Science news today centers on practical problem-solving, environmental monitoring, and the politics of high-profile space policy. Researchers push water reuse technology and probe an unexplained marine die-off, while a new U.S. space initiative shows how scientific institutions r...
Science news today centers on practical problem-solving, environmental monitoring, and the politics of high-profile space policy. Researchers push water reuse technology and probe an unexplained marine die-off, while a new U.S. space initiative shows how scientific institutions remain tied to national ambition and government ceremony.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order creating the United States Space Academy and honors the four Artemis II astronauts with the Congressional Space Medal of Honour at NASA’s Johnson Space Center. The ceremony spotlights the administration’s effort to link astronaut achievement with a broader push to expand the country’s space training and exploration agenda.
Scientists in South Africa are investigating mass sardine deaths along stretches of the west and south coasts, with a herpes virus among the possibilities under examination. Researchers are collecting samples from both dead and live fish in affected areas as they work to determine what is driving the die-off and whether it is spreading.
Researchers at Chandigarh University secure a patent for a device designed to treat and reuse wastewater from household kitchens. The system aims to reduce dependence on potable water by repurposing domestic effluent, highlighting a low-cost, applied approach to water conservation at a time of growing pressure on urban water supplies.
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