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Environment May 14, 2026

Summers are getting longer each year, and it isn't all fun and games

Do you have the sense that summers feel different than when you were younger? That they start earlier, arrive quickly and remain intense until the fall? If you live in the mid-latitudes of either the Northern or Southern ...

Environment May 14, 2026

A 'super El Niño?' Why it's too early to forecast one with certainty, but not too soon to prepare

Talk of a "super El Niño" developing in 2026 is gaining momentum, with concerns rising that this climate pattern could bring extreme rainfall, heat, drought and destructive flooding around the world.

Ecology May 14, 2026

Large-scale eDNA survey reveals hidden factors that affect regional fish communities

As climate change and human activities continually ramp up, fish are forced to find ways to adapt. As fish move around to find more suitable habitats as ocean conditions shift, regional fish distributions change—which can ...

Space Exploration May 14, 2026

Will future missions to the moon be sustainable? It may depend on whom you ask

There's a new space race to the moon, and this time the ambitions are not just to visit but to stay. NASA's Artemis program aims to establish a long-term human presence on the lunar surface in the 2030s. China, India, Japan ...

Plants & Animals May 14, 2026

Autonomous underwater robot discovers hidden coral reef 'hotspots'

Researchers have developed an autonomous system for seeking out and mapping hotspots of biodiversity on coral reefs with unprecedented precision, offering a powerful new tool for studying and protecting some of the ocean's ...

Archaeology May 14, 2026

The high‑tech shipbuilding methods that helped Vikings dominate the seas

Images of the sleek keels, elegant planks, and dragon-headed prows of Viking longships have been reproduced countless times on postcards, book covers, souvenirs and in television shows and movies.

Plants & Animals May 14, 2026

Hairy new fish species discovered in the Great Barrier Reef

Swimming among the corals of the Great Barrier Reef is a fish that could be a doppelganger for the famous Sesame Street character Mr. Snuffleupagus. This bright orange-red, hairy, long-snouted ghost pipefish is a new species ...

Environment May 14, 2026

More than half of US faces worst drought in decades, says expert

More than 60% of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, with more than 20% in an extreme drought. Andrew Ellis, a climatologist at Virginia Tech said the current conditions are among the worst in decades because ...

Social Sciences May 14, 2026

We keep thanking machines and forests for one strange reason, and it is reshaping human bonds

Whether it's artificial intelligence programs or the Amazon rainforest, people often experience gratitude or protectiveness toward non-human entities because they perceive these entities as having good intentions, according ...

Ecology May 14, 2026

Study provides detailed assessment of shifts in toxin producing phytoplankton abundance

Researchers in the UK have shown how the distributions of two phytoplankton groups—known to produce natural toxins that can halt shellfish harvesting—have changed in the North East Atlantic over the last six decades.

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