The FCC authorized Reflect Orbital to launch the mirror satellite Eärendil-1. “For optical astronomy, this poses an existential threat,” the European Southern Observatory said.
A new moon on July 14 starts the countdown to the August 12 total solar eclipse, while the first waxing crescent and the opening of the Perseid meteor shower follow.
A new study prices the environmental damage of the world’s richest 10% at up to $5.7 trillion a year, and finds biodiversity loss, not carbon, is the biggest share.
A new psychology study pinpoints the exact age when intelligence, emotional skill, and judgment combine to peak — and it’s later than most people think.
Advocacy groups have pushed hard for certain conditions to be included on the WHO list of neglected tropical diseases.
When their dog faced leg amputation in 2006, René Agredano and her husband, Jim Nelson, started Tripawds, a free support community with over 25,000 active members.
A sheepadoodle’s 100-word vocabulary led scientists to test whether soundboard dogs truly understand language — or are echoing a century-old illusion.
Splitting up at airport security isn’t a relationship red flag. Psychology explains why brief separations ease travel stress and protect couples’ bond.
North America’s celestial highlights for the week ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere. This week, the Perseids begin.
Smile dimples aren’t caused by a dominant gene — a biologist explains the muscle quirk behind them, and two surprising body parts that work the same way.