FCC Greenlights Space Mirror Startup That Wants to Beam Sunlight to Earth at Night
A New Kind of Night Light — From Orbit What if the sun never truly set — at least not for the people who needed it most? That’s the premise behind Reflect Orbital, a California-based startup that cleared a major regulatory hurdle last week when…
Waking Up to Pee at Night Is Common But Here Is When to Worry
One Trip to the Bathroom? That’s Fine. Two or More? Pay Attention. Most people have shuffled to the bathroom in the middle of the night and wondered whether it’s a problem. The short answer from experts: it depends on how often it’s happening. Waking up…
Parasite Outbreak Spreads Across 43 Ohio Counties With Nearly 200 Sickened
A Fast-Moving Outbreak With a Tricky Parasite Ohio has confirmed 177 cases of cyclosporiasis in 2026 — 171 of which appeared in less than two weeks, mostly since June 20, across 43 of the state’s 88 counties. The culprit is the parasite Cyclospora cayetanensis, which…
Solitary and Sometimes Cannibalistic, Octopuses Are Rewriting the Rules of Intelligence
The Brainiest Loners in the Ocean For decades, scientists believed they had a solid answer to one of biology’s most fascinating questions: why do some animals evolve big brains? The leading theory — known as the social brain hypothesis — held that intelligence is essentially…
Welsh Rock Legend Bonnie Tyler Dies at 75 After Months-Long Battle in Portugal
A Voice That Could Not Be Silenced — Until Now Legendary pop singer Bonnie Tyler, best known for hits including “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” has died after weeks in a hospital, her family announced on Thursday, July 9. She was 75. The news sent…
The World Trade Center Is Finally Complete — Almost
A Promise Made After 9/11, Now Under Construction Nearly a quarter century after the 9/11 terrorist attacks leveled the World Trade Center towers, work on the new campus’ final office tower is now underway. On Thursday, July 9, construction crews broke ground on 2 World…
Webb Telescope Turns Four and Reveals a Galaxy Forged by Cosmic Catastrophe
A Birthday Gift From the Cosmos July 2026 marks four years since NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope images were first revealed to the general public, marking a new era for astronomy. And NASA chose to celebrate in spectacular fashion. To mark this anniversary of the…
Samsung Shatters Every Profit Record but Investors Sell Anyway as AI Doubts Grow
Asian stock markets declined despite Samsung reporting strong earnings, as investor concerns about inflated artificial intelligence valuations weighed heavily on sentiment. The broader worry that AI-related stocks may be overvalued was enough to dampen enthusiasm even from Samsung’s impressive quarterly results, reflecting growing caution among investors about the sustainability of the AI-driven market rally.
How the Death of Mars’s Magnetic Field Turned a Living World Into a Desert
A Planet That Once Had Everything Four and a half billion years ago, Mars boasted a thick atmosphere and abundant surface water — conditions that could have hosted life. It was, by all scientific reckoning, a world with a genuine shot at biology. What happened…
