Could the warming North Sea attract great white sharks?
With record temperatures bringing increased numbers of seals and dolphins, scientists say large predators could return to UK watersLast year water temperatures in the North...
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Winter's End Is Written in the Clouds
Earth ObservatoryScienceEarth ObservatoryWinter’s End Is Written in…EarthEarth ObservatoryImage of the DayEO ExplorerTopicsAll TopicsAtmosphereLandHeat & RadiationLife on EarthHuman DimensionsNatural EventsOceansRemote Sensing TechnologySnow & IceWaterMore ContentCollectionsGlobal MapsWorld...
Guns and bulletproof vests: How federal agents arrested Fauci aide
David Morens, 78, was stripped and handcuffed for email violations
Earth is splitting open beneath the Pacific Northwest, scientists say
For the first time, scientists have watched a subduction zone literally fall apart beneath the ocean floor. Using advanced seismic imaging, they found the Juan...
What fossil fuels really cost us in a world at war
Anne Jellema is Executive Director of 350.org. The war on Iran and Lebanon is a deeply unjust and devastating conflict, killing civilians at home, destroying...
Scorpions reinforce their most lethal weapons with metal
Arachnids infuse zinc into their claws or stingers—whichever they depend on most while hunting
House spending panel bumps up Trump's request for NSF and NASA
Draft bill is an early sign that Congress again thinks Trump has gone too far in cutting research
US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico City Subsidence
3 Min Read US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico City Subsidence PIA26709 Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/David Bekaert Photojournal NavigationSciencePhotojournalUS-Indian Spacecraft Captures…Photojournal HomePhotojournal SearchLatest ContentGalleriesFeedbackRSSAbout Downloads US-Indian Spacecraft Captures Mexico...
STATEMENT: Coalition of Nations Gathered in Colombia to Chart Future Beyond Fossil Fuels
SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA (April 29, 2026) — More than 50 governments gathered in a high-level conference in Santa Marta, Colombia concluding today. The First Conference...
To misinformation researchers, AI is a scourge—and a powerful new tool
Surge in generative AI is upending a field that was just finding its feet
A novel gene-therapy approach to 'functionally cure' HIV succeeds in some monkeys
Six animals suppressed AIDS virus after one shot of treatment that makes cell-receptor antibody
'Modern European family' predates fall of Rome, DNA reveals
Painstaking pedigrees hint at origins and social norms of people living near Rome’s northern frontier
As foot-and-mouth disease explodes in South Africa, experts warn of threats in other countries
A viral strain originating in wild buffalo in Kruger National Park is spreading rapidly in cattle
Aurora-A drives sorafenib resistance by scaffolding stress granule assembly via phase separation
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceThis study reveals how cancer cells resist the targeted drug sorafenib. We...
Traditional models still 'outperform AI' for extreme weather forecasts
Computer models that use artificial intelligence (AI) cannot forecast record-breaking weather as well as traditional climate models, according to a new study. It is well...
Six nations at Santa Marta could shape fossil fuel futures
Christopher Wright is the principal analyst at CarbonBridge, a decarbonisation consulting firm. The Santa Marta Conference has rightly been hailed as a pivotal opportunity to...
Enigmatic muscle may help explain penguins' signature waddle
Find also reveals how the birds keep their bodies streamlined when underwater
Battle over DNA within fertilized eggs may explain why some IVF procedures fail
Temporarily keeping parents’ genetic contributions separate promotes normal development, mouse study suggests
Loss of UFL1 drives chromosome instability and tumorigenesis of prostate cancer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceUFMylation is a ubiquitin-like modification mediated by a three-step enzymatic cascade that...
Fifteen thousand years of bioarchaeological data reveal life history trade-offs among Europe's first farmers
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceThe transition to farming has long been considered to have had an...
Tribe and Environmentalists to Sue Feds Over Arizona Mine's Impacts to Threatened Owls
The BLM and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said no Mexican spotted owls lived near a proposed mine site in Arizona’s Sky Islands when it...
Exploring Connections Between Environment and Society
Aynsley Kretschmar, a soon-to-be graduate of the M.A. in Climate and Society program, reflects on the skills she’s gained from her time at Columbia, as...
Labor will back fossil fuels in the budget but the gas tax campaign isn't dead yet
Despite popular support for a 25% levy on gas exports, Anthony Albanese opposes it and there is little discussion about how to reduce our usageGet...
The persistence and loss of hard selective sweeps amid admixture in ancient Eurasians
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 123, Issue 17, April 2026. SignificanceThe extent to which human adaptations have persisted despite strong eroding forces...
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