Indian scientists search for the perfect apple
Priti Gupta Technology Reporter Getty Images Jammu and Kashmir is India’s biggest apple producing region…
Sabrina Carpenter’s Sweet Tooth fragrances ink retail deal with Ulta Beauty
Published October 12, 2025 Sweet Tooth by Sabrina Carpenter announced on Friday it has inked a new retail partnership with Ulta Beauty, that will see the celebrity-backed fragrance collection rollout nationwide via the U.S. beauty chain. Courtesy The four-scent fragrance line, made up of Sweet Tooth, Caramel Dream, Cherry Baby and Me Espresso, will be available to Ulta customers…
An interstellar visitor lights up the Red Planet’s sky
Between October 1 and 7, ESA’s ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) and Mars Express spacecraft turned their instruments toward interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS as it passed near Mars. Of all ESA spacecraft, the two Mars orbiters had the best view of this rare visitor. During its closest approach to the Red Planet on October 3, the…
The Moon’s south pole hides a 4-billion-year-old secret
When astronauts touch down near the moon’s south pole in the coming years as part of NASA’s Artemis program, they may discover a remarkable archive of clues about how the moon was born. That possibility comes from new research led by Jeffrey Andrews-Hanna, a planetary scientist at the University of Arizona. The study, published Oct….
New simulation reveals how Earth’s magnetic field first sparked to life
Earth is lucky to have a magnetic field that shields the planet — and everything living on it — from dangerous cosmic radiation. Without this invisible barrier, Earth would be exposed to the same constant stream of charged particles that bombards other planets in our solar system, such as Mars, making life there far more…
Archaeologists uncover lost land bridge that may rewrite human history
Once connected stretches of land, now hidden beneath the sea, may have given early humans a way to move between what is today Türkiye and Europe, according to groundbreaking new research in this little-studied region. The study, recently published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Island and Coastal Archaeology, reveals the first evidence of Paleolithic activity…
‘My late husband’s organs transformed the lives of four people’
Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, Stonehaven Hutchinson family Arlene and son Jack pictured with her late husband Mark Arlene Hutchinson’s husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes “out of the blue”. Like many couples they had never discussed organ donation but she knew it was what he…
Closest alien civilization could be 33,000 light years away
According to new research presented at the EPSC-DPS2025 Joint Meeting in Helsinki, the nearest technological civilization in the Milky Way could be roughly 33,000 light years away. For such a civilization to exist at the same time as humanity, it would need to have lasted for at least 280,000 years — and potentially millions of…
Wireshark 4.4.10 and 4.6.0 Released, (Sun, Oct 12th)
Wireshark release 4.4.10 fixes 6 bugs and 1 vulnerability (in the MONGO dissector). Source link
Breakthrough compounds may reverse nerve damage caused by multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a long-term autoimmune condition that affects over 2.9 million people around the world. In MS, the immune system mistakenly attacks the myelin sheath, a protective layer that insulates nerve fibers. This damage interrupts communication between the brain and body, leading to symptoms such as numbness, tingling, vision problems, and paralysis. Although…
A million-sun-mass mystery object found lurking in deep space
Astronomers have used a worldwide array of telescopes to spot the smallest dark object ever identified in the universe. Discovering more of these faint, hidden masses and understanding what they are could help eliminate certain explanations for dark matter, the invisible material believed to make up roughly one-quarter of the cosmos. Details of the discovery…
