Sudden ice, high costs: are China’s Arctic shipping ambitions at risk after traffic surge?
Chinese and South Korean shipping through the Arctic Ocean to Europe has increased this year, although unpredictable ice, high costs and lapses in demand have exposed the challenges of navigating the route, an environmen
Zelenskyy questions SpaceX over reported Starshield speed restrictions
The restrictions have been directly affecting Ukraine's ability to intercept Russian jet-powered attack drones, Zelenskyy said in an address at the European Political Community summit in Dublin earlier this week.
700 swimmers left stranded after strong currents force early end to Victoria Harbour Race
The Victoria Harbour Race on Sunday ended in chaos and disappointment for hundreds of swimmers, after organisers cancelled the final waves of amateur competitors, while reports said others were pulled from the water with
Digital nomads are flocking to Asia. South Korea wants in
Alina Radulescu, 38, has stayed in Italy, the United States and Thailand for months at a time. Now, the IT consultant from Romania shares a co-living space in Seoul with 11 other digital nomads – and says she’s never bee
SpaceX’s Starship nails a smooth return with historic catch
SpaceX Starship made a triumphant return to Earth, caught midair by giant mechanical ‘chopsticks’.
SpaceX’s Starship captured by launchpad arms in dramatic first
SpaceX officials say catch by mechanical arms shows Starship's full reusability, crucial for rapid, low-cost recycling.
SpaceX pulls off first-ever spaceship ‘catch’
The feat marked a milestone in the space industry's decadeslong pursuit of fully reusable rocket systems.
SpaceX rocket orbits Earth and returns to launch pad in world first
The successful return of the SpaceX rocket to its launch pad is a breakthrough in the company's decade-long effort to develop a fully reusable rocket.
'Can you believe it?': SpaceX catches part of its Starship rocket on return to Earth
SpaceX has performed the historic catch using mechanical arms nicknamed "chopsticks".
SpaceX successfully carries out first-ever spaceship catch
SpaceX’s Starship made a triumphant return to Earth on Saturday, caught in mid-air by giant mechanical arms where its journey began 22 hours earlier. It was the grand finale that Elon Musk and his team hoped for – the fi
Second catch attempt as SpaceX Starship rocket heads back to Earth
The attempt follows an unsuccessful effort to catch of the rocket’s booster which instead came down in the ocean.
SpaceX's Starship completes first-ever mid-air catch after return from orbit
SpaceX's Starship spacecraft made a successful return to Earth on Saturday, completing its first mid-air catch by giant robot arms in Texas, after an aborted recovery attempt.
Ocean that once covered Flinders Ranges preserved Earth's earliest life
Ancient sea level changes led to the preservation of some of the Earth's earliest complex life forms, according to new research that mapped the Flinders Ranges.
SpaceX Starship successfully re-docks at Texas launch pad after orbiting Earth
SpaceX's Starship made a triumphant return to Earth on Saturday, caught in midair by giant mechanical arms where its journey began 22 hours earlier. It's the first key recovery of the rocket system's centerpiece vessel i
Elon Musk's SpaceX aborts booster recovery due to technical issues
Elon Musk's SpaceX is in the midst of a 15th test-flight of its Starship rocket. The company was hoping to pull off the first-ever "double catch" - with both the booster and the ship itself coming safely back down to ear
NASA’s Voyager 1 to hit new space distance record of one light-day
The probe was launched in 1977, and it continues to relay space-related data back to a team of NASA scientists.
SpaceX's Starship encounters problems during 15th test flight
Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched its Starship, the world's largest spaceship, into orbit where it should release 15 satellites for its Starlink network. A few minutes after lift off however, the rocket's booster
Regular coffee drinking linked to changes in gut motility and microbiome
The research team used a small electronic capsule that participants swallowed to monitor changes as it passed through the digestive system.
