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A Red-cockaded Woodpecker hovers momentarily before landing at its nesting cavity inside the trunk of a longleaf pine. This species is listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Jared Lloyd/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Jared Lloyd/Getty Images By altering the interpretation of a single word in the Endangered Species Act, the Trump administration…
A team of Chinese astronomers using the Very Large Array (NSF VLA) recently detected a rare transient event taking place in a dwarf galaxy 3.4 billion light-years from Earth. The event, known as AT2019ijn, consisted of an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart a star, which appeared to reveal the afterglow of a powerful jet. It…
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT 18 June 2026 Fillets of raw fish are irregular in shape and floppy in texture, but a robot with three arms has learnt how to manipulate a salmon loin.
Science, Technology, and Innovation Deputy Minister Dr Nomalungelo Gina is representing South Africa at UNESCO’s 2026 Global Conference of the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development which gets underway in Paris, France today. The Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation [UNESCO] flagship Ministerial event supports the implementation of the United Nations International Decade of…
Kerry Wan/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event is next week. It will announce new foldable phones, smartwatches, and more. Early reports suggest a new foldable design. We’re days away from Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, where the tech giant will unveil its latest generation of foldables and smartwatches. Samsung’s mobile launch event takes place on…
Beyond helping people manage blood sugar, lose weight, and lower their risk of cardiovascular disease, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists continue to show promise in unexpected areas of medicine. In a recent study, researchers from the University of California, San Diego, and collaborating institutions found evidence that the GLP-1 drug semaglutide may also influence markers…