Britain is one heatwave away from towns at risk of running out of tap water

University of Queensland researchers have developed a drug that activates a hard-to-target immune receptor — a breakthrough which could lead to new treatments for neurodegenerative conditions like Motor Neurone Disease (MND). In an international collaboration with the Indian Institute of Technology, The University of Tokyo and Sungkyunkwan University, the researchers were able to uncover the…

Voyager 1 has been on an incredible journey that’s defied all expectations. And it’s about to achieve yet another milestone. The small car-sized spacecraft was the first human-made object to enter interstellar space, and for almost 50 years it’s been hurtling away from Earth at 61,100 kilometers (38,000 miles) per hour. Crazily, in all that…

Researchers at the Advanced Science Research Center at the City University of New York Graduate Center (CUNY-ASRC) have demonstrated something English mathematician and physicist Sir Roger Penrose predicted over 50 years ago. According to Penrose, it would be possible to extract energy from a rapidly spinning (Kerr) black hole by inserting an object into the…

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Buying a new gadget or service today feels like a gamble. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep learning systems are compressing the gap between new and outdated technology. Whether you’re a student, a tech enthusiast, or a small business owner evaluating new tools, the goal is to avoid tech debt by choosing technology that can…

Technology is changing very fast, and many people struggle to understand which trends actually matter and which ones are just hype. This confusion makes it hard for businesses, students, and beginners to focus on the right skills and opportunities. The solution is to identify the most important and practical technology trends in 2026 that are…