Science & Tech news · 12 November 2026
Science headlines roundup: giant rodent fossil, space robot, falling fossil fuel emissions
A ScienceDaily headline list for 7–11 November 2026 covers topics from a giant ancient rodent to a robot building a structure in space. Headlines also mention falling fossil fuel emissions and a NASA engine prize.
Study: Warming Halted Early Growth of a Possible New Glacial Period in Arctic Canada
Researchers report that an ice cap in northern Canada began expanding about 2,000 years ago, which they argue marked the start of Earth's next glacial period. By the 1960s, warmer summers had reversed the growth.
Starfish Space's Otter servicing spacecraft goes silent, ending NASA demo
Starfish Space's first Otter servicing spacecraft stopped responding about a month after reaching orbit, ending a NASA tech-demo mission.
Moon, Venus and Spica meet in a Polish night sky image
NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day shows the crescent Moon, Venus and the star Spica close together, in an image captured in Poland above the Tatra Mountains.