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Earth Sciences Oct 13, 2026

Reaching net zero sooner could limit long-lasting El Niño-like shift in the Pacific

Reaching net zero sooner would limit long-lasting changes to El Niño and the tropical Pacific, new climate modeling suggests, although heat stored deep in the ocean means changes to the tropical Pacific could persist for ...

Astronomy Oct 13, 2026

Planetary systems reveal two distinct families tied to their host stars

Analyzing a sample of 300 of the best-characterized planetary systems among the more than 1,000 known in the Milky Way, an international research team led by the Italian National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF) has discovered ...

Environment Oct 13, 2026

Damaged and drained, Indonesia's peatlands go up in smoke

For weeks on end, parts of Indonesian Borneo have resembled an Armageddon landscape with masked residents immersed in a putrid, red-brown haze as wildfires devour peatlands near homes and farms.

Planetary Sciences Oct 13, 2026

Space waves reveal where Earth's magnetic shield is under pressure

A new study led by researchers at the University of Oulu in Finland sheds light on a poorly understood part of space weather: where powerful waves form at the edge of Earth's magnetic shield and where the solar wind can find ...

Astronomy Oct 13, 2026

NASA's SpaceX CRS-35 mission to launch health research

NASA experiments focused on human and plant health and drug-resistant organisms will travel to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's 35th Commercial Resupply Services mission for the agency from Cape Canaveral Space ...

Materials Science Oct 12, 2026

Chemical disorder gives new ceramic film magnetic properties for potential low-power electronics

A material thinner than a human hair may foster faster computing devices that demand less energy and store more data, according to a multi-institutional team led by researchers in the Penn State College of Earth and Mineral ...

Nanomaterials Oct 12, 2026

Water-based process turns wood industry byproduct into carbon nanofibers for sodium-ion batteries

A new study led by researchers at the University of Limerick (UL) has identified a new battery material from a renewable wood industry byproduct that could help reduce reliance on scarce and expensive materials.

Ecology Oct 12, 2026

Tiny fossils reveal a missing chapter of ocean life after Snowball Earth

A rare assemblage of micro- and macro-fossils found in a roadside outcrop in South China, featuring thin ribbons, branching shapes and a tiny balloon on a stalk, offers a glimpse of marine life after one of Earth's most extreme ...

Space Exploration Oct 12, 2026

NASA demonstrates next-generation heat shield technologies

NASA is taking an unusual approach to testing heat shields that can keep astronauts safe as they return from missions to the moon and Mars: taking out the trash.

Environment Oct 12, 2026

Study links environment and youth mental health

A new University of Canterbury-led study of almost 1 million young people in New Zealand shows the environments they live in may be linked to their mental health over time. Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury ...

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