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Decades-long study reveals age when physical ability peaks

It is never too late to start moving, scientists say

The Independent UK

Gen Z behind jump in use of oral nicotine pouches across Great Britain

More than half a million people now consume products as experts link rise to ‘aggressive’ marketing and advertising

The Guardian - UK

Wildfire smoke lofted miles high could have an unexpected effect on Earth's climate

New measurements demonstrate that smoke particles in the upper atmosphere are twice the size of lower-altitude ones.

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NASA's Parker Solar Probe captures solar wind doing a 'U-turn'

NASA's Parker Solar Probe captured solar material looping back to the sun, revealing how it recycles magnetic energy and shapes future solar storms.

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Steven Spielberg finally reveals 1st trailer for new UFO film 'Disclosure Day', and now we're terrified

Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor star in Universal Pictures' eerie alien invasion project coming next summer.

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NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is still silent at Mars — and apparently is spinning, too

NASA still hasn't heard from its MAVEN Mars orbiter, and the spacecraft appears to be spinning in an odd way as well.

Space

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launches its 1st pair of Galileo navigation satellites (video)

Europe's Ariane 6 rocket launched a pair of Galileo satellites just after midnight on Wednesday (Dec. 17), adding to the continent's geopositioning constellation.

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Launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite scrubbed late in countdown

The planned launch of Japan's Michibiki 5 navigation satellite atop an H3 rocket tonight (Dec. 16) was scrubbed with less than a minute left in the countdown.

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How to watch 'Fallout' Season 2 online and from anywhere

Okey Dokey! Prime Video's post-apocalyptic adventure heads for New Vegas starting tonight!

Space

James Webb Space Telescope discovers a lemon-shaped exoplanet unlike anything seen before: 'What the heck is this?'

"This was an absolute surprise. It's extremely different from what we expected."

Space

Jane Goodall Earth medal to recognise people working to improve the world

Organisers of award in honour of late primatologist hope it will inspire and encourage people to take action

The Guardian - UK

Could the Star of Bethlehem have actually been a comet?

The direction, distance and motion of the comet through the sky during its closest approach could have made it seem like it was hovering over Bethlehem when Jesus was said to have been born.

Space

'Fallout' Season 2 review: A stark warning against letting tech billionaires decide humanity's fate

Amazon and Bethesda return to the Wasteland with a second Fallout season that's all about New Vegas and not letting businessmen and fanatics run the world.

Space

Satellite watches volcano spew ash over Middle East | Space photo of the day for Dec. 16, 2025

The ash plume disrupted flights as far away as India.

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The Independent UK

Magic mushroom compound found to break depression spiral

Findings confirm that psilocybin can rewire brain circuitry

Space

James Webb Space Telescope could illuminate dark matter in a way scientists didn't realize

Smooth filaments stretching for many light-years, seen by the powerful space telescope, could indicate what the right "recipe" is for dark matter.

The Independent UK

Chinese scientists develop easy-to-apply balm to boost male fertility

Researchers say lotion is ‘first targeted repair strategy’ for male fertility

The Independent UK

Scientists discover orange toad species so tiny it can fit on pencil tip

Scientists call for immediate conservation efforts to protect endangered species

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Private satellites pinpoint methane emissions from oil, gas and coal facilities worldwide

Using high-resolution observations from the GHGSat satellite constellation, researchers have produced the first global, facility-level estimate of methane emissions from the energy sector.

Space

Ghosts, sharks and Norse mythology: US Space Force unveils new names for satellites and space weapons

The U.S. Space Force unveiled the new naming scheme that it will use for its spacecraft and space-based weaponry, drawing inspiration from mythology and the natural world.

Space

Fallout games ranked, worst to best

With the Fallout TV show venturing back out into the Wasteland, what better time to rank every Fallout game from worst to best?

Space

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS makes its closest approach to Earth tonight: Here's what you need to know

The interstellar comet will pass safely by Earth, giving astronomers their best chance to study it up close.

Space

James Webb Space Telescope finds 1st evidence of 'dinosaur-like' stars in the early universe

"A bit like dinosaurs on Earth — they were enormous and primitive. And they had short lives, living for just a quarter of a million years."

Space

Finding the point of no return: Sun's shifting, spiky atmospheric boundary mapped in detail for 1st time

Scientists have created the first detailed maps of the sun's atmospheric boundary, where solar material breaks free and streams into space.

Space

NASA tests drones in Death Valley | Space photo of the day for Dec. 15, 2025

To develop more robust next-generation aerial explorers, NASA's Mars Exploration program is turning to drones.

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