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Plants & Animals Oct 27, 2026

Map of Life: More progress needed to safeguard global biodiversity, new report finds

Global efforts to preserve habitat and the planet's most endangered species urgently need to be stepped up, according to a new report from Map of Life, the flagship initiative of the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global ...

Earth Sciences Oct 20, 2026

Can restoring large animals help mitigate climate change? It's complicated

Can protecting elephants and whales help mitigate climate change?

Planetary Sciences Oct 19, 2026

Japan to launch world-first mission to moon of Mars

Japanese scientists will launch a spacecraft on Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars' moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth.

Space Exploration Oct 18, 2026

Japan to launch historic round-trip mission to Mars moon

Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars' moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth, in what aims to be the first round trip to the Martian region.

Astrobiology Oct 16, 2026

First comprehensive Mars soil classification offers framework for exploration and future farming

A Ph.D. student at the University of Sydney has produced the first comprehensive classification system and map of Martian soils, creating a new framework that could help scientists compare landscapes across the Red Planet ...

Earth Sciences Oct 16, 2026

'Excess oxygen' stored in deep Earth magma may help explain how Earth's atmosphere became oxygen-rich

A research team has found that molten rock can carry more oxygen than its chemical composition would seem to allow. Their study is published in National Science Review.

Ecology Oct 15, 2026

We're surprisingly close to conserving 30% of the world's land

In an effort to conserve the world's plants and animals, governments have pledged to conserve 30% of the planet by 2030. Official figures suggest that attempts to reach this target on land have stalled, but a new study led ...

Earth Sciences Oct 14, 2026

Earth's climate system increasingly unstable, but signs of positive change emerge

The seventh annual report by an international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists says the Earth's climate system is quickly becoming unstable and that while signs of important societal changes are emerging, ...

Astronomy Oct 12, 2026

Physics Nobel highlights Antarctica's role in exploring the cosmos

When Belgian American particle physicist Francis Halzen was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics "for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical ...

Ecology Oct 8, 2026

World must seize shrinking window to save nature as wildlife decline continues, warns major report

The world must seize a shrinking window to reverse the steep decline of wildlife and nature by triggering positive tipping points in food and finance, following the path of the one already underway in energy, according to ...

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