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BusinessDNA Evidence Can Establish Innocence After a Wrongful Conviction
DNA testing can vindicate people wrongly convicted of crimes by comparing biological evidence with their genetic profiles. A US Justice Department report documents cases where testing established innocence after trial.
ScienceFrancis Halzen Wins Physics Nobel for Detecting Cosmic ‘Ghost Particles’
Francis Halzen won the 2026 Physics Nobel for developing IceCube and detecting high-energy neutrinos from space. Sensors buried in Antarctic ice record sporadic particle interactions, helping scientists investigate distant cosmic events.
ScienceKagan and Soai Win Chemistry Nobel for Mirror-Molecule Discoveries
Henri Kagan and Kenso Soai won the 2026 Chemistry Nobel for explaining how reactions favour one mirror-image molecular form. Their discoveries provide a viable foundation for making medicines more precisely.
ScienceShooting Stars Can Appear Even Outside Meteor Showers
NASA explains that sporadic meteors appear outside organised meteor showers. These small space particles encounter Earth throughout the year, producing bright streaks when they enter the atmosphere at high speeds.
ScienceShooting Stars Can Appear Even Outside Meteor Showers
NASA explains that sporadic meteors appear outside organised meteor showers. These small space particles encounter Earth throughout the year, producing bright streaks when they enter the atmosphere at high speeds.
ScienceWorld Space Week Highlights Space Travellers From 52 Countries
World Space Week runs October 4–10, marking Sputnik’s launch and the Outer Space Treaty. Its human-spaceflight review highlights a staggering 746 travellers from 52 countries, including astronauts and tourists who paid for their journeys. United Nations
ScienceDRDO Airship Reaches 21 km in High-Altitude Test
DRDO’s indigenous high-altitude platform reached 21 km and stayed at 20 km for over 30 minutes before recovery. The successful trial advances efforts to develop a viable long-endurance stratospheric airship for aerial surveillance.
Science99-Million-Year-Old Insect Had a Feeding Tube Nearly Twice Its Body Length
Researchers examining 13 insect fossils in Myanmar amber identified Cretodorus noonoo, a species from 99 million years ago. Its unusually long, flexible mouthpart offers a plausible explanation for feeding on sugary fluids inside tree bark. EurekAlert!
ScienceThree Scientists Win 2026 Medicine Nobel for Using Light to Study the Brain
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the 2026 medicine Nobel for optogenetics. Their discoveries let scientists switch nerve cells on or off using light, helping spur research into brain function and treatments.
ScienceOctober 2 Skywatch: Venus Pauses Its Apparent Motion, Mercury Glows Nearby
Venus appears stationary against Virgo’s stars on October 2 before beginning apparent backward motion. Astronomy’s US-focused guide places Mercury nearby after sunset. Be meticulous about waiting until sunset before using binoculars; visibility varies by location.
ScienceSpaceX Plans Three Rocket Launches in 13 Hours Today, Including Astronauts to Space Station
SpaceX plans three launches in 13 hours today, a feat done only once before. Crew-13 astronauts, 130 satellites including a Google AI prototype, and a spy satellite will fly as SpaceX's launch pace surges.
ScienceNASA Sets Step-by-Step Plan to Bring Boeing's Starliner Back After Sunita Williams Saga
NASA and Boeing have set a plan to bring Starliner back after the 2024 flight that stranded Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore. A prudent uncrewed test flies by January, and astronauts return by 2028.
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