Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-06-152Greenland Melt Is Reshaping Deep-Sea Life and Shipping RisksGreenland's accelerating iceberg production is transporting rocks to the deep seafloor, creating new hard-bottom habitats, shifting Arctic ecosystems and raising navigation risks as shipping lanes open.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-06-132The Hidden Fungal Network Under Our Feet: A Global MapA global mapping study reveals that arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal networks across soils total about 110 quadrillion kilometres, highlighting threats from modern agriculture and opportunities for restoration and carbon storage.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-06-122An Ancient Ocean Floor Might Be Wrapping Earth's CoreSeismic maps from Antarctic stations reveal thin, dense ultralow velocity zones at the core-mantle boundary. New analysis suggests ancient oceanic crust may be wrapped around Earth's core, with big implications for heat flow and the magnetic field.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-06-102The Giant Scorpion Revealed: Praearcturus gigas UnmaskedResearchers confirm Praearcturus gigas as a giant Early Devonian scorpion. New imaging and fossil comparisons reveal its enormous pincers, mixed aquatic-terrestrial lifestyle, and implications for early land ecosystems.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-06-093Hail Is Shifting Poleward and Growing More DangerousNew research shows hail-prone conditions shifting toward higher latitudes and a tilt toward fewer small but more damaging hailstones, raising risks for infrastructure and agriculture in many regions.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-06-042Inside Pigeon Livers: A Quantum Compass Guides HomeResearchers found evidence that pigeons may use iron-rich liver immune cells as a quantum magnetic compass. Field tests that removed those cells impaired navigation under overcast skies, suggesting a new model for animal magnetoreception.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-06-032El Nino Likely to Intensify This Summer, UN Warns SoonThe WMO warns there is roughly an 80 percent chance El Nino will form this summer, raising risks of heatwaves, droughts, and heavy rains worldwide. Read expert commentary and regional impacts.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-05-292Hidden Giants: A Virus That Reinvents Nuclear ReplicationResearchers have identified furtivovirus, a new giant virus that replicates in the nucleoplasm after breaking the nuclear membrane. This intermediate strategy may illuminate viral evolution and the origins of the cell nucleus.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-05-29Svalbard and Central Europe: When Warming AcceleratesCopernicus data reveal stark regional differences in warming: Svalbard heats fastest, parts of central and eastern Europe follow, while western Europe and sub-Arctic Scandinavia warm more slowly. Impacts span melting ice, thawing permafrost and stressed ecosystems.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-05-092El Niño 2026 Could Push Climate Chaos Even FurtherScientists warn a potentially historic El Niño in 2026 could fuel extreme heat, floods, drought, and food system stress, exposing how vulnerable a warming world remains.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-02-25New Triassic Crocodile Redraws Early Reptile DiversityA Late Triassic crocodile once mistaken for Terrestrisuchus is now identified as a new species after 13 distinct anatomical differences were recorded, offering fresh insight into pre-extinction reptile diversity.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-02-102Hidden Faults Under Marmara Sea Could Trigger Istanbul QuakeScientists created the first 3D electromagnetic resistivity model beneath the Marmara Sea. The map highlights weak, fluid-rich zones and locked blocks along the North Anatolian Fault, refining where major earthquakes could start near Istanbul.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-02-082When Monogamy Silenced Termite Sperm: The Genetic CostTermites lost sperm tails and associated genes after ancestral monogamy removed sexual competition. Comparative genomics shows diet, kinship and developmental feeding shaped caste fate and streamlined termite genomes.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-02-072Did Trees Anticipate an Eclipse - Or Just the Storm?A reanalysis challenges claims that Norway spruce synchronized electrical signals to anticipate a partial solar eclipse, suggesting storm-driven temperature drops and lightning better explain the data.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-02-062When a Bonobo Hosted a Tea Party: Did Kanzi Imagine Juice?Researchers adapted child-development experiments for a bonobo, Kanzi, whose responses to pretend and real juice suggest apes may possess elements of imagination. The study provokes fresh questions about animal minds and evolutionary cognition.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-02-032This Filter Dismantles 'Forever Chemicals' 100x FasterA Rice University-led team developed a layered double hydroxide filter that captures PFAS roughly 100 times faster than carbon filters and can be chemically regenerated to break down PFOA, offering promise for faster, lower-waste water treatment.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-01-292Ancient Ecosystem Rebounds: Huayuan Fossils Unveil LifeA newly unearthed Burgess Shale-type fossil site in Hunan, China — the Huayuan biota — preserves 8,681 specimens and 153 species from ~512 million years ago, revealing how marine life rebounded after the Sinsk extinction.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-01-282Cuttlefish Twist Light: Polarized Courtship Signals RevealedMale Andrea cuttlefish use birefringent arms to twist polarized light into alternating bands during courtship, creating a high-contrast signal tuned to cuttlefish vision, researchers report.
Read MoreNora Schmidt2026-01-263Ocean Viruses: How Tiny Killers Power the Food WebNew Atlantic fieldwork shows marine viruses drive nutrient recycling, boost Prochlorococcus growth, and sustain oxygen-rich ocean bands — revealing how microscopic infections shape global carbon and food webs.
Read MoreOliver Hayes2026-01-022Yellow Brick Road Underwater: Ancient Seamount LakebedA 2022 Nautilus expedition discovered a fractured hyaloclastite flow on a Hawaiian seamount that resembles a yellow brick road. The find highlights volcanic processes and how little of the deep seafloor we've visually explored.
