Wetter, stormier conditions across the southern United States, with a heightened flood risk. Drought and wildfire danger in other regions, such as parts of Southeast Asia and Australia. A quieter ...

The practical takeaway is simple. If a product you own is recalled, stop using it and return it, and in general keep an eye out for changes in a product’s smell, color or texture, which can hint at ...

Prem Patel, a researcher at UMass Chan Medical School, led the investigation using data from more than 14,000 volunteers in the national All of Us research program. Each participant wore a Fitbit that ...

A 2026 study from the University of Lausanne, based on rock samples spanning 500,000 years, offers a fresh explanation. Rather than forming fresh magma just before an eruption, Etna appears to be fed ...

Visitors can now descend 46 feet underground into the newly reopened tomb of Amenhotep III, one of ancient Egypt’s most powerful rulers. Closed to the public for over two decades, the 3,400-year-old ...

In a swampy stretch of northeastern Louisiana, ten 72 ton robots are driving steel piles into the ground almost around the clock. They are building solar infrastructure meant to help power Meta’s ...

Our own landscapes make things worse. Urban development increases runoff by two to six times, because pavement and rooftops cannot absorb water the way soil does, so cities flood at lower rainfall ...

Warmer oceans hold more heat, and more heat means more fuel, so research increasingly links the warming seas to stronger storms and to these sudden bursts of intensification. Bavi’s own strengthening ...

To be certified, a jet engine must prove it can take the hit. Manufacturers fire bird carcasses into running engines at takeoff power using a compressed-air cannon nicknamed the “chicken gun.” The ...

To utilize this data more fully, the researchers developed an AI system called SleepFM. Unlike narrow algorithms built for a single task, SleepFM operates as a foundation model, similar in spirit to ...

In a study published in May 2026, paleontologists identified a new species of giant marine reptile that lived in the oceans covering present day Texas 80 million years ago. Named Tylosaurus rex, the ...

Despite these failures, the Chinese government is sticking to its game plan. In June 2023, Beijing announced a fresh round of tax incentives worth 66 billion EUR to boost demand for “green” vehicles ...