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Plants & Animals Sep 30, 2026

Climate refuges may be key to restoring imperiled amphibians

As a deadly fungal disease ravages wild frog populations around the globe, scientists have identified potential locations in Panama where amphibians might persist despite the disease, according to new research from the Smithsonian's ...

Education Sep 30, 2026

Research shows how AI is getting better at exams: How universities can respond

When ChatGPT arrived at the end of 2022, universities scrambled to determine whether generative AI was good enough to pass assessments and make it easy for students to cheat.

Environment Sep 30, 2026

New satellite tool to help communities better prepare for Bushfire season

As the weather starts to warm in Australia, people are beginning to look ahead to the wildfire season.

Space Exploration Sep 30, 2026

Starship's first orbital flight put its heat shield to the test

SpaceX's Starship, the most powerful launch vehicle ever developed, reached Earth orbit for the first time on Sept. 28, 2026. This mission, the rocket's 14th test flight, also marked the first time that Starship deployed ...

Plants & Animals Sep 30, 2026

Insects are essential to vertebrate life—as food, shelter and medicine

While insects provide an essential food source for many vertebrate species, they're more than just a protein-laden snack. Chimpanzees use them to sterilize wounds, and herons use them as fishing bait. Sloths rely on moths ...

Social Sciences Sep 29, 2026

Norwegian 12-year-olds: British English is 'cringe'

"Basically." "Literally." "Girl…!"

Astrobiology Sep 29, 2026

Alien life? Why the possibility of exoplanet LHS 1140b emitting helium gas is so exciting

This summer, exoplanet science—the study of planets orbiting stars beyond our sun—took a big step forward. Reports of helium gas escaping from the atmosphere of LHS 1140b propelled this exoplanet from the pages of scientific ...

Evolution Sep 29, 2026

Why monkeys handle conflicts better than we do

Léa suggests postponing the launch by a week. The data speaks for itself, and the recommendation seems reasonable. However, at the last team meeting, Marc had defended sticking to the original date. Agreeing to the change ...

Environment Sep 29, 2026

We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature

We have long known every tonne of carbon dioxide matters to the climate. But governments keep approving new fossil fuel projects—even as climate change worsens.

Earth Sciences Sep 29, 2026

Arctic infrastructure was built on frozen ground—drones and digital twins can help spot the permafrost thaw coming

From the air, Wainwright, Alaska, looks like a perfectly stable band of homes and roads between the Chukchi Sea and a vast, flat tundra. But just below the surface, the frozen ground on which this town was built contains ...

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