Chinese scientists fired after child dies in world’s first brain gene-editing attempt
The world’s first attempt to edit genes inside a child’s brain, which killed a six-year-old girl in Shanghai last year, has led to the firing of scientists following an official investigation that found they had broken r
SpaceX launches Starship rocket, fails to recover booster
SpaceX had planned to catch and later reuse both stages of its biggest rocket for the first time. But the booster exploded over the Gulf of Mexico, while the spacecraft continued into orbit.
SpaceX’s bid for Starship double catch thwarted, as booster ends up in ocean
SpaceX launched Starship towards orbit on Friday in its boldest test yet: a 22-hour flight that aimed to capture the entire rocket in a move meant to accelerate moon and Mars travel. But Elon Musk’s company had to lower
Tracking down Tasmania's rare, flightless pandani moth
It can't fly, it spends its life hidden among the foliage of a native plant, and its closest relative is in another country. Scientists are now trying to find out more about this elusive insect.
‘10,000-tonne level talent’ biologist Zhao Yingming leaves Chicago for Hangzhou
In early November, a low-resolution photo of an internal meeting circulated on China’s social networks, accompanied by a caption with only one sentence: “It is said that he is a top-tier introduced talent at the 10,000-t
Dementia risk increases with number of cigarettes smoked per day
Researchers found that dementia risk increases with the number of cigarettes smoked per day, rising by 16% for those who smoke 10 a day and by 34% for those who smoke 20, compared with people who have never smoked.
Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as traffic exhaust, study suggests
Research finds highest levels of cancer-related PAH pollutants in cities that have widespread wood heating Children’s exposure to home wood-burning could be as significant as exposure to traffic exhaust, suggests new res
No research fund, no teaching job: late Chinese pianist’s note published by student
A Chinese pianist ordered to secure research funding to save his university job has died, while a note that he left exposing alleged malpractices at the institution was posthumously posted online by one of his students –
Mount Isa's $145 million critical minerals pitch one step closer
A struggling outback town's proposal to capture booming mining investment with a new research facility receives early backing from state and federal governments.
Advocates warn FIFO standards are slipping on mine sites
Researchers say minimum accommodation standards are dropping on mine sites, despite years of public scrutiny and industry reports.
From Paddington to physics, there's a common thread to Ben Miller's career
An actor, comedian, author and physics enthusiast, Ben Miller is a man of many talents. So, how did the son of English teachers become so obsessed with quantum physics? And how does a comic end up writing a spy thriller?
Despite a 1960 doomsday prediction, the world won't end today
In 1960, three scientists predicted that the world would end on November 13, 2026, due to overpopulation. Here's why they were wrong.
Your air purifier could stop you getting diabetes, study finds
The findings could have major implications for the 115 million Americans living with prediabetes, most of whom don’t know they have the condition
Climate science says 1.5C is dead. No one wants to bury it.
Leaders at COP31 want to keep the totemic goal alive, even after the U.N. declared it impossible to hit.
Ghana announces first-ever hydrocarbon discovery in carbonate reserve
Ghana's President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday announced the country's first-ever hydrocarbon discovery in an offshore carbonate reserve. The well lies some 150 kilometers off Ghana's coast in water more than 2000 me
European survey reveals 900m galaxies – and possibly secrets of ‘dark universe’
Unprecedented view of cosmos provided by Euclid mission throws up many more cases of gravitational lensing A mission to create the largest ever 3D map of the universe has revealed more than 900m galaxies in its first maj
Five new miniature frog species found in eastern Himalayas
Scientists say the frogs evolved as the Himalayas rose and the Asian monsoon took shape.
BMI alone misses obesity diagnoses, international study finds
A study of more than 844,000 people across four countries found that relying on body mass index (BMI) alone can both overestimate and underestimate obesity, potentially exposing patients to inappropriate treatment.
Australia signs up to EU’s Horizon Europe research program
Industry Minister Tim Ayres signed the association agreement in Brussels on Thursday.
Former ByteDance AI scientist touts drug-discovery model that tops world leaders
A former ByteDance artificial intelligence scientist’s new venture has released a life sciences AI model that the firm claims outperforms state-of-the-art systems, intensifying the increasingly crowded competition in AI-
Europe's Hera spacecraft begins close inspections of asteroid in planetary defence mission
The European Space Agency’s Hera mission is studying how the asteroid Dimorphos’ course was affected following NASA’s 2022 mission to ram it as they explore planetary defence solutions.
Young people in sub-Saharan Africa missing nearly 100 days of school due to malaria, research says
Malaria No More UK calls on donors – including the UK government – to continue investing in major global health bodies such as the Global Fund to fight Aids, TB and Malaria in the age of aid cuts
There's 'not much space for climate denial anymore', says climate expert
University College Cork professor Louise Firth believes 2026 was a "turning point" on global warming, as Europe suffered extreme weather conditions during summer and a fuel crisis.
‘Tourists hate themselves’ – which is why Tasmania is telling them to stay away
Island state declares it ‘is not really for tourists’ – but is the marketing strategy just a cheeky piece of reverse psychology? Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Research shows “tourists hate
‘Treasures for the entire planet’: Scientists map life in one of the world’s last wild ecosystems
Scientists are mapping one of the world’s last wild ecosystems to help us ‘understand what we have lost elsewhere’.
Silk Road in orbit: China to build 20-satellite ‘space AI’ system for Oman
Hangzhou-based Star Vision will build Oman a network of 20 satellites that use AI to process images in orbit and spot ships and floods in real time, in what the company called China’s most valuable commercial space contr
Chinese women believe they are long-lost twins after chance sighting in short video
A chance discovery on a short-video-sharing platform reunited two Chinese women who believe they are twins separated at birth 20 years ago. Recently, 20-year-old Shenzhen resident Luo posted a video documenting her reuni
Hong Kong charity helps neurodivergent people build confidence through nutrition, dance
For 33-year-old Coco Choi Pak-yin and 24-year-old Crystal Lee Wing-wai, few things bring more joy than dancing at the Hong Kong charity Love 21 Foundation. As neurodivergent individuals, they take part in a variety of ta
Residents 'scared' after man's torso found in sofa in Sydney
The ABC understands a local man made the discovery while on a bushwalk after noticing a foul smell in recent days.
One Nation's 'missing' aircraft located at hangar in outback city
The discovery may trigger questions for the party about the handling of proceeds from the sale of the aircraft.
The Russian Scientist Behind the Deadly Novichok Nerve Agents Has Died
Vladimir Uglev, a lead developer of a Cold War-era chemical weapon used on the dissident Alexei Navalny, later turned against the government. He was 80.
Setting timber ceilings on fire in the name of safety and research
Queensland researchers are observing how fire spreads through ceiling compartments to aid the development of safer timber buildings.
‘Systemic’ sexual misconduct in German armed forces, study finds
Some 40% of female soldiers and 20% of male soldiers said they had experienced at least one form of sexual misconduct in the past year.
Has Europe managed to attract researchers escaping US academia under Trump? | Euronews Tech Talks Talks
Over the past year, Europe has tried to attract researchers who no longer feel comfortable working in the United States’ academic system under the Donald Trump administration due to budget cuts and policy shifts. But did
Over 60% of women in German military are sexually harassed, study finds
More than half of all female Bundeswehr soldiers have already experienced sexual misconduct, a hidden-figure study shows, revealing up to five times more cases than officially reported.
AI datacentres plan on-site power stations on huge scale despite climate risks, research reveals
181GW of gas-fired capacity proposed for sites in US and Europe because of delays in connecting to national grids, says report Developers of AI datacentres plan to build on-site climate-destroying gas power stations on a
US citizen, ‘Chinese blood’: top biologist Yuan Junying caught in debate over returnees
A top Chinese-American biologist who left Harvard University to take up a position in China is facing an online backlash amid a growing debate over whether senior returnees are squeezing out the country’s young scientist
'No longer science fiction': Flying cars could launch in China in months, says Xpeng
"It’s no longer science fiction or just a single demo aircraft," Michael Du, vice president and chief financial officer of Chinese company XPeng, told Euronews Next.