Thursday

9 October 2025

Latest science news

“Scientists say a massive alien spaceship 3I/ATLAS is hurtling towards Earth.” : Netizen says but NASA denies

Rumours circulating across social media platforms have sparked alarm, with users claiming that a giant comet known as 3I/ATLAS is heading towards Earth and poses a “major threat to...

New Zealand boosts quantum research as experts call for greater ‘Quantum Literacy’

At the heart of many quantum breakthroughs lies quantum entanglement, a phenomenon once described by Einstein as “spooky action at a distance.”

5 countries that dominate global uranium reserves

As nuclear energy provides roughly 10 per cent of the world’s electricity, a handful of nations, Australia, Kazakhstan, Canada, Russia, and Namibia, control the bulk of uranium reserves, influencing...

Organic molecules linked to life found in Enceladus’ Geysers, Cassini data reveals

Nearly two decades after NASA’s Cassini spacecraft first sampled Enceladus’ icy plumes, scientists have identified complex organic molecules that may be precursors to life, strengthening the moon’s status as...

Portable DNA labs help close major biodiversity data gaps in Peruvian Amazon

The Peruvian Amazon faces rapid biodiversity loss due to wildfires and habitat destruction, often before many species are even identified.

India plans its biggest dam to counter China’s Himalayan megaproject

Under grey mountain skies in Arunachal Pradesh, hundreds of members of the Adi tribe assembled on a local football ground,…