SCIENCESocioeconomic factors are becoming 'biologically embedded' in children's brainsA study of more than 2,300 9- to 10-year-olds found that socioeconomic factors explained most differences in the preteens' brain development.NPR·June 11, 2026
SCIENCEQuantum Space’s military SPAC is trying to catch SpaceX’s IPO waveQuantum Space says SPACs aren't dead as it seeks a $1.2 billion deal to build military spacecraft.TechCrunch·June 11, 2026
SCIENCEUnique SpaceX IPO is hedging challenge for Wall Street: 'What are you going to do, short NASA?'Millbank Dartmoor Portsmouth CIO Dennis Davitt says he hasn't seen anything like the SpaceX IPO since 2004. Investors are nervous about their positions.CNBC·June 10, 2026
SCIENCEAn unusual derivative play off SpaceX’s IPO success: A maker of space gasesRothschild & Co. Redburn sees industrial gas supplier Linde emerging as a potential beneficiary alongside SpaceX.CNBC·June 10, 2026
SCIENCEFour days of extreme rain in Indonesia killed 7% of world’s rarest great apes, study finds<p>Critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan population falls after heavy rain and landslides, fuelled by climate crisis, in North Sumatra</p><p>Extreme rainfall and landslides fuelled by the climate crisis killed 7% of the remaining population of the world’s rarest great ape, a study has found, promThe Guardian·June 10, 2026
SCIENCEMeet the NASA Astronauts in the Artemis III 4-Person CrewNASA’s next mission in its effort to return humans to the moon will be led by an all-male crew. Three of them have extensive experience in space, while the other was a backup on Artemis II.NY Times·June 9, 2026
SCIENCECan NASA Really Land Astronauts on the Moon by 2028?Experts have been hopeful, but say the agency’s lunar aspirations are largely at the whims of two billionaires, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos.NY Times·June 9, 2026
SCIENCENASA names 4 astronauts on the 'highly complex' Artemis III lunar training missionThe crew of four — NASA astronaut and commander Randy Bresnik, European Space Agency pilot Luca Parmitano, NASA mission specialists Frank Rubio and Andre Douglas — are scheduled to launch next year.NPR·June 9, 2026
SCIENCENasa has named the Artemis III crew - what is their mission?Artemis III will help test crucial systems needed for the planned Artemis IV Moon landing in 2028.BBC News·June 9, 2026
SCIENCEAnthropic’s Claude Fable 5 is a version of Mythos the public can access todayAnthropic is releasing Claude Fable 5, its first Mythos-class model available to the public. The model comes with guardrails that block responses in high-risk areas like cybersecurity and biology.TechCrunch·June 9, 2026
SCIENCEHow an e-scooter founder raised $5 million to build space data centersOrbital founder Euwyn Poon built 250,000 scooters at Spin. Now he wants to launch 10,000 space data centers.TechCrunch·June 9, 2026
SCIENCE‘Sexist’: Gillard and Albanese condemn ‘ditch the witch’ campaign against Victorian premier<p>Trucks with billboards depicting phrase alongside Jacinta Allan wearing a black pointed hat have been seen around Melbourne for about six weeks</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/live/2026/jun/08/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-labor-one-nation-coalition-housing-crisiThe Guardian·June 8, 2026