The European Space Agency selected two new Earth observation missions Hibidis and SOVA-S to address key environmental science questions using space-based satellite imagery of the planet.
Year: 2026
WHO Chief Visits Congo to Witness Ebola Response Amid Rare Strain Outbreak
The head of the World Health Organization arrived in Kinshasa Congo to observe efforts against an outbreak of a rare type of Ebola virus as authorities worked to contain and trace the spread.
Newly Discovered Dinosaur Kank Australis Hunted Like a Giant Heron Scientists Find
A newly discovered raptor-like dinosaur from Patagonia named Kank australis which lived 70 million years ago appears to have hunted fish using a long flexible neck similar to modern herons.
Scientists Say Evolution Works Differently Than Thought as Beneficial Mutations Are More Common
A major University of Michigan study challenged the neutral theory of evolution finding that beneficial mutations that become permanent are far more common than previously believed.
Brain Decline Mystery: Stanford Study Finds Protein-Building Machinery Jams with Age
Scientists at Stanford studying turquoise killifish discovered that the cellular machinery responsible for building proteins begins to jam with age potentially explaining why brains decline as we grow older.
Chronic Kidney Disease Now Affects Nearly 800 Million People Worldwide in Global Study
A sweeping global study found that chronic kidney disease now affects nearly 800 million people and has become one of the world’s leading causes of preventable death often remaining silent.
Rogue Planet Moons Could Harbour Alien Life for Billions of Years Scientists Say
Scientists suggested that moons orbiting rogue planets wandering through the galaxy could remain warm enough to sustain life for billions of years through tidal heating and hydrogen-rich atmospheres.
Scientists Discover Bizarre Crocodile Relative Labrujasuchus That Looked Like an Ostrich Dinosaur
Scientists announced the discovery of Labrujasuchus expectatus a bizarre crocodile relative from the Triassic period that walked on two legs and looked more like an ostrich-like dinosaur than a modern crocodile.
Cannabis Edibles and Alcohol Together Make Drivers Far More Impaired Johns Hopkins Study Finds
New research from Johns Hopkins found that using cannabis edibles and alcohol together may make drivers far more impaired than either substance alone and common field sobriety tests often fail to detect the cannabis impairment.
Saturn’s Decades-Long Spin Mystery Finally Solved by James Webb Space Telescope
Scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope discovered that Saturn’s apparent changing rotation rate is caused by powerful winds not the planet actually speeding up or slowing down.