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Sunday, October 4, 2026
DarwinDaily Oct 05, 2026 (SPX)

Studies tie stone tool teaching to early language from Homo erectus to Cro-Magnon

Experimental and archaeological research published over the past decade supports the view that toolmaking and communication developed together in early humans, with each raising the demands placed on the other. The work ...

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RoboDaily Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Singapore university satellite CRIMSON-1 reaches orbit to trial perovskite solar cells and onboard AI

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has launched a satellite carrying locally developed perovskite solar c...

BatteryDaily Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Silicone rubber composite seals in tritium and blocks radiation for fusion plants

A flexible silicone rubber composite developed at the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences can ...

DarwinDaily Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Sea-level records point to rapid polar wander episodes in the Jurassic and Cretaceous

Changes in ancient sea level provide new evidence that Earth went through episodes of rapid true polar wander (TPW) during the Jur...

SkyNightly Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Roman telescope ground stations on three continents pass full-rate downlink tests

NASA has confirmed that all the ground stations supporting its Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope are ready to receive the mission'...

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BeyondLEO IRON AND ICE Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Ramses spacecraft powered up for first time ahead of 2029 Apophis encounter

The Ramses planetary defence spacecraft, a joint mission of the European Space Agency and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, has been switched on for the first time by its pri...

SinoDaily SOLAR Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Prussian blue framework steadies perovskite solar cells from lab cells to 30 cm submodules

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are a promising next-generation photovoltaic technology capable of high power conversion efficiencies, but their performance and long-term stability a...

BatteryDaily ENERGY TECH Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Printed wallpaper harvests indoor humidity to power small electronics

More than 6 million homes in the United States carry solar panels on their roofs. Researchers at Binghamton University are now looking at generating power inside the house as well,...

BeyondLEO MARS Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Orbiter tracking data expose hot region in mantle beneath southern Mars

Satellites orbiting the Moon and Mars have given scientists a wealth of information about the surfaces of those worlds, from traces of water on the Moon to potentially habitable su...

SkyNightly EXTRA SOLAR Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Nearby habitable-zone planets probably host microbes, not advanced life, study estimates

Science fiction tends to assume that life on other planets, if it exists, is far more advanced than life on Earth. A new study suggests the opposite is more likely for the planets ...

DarwinDaily EARLY EARTH Oct 04, 2026 (SPX)
Mongolian microfossils push possible origin of animals back by 200 million years

Animals may have evolved up to 200 million years before they first appear in the fossil record, according to research that challenges key assumptions used to date the origin of ani...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Houthis cut vital supply road to Yemen's Taiz: security sources to AFP

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis on Sunday cut a vital supply route linking Taiz with Aden -- the interim capital o...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
North Korea's Kim oversaw launch of missile that uses AI

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a missile which allegedly used artificial intelligence t...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
Iran tells US there is no military solution to Middle East war

Iran's top diplomat insisted on Sunday that there would be no military solution to the United States' war agai...

PolicyDaily Oct 04, 2026 (AFP)
US Marine arrested in Japan on suspicion of murder

A US Marine stationed on Japan's southern island of Okinawa was arrested on suspicion of the murder of a Japan...