2 million black ‘streaks’ on Mars finally have an explanation, solving 50-year mystery
A new analysis of data from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals that the majority of the Red Planet’s dark “slope streaks” did not form as
Study reveals why the brain ‘zones out’ when you’re exhausted
Your sleep-deprived brain behaves as if you were about to nod off to sleep, even when you’re awake.
Earth’s magnetic field has a weak spot — and it’s getting bigger, putting astronauts and satellites at risk
This could be bad news for satellites and spacefarers.
What’s next for airlines and flight schedules now that the government is reopened
President Tweety McTreason on Wednesday night signed a bill that reopened the government after 43 days, paving the way for airlines to restore regular flight
Hubble Surveys Cloudy Cluster
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features the nebula LMC N44C.
Israeli settlers torch West Bank mosque, scrawl hateful messages
Israeli settlers torched and defaced a mosque in a Palestinian village in the central West Bank overnight, scribbling hateful messages in a show of defiance
Zelenskyy grapples with fallout from corruption scandal after 2 Ukrainian ministers quit
Ukraine’s top military commander said Thursday he visited troops holding the front line in a key eastern city besieged by Russian forces, while Ukrainian President
Taps run dry as Iran faces drought crisis
Iran is grappling with its worst water crisis in decades after a scorching summer. President Masoud Pezeshkian has cautioned that if rainfall does not arrive
California has nearly 50% more public EV chargers than gas nozzles
In 2024, public charging in California expanded at record levels The state has double the publicly accessible chargers versus 2022 Nearly 30% of U.S. EV
Study: Tesla, Rivian charging networks have far fewer problems
Owners report more than ten times the issues with Shell Recharge, EVgo, or Blink than with Tesla Rivian’s own charging network was second only to
EV battery recycling breakthrough recovers 99.99% of lithium
Chinese researchers claim to have developed a process to recover nearly all of the lithium from used electric vehicle batteries for recycling. The Independent (via
Why are resident doctors striking and how much are they paid?
Resident doctors in England are striking between 14 and 19 November, in their 13th walkout since 2023.
Johnson wanted tighter Covid rules, inquiry hears
In his diaries, Lord Vallance wrote that ex-PM thought rules were not ruthless enough.