It is just over 15 years since the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, killing almost 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Fresh analysis of video footage of the wave has revealed that the mud-rich coastline made the tsunami far more destructive than it might otherwise have been. Patrick Sharrocks, from…
Democracy is under mounting threat from the climate crisis, with new analysis documenting how elections are increasingly shaped not only by political forces but also by floods, wildfires and extreme weather. At least 94 elections and referendums across 52 countries have been disrupted by climate-related impacts over the last two decades, researchers found. As risks…
Beyond the border of Washington, D.C., numerous suburbs spread across Virginia and Maryland. Many are accessible from the Capital Beltway (I-495), the highway that encircles Washington. An astronaut on the International Space Station captured this photo of the beltway’s northeast side where it passes through the historic city of Greenbelt, Maryland. The photo was taken…
Under 35, navigating the cost-of-living and trying to get ahead? New research from Southern Cross University, QUT and Griffith University challenges the idea that financial literacy alone addresses this problem. Instead, three distinct “money behavior types” among young Australians are linked to different financial outcomes. Source: Read Full Article
On April 1, 2026, Artemis II launched on a nearly 10-day voyage around the Moon, marking the first crewed flight of NASA’s Orion spacecraft. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, and Christina Koch, along with CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, splashed down on April 10 in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego. At their farthest…
Rufus has always been one of the best apps to create a bootable USB drive for installing Windows 11. The latest version of the app now includes even more features to significantly de-bloat Windows 11 and remove Microslop before installing the operating system. The update even introduces a new “Silent” mode for unattended installation. Rufus…
Paleontologists have identified a new genus and species of soft-bodied, tubicolous polyp medusozoan from well-preserved specimens found about 50 km northeast of Quebec City in Canada. Depiction of Paleocanna tentaculum individuals living in single tubes, as well as clusters of two or three tubes attached together. Image credit: Ramirez-Guerrero et al., doi: 10.1017/jpa.2025.10211. “Jellyfish and…
April 21, 2026 2 min read Add Us On GoogleAdd SciAm Hegseth says U.S. military no longer requires flu vaccination, drawing criticism from health experts The decision to no longer enforce mandatory annual flu shots for military personnel could mean more troops will get sick during flu season, one expert says By Jackie Flynn Mogensen…
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The strong stellar wind from the supergiant starpushes the jets launched by the black hole away from the star. . | Credit: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research(ICRAR) Astronomers watched as jets blasting from a black hole cannibalized…
In the 2022/2023 academic year, according to figures from the Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports, 92% of public secondary schools in Spain had virtual learning environments that students could access with devices such as computers and tablets. Digitalization opens up countless opportunities in the classroom, linked to the acquisition of the new skills…
