SpaceX’s 1M AI Satellites Will Create Space Junkyard, Experts Warn

As Musk prepares for the largest IPO in history, SpaceX's plan to park a million data centers in Earth’s orbit has left scientists worried about a Wall-E-style orbital graveyard. [...]

The UK is about to ban under-16s from social media. Its own child-safety charities are worried.

A UK under-16 social media ban, for years a fringe idea, is now days from becoming government policy. Ministers are expected to outline the plan to Parliament on Monday, ahead of the 18 June Makerfiel [...]

This free Android app turned my phone into a 35-tool measuring tool - and I tested everything

Phyphox can do so much that explaining it all would take hours. The real fun starts once you begin testing the world around you. [...]

How Can Soccer Players Bend Their Shots in Midair?

As World Cup action kicks off, we look at the physics of the beautiful game. [...]

Threads of underground fungal networks are long enough to reach beyond the Solar System

Researchers have quantified the length and mass of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks globally. [...]

The Strait of Hormuz Has Been Closed for 100 Days. Why Aren’t Oil Prices Higher?

President Donald Trump says a secret mission moved 100 million barrels of oil through the blocked Strait of Hormuz. That number is impossible to verify. [...]

Did a medieval flying monk spot Halley's comet, twice? It's complicated

University of Leicester historian thinks Eilmer of Malmesbury saw two different comets: in 1018 and 1066 [...]

Meta Tapped a Pentagon Supplier to Prototype Face Recognition for Its Glasses

Rank One, whose board includes a former CIA deputy director and a former FBI science chief, supplied face recognition to Meta for internal development of its smart glasses app. [...]

1 in 4 World Cup Matches Could Be Played in Dangerous Temperatures

A new report warns that Miami, Kansas City, Philadelphia, Dallas, and Houston could be particularly hot places to play during the 2026 World Cup. [...]