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Why Russia is suddenly building giant shelters for bombers that once sat in the open
In a significant departure from Cold War practices, Russia is now building extensive protective shelters at Engels Air Base for its strategic bombers. This initiative is a direct response to recent drone attacks that exposed vulnerabilities within their airbase operations. With an aging fleet of bombers, Russia is focusing on ground survivability to ensure its strategic deterrent capabilities remain effective in contemporary conflict.
Timer on Earth's plants? New scientific model finally has a timeline
In a surprising twist to our understanding of Earth's future, new research suggests that plant life could thrive on our planet for another 1.8 billion years. While the sun’s heat poses a gradual threat, the resilience of the carbon cycle and plant adaptability paints a hopeful picture. Advanced modeling techniques reveal a longer era of lush greenery before extinction eventually takes its toll.
Different sperm whale ‘dialects’ detected on separate sides of the Mediterranean
Matriarchal groups in east and west exhibit distinct click patterns, used to form social structuresFrom “Howdy” to “G’day”, English – like other languages – is rich in dialects. Now researchers have found sperm whales on different sides of the Mediterranean show similar variations in their vocalisations.Sperm whales communicate vocally using sequences of short clicks called codas. However, the rhythmic pattern of these clicks, known as the dialect, can differ between different matriarchal groups...
Prada plays a part in designing NASA’s lunar mission spacesuits
NASA astronauts plan to return to the moon in 2028 wearing spacesuits made with more safety features and mobility.
Scientists find ‘smoking gun’ evidence of world’s oldest meteorite strike in Western Australia
Curtin University researchers use innovative techniques to date three-billion-year-old impact crater in Pilbara regionA meteorite that struck Earth three billion years ago left behind a “smoking gun” – evidence of the world’s oldest impact crater in a remote part of Australia.Ancient rocks in Western Australia’s Pilbara region record the event, which occurred during the Archean eon, a period 4 to 2.5 billion years ago, when tectonic plates were beginning to form and early life emerging. Continue...
Delhi Student To NASA Astronaut Ready For Launch: Anil Menon's Journey
How a winter spent vaccinating children in India grounded NASA Astronaut Anil Menon, who is about to live among the stars.
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Majority of datacenters are vulnerable to climate threats like floods and fires, study finds
Study warns AI datacenters are vulnerable to the climate hazards that their global greenhouse gas emissions bolsterAmid rising concern that the artificial intelligence boom is fueling the climate crisis, a new report has found that nearly 80% of datacenters are also exposed to extreme climate hazards, including flooding, extreme winds and wildfires.Those impacts are leaving the infrastructure vulnerable to disrupted operations, increased time offline and inflated insurance and repair costs, the...
How does air conditioning work, and how does it affect your body?
While AC keeps us cool, it can also cause dry skin and irritation. Here are some tips to keep comfortable this summer.
Edinburgh International Festival will be phone-free - Benedetti
Edinburgh International Festival will be phone-free - Benedetti2 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GooglePauline McLeanScotland arts correspondentEIFNicola Benedetti says the policy came at the request of artists and audiencesNicola Benedetti has declared her latest festival a "phone free" environment.The Grammy-winning violinist, who has been director of the Edinburgh International Festival since 2023, says the "lights down, phones off" policy has come at the request of artists and audience...
How stressful is watching the World Cup? Scientists tested me to find out
Is watching England in the World Cup bad for your health?Image caption, Prof Damian Bailey hooks James up to scientific equipment to track his responsesByJames GallagherHealth and science correspondentPublished23 June 2026, 00:27 BSTUpdated 4 hours agoSupporting England is an emotional rollercoaster.There's the nervous anticipation as the national anthems rings out around the stadium, the thrill of Kane smacking the ball in the goal, and the ecstasy of victory. And there's that sinking feeling t...
Unbelievable Science-Backed Secrets: The Fastest Way to Burn Belly Fat Revealed!
Are you tired of stubborn belly fat that just won't budge? Discover the scientifically proven methods that will help you melt away fat faster than you ever thought possible!
Why Washington’s reflecting pool has gone from ‘US blue’ to algae green
Donald Trump, who spent $14m relining the iconic pool, claims it has been vandalised by 'radical left lunatics'.
Brown skuas and giant petrels rarely make landfall. When they were found in WA, scientists feared ‘bad news’ for wildlife
Experts thought H5N1 bird flu would more likely reach Australia’s north. But an arrival from Antarctica had always been possibleGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBrown skuas and giant petrels are a common sight offshore in southern Australian waters in the winter months, but they will rarely risk venturing on to land.So when two of these birds were discovered sick – on beaches a few kilometres apart on Western Australia’s southern coastline – it was a sign something migh...
At ISC, JUPITER Shows What Exascale Science Looks Like
JUPITER, Europe’s first exascale supercomputer at Germany’s Forschungszentrum Jülich, runs on NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchips and NVIDIA Quantum-X800 InfiniBand networking — and it’s had a busy year. As the international supercomputing community gathers at ISC in Hamburg this week, four projects running on JUPITER point to what exascale computing can actually do: map the human brain at cellular scale, simulate the entire Earth’s climate at 1-kilometer resolution, build AI systems for the next gen...
NAIRR Science Program Reshapes Scientific Research, Powered by NVIDIA AI Infrastructure
For the past two years, the U.S. National Science Foundation’s National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR) pilot program has driven innovative research across the U.S. for over 700 projects — spanning protein prediction and infectious disease outbreak management. NVIDIA contributed to the NAIRR pilot through a cloud-based resource that gives researchers dedicated access to a minimum of four NVIDIA DGX nodes for at least a month. NVIDIA also provided technical support to onboard a...
From Materials Simulation to Experimental Astronomy, New NVIDIA AI Software Unlocks Scientific Discoveries
At the ISC conference running in Hamburg this week, NVIDIA is introducing new software that speeds AI for science, from chemistry and materials discovery to the search for dark matter. The NVIDIA DAQIRI library and new NVIDIA ALCHEMI NIM microservices — as well as the NVIDIA cuPhoton reference code, coming soon — turn work that once took hours or days on CPUs into real-time, GPU-accelerated pipelines. They’re a part of NVIDIA CUDA-X, a collection of tools and libraries that deliver dramaticall...
The skeleton lake found in 1942 still holds an unsolved secret
High in the Indian Himalayas, Roopkund sits like a shallow bowl pressed into the rock, half the year locked under snow and ice, the rest briefly exposed to air that barely feels breathable. It lies far above the tree line in Uttarakhand, reached only after long climbs through broken slopes and weather that turns quickly without warning.
The looming Super El Nino
A powerful El Nino is expected to peak in November that could threaten food supply and increase extreme weather events.
Stonehenge breakthrough reveals surprising path behind ancient stone’s 450-mile trek
For centuries, historians and archaeologists have debated how Stonehenge was built — and now researchers believe they may have finally traced one piece of the landmark's complex journey.The monument, which sits on the Salisbury Plain near Amesbury, Wiltshire, was constructed in stages beginning around 3000 B.C., according to English Heritage, the organization that manages Stonehenge.New research focuses on Stonehenge's Altar Stone, which sits near the center of the monument and has long been deb...