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Starship might be running late, but it’s still likely to be the most capable heavy-lift launch vehicle when it’s ready. Europeans looking to develop an alternative that isn’t governed by America or the whims of SpaceX’s CEO have suggested a similar design could be made to deliver a new European-centric …

The head of the European Space Association (ESA), Josef Aschbacher, has warned that Europe needs to quickly develop its own reusable launch vehicle in order to catch up with the efforts of American companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin. The wheels are in motion to get this done, he said, …

Aside from being the largest marine turtle species ever discovered in Europe, and one of the largest worldwide, the discovery of Leviathanochelys aenigmatica suggests that gigantism in marine turtles was acquired independently, by different lineages over time. An artist’s impression of Archelon ischyros. Image credit: Nobu Tamura, spinops.blogspot.com. Leviathanochelys aenigmatica …

A new genus and species of medium-sized python that lived during the early-middle Eocene period has been identified from several nearly complete skeletons and partial skulls found in Germany. Messelopython freyi. Image credit: Senckenberg Research Institute. The newly-identified python species lived in what is now Germany, approximately 47.6 million years …

Google’s Local Services Ads (LSAs) program is now rolling out in Europe. It will initially be available for 16 home services categories (not professional services) in 10 countries: Germany, UK, France, Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and Spain. 16 home services verticals. The featured home services verticals include Appliance …

A team of scientists and cave divers has discovered and described the first European cave fish — a loach of the genus Barbatula. Loaches Barbatula sp. Top: two cave loaches in their natural habitat. Center: adult male loach with typical adaptations to living in caves: reduced eyes, enlarged barbels and …

Is the so-called “alt right” on the rise in Europe? The disparate movement is normally associated with the US and is accused of racism, anti-Semitism and misogyny. BBC Newsnight’s Gabriel Gatehouse reports from Austria and France.

The one puzzle piece I needed to complete my Ultimate Home Theater setup has finally arrived: Plex is available for PlayStation 4 and PS3 in the U.K, Europe and Asia, with an app live in the PlayStation Store. The Plex app for Sony’s latest console follows the launch of the media …