Rising temperatures could boost pregnancy risks worldwide — here’s how
Rising temperatures around the globe are contributing to a range of health risks, from infectious disease to food insecurity and wildfire smoke . Extreme heat
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Artemis III Crew Visits NASA Kennedy’s Vehicle Assembly Building
NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik (left) and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano view progress on the solid rocket booster integration in High Bay 3
‘A uniquely direct route that might cause damage’: Scientists uncover link between air pollution and eye diseases like glaucoma
Aging is one of the biggest risk factors for developing glaucoma or cataracts — but as scientists look more closely at what happens to the
Black Death had dramatic effect on species diversity as humans abandoned farmland, study finds
When millions of people died in Europe during the Black Death, biodiversity suffered too, new research suggests. The findings suggest that human activities once promoted
This 850-year-old ‘firework’ supernova is full of mysterious knots
Quick facts What it is: Pa 30, a supernova remnant Where it is: 7,500 light-years away, in the constellation Cassiopeia When it was shared: Oct.
Can cuttlefish hypnotize their prey?
Like their cephalopod cousins the octopuses , cuttlefish are masters of disguise. As they hunt, these marine predators send waves of color across their skin.
Indonesia’s Anak Krakatau
Anak Krakatau erupts ash and volcanic gases in this image acquired with the OLI (Operational Land Imager) on Landsat 8 on Sept. 5, 2026.
California redwoods are struggling in the heat — and it’s not clear how much damage is being done
When temperatures spike, California redwoods slow down photosynthesis, new research has found. This finding has serious implications for the long-term survival of the iconic trees
Is the brain actually 2 nervous systems smooshed together? A new study claims it is.
Recent research challenges a long-standing idea about how the brain develops: Rather than arising from a single source, the brain may emerge from two distinct
Has there ever been a mountain taller than Everest?
Sometimes, it takes a great struggle to build towering peaks. And what more thunderous event is there than the clashing of continental plates? Geological pileups
New 4,300-mile-long internet cable will shuttle data along the ocean floor at 1 million gigabits per second
A new 4,300-mile (7,000-kilometer