Los Angeles, CA (SPX) May 04, 2026 - A new study from McMaster University has found that sub-Neptunes - the most common class of planet around Sun-like stars - are nearly absent around mid-to-late M dwarf stars, the most numerous type
Tehran (AFP) May 4, 2026 - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that the United States must reduce its demands on the Islamic republic, with negotiations stalled over ending the two-month-long Middle East war.
Los Angeles, CA (SPX) May 04, 2026 - Chemists at the University of Warwick have identified a series of previously unknown materials formed during the heating of molecular precursors, including a new structural form of bismuth vanadate,
Manila (AFP) May 4, 2026 - A magnitude-6.0 earthquake struck the central Philippine island of Samar at 2:09 pm (0609 GMT) on Monday, the United States Geological Survey said.
Tehran (AFP) May 4, 2026 - Iran's military warned on Monday that US forces would be attacked if they entered the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said the United States would begin escorting ships through the waterway.
Islamabad, Pakistan (AFP) May 4, 2026 - Pakistan said Monday it had facilitated the transfer of 22 Iranian crew members from a US-seized vessel, describing the move as a 'confidence-building measure' amid fragile diplomatic contacts between Washington and Tehran.
Jakarta (AFP) May 4, 2026 - The defence ministers of Indonesia and Japan met in Jakarta Monday to sign a defence cooperation agreement, underlining the need to safeguard regional peace and stability in the face of global tumult.
Los Angeles, CA (SPX) May 04, 2026 - NASA's Curiosity rover has launched a new drill campaign at a site called Atacama on Mars, targeting layered-sulfate bedrock on Mount Sharp - the first such material the rover has encountered since
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2026 - A new review published in SmartBot systematically maps the key technologies required for robots that collect samples from asteroids and comets, arguing that sampling, mobility, and anchoring must be
London (SPX) May 04, 2026 - Researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science and US collaborators have found evidence that ice has been accumulating at the Moon's poles for at least 1.5 billion years, and have identified the
Yerevan (AFP) May 4, 2026 - Europeans have 'heard' US President Donald Trump's message of frustration over the Iran war and are 'stepping up', NATO chief Mark Rutte said on Monday after Washington announced it would withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany.
Oakland, United States (AFP) May 4, 2026 - Following high-profile testimony from billionaire Elon Musk last week, one of OpenAI's co-founders will testify Monday in the California lawsuit brought by the world's richest man against the creators of ChatGPT.
Berlin, Germany (SPX) May 04, 2026 - Ceramic tiles and control flaps from Europe's Space Rider reentry module have successfully completed high-temperature testing in a plasma wind tunnel, clearing a major qualification hurdle for the r
Tokyo, Japan (SPX) May 04, 2026 - Researchers at Kyushu University have reported a simple way to generate hydrogen gas by mixing methanol, sodium hydroxide, and iron ions, then exposing the solution to ultraviolet light. The team sa
Najaf, Iraq (AFP) May 4, 2026 - In Iraq's holy city of Najaf, the majestic shrine of Imam Ali stands quiet, its vast courtyards no longer echoing with the multilingual whispers of pilgrims from before the Middle East war.
Dubai (AFP) May 4, 2026 - A tanker was hit by unidentified projectiles off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, a British maritime agency reported Monday, as the United States said it would escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz.
