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Quantum Physics Sep 22, 2026

Quantum protocol securely verifies a device's position using stations 2 km apart

Reliably verifying the location of a device connected to the internet or other networks is important for various real-world applications. For instance, it could be valuable for authorizing financial transactions, securing ...

Environment Sep 22, 2026

Brazil has made gains against Amazon deforestation, but lasting protection is a challenge

Recent drops in Brazil's deforestation have been celebrated as a historic achievement. Forest loss in the Amazon fell by 23.5% in 2025 compared with the previous year. This drop contributed to a 21% national reduction in ...

Environment Sep 22, 2026

El Niño weather pattern enters record territory: Scientist

The strengthening El Niño weather pattern has tied for the most intense on record on a widely used metric, a senior scientist told AFP on Monday, even as its influence is already being felt from Central America to Indonesia.

Astronomy Sep 22, 2026

A 42-light-year X-ray tail links a pulsar to previously 'orphan' gamma rays

Understanding the origin, acceleration and propagation of high-energy cosmic rays has been a century-old mystery in astrophysics. Recently, joint observations from China's Einstein Probe (EP) satellite and the Large High ...

Planetary Sciences Sep 21, 2026

Earth's center of mass drifts less than we thought

Where is Earth's center of mass? The answer seems trivially obvious. It's right in the middle of the planet. Ah, but that kind of thinking won't get you a paper in the Geophysical Journal International. It's also not a trivial ...

Earth Sciences Sep 21, 2026

Satellite record reveals Arctic melt season has plateaued after decades of lengthening

For decades, Arctic sea ice has been melting earlier in spring and freezing later in fall, extending the melt season and contributing to widespread ice loss. A new NASA-led study published in Communications Earth & Environment ...

Earth Sciences Sep 21, 2026

End of humanity? Blow‑by‑blow account of what would happen if the Yellowstone supervolcano erupted now

Around 631,000 years ago—a geological blink of an eye—catastrophe unfolded in what is now northwestern Wyoming, U.S. During what is thought to have been a series of immense volcanic eruptions, life within hundreds of kilometers ...

Earth Sciences Sep 21, 2026

African smoke brightens clouds, but weather patterns offset its cooling effect

Smoke from African agricultural fires brightens clouds over the southeast Atlantic—but new research from scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric and Earth Science shows that the same ...

Planetary Sciences Sep 20, 2026

Venus ate its moon: How Earth's 'twin' could have swallowed a rocky satellite

Scientists have long speculated why Venus, with a size, mass and structure similar to Earth's, doesn't have a moon. New UC Riverside research shows that our hungry twin likely swallowed it.

Earth Sciences Sep 20, 2026

Magma influx explains short-lived bulge at Tanzania's Ol Doinyo Lengai volcano

In 2024, D. Sarah Stamps' team detected and tracked a short-lived bulge in the land around a volcano in Tanzania. In a paper published Sep. 18, Stamps identified the cause of the uplift: 1 million cubic meters of magma pouring ...

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