Daniel Kim — Technology Editor

More than 500 river pilots and navigation professionals have been formally ordered by the Prefectura Naval Argentina to immediately resume their duties following an indefinite strike over the new Decreto 690/2026. The stoppage has left 140 commercial vessels stranded and paralyzed grain and energy exports across the country’s key waterways. A high-stakes confrontation between the … Read more

New mathematical modeling from Russian researchers reveals that human life may have an absolute biological ceiling of 150 to 190 years, even if all age-related diseases and biological deterioration are completely eliminated. Somatic DNA mutations accumulating in cells like the brain and heart ultimately restrict longevity. Can human beings ever achieve indefinite life spans if … Read more

More than 20 years after landing on Mars, NASA’s Spirit rover has yielded a hidden breakthrough. Reanalyzing archival data from 2004 to 2010, researchers discovered widespread crystalline hematite and altered magnetite in Martian soil, signaling that significant areas of the Red Planet were once covered by liquid water. Revisiting Gusev Crater Soil Data With Fresh … Read more

Researchers in Costa Rica have installed an AI touchscreen system in the Taboga Forest Reserve, allowing wild capuchin monkeys to interact with digital displays for banana rewards. Developed by Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology, the system achieves 97 percent accuracy in facial recognition while opening new avenues for studying animal cognition in natural … Read more

Published in Science Advances on July 31, 2026, a new study reveals that giant Kelvin-Helmholtz waves generated by solar wind scrape across Mars’s upper atmosphere, tearing away ionized gas in massive burst-mode events with ion escape rates 10 to 100 times higher than the two steady-state channels scientists have measured for years, as discovered by … Read more

Skies across the United Arab Emirates have come alive with bright streaks of light as the annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak, drawing astronomy enthusiasts to desert viewing events in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, and beyond. Considered one of the most reliable celestial displays of the year, the meteor shower is active between July … Read more