Politics
Can Europe ever feel truly secure about its energy future? After two major energy crises in five years, that question is front and center. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen used her video address to the Offshore Northern Seas conference in Stavanger to deliver a…
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Space Tech
. The countdown to a new era of infrared astronomy is officially underway. NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is getting ready to lift off from Florida, and the agency has laid out all the ways you can follow along. Launch is targeted for no earlier than 7:26 a.m. EDT on S…
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Scientific Research
NASA is looking for seasoned scientists and engineers to mentor the next wave of exoplanet researchers. The ExoExplorers program, sponsored by NASA's Exoplanet Exploration Program Office and the ExoPAG Executive Committee, is now accepting nominations for ExoGuides. These senior…
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Gadgets
Every instant, the universe sends a flood of photons toward us. These tiny quantum packets of light are everywhere, and most fly past without a trace. For researchers working on quantum computing, deep tissue imaging, and deep space communication, catching a single one of them c…
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Space Tech
NASA's Curiosity rover has closed the detour and is back to climbing Mount Sharp, with a fresh workspace, richer bedrock science, and an eye on possible dust activity in the atmosphere. That pause at an erosional surface? It turned out to be a small scientific gold mine, and the…
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Scientific Research
In February 2015, NASA engineers spent two weeks doing something that sounds simple and requires careful precision: they froze a swept wing on purpose. The Inboard Model Test Campaign, part of the Swept-Wing Icing Research effort under the Common Research Model program, was buil…
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Space Tech
Have you ever looked up on a clear August night and wondered exactly how many shooting stars might cross the sky? On August 12 and 13 in 2026, a network of four dedicated cameras at an astronomical observatory in Czechia captured the sky from dusk to dawn. When researchers align…
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Scientific Research
. For over a decade, NASA’s Common Research Model has been a quiet workhorse in aerodynamics. It gave researchers a shared shape to test, compare, and improve their computer models. Now NASA has expanded that idea into new territory. The CRM-HL is here, and it’s focused on the f…
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Politics
A political slogan can look perfectly clear until history interrupts. That is exactly what is happening in Saxony-Anhalt, where the SPD is running its state election campaign under the phrase "Wir sind der Deich" (We are the dike). The idea was to present the Social Democrats as…
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Politics
One decision could ease the pressure on fishing businesses dealing with expensive fuel. Another might give aircraft maintenance providers more freedom to source used parts. Then there’s a new LNG shipping venture, a day of remembrance, and a huge vote of confidence in Ukraine. A…
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Space Tech
On Aug. 12, 2026, the Moon moved directly between the Sun and Earth. For a few unforgettable minutes, a total solar eclipse transformed daylight into twilight across Greenland, Iceland, and Spain. What does a moment like this look like from every possible angle? NASA and its par…
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Scientific Research
. What happens when an astronaut needs medical help and Earth is more than 200,000 miles away? NASA has a simulation for that. The new Integrated Medical Model runs for lunar orbit and lunar surface missions give mission planners something they have wanted for a while: a numbers…
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Gadgets
. Have you ever clicked a link to a research article and landed on a page that says the address cannot be found? That response is the HTTP status code 404. For readers of PLOS Digital Health, this page is a carefully designed recovery route. What happens when a scientific articl…
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Politics
On 20 August 2026, the European Commission cleared the creation of a joint venture in Spain that could give the continent a major edge in artificial intelligence. Around the same time, the Schengen Area’s digital border system passed a remarkable milestone: 160 million checks. T…
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Finance
At 4:00 p.m. EDT on August 20, 2026, the Federal Reserve Board approved National Westminster Bank Plc's application to establish a representative office in Stamford, Connecticut. For the London-based bank, the decision marks a significant milestone. The regulatory check is compl…
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Space Tech
Small satellites have outgrown the lab. At SmallSat 2026, NASA will show how far these missions have come and where they are headed next. From August 24 to 26, the agency will take over four booths and run dozens of talks in Logan, Utah. For anyone building, launching, or operat…
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Scientific Research
You might picture the Sun as a steady golden disc. Up close, it never sits still. It constantly pushes charged particles and magnetic fields outward in all directions. When that stream reaches Earth, we call it space weather. Dr. Richard Fisher knows this landscape well. He spen…
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Gadgets
What if a single droplet of transformer oil could tell you the exact moment insulation begins to age? That question just got a lot more practical. A research team has developed a Raman-based sensing method that detects trace methanol in transformer oil in about 60 seconds, using…
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Gadgets
Imagine a monitor that watches your heart’s electrical rhythm without a single sticky electrode. That is exactly where millimeter-wave radar research is heading. A recent study shows how radar can reconstruct the ECG waveform from tiny movements of the chest, turning an ordinary…
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Sport
Source Vertical jumping matters in basketball. It decides who grabs the rebound, who contests the shot, who finishes through contact. Most coaches accept that improving it takes weeks of structured training. Newer thinking says something else. A compact, five-day protocol with r…
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Global Trend
The next European Patent Administration Certification (EPAC) examination is set for 5 November 2026, with enrolment open until 15 September. This year brings a major change. The examination is fully modular. Each successfully completed module leads to an EPO Diploma, and candida…
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