12+ hour, 57+ min ago   (1028+ words) Drilled cores from Galápagos coral carry an ocean temperature record back to the year 1000, and recent decades break the pattern. When the tropical Pacific warms every few years, the weather turns strange thousands of miles away. Direct measurements of that…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1029+ words) A frozen object beyond Jupiter is venting carbon dioxide gas into space, revealing what can drive activity so far from the sun. A centaur, one of the icy bodies that orbit beyond Jupiter, has started venting gas into space, even…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (1043+ words) Coral reefs are under growing heat stress, but a new field test suggests researchers may have another tool to help them cope. Coral probiotics have worked in tanks for years, where a researcher controls the water and decides when the…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (574+ words) A 22% drop in butterfly populations from 2000 to 2020 signals a troubling, widespread decline across the broader pollinator community. Scientists count butterflies more thoroughly than any other insect, which makes them an early-warning system for the health of other animal species that…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (1005+ words) Overlooked ocean foods such as oysters, mussels, shrimp and other invertebrates deliver surprisingly large amounts of essential vitamins and minerals. Fisheries and fish farms report their output in tons, which measures how much food there is but not what’s in…...

3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (731+ words) NASA satellites captured Anak Krakatau erupting as volcanic ash climbed up to 50,000 feet and spread across parts of Indonesia. Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory captures a powerful eruption unfolding at Anak Krakatau, the restless volcano rising…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (863+ words) Scientists developed a new method to identify where strain is building along major faults, revealing where massive earthquakes are more likely to strike. Nobody can tell you exactly when an earthquake will hit. But a team of scientists has gotten…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (759+ words) Rich in battery-metal nodules, the Pacific's vast Clarion-Clipperton Zone has become a deep-sea mining hotspot, holding 17 international exploration contracts. The Clarion-Clipperton Zone is home to an estimated 5,578 animal species, and roughly 88 to 92 percent of them lack scientific names. That single…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1079+ words) Cyborg cockroaches carrying spring-loaded injectors hit their target in 72 percent of full runs, and about 95 percent when fired from close range. When a building comes down, rescue crews cut and tunnel toward the pockets where survivors end up. Some of…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (887+ words) Przewalski’s horse foal is born in Kazakhstan for the first time in 200 years, marking a major conservation milestone. A small colt has marked a major turn in one of Central Asia’s largest wildlife restoration efforts. On August 22, 2026, a Przewalski’s horse…...