Today's Headlines — KR

German company Isar Aerospace has successfully launched Europe's first entirely commercial orbital rocket. It attempted to achieve the feat last March, but that lasted all of 30 seconds before the vehicle crashed into the sea and exploded. This time the company managed to get the two-stage Spectrum…

The election in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt could have dramatic consequences for Germany's federal government. Pollsters point to dissatisfaction with Chancellor Merz as one reason for his party's poor showing.

Ahead of Germany's state elections in September, rumors began circulating on social media claiming that postal voting is not secure — claims that have also been made about other elections. Here's why they're wrong.

Certain chemical substances, broadly called luminogens, have an inherent ability to emit light. Most fluorescent molecules emit light in solution but lose their emission in the solid state, where the molecules aggregate.

Manchester United boss Michael Carrick remains optimistic despite his side dropping another two points at Everton.

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Since scientists can't drill 2,900 km (1,800 miles) to the boundary between Earth's core and deep mantle, they must use information relayed by seismic waves recorded during earthquakes to study this region. In a new study published in the journal JGR Solid Earth, a group of scientists used deep…

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Boox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details. Now, thanks to some reporting out of IFA, we've got a bit more info, though sadly still no price. Unlike the Xteink devices, the Picco will not have magnets on the back for attaching to a…