Press review · Monday, 6 October 2025
06 October 2025
905 articles: 08 May 2025 – 26 October 2026
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theguardian.com
DNA reveals stone age teenager as chewer of 10,500-year-old ‘gum’
The prehistoric birch tar found in Estonia contained traces of saliva that were analysed by genetics experts
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nbcnews.com
With the rest of the world at a climate summit, Trump administration announces major environmental rollbacks
This week, the administration released a series of sweeping proposals to encourage oil drilling and roll back protections for wetlands and endangered animals.
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wbez.org
Trump administration to strip protections for wetlands and streams, leaving Illinois habitat at risk
At the heart of the proposal announced earlier this week is a new, stricter definition to the long-debated legal term, “Waters of the United States."
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laist.com
November deluge breaks rainfall records. New storm will bring snow to Southern California
More than 13 inches of rain fell in the Santa Ynez Mountains over the weekend. And another, colder storm is on the way.
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space.com
SpaceX's 1st 'Version 3' Super Heavy Starship booster buckles under pressure during initial tests
Looks like Starship V3 might need a little more work before launching to space.
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kqed.org
California Leaders Blast Trump’s ‘Idiotic’ Plan to Kickstart Offshore Oil Drilling | KQED
The Interior Department released its plan to open up federal waters off California’s coast to oil drilling, setting up a direct confrontation with Sacramento on energy and climate change.
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nbcnews.com
Trump administration announces plan to drill oil off the California and Florida coasts
The plan has been met with strong opposition from California Gov. Gavin Newsom and is likely to draw bipartisan pushback in Florida, as well.
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Moss in space: spores survive nine-month ride on outside of ISS
Scientists say plant’s resilience suggests it could help with oxygen generation or soil formation on space missions
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nbcnews.com
Moss survived in space for nine months, study finds
The moss was attached to the International Space Station, fully exposed to the harsh environment of the cosmos. Not only did the spores endure, they could still reproduce after returning to Earth.
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wtop.com
Look up! Northern lights sighting possible Thursday from DC region - WTOP News
In addition to the wonderful sky sights of November we have an extra bonus — the possibility of seeing the Northern Lights, also known as the aurora, Thursday night and perhaps the next few nights.
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foxweather.com
Strong geomagnetic storm dazzles, more northern lights sightings possible in US Thursday and Friday
A strong geomagnetic storm created a dazzling light show in the night sky over parts of the country, as the northern lights danced in front of Wednesday's Supermoon.
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livescience.com
Three Chinese astronauts stranded in space after debris hits their return capsule
Three Chinese taikonauts — Wang Jie, Chen Zhongrui and Chen Dong — will be extending their stay aboard China's Tiangong space station after their return capsule was struck by a presumed piece of orbital debris on Wednesday.
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arstechnica.com
If you want to satiate AI’s hunger for power, Google suggests going to space
Google engineers think they already have all the pieces needed to build a data center in orbit.
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foxbusiness.com
UPS plane loaded with fuel and 3 crewmembers on board crashes in fiery Louisville disaster
Police confirm multiple people were injured Tuesday after reports of a UPS plane crash near the Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF) in Kentucky.
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Trump reverses course to renominate billionaire Musk ally to lead Nasa
President withdrew Jared Isaacman’s nomination in May but says on Truth Social he is ‘ideally suited’ for top role
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zmescience.com
The World’s Smallest Pixels Are Here and They Might Change Screens Forever. Meet Retina-Matching Displays
Researchers just built a display smaller than your pupil that plays full-color video.
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nbcnews.com
The light of 10 trillion suns: Scientists report the biggest black hole flare ever recorded
A supermassive black hole violently gobbled up an enormous star, producing a gargantuan cosmic outburst, according to a new study.
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This New Artificial Muscle Could Let Humanoid Robots Lift 4,000 Times Their Own Weight
A tiny magnetic muscle blurs the line between soft robots and steel machines.
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news.utdallas.edu
Team Builds Computer Prototype Designed To Make AI More Efficient
Dr. Joseph S. Friedman and his colleagues created a computer prototype that learns patterns and makes predictions using fewer training computations than conventional artificial intelligence systems. Could computers ever learn more like humans do, without relying on artificial intelligence (AI) systems that must undergo extremely expensive training? Neuromorphic computing might be the answer. This emerging […]
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Capitol Hill is abuzz with talk of the “Athena” plan for NASA
The Athena plan lays out a blueprint for Isaacman’s tenure at NASA.
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futurism.com
Hacker Gets "Doom" Running on Satellite in Outer Space
A software developer from Iceland has successfully hacked a satellite's flight computer to run a port of the infamous 1993 shooter.
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nbcnews.com
Video shows orcas hunting great white sharks and devouring their livers
A pod of orcas has twice been observed flipping young great white sharks on their backsides to stun them, then slicing their sides open.
