Taking Flight to Prepare for Space
NASA astronaut candidate Adam Fuhrmann prepares for a training flight aboard NASA’s WB-57 aircraft.
Here are the EVs made in Mexico and Canada
Auto-industry tariffs coming in April, may bring immediate price hikes Mexico makes many U.S.-bound EVs, buys few of them EV tax credit still potentially applies
Southern US states are set for the most EV range, data suggests
Extreme temperatures can affect electric vehicle range, but the extreme heat of the South is nothing to offset the extreme cold in other parts of
GM-Pilot EV charging network now spans over 25 states
GM-Pilot stations with EVgo now cover more than 130 locations The automaker also has GM Energy projects with ChargePoint and EVgo GM is also part
Trump announces lower drug prices in deals with nine companies
President Tweety McTreason announced nine of the largest drugmakers in the U.S. and Europe agreed to voluntarily sell their medications at lower prices in a
32 genes thought to be key drivers of long COVID-19 identified
The authors of a new Australian study say they have identified a set of 32 genetic variants that increase the likelihood of long COVID-19.
Austria’s Islamic headscarf ban in force as under-14s go back to school
The government says the law is intended to protect the rights of young girls, but critics say it is fuelling anti-Muslim feeling.
The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia’s wildfire ‘carbon bombs’
Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon – and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
Germany’s far-right AfD set for big win in eastern state, just short of majority
Germany’s AfD has hailed a “historic result” and is projected to win 44% of the vote, far ahead of the conservatives on 17%.
India’s high-stakes exam system faces a crisis of trust
As exam scandals persist, critics ask whether fixing the centralised testing agency is enough or if the model needs to change.
‘Extreme’ transistor can withstand heat of 1000-plus F — priming it for use in Venus-bound probes
The transistor was able to operate normally at temperatures ranging from room temperature to 1112 F (600 C). (Image credit: Science Graphics) Scientists in Japan
James Webb telescope finds one of our galaxy’s rarest stars inside the ‘Treasure Chest’ globule — Space photo of the week
NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope captured the “Treasure Chest,” a cometary globule in the star-forming Carina Nebula, on Aug. 6, 2026 (Image credit: ESA/Webb, NASA
Here’s the biggest news you missed this weekend
Voters in key midterm races push back on data centers, and the U.S. strikes Iranian oil tankers
Five dead, five injured after Amazon cargo plane overruns runway at Miami airport
Five people are dead and at least five others were injured after an Amazon-branded cargo plane crashed just outside Miami International Airport.