Month: August 2026

NASA is throwing in the towel on saving the Swift spacecraft – Mashable

NASA is throwing in the towel on saving the Swift spacecraft  MashableNASA Updates Next Steps for Commercial Swift Boost Mission  NASA (.gov)Rescue mission can’t prevent NASA observatory from falling to Earth  CNNRescue mission is called off for NASA’s aging Swift space telescope  Toronto StarPrivate mission to save NASA’s Swift space telescope fails  Space

Apple Maps has ads now

Ads have started popping up in Apple Maps, following Apple’s announcement in March that it would let businesses pay for top spots. They’re appearing on my iPhone as the first entry in the “suggested places” section in search, but Apple says they’ll also show up at the top of search results. According to 9to5Mac, the ads began rolling out this week, and more users in the US and Canada will start seeing them over the next few weeks. They’re marked with a blue “ad” icon, similar to the ads Google’s had in its Maps app for years now. I was also greeted with a pop-up warning me about the ads when I…

Strong oyster reefs start with genetic diversity

The European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis) was once widespread but has now become so scarce in the North Sea that it no longer forms ecologically functioning reefs. Along with the demise of the flat oyster, the three-dimensional structures that provide habitat for more than 100 marine species have disappeared. Restoration therefore focuses not only on the return of the European flat oyster itself but also on the reef and its associated biodiversity.