SpaceX is seen as a make-or-break test for mega IPOs

SpaceX is seen as a make-or-break test for mega IPOs

Written by Manya Saini April 1 (Reuters) – The global IPO market has been in need of a win for years and Elon Musk’s SpaceX may be the breakthrough. The last company to hit the market with a valuation exceeding a billion dollars was Saudi Aramco in 2019. A trillion-dollar valuation, a CEO with a … Read more

‘Guano isn’t just droppings’: scientists reveal secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa national park

'Guano isn't just droppings': scientists reveal secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa national park

AAfter huddling in a damp, cool cave, Raúl da Silva Armando Chomela is waiting for his eyes to adjust. Wearing latex gloves, a helmet fitted with a headlamp, and a mask to protect his lungs from fine particles and bacteria, the molecular biologist from the Mozambican port city of Beira peers into the shadows for … Read more

Scientists Catch Rare Whale Emergence Time As Nearby Whales Help Mother

A newborn Humpback calf with its mother

Scientists have captured rare underwater footage of a whale giving birth, revealing a level of cooperation and support from nearby whales that researchers say has rarely been recorded in the wild. Video, recorded by the team of marine scientistsit not only shows the time of birth but also shows how other whales stayed close and … Read more

Camels, sailboats and chicken trucks: Inside a solo, non-flying trip around the world | CNN

Traveler Omar Nok, 31 years old, from Egypt, is trying to cross the world without flying.

When an unusual sight of land appeared, Egyptian traveler Omar Nok jumped out of his narrow seat and onto the deck of the 49-foot boat he was traveling on. After weeks of being surrounded by nothing but sea, the view of the Caribbean island of St. Lucia, home to the UNESCO-listed Piton mountains, left him … Read more

Supreme Court fights for citizenship and NASA’s moon mission to begin: Morning Rundown

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In today’s newspaper: The Supreme Court will hear arguments in the fight for birthright citizenship. NASA will launch four astronauts into space for a 10-day lunar mission. Also no punishment for the crew of the Army helicopter that flew near Kid Rock’s house. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more

An elephant has been painted bright pink for photos that have sparked outrage in India

An elephant has been painted bright pink for photos that have sparked outrage in India

Your support helps us tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is breaking new ground as the story unfolds. Whether it’s investigating the finances of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest film, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on American women fighting for reproductive rights, … Read more

Lunar prospectors: businesses that want to mine the moon

Lunar prospectors: businesses that want to mine the moon

In a calm environment, five autonomous robots are drilling into the moon, digging up loose rock and dust and leaving lines of parallel tracks. Stopping only to charge at a central solar power station, the car-sized machines process lunar debris internally to extract a form of helium so rare on Earth that the palm-sized container … Read more

It’s not your idea. This is a wonderful time for the rattlesnake. This is what happens

It's not your idea. This is a wonderful time for the rattlesnake. This is what happens

Emily Taylor has lived in California for 20 years and has never received as many calls about rattlesnakes as she did last month. Taylor owns Central Coast Snake Services, a snake consulting business, runs the Physiological Ecology of Reptiles Laboratory at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and is part of a network of volunteers who … Read more

Inferring the absolute time constant of spherical wind wave packets – Nature Physics

Inferring the absolute time constant of spherical wind wave packets - Nature Physics

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What is NASA’s Artemis II lunar mission, and when will it launch?

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The countdown continues at the Kennedy Space Center for the launch of Artemis II, which will send four astronauts to orbit the moon and return to the first lunar mission since 1972. After a mission management team meeting on Monday, NASA Administrator Amit Kshatriya said Artemis II is ready for launch on Wednesday. Recommended Stories … Read more