This hydropower plant provides 10% of Brazil’s electricity. So why has it been dragged to court?
The Belo Monte hydropower plant, located in the Brazilian Amazon, is one of the largest in the world.…
Amazon buys 10 more Falcon 9 launches
WASHINGTON — Amazon has purchased an additional 10 Falcon 9 launches from SpaceX as part of its efforts…
There’s Something Hiding Under Jupiter’s Clouds, Scientists Find
The enormous storms of impenetrable clouds covering Jupiter’s surface make it nearly impossible for us to get a…
‘Nothing is sacred to them’: the race to save rare plants as Russian troops advance | Ukraine
In the basement laboratory of the National Dendrological Park Sofiyivka, Larisa Kolder tends to dozens of specimens of…
NASA Is Racing the Clock on a Mars Orbiter With Huge Consequences
NASA is approaching a decisive moment on a Mars telecommunications orbiter that could shape the future of robotic…
Quantum Squeezing Microscopy Achieves 2.5-Fold Throughput Increase With Lower Power
Scientists are continually striving to improve the sensitivity of label-free optical microscopy, a vital tool for biological and…
Trump’s Greenland threats open old wounds for Inuit across Arctic | Greenland
On a bitterly cold recent morning in the Canadian Arctic, about 70 people took to the streets. Braving…
SpaceX Introduces ‘Stargaze’ to Prevent the Next Major Satellite Collision
SpaceX has revealed Stargaze, a new space situational awareness system intended to dramatically reduce the risk of satellite…
China’s first-of-a-kind ABF crystal creates most energised solid-state laser beam
The shortest wavelength of a laser beam generated from a crystal has been realised in a laboratory at…
Comet visits stargazers on Kitt Peak photo of the day for Feb. 2, 2026
For eager skywatchers, comets offer a rare opportunity to observe some of our solar system’s most dynamic objects.…
Sun unleashes extraordinary solar flare barrage as new volatile sunspot turns toward Earth
The sun has erupted in a relentless barrage of powerful solar flares over the past 24 hours, firing…
One of Earth’s most abundant lifeforms has a fatal flaw
For decades, scientists believed a major group of ocean bacteria was ideally suited for life in waters with…