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Elon Musk on data centers in orbit: “SpaceX will be doing this”
“We could see another transformation of what’s done in space.”…
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Weather tracker: Hurricane Melissa leaves trail of destruction across Caribbean
Category 5 storm is most powerful ever to strike Jamaica and has caused death and destruction in Cuba and Haiti
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Researchers discover new tyrannosaur species in ‘duelling dinosaurs’ fossil
Analysis of Montana fossils shows the battling predator was a fully grown Nanotyrannus, not a young T rex
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pbs.org
Bill Gates calls for climate fight to shift focus from curbing emissions to reducing human suffering
Gates wrote a new 17-page memo hoping to have an impact on next month’s United Nations climate change conference in Brazil. He’s urging world leaders to ask whether the little money designated for climate is being spent on the right things.
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Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa nears category 5
Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damage
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abc7.com
June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from 'Lassie' and 'Lost In Space,' dies at 100 in Santa Monica
June Lockhart, the actress whose career spanned from Hollywood's Golden Age to television roles in "Lassie" and "Lost in Space," has died.
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nbcnews.com
DNA reveals the diseases that devastated Napoleon's doomed army
New research suggests that two surprise pathogens were among the diseases that laid waste to the emperor’s vaunted Grande Armée.
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Major airports issue ground stops due to air traffic controller staffing shortages amid government shutdown
Major U.S. airports, including Reagan National, Newark and LaGuardia face ground stops or delays due to air traffic controller staffing shortages during government shutdown.
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vox.com
What scientists saw underwater in Florida left them “shocked” — and devastated
Two incredibly valuable animals are now “functionally extinct” in Florida. That should alarm all of us.
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Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests
Dating of rock formation in New Mexico casts doubt on theory that species was already in decline
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Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025 – in pictures
From a red-throated loon touching down on water, to good and bad hair days, and an airborne squirrel, here is a selection of the finalists in this year’s Nikon Comedy Wildlife awards
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gamespot.com
Starfield Designer Says Game Fell Short Of Fallout And Elder Scrolls, Calls Space "Inherently Boring"
Bruce Nesmith, who left the project before release, still calls Starfield a "good game."
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An uninsured Altadenan is determined to rebuild. Will the obstacles be insurmountable?
Most survivors of January's fires face a massive gap in the money they need to rebuild, and funding to help is moving too slowly or nonexistent.
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Climate disasters in first half of 2025 costliest ever on record, research shows
LA wildfires and storms this year cost $101bn, new study by non-profit resurrecting work axed by Trump says
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The Orionid Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight - WTOP News
Tuesday is the predicted peak for the Orionid meteor shower. The best time to look for these bits of Halley’s comet debris hitting our atmosphere is after midnight.
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nbcnews.com
Elon Musk goes on a tirade after NASA says it will seek moon landers from SpaceX rivals
Musk's company is behind schedule in the development of its Starship rocket. NASA's interim leader, meanwhile, wants to put astronauts on the moon while Trump is in office.
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Elon Musk feuds with US transportation chief in social media posts: ‘2 digit IQ’
SpaceX owner said Sean Duffy was ‘trying to kill Nasa’ after acting head said agency would reopen contracts for Artemis mission
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Why did NASA’s chief just shake up the agency’s plans to land on the Moon?
“The president wants to make sure we beat the Chinese.”…
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thetimes.com
UK scientists celebrate ‘major breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion
Researchers make landmark advance in the quest to unlock virtually limitless clean energy from the same reaction that powers the stars
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Something from “space” may have just struck a United Airlines flight over Utah
“NTSB gathering radar, weather, flight recorder data.”…
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New space debris shield? Satellites and astronauts could suit up in novel 'Space Armor'
"We took the shot at making a tile and were blown away by the test results."
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nbcnews.com
Photo contest reveals hidden beauty — and mystery — in the microscopic world around us
Nikon's annual Small World competition showcases images of a world that humans can't usually see, as captured through the lens of a microscope.
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nbcnews.com
More than 20 states sue EPA over canceled grants for solar power
During the Trump administration, the Environmental Protection Agency canceled a $7 billion program aimed at making solar power accessible to low-income households.
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards – in pictures
The Wildlife Photographer of the Year is an annual competition hosted by the Natural History Museum in London, which awards top honours in various categories for outstanding photography
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Mudslides possible this morning in Los Angeles and Orange counties as rain intensifies
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued for areas around the Airport Fire burn scar in Orange County mid morning.
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SpaceX finally got exactly what it needed from Starship V2
This was the last flight of SpaceX’s second-gen Starship design. Version 3 arrives next year.
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SpaceX launches giant Starship rocket for moon and Mars on 11th test flight (video)
It was the final flight for this iteration of Starship.
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mynews13.com
SpaceX launches batch of Amazon’s Kuiper satellites Monday
The KF-03 mission took off from Space Launch Complex 40.