44+ min ago  (710+ words) An interstellar comet that swept through the inner Solar System last year may be nearly three times older than the Sun and its planets, astronomers said Monday, making it one of the oldest known objects ever observed passing through humanity's…...

1+ hour, 12+ min ago  (280+ words) Italian defense firm Leonardo and Turkish aviation firm Baykar successfully concluded the first phase of live testing for the K-SWARM program, marking a milestone in crewed and unmanned aircraft teaming capabilities, according to a joint press release on Monday. The…...

6+ hour, 29+ min ago  (610+ words) A pill bug dwelling under a garden pot curls its body into "a tiny armored ball as self-defense. Far below the ocean surface, some of its much larger relatives face a harder problem: how to stay alive when the next…...

6+ hour, 49+ min ago  (368+ words) The number of people displaced within their own countries by natural disasters and extreme weather events rose sharply last year, according to a study commissioned by Greenpeace and conducted by the University of Hamburg. The study found that 13. 6 million people…...

6+ hour, 58+ min ago  (448+ words) Air pollution in Istanbul declined by 8% in May compared to the same period last year, according to a study conducted by researchers at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). The research, led by H'seyin Toros, head of the Climate Science and Meteorological…...

7+ hour, 35+ min ago  (516+ words) Much of Europe braced Monday for an intensifying heat wave in the days ahead, prompting some countries to implement special measures to mitigate its impact. France recorded heat-related deaths over the weekend. A leading researcher reiterated that human-driven climate change…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (535+ words) A new exhibition in Istanbul's Taksim Square is inviting visitors to explore the environmental and social impacts of waste while promoting sustainable living and responsible consumption as part of T'rkiye's internationally recognized Zero Waste Initiative. Held under the auspices of…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (483+ words) The Earth may not be engulfed by the expanding fireball of the dying sun, which has long been assumed to be our home planet's ultimate fate, according to scientists. Don't worry: This is not expected to happen for another 5 billion…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (635+ words) Like humans, wildlife is increasingly vulnerable as climate change fuels longer and more intense heatwaves, disrupting feeding and breeding and in extreme cases proving fatal. The human toll of heatwaves is well documented but their ecological impacts have received less…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (417+ words) This is the sun's time to shine: June 21 is the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. June 21 is the solstice, marking the start of astronomical summer north of the equator. It's the opposite in the Southern Hemisphere,…...