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Anatomy of an inferno: inside the push to map, predict and prevent spread of increasing UK wildfires
Scientists are racing to understand how fires behave as hotter summers turn green landscapes into tinderboxesFrom the scorched heathlands of the New Forest to the smouldering vall…
Waste bulrush transformed into copper-enhanced material for dye removal from wastewater
Industrial activities such as textile manufacturing, paper production, leather processing and food processing can generate wastewater containing synthetic dyes. Because many synth…
Astronomers discover a radio galaxy with evidence of four separate jet outbursts
Astronomers have identified what may be the first example of a new class of radio galaxy, one whose central black hole appears to have launched powerful jets on four separate occa…
Readers reply: Which leader from history does the world need now?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis we…
DNA reveals chemosynthesis genes in bacteria living on coral reef fish gills
Chemosynthetic bacteria have been documented in various marine environments and in association with invertebrate hosts such as annelid worms and mollusks, but their presence in fi…
Grizzly reality: US states grapple with uptick in encounters between bears and humans
Bears are increasingly entering places where humans live in the US, forcing wildlife workers to make tough decisionsDan Thompson, supervisor of the large carnivore section of the …
The Trump Administration’s Critical Minerals Agenda Comes for America’s ‘Forgotten Wildlife Corridor’
This investigation was reported in a collaboration between Inside Climate News and Columbia Journalism Investigations. MCDERMITT CALDERA, Ore.—On a cold and overcast spring mornin…
A Century of Sand Debt Comes Due in Malibu
On a clean summer swell, the wave at Malibu’s Surfrider Beach arrives from the south, wraps around a cobblestone point and unspools toward the pier in a long, shimmering wave that…
APOD: 2026 September 27 – Andromeda Before and After Photoshop
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Black hole jets reach far beyond galaxies' visible edges, potentially deciding their fate
Galaxies are enormous and hold hundreds of billions of stars. These stars form from cold, dense gas. Every large galaxy, including the Milky Way, is wrapped in a huge envelope of …
Why earwigs infected by parasitic worms head towards water
Earwigs, small, elongated insects with distinctive pincers at the rear of their abdomens, have little reason to enter open water. While many earwig species are attracted to damp e…
Pumpkin-derived enzyme weakens peanut proteins' binding to allergy antibodies in lab tests
Peanut allergy is one of the most serious food allergies and can lead to sudden, life-threatening reactions. Researchers from Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences…
Engineers teach spacecraft to 'dream' their way to the space station
Docking with the ISS may seem simple. However, actually doing so shows how difficult orbital mechanics can be. It's like traveling down a highway at 28,000 km/hr (17,000 mph) and …
A real-time look inside spacecraft heat shields during extreme heat conditions
When a spacecraft reenters Earth's atmosphere at hypersonic velocities, its protective heat shield faces extreme conditions, including temperatures beyond 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit…
Crop protection: A new method for understanding insect sexual communication
A team of INRAE scientists, in collaboration with Université Côte d'Azur and Nanjing Agricultural University in China, has used an innovative AI-based method to identify the sex p…
Molecular 'self-destruct' switch discovered: How stressed cells decide between survival and death
A new study from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) has identified a molecular switch that controls whether stressed human cells activate a survival mechanism or trigger pro…
Guatemala ensures survival of vulnerable 'fossil' fish
In a freshwater canal surrounded by mangroves in southern Guatemala, hundreds of baby tropical gars—a torpedo-shaped fish with an alligator-like snout dubbed the "fossil fish"—are…
New Colorado Neighborhood Could Offer Glimpse into the Future of Home Energy Use
KEN CARYL, Colo.—A new residential development south of Denver is the testing ground for an unusual partnership that could transform home heating and cooling across the country. …
‘Crown Jewel’ of Everglades Restoration Is Too Small, Report Says
A sprawling reservoir under construction south of Lake Okeechobee that Gov. Ron DeSantis has characterized as the “crown jewel” of Everglades restoration will not be enough to sav…
The Specter of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Looms Over Pennsylvania’s Rural Communities
When Nicole Williams moved into her house in Pennsylvania’s North Centre Township in 2011, it was a homecoming. She’d spent the first few years of her life a half-mile down the ro…
After a Deadly Flood, What Does Climate Justice for Nepal Look Like?
From our collaborating partner Living on Earth, public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Paloma Beltran with Tanuja Pandey, a climate justice activist in Nepal.…
APOD: 2026 September 26 – Mirrored Meteor and Milky Way
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A 'library' of bacteria-killing viruses: Harnessing the power of phages
An estimated 38 trillion bacteria live in the human body—and only a small fraction are harmful to our health. However, the harmful ones can cause serious illness, especially when …
NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Development
During a news conference at 3 p.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28, NASA and Boeing leadership will discuss Starliner’s development and plans for regular crew flights to and from the Inte…