President Volodymyr Zelensky says Russia has widened its attacks to target Ukraine’s data centres and internet providers, seeking to cause maximum disruption for ordinary people. “All this affects people’s ability to stay connected, study, work,” he said. On Friday a Russian drone hit a business centre in the capital Kyiv, killing four people and damaging
After a tiring seven-hour flight from Boston to Frankfurt, a three-hour drive from the airport, and six flights of stairs to our apartment, we arrived in Düsseldorf and quickly learned air conditioning isn’t really a thing in Germany. The large tilt-and-turn windows in our place didn’t have screens, only metal rolling shutters. This meant we
The sheer scale of the universe strongly suggests Earth isn’t its only life-hosting planet. But do distant worlds harbor the types of advanced spacefaring civilizations depicted in science fiction, or just far simpler microbes? Astrobiologists consider a planet’s age when searching for extraterrestrials. The standard logic implies that older planets had a longer time to
School holidays have officially kicked off, so why not put away the screens, turn off the devices, and head down to SEA LIFE Melbourne Aquarium for some proper holiday fun? By bringing Nintendo’s beloved game Animal Crossing: New Horizons into the real world, this event blends interactive fun with hands-on learning, making it the perfect
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures can cause the destruction of necessary cell components, which is a big problem for cells with complex parts like a nucleus encasing delicate genetic information. In the heated waters of
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Mark Rober. It has been edited for length and clarity. I still have the same crazy, zany ideas I had as a kid. But after becoming a mechanical engineer, I have this skill set that allows me to bring those ideas to life. As a kid,
