Space & Discovery
Liftoff at Dawn: A Cargo Rocket Heads for the Space Station
The launch window opens just after sunrise, and the crew in orbit are waiting on fresh supplies and a new set of experiments.
By Samir Haddad
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Space & Discovery
A New Space Telescope Has Sent Back Its First Images
The deep-field pictures show thousands of galaxies in a patch of sky smaller than a grain of rice held at arm's length.
By Samir Haddad
Space & Discovery
Reusable Rockets Now Launch More Than Once a Day, Worldwide
What was once an international event has become routine, and the skies above the launch sites are getting busy.
By Samir Haddad
Space & Discovery
An Asteroid Sample Is Full of Surprises
Sealed for years on its way back to Earth, a handful of dust contains chemistry that nobody expected to find.
By Samir Haddad
Space & Discovery
The Survey Mapping the Last Blank Part of the Ocean
Robot submarines are charting a seabed we still know less about than the surface of Mars.
By Samir Haddad
Dispatches
Tokyo's Biggest Earthquake Drill Turns a Whole City Into a Classroom
Millions took part this year, from schoolchildren to office towers, and the lessons are being copied worldwide.
By Daniel Osei
Dispatches
The Electric Buses Changing How Nairobi Gets to Work
A locally assembled fleet is quieter, cheaper to run and very popular with the drivers.
By Daniel Osei
Dispatches
Venice's Tide Gates Are Busier Than Anyone Planned
The barriers were built for rare emergencies. Now they rise dozens of times a year, and that has its own cost.
By Daniel Osei
Dispatches
São Paulo Has Planted a Forest Along Its Busiest Road
Thousands of native trees are cooling one of the hottest corridors in South America.
By Daniel Osei
Dispatches
A Harbour You Can Swim In: Sydney's Newest Beach
Decades of clean-up have made the water safe, and on a warm morning the city is already in it.
By Daniel Osei
