Exoplanet science and the search for life beyond Earth continue to advance at break-neck speeds, with the number of confirmed exoplanets by NASA rapidly approaching 6,300, with 223 of those exoplanets being designated as terrestrial (rocky) exoplanets. With the promise of discovering an increasing number of Earth-sized exoplanets increasing every day, new telescopes from across…
The Eurovision Song Contest (ESC) has been attracting millions of fans every year since it was launched back in 1956. At the same time, it represents a unique opportunity for research. Almost no other major cultural event has been so well documented over such an extended period of time. Data on songs, voting and rule…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Whether you’re pro-Daylight Savings or pro-Standard Time, the science is clear: Switching between the two every year is terrible for human health. So why haven’t we stuck with one system all year? The answer is both scientific AND political….
Home Assistant is one of the most powerful smart home platforms around, but even Home Assistant has its limitations. That’s exactly what the Home Assistant Community Store aims to solve, and it does a killer job at making your Home Assistant installation much more capable. Home Assistant doesn’t have all the plugins or add-ons you…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 25 Starlink satellites from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base on April 26, 2026. It was SpaceX’s 50th launch of the year. | Credit: SpaceX SpaceX will launch 45 satellites to orbit from…
On a fateful day 210 million years ago, two crocodile cousins about the size of jackals stood side-by-side amid the low ferns of a humid riverbank that would one day become northern New Mexico. One of the crocs, Hesperosuchus agilis, had a long snout, large back legs, and smaller, thinner arms. A land dweller, Hesperosuchus…
The Raspberry Pi Pico is a popular general-purpose microcontroller among hobbyists, but it isn’t the only RP2040 board out there. If you have a specific job in mind, it is worth checking out the alternatives—you may save yourself some work. Here are five options to consider for your next DIY project. The Seed Studio XIAO…
NEW YORK (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower soon will light the sky with debris from Halley’s comet. But a bright moon will spoil the fun this year, making the display harder to glimpse. The shower will peak Tuesday night into Wednesday morning. Viewers from the Southern Hemisphere typically see 50 meteors per hour…
Cornell researchers have discovered that a lethal variant of feline coronavirus, previously thought to be limited to a devastating 2023 outbreak in Cyprus that killed thousands of cats, has in fact appeared in the United States, raising concerns about future large-scale outbreaks in vulnerable cat populations. Source: Read Full Article
DOI: Physics of Fluids, 2026. 10.1103/tnxb-ckr5  (About DOIs). Tracking Roman shipwreck repairs Credit: Adriboats © L. Damelet, CNRS/CCJ Credit: Adriboats © L. Damelet, CNRS/CCJ Back in 2016, archaeologists discovered a shipwreck from the Roman Republic, the Ilovik–Paržine 1. The wreck has been the subject of much study of the actual ship, enabling scientists to determine…
