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When space junk comes home

Early one February morning in 2025, Adam Borucki discovered something extraordinary behind his warehouse in Poland: a charred metal tank, roughly 1.5 meters across. It had crashed from space during the night, part of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that failed to complete its

Ukraine energy scandal imperils Zelensky’s rule and war

The latest corruption scandal that has engulfed Ukraine could not have come at a worse time or in a more delicate sector of the economy for the increasingly embattled government of Volodymyr Zelensky. Ukraine’s military is now clearly on the back foot in several key sectors of

2hollis – “DOGS”

Last month, I saw 2hollis at New York's Terminal 5 and it was one of the best, sweatiest shows I'd ever been to thanks to the nonstop energy. It turns out the hyperpop rapper is only upping the ante; he's back today with a seismic rage-rap anthem called "DOGS," which is

Arts boost youth well-being, drive economic gains: Study

A new study led by The University of Manchester's #BeeWell team and PBE (formerly Pro Bono Economics) has found that artistic activities can dramatically improve young people's well-being—with effects equivalent to the happiness boost that unemployed adults experience when

Schools turn to therapy to teach children values

Therapeutic education has become a dominant influence on the teaching of values in Britain's primary schools, according to new research from the Universities of Surrey, York and Sheffield. From mindful "body scans" to "Zones of Regulation" charts, well-being initiatives are

A compact space spectrometer for sustainable agriculture

Researchers at Fraunhofer IOF in collaboration with Airbus have developed a hyperspectral spectrometer as part of the "Rainbow" project. The technology enables the creation of digital field maps that can be used in agriculture as precise application maps for location-specific