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Facing a super El Niño, this scientist says we can look to the past for...
Facing what could be the most devastating El Niño ever, a Peruvian scientist has turned to her ancestors for solutions to extreme weather...
Published September 21, 2026 9:34 AM Source: https://www.cbc.ca
Africa Is Breaking Apart Faster Than We Thought, Forming a New Ocean
Geologists have discovered that the African continent will split apart sooner than we thought. An active rift has reached a "critical...
Published September 21, 2026 8:42 AM Source: ScienceAlert
Mass balance of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from the 1970s to 2023...
The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are major drivers of global mean sea level rise and are predicted to continue to do so in the future.
Published September 18, 2026 9:02 AM Source: Nature
Earth is getting less dusty – which is both good and bad
The amount of dust in the atmosphere has fallen, which is good for our lungs, but is a loss for ecosystems that depend on wind-borne...
Published September 17, 2026 9:44 AM Source: https://www.newscientist.com
T. rex’s teeth reveal the dinosaur’s body temperature for the first time
Scientists have suspected for nearly 60 years that Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded. When a fossilized footprint of T. rex turned up in...
Published September 17, 2026 9:07 AM Source: CNN
Scientists develop new method for deciphering ancient scrolls
Even a handheld XRF scanner is sufficient to determine most promising scrolls for further analysis.
Published September 17, 2026 8:25 AM Source: Ars Technica
When will summer heat end? Study has bad news.
Sick of sultry Septembers? This story isn't good news for folks who hate the heat. Around the world, extreme heat is sneaking out of the...
Published September 16, 2026 9:04 AM Source: USA Today
Europe launches two climate observation satellites
The European Space Agency has put two satellites into orbit to take a closer look at the impact of climate change. One of them will focus...
Published September 16, 2026 8:45 AM Source: DW.com
Drug firms’ secret data supercharge AI protein models
An AI system trained on more than 20000 protein structures from pharmaceutical companies outperforms AlphaFold-like models that use only...
Published September 15, 2026 8:27 AM Source: Nature
AI researchers reckon with the $1.5 million ‘academia tax’ - Nature
Academics explain that their research freedom beats the increased salary they would get in the corporate sector, but emerging hybrid...
Published September 14, 2026 9:51 AM Source: https://www.nature.com
Why sleeping less than apes helped humans become Earth’s dominant species
Sleep expert and anthropologist David R Samson sheds light on how human sleep evolved from apes to hunter-gatherers to modern societies.
Published September 14, 2026 8:59 AM Source: South China Morning Post
5 Ways to Be Happier Without Trying So Hard, According to Psychology
Wanting to be happy is the most human thing there is. The research on how to actually get there is both obvious and counterintuitive. A...
Published September 11, 2026 6:19 AM Source: https://www.vice.com
Fossilized eggs of the largest known dinosaurs have been unearthed in an...
A trove of fossilized eggs reveals that the largest dinosaurs to walk Earth could reproduce far from ideal nesting areas.
Published September 10, 2026 8:56 AM Source: CNN
Over 40% of Earth Could Become 'Drylands' by 2100, Scientists Warn
As the world gets hotter, many of its driest regions are expected to get even drier.
Published September 9, 2026 9:30 AM Source: ScienceAlert
Scientists Find a Fungus That Could Protect The Body From Radiation
Mold isn't typically something you want growing inside your body. But in the case of Mucor racemosus, there may be compelling reasons to...
Published September 8, 2026 9:51 AM Source: ScienceAlert
Leading Theory For How Life on Earth Began Is 'Highly Unlikely', Says...
If you ask a scientist how life appeared on Earth, they will usually begin the story in one of two places: A warm, mineral-rich pool on...
Published September 7, 2026 9:43 AM Source: https://www.sciencealert.com
Everyone Assumes DNA Shapes Your Personality. It Turns Out Something Else Is...
One of the biggest existential questions an individual can ask is "What makes me, me?" Identical twins have near-identical genetics, yet...
Published September 7, 2026 9:42 AM Source: ScienceAlert
How DNA shapes who we are: More than 1,200 genetic variants help determine...
A large-scale study analyzing more than a million people has found that the family environment plays a smaller role than previously...
Published September 4, 2026 9:47 AM Source: EL PAÍS English
Personality Is Linked to Genes, New Study Finds
The largest study of its kind has uncovered the genetic links of traits like extraversion and agreeableness.
Published September 3, 2026 9:49 AM Source: Time Magazine
China postpones launch of unprecedented water-hunting moon mission amid space...
The highly anticipated launch of China’s robotic Chang’e-7 mission, designed to scour the moon’s south pole for water ice — “cannot take...
Published August 31, 2026 1:34 AM Source: https://www.cnn.com