Science & Engineering
August 2026
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Universe
Woman's retina bore permanent imprint of eclipse she glimpsed for seconds
Science & Engineering
Denmark's wind boom masks a growing grid vulnerability during calm weather
Space & Missions
Scientists may have solved the mystery of Mars's disputed pale band
Science & Engineering
At Jupiter's average distance, the Sun-Jupiter barycentre sits roughly 46,000…
Space & Missions
The stripes on Perseverance's parachute were mostly there so engineers could see…
Science & Engineering
Australian researchers fitted five magpies with GPS trackers to map their…
Science & Engineering
A tonne of old phones holds more gold than a tonne of gold ore
Universe
Fifty kilometres above Venus, pressure and temperature become surprisingly…
Universe
The asteroid that ended the dinosaur age struck Mexico's Yucatán Peninsula about 66…
Science & Engineering
There's a parasite in the ocean that doesn't just feed on its host, it becomes part…
Universe
A grain of stardust extracted from the Murchison meteorite that landed in Victoria…
Science & Engineering
At 224 kilometres above Earth, ESA's GOCE could have as little as two days to…
Science & Engineering
There's a bird in Uganda's swamps so strange-looking that tourists who finally spot…
Universe
A real group of scientists and engineers spent two days in Boulder this June asking…
Human Factors