MIT spinout turns plastic waste into resilient building materials
The world needs more homes. The world also has too much plastic. Perhaps the only thing those two problems have in common is that they’re hard to solve. Atlas Building Composites, a spinout of MIT, is on a mission to address both problems with a single solution. The company hasContinue Reading
APOD: 2026 September 14 – Where Your Elements Came From
APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 September 14 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by aContinue Reading
An Early Look at Fall Color in Canada
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory An Early Look at Fall Color in… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps WorldContinue Reading
How an influx of salt may affect microbial ecosystems
As sea levels rise due to climate change, encroaching sea water will likely make freshwater environments saltier. In a new study, MIT researchers have shown how that increase in salinity might affect microbial ecosystems found in environments such as rivers and estuaries. These microbial communities play important roles in theContinue Reading
What the commemoration of the 235th anniversary of Bois Caïman means for Haiti’s memory and future
August 14, 1791, put in motion the first major anti-slavery movement in Haiti — part Vodou ceremony, part political congress, and wholly a movement of protest and resistance…Continue Reading
The World’s Most-Beloved Boeing 757 Sent To The Graveyard Is Now Destroyed For Good
The single most effective flying billboard in transatlantic aviation history is no longer flying, nor is it sitting in an aviation museum. Instead, the iconic Icelandair Boeing 757-200, registered as TF-FIU, famous worldwide for its hand-airbrushed Northern Lights livery, has been stripped and reduced to scrap metal in a teardownContinue Reading
Airbus Built A Plane No Airline Wanted: Now Enthusiasts Are Racing To Fly It
When designing an aircraft, you typically start out with a baseline design, like the Airbus A320-200. You can then stretch it, such as creating the A321-100, or incorporate further improvements to boost gross weights, performance, and/or fuel capacity, like with the A321-200. Alternatively, you can shrink the aircraft, either justContinue Reading
A Super El Niño Is Building. Florida’s Most Vulnerable Homes Aren’t Ready.
A strong El Niño is raising the odds of an active winter storm season—and the Floridians most likely to die in a tornado live in aging manufactured homes the state can’t even count. By Kate Waxman On the night of Feb. 22, 1998, tornadoes tore through Central Florida while mostContinue Reading
Niger mutiny exposes growing reliance on Russia
The attempted power grab has exposed deep grievances within the army and tested Niger’s ties with its Sahelian allies., Niamey, Niger – The failed mutiny in Niger has shown the extent to which President Abdourahamane Tiani now relies on Russian support when his government comes under threat, including from within hisContinue Reading
Philippines’ Muslim-majority Bangsamoro region votes for first parliament
However, deadly violence marred the elections one day before the polls open in the southern Philippine region., However, deadly violence marred the elections one day before the polls open in the southern Philippine region. Nearly 2.4 million voters in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in the southernContinue Reading
🎶 Celine Dion mania takes over Paris
Johnny Cotton, Reuters’ visuals deputy chief producer in France, catches a glimpse of Celine Dion greeting fans as she left her Paris hotel only hours before she kicked off a sold-out concert series in the city. #celinedion #paris #france #comebacktour #concert #News #Reuters #Newsfeed Read the story here: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/paris-cheers-power-celine-dion-2026-09-13/ 👉Continue Reading
Debate, confusion explodes over AI ‘doomsday’ warnings
Researchers have warned of AI’s potential danger for years, but nothing struck a chord quite like this week’s X thread from 27-year-old Jacob Coxon, a little-known AI researcher who resigned from Anthropic last week. , Researchers have warned of AI’s potential danger for years, but nothing struck a chord quite likeContinue Reading
GOP rep on AI: ‘Let’s get on top of it’
GOP Rep. Mike Flood (Neb.) said Sunday the federal government should implement artificial intelligence safeguards to prevent the technology from falling into the wrong hands. During an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill Sunday,” Flood said the leaders of top AI companies should be “answering questions” on the safety of theContinue Reading