Darth Vader Lightsaber Sells for $4.875 Million
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Water-Based Battery Chemistry Stores More Energy in Iodine
Laboratory progress still needs larger-scale testing.
Svitolina Beats Sabalenka to Reach WTA Finals Semifinals
An opening defeat does not end a group-stage campaign.
Starship Reaches Orbit but Misses the Booster Catch
One part of a rocket test succeeds while another plan changes.
U.S. Flights Resume After a Nationwide Ground Stop
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Hubble’s Bent-Light Images Prepare the Way for Roman
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Flexible Robots Grip Objects and Connect Together
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Satellite Images Highlight a Mangrove Comeback
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Six Early Eminem Songs Return in Infinite EP
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Resident Evil Requiem Wins the Top Golden Joystick Prize
Two very different games collected four awards each.
Shipwreck Finds Reveal Clues to Denmark’s Slave Trade
A fine shoe and two metal rings illuminate a seventeenth-century voyage.
Google Launches an AI Tool for Choosing Between Given Options
The new model scores supplied choices instead of writing free-form answers.
Pegula Saves Match Point to Reach WTA Finals Semifinals
Her three-set win also ended Gauff’s semifinal hopes.
Rosalía Wins Album of the Year at the Latin Grammys
LUX takes the album award while Niño wins the record category.
Euclid Releases Observations of More Than a Billion Objects
A major data release supports a new three-dimensional map.
Dua Lipa Announced as a Coachella 2027 Headliner
The newly announced festival programme is for next April.
Artist Uses Four Soils to Create a Record-Sized Painting
The artwork draws attention to soil restoration.
Fossil Teeth Point to a Giant Rodent in Ancient Thailand
Researchers estimate a weight of around 30 kilograms.