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SpaceX’s rockets are creating a new air traffic headache for the FAA
The new space race has given the Federal Aviation Administration a next-generation job: clearing planes out of the way for rocket launches. But as...
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Heat breaks the rules at the nanoscale and scientists used it to their advantage
Scientists used nanoscale gold metamaterials to supercharge heat transfer across tiny gaps, achieving up to four times more energy flow than...
3 Teens Win Global Earth Prize for Inventing Tamarind Powder That Easily Removes Microplastics
In mid-May, GNN reported that 3 teens from India had won a major continental science prize for their brilliant use of an ingredient in Indian...
Giant kelp's microscopic light antenna could inspire innovative climate solutions
New research reveals the microscopic machinery that helps giant kelp turn sunlight into energy, providing inspiration for innovative climate...
Intimacy Installation Caresses the Public With Hundreds of Hanging Textile Arms
Intimacy Installation Caresses the Public With Hundreds of Hanging Textile Arms In this day and age, detachment seems to be prized over affection,...
Scientists think they solved the mystery of the Amaterasu particle
The mysterious Amaterasu particle may not be a proton at all. New research suggests that some of the most extreme cosmic rays could be ultraheavy...
Super Typhoon Sinlaku triggered atmospheric gravity waves visible from space
One of the most powerful typhoons ever recorded this early in the Pacific season did more than unleash flooding and extreme winds—it sent enormous...
The best new popular science books of June 2026
The most exciting popular science reads this month explore everything from symbiosis to hormones, while Alice Roberts takes on an editor-in-chief...
'The book is in the future, but everything is seeded from our present'
Helen Phillips, winner of the Climate Fiction prize for her novel Hum, on if stories can make a difference, her anxieties and writing about the climate
'Basketball Mathematics' help children boost math skills without extra class time
A dribble and a jump shot, followed by a fractions task. That is what physical education classes looked like for a group of pupils, and the pupils...
Who’s Excited for SpaceX’s I.P.O.? Space Nerds.
Few are as delighted by the pending market debut as the vibrant community of space enthusiasts who want to push discovery of the final frontier.
Why hamsters run on wheels, according to 30 years of research
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In 2014, researchers placed exercise wheels in two natural outdoor settings and left them there. Wild mice...
New York state gives up on its most ambitious climate targets
Seven years ago, New York passed what leaders touted as one of the nation’s most ambitious climate laws. Now, the state has kneecapped it ahead of...
Good News in History, June 8
Also, 120 years ago today, President Teddy Roosevelt signed into law the Antiquities Act. The Act was intended to allow the President to set aside...
Colonial ties may reshape 2026 World Cup odds, 1,500 simulations suggest
Colonial legacies continue to shape competitive outcomes in international football. A research team led by the University of Zurich has used about...
55% of young professionals prioritise quality of life over metro salaries: Is India's talent migration gaining pace?
India's workforce is increasingly moving beyond major metros as 50-55% of young professionals prioritise quality of life over higher salaries,...
Pantry Organizing Tips That Save Real Money
Getting your pantry in order is more than just a satisfying weekend project—it’s a game changer for your time, money, and sanity. If you're...
One storm pushed world's rarest great ape closer to extinction in Sumatra
Climate change-fueled landslides wiped out nearly one in 10 remaining members of the world's rarest great ape species on Indonesia's Sumatra...
Odds climb for record El Niño as 75% of models predict 2.5C warming
Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service on Wednesday said global forecasters were increasingly confident that a very strong El Niño warming...
four hand-painted symbols form a wearable constellation of human progress on watch dial
oliver jeffers and anicorn introduce time and space, a mechanical timepiece inspired by humanity’s oldest stories and deepest questions. The post...
How pigeons find their way home: the answer is a magnetic compass in the liver
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For decades, researchers looked for the seat of magnetoreception in all the obvious places: the eyes, the...
How parents’ phone habits shape their children’s, according to new research
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For years, the conversation about children and screens has been aimed squarely at children. How much time,...
Ancient genome duplications laid the foundations of complex brains, research suggests
New findings, published in Nature, help answer the riddle of how vertebrates evolved the diverse array of brain cells that distinguishes them from...
Jane Goodall's grandson keeps her conservation work alive: 'Hope is rooted in action'
Goodall's grandson, Merlin Van Lawick, has been working in the field in Tanzania for years, now supporting science and communication efforts at...
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