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European orbiter detects hints of volcanic activity on Mars

New evidence from gas seeping above volcanic rifts suggests Mars is not geologically dead deep inside, but merely sleeping.

2 astronauts will finish upgrading ISS solar arrays during spacewalk today: Watch it live

NASA's Anil Menon and Canada Joshua Kutryk will install the International Space Station's final roll-out solar array during a spacewalk today (Nov. 5). Here's…

Ten years of the Paris Agreement: Has the world kept its climate promises?

Nearly 200 countries pledged to limit warming to 1.5C. We look at who has delivered and who has fallen short.

Australia OKs seabed site where Japanese company will store carbon pollution

Australia has designated a seabed storage site near its northern coast where a Japanese company plans to store massive amounts of carbon pollution using a tech…

Today in Germany: A roundup of the latest news on Thursday

Bavarian deputy leader Hubert Aiwanger found dead in Berlin hotel, property giant Vonovia 'concerned' over Berlin left's housing plans, Germany’s climate credi…

Today’s weather: Severe thunderstorms threaten parts of SA with heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds

Severe thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and damaging winds are expected across several parts of South Africa on Thursday, while hot to very hot conditions will gr…

One dead and more than 2,000 affected by El Niño flooding in the Galápagos

Heavy rains linked to the El Niño phenomenon triggered a flash flood on Santa Cruz island in Ecuador’s Galápagos archipelago overnight from Friday to Saturday,…

APOD: 2026 November 5 – Enceladus in Silhouette

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 5 –… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day…

Cyprus: Island of Snakes, Cats, and Ophiolites

The third-largest island in the Mediterranean Sea exposes an ancient piece of the ocean floor and hosts a clowder of cats.

Lab-grown meat was supposed to save the world. What happened?

We were promised a panacea for the climate crisis and a way to save our food system. So why is nobody firing up the chicken vats? I went to find out On 5 Augus…

El Niño now very strong, impacts to be felt until 2027

PAGASA projections show the very strong El Niño or so-called Super El Niño may cause drought in virtually the entire country by March 2027

NASA Announces X-70 Experimental Aircraft to Advance Flight Research

On Wednesday, NASA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, the X-70 Fractal, during the UP.Summit at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This high…

美国 AI 扩张遭遇地方阻力：水电资源和环境争议升温，76% 选民反对在社区建设数据中心

北京时间 11 月 5 日，据美国科技媒体 The Verge 报道，随着 2026 年美国中期选举结果陆续出炉，人工智能行业赖以发展的数据中心建设遭遇重大阻力。 美国多地选民通过地方公投限制数据中心扩张，多名支持暂停相关项目建设的候选人赢得选举，意味着美国 AI 数据中心开发商未来可能面临更加严格的监管环境。 美国…

McDonald’s tests new value menu as fast-food discount wars heat up

The burger chain is overhauling its menu and seeking to deliver a “clear and compelling value proposition.”

Chris Bowen on how he’ll reach consensus at the UN climate summit Cop31 – Australian Politics podcast

The UN’s climate summit begins in Turkey on Monday, with Australia leading the negotiations for the first time. The challenge of bringing nearly 190 countries…

British sport under-prepared for climate risks as costs rise, report says

A report warns that climate change is increasingly threatening UK sports, damaging facilities, disrupting schedules, raising costs and reducing participation, highlighting inadequate preparedness for extreme weather.

Communities to get a stronger say over billions of pounds of water investment

Eight new regional water councils will put communities at the heart of decisions on tackling sewage, flooding, drought and securing future water supplies

Stunning collection of prehistoric engravings found in Spanish cave

A close examination of a frequently visited cave wall in Spain has revealed a spectacular assembly of rock art engravings thought to be at least 19,000 years o…

Efficient generation of non‑mosaic genetically modified marmosets via CRISPR/Cas9 delivery into unfertilized MII oocytes

The spatial lipidome of the human epidermis and epidermal models