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Earth Sciences Sep 29, 2026

'Losing our history and identity'—three B.C. glaciers on the brink of extinction

Three much-loved glaciers in British Columbia are set to disappear completely within a few decades, according to a Simon Fraser University study.

Earth Sciences Sep 29, 2026

Peeling crust beneath Italy's Apennines may explain why mountains stretch and squeeze

Extending some 1,200 kilometers (750 miles) along the length of Italy, the Apennine Mountains present a challenging puzzle for geologists. In some places, the mountains are steadily being stretched apart, while in regions ...

Astronomy Sep 29, 2026

How NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope will open a window into the Milky Way

Look up at the night sky with the naked eye and it may seem like it rarely changes. Yet the universe is in constant flux. Stars drift through space, orbiting the center of the Milky Way as planets orbit them. They rotate, ...

Earth Sciences Sep 29, 2026

Overlooked lakes may be helping to keep the Northern Hemisphere cool

Lakes may cover only a small fraction of Earth's surface, but new research suggests they play a bigger role in regulating the planet's climate than previously recognized. By reflecting sunlight back into space when covered ...

Agriculture Sep 29, 2026

AI identifies Senegal's smallholder crops 84% of the time using limited training data

Food in Senegal is mostly grown on small-scale, rain-dependent farms, leaving much of the population vulnerable to climate shocks, according to the World Food Programme. However, satellite crop-mapping technologies designed ...

Evolution Sep 28, 2026

Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space—but their energy budget reveals a weakness

A spore is a bacterium's survival capsule: dried almost solid and wrapped in protein armor, with its chemical processes shut down. Bacteria enter this state of hibernation when environmental conditions are unfavorable. What's ...

Environment Sep 28, 2026

More damaged trees mean fewer ecosystem benefits for low-income residents

Maya Mangala-Munuma '25 first noticed it in her hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan. When she walked from an affluent neighborhood to a more impoverished one, it wasn't just the houses and demographics that changed. The trees ...

Optics & Photonics Sep 28, 2026

Quantum computer boldly goes where no quantum computer has gone before: Space

There's big news from the quantum world. A quantum computer has been used in space for the first time. The device was aboard a spacecraft in low Earth orbit and demonstrated technology that could eventually help solve a problem ...

Space Exploration Sep 28, 2026

NASA tests dual mode propulsion CubeSat ahead of launch

Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering in space. NASA is working to change that. Engineers at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, ...

Astronomy Sep 28, 2026

A tiny stellar system may be a 'satellite of a satellite'

Astronomers using data from the Euclid space telescope have discovered an exceptionally faint stellar system near the Fornax dwarf galaxy. Called Fornax-7, it appears to contain only about 170 times the mass of the sun in ...

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