Elon Musk’s SpaceX seeks FCC approval for solar-powered satellites to run AI data centres in orbit |

Elon Musk’s SpaceX is reportedly planning to harness solar power for AI data centres floating above Earth, which seems like science fiction, yet the company filed a proposal with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), signalling serious intent.As reported by Reuters, just days after reports surfaced of a potential merger between Musk’s xAI and SpaceX, the…

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Scientists are turning cigarette-butt waste into clean energy sources: From street litter to energy storage |

Every year, billions of cigarette butts are discarded worldwide. Many end up scattered across streets, beaches, and rivers, where they sit for years and slowly leak toxic chemicals. Despite this, the material itself is not especially exotic. Most cigarette butts are made from plant-based polymers, similar to substances already used in industrial carbon production. This…

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7,000-year-old mummies reveal how the world’s largest hot desert once had lakes, and forests

For thousands of years, the Sahara has symbolised extreme isolation, a landscape so hostile it feels incompatible with sustained human life. But long before the desert became what it is today, parts of North Africa supported communities whose genetic history is now forcing scientists to rethink how ancient populations moved, mixed, and survived.A study published…

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Michigan scientist uses 750-year-old Indian poems to show western India’s savannas were never ruined forests |

For decades, large stretches of western India’s open landscapes were widely described as degraded forests shaped by centuries of human activity. But new research by Ashish Nerlekar of Michigan State University challenges that assumption. By analysing Indian poems, folk songs and sacred texts written as early as the 13th century, the study shows that many…

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