and local sleuthing identify a 250-year-old shipwreck on a Scottish island
Archaeologists have identified a 250-year-old shipwreck uncovered on a remote Scottish beach.
The babies born with DNA from three parents – podcast
Doctors in the UK have announced the birth of eight healthy babies after performing a groundbreaking procedure that creates IVF embryos with DNA from three people. Ian Sample tells Madeleine Finlay about the life-threatening genetic disorders that the …
Pope Leo XIV marks 56th anniversary of moon landing with observatory visit, call to Buzz Aldrin
Pope Leo XIV has marked the 56th anniversary of man’s arrival on the moon Sunday with a visit to the Vatican astronomical observatory in Castel Gandolfo and a call to astronaut Buzz Aldrin.
Trump’s EPA eliminates research and development office and begins layoffs
Administration’s move to cut thousands of agency jobs will be devastating for US public health, union warnsThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday it is eliminating its research and development arm and reducing agency staff by thousand…