‘Star Wars,’ ‘Blade Runner,’ and ‘The Thing’ poster artist Drew Struzan dies at 78
Struzan’s signature artwork defined an entire generation of Hollywood filmmaking.
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Watch 2 Russian cosmonauts spacewalk outside the International Space Station today
Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritskiy will conduct a spacewalk outside the ISS today (Oct. 16), and you can watch it live.
Exiting TED leader clings to tech optimism
Chris Anderson took over TED 25 years ago, when the internet was young and optimism abounded about the future it could deliver.
SpaceX launches 28 Starlink satellites to orbit on 130th Falcon 9 flight of the year
SpaceX launched 28 more of its Starlink broadband satellites on Thursday morning (Oct. 16), sending them up from Florida’s Space Coast.
Coercive control still under the radar, study shows
According to new research, 42% of Australians still have low awareness of coercive control. The study, published in the Australian Journal of Social Issues, revealed that nearly half of respondents were unfamiliar with the term or its meaning. The paper…
Indian literary genius survived British imperialism in forgotten villages, research reveals
“Pundits” kept Sanskrit scholarship alive in remote settlements as British control swept across India, a major new research project will show. The largely forgotten literary figures and their works—ranging from erotic plays to legal treatises—are neglected treasures of Indian intellectual…
Forged in fire: The 900°C heat that built Earth’s stable continents
New research reveals that Earth’s continents owe their stability to searing heat deep in the planet’s crust. At more than 900°C, radioactive elements shifted upward, cooling and strengthening the landmasses that support life. This ancient heat engine also distributed valuable…
Quantum crystals could spark the next tech revolution
Auburn scientists have designed new materials that manipulate free electrons to unlock groundbreaking applications. These “Surface Immobilized Electrides” could power future quantum computers or transform chemical manufacturing. Stable, tunable, and scalable, they represent a leap beyond traditional electrides. The work…
Tiny brain nanotubes found by Johns Hopkins may spread Alzheimer’s
Johns Hopkins scientists uncovered microscopic “nanotube” channels that neurons use to transfer toxic molecules. While this process clears waste, it can also spread harmful proteins like amyloid-beta. Alzheimer’s-model mice showed more nanotubes early on, hinting at a link to disease…
Who or what dug Mars’ mysterious gullies? The answer is explosive
CO₂ ice blocks on Mars may dig gullies as they slide and sublimate in the thin atmosphere. In lab experiments, scientists recreated these eerie, worm-like movements under Martian conditions. The findings help explain unusual dune formations and deepen our understanding…