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Social Sciences Sep 20, 2026

British food was complex, multicultural and flavorful in the 18th century—despite what you might think

The stereotype of bland British food is notorious, and people mock the horrors of jellied eels and overcooked vegetables. Even roast beef and pudding are seen as uninspired compared with the cuisines of other nations. But ...

Earth Sciences Sep 20, 2026

Tiny beach-dwelling crustaceans are big-time sand movers, shaping the California coast

Stand on the damp sand on a California beach and chances are you're standing on top of an active earthworks site. Sand hoppers (Megalorchestia spp.), the tiny, shrimp-like creatures commonly found eating away at kelp on the ...

Ecology Sep 19, 2026

A humpback whale was spotted in a California river, 60 miles from its Pacific Ocean home

Denny Glover was hoping for a big catch when he went fishing with buddies on the Sacramento River, but he wasn't expecting a fully grown humpback whale.

Ecology Sep 18, 2026

'Plasticorals,' coral rubble fused with plastic, represent a new form of plastic pollution

During routine beach litter surveys on the subtropical island of Okinawa, Japan, researchers came across small, brightly colored specks in the pale coral rubble. Back at the lab, spectroscopic and microscopic analyses revealed ...

Agriculture Sep 17, 2026

Robots grow and package lettuce year-round in Norway's fully automated farm

Norway's first fully automated facility for vegetable production was put into operation last fall. This spring, the first products hit store shelves.

Ecology Sep 17, 2026

Trump administration makes major cuts to endangered species protections

President Donald Trump's administration will no longer treat the unintentional killing of protected wildlife as unlawful, officials confirmed Thursday, in a shift conservationists say could gut the Endangered Species Act ...

Analytical Chemistry Sep 17, 2026

A new rulebook for designing stable dilute alloy catalysts

Dilute alloy catalysts could improve fuel, plastic and pharmaceutical production, but their instability under heat holds back widespread use. Researchers at University of Michigan Engineering built a stability rulebook for ...

Environment Sep 17, 2026

Tons of fishing gear and plastic are washing up on Seychelles beaches. We tracked where it was coming from

Vast quantities of plastic and fishing gear are washing up along the shores of the Seychelles, destroying fragile ecosystems and causing significant economic problems.

Ecology Sep 17, 2026

Climate change is making it easier for invasive species to succeed

In 2017, Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico with maximum sustained winds of 250 kilometers per hour (155 mph). It devastated communities and infrastructure, was associated with nearly 3,000 deaths and caused tens ...

Ecology Sep 17, 2026

Capybaras in the desert? Fossil casts doubt on Atacama as world's oldest continuously dry region

Ask any zoo-goer and they will tell you that capybaras are adorable. Ask a scientist specializing in the rodents, which resemble oversized guinea pigs, and they will tell you they are obligate semiaquatic herbivores that ...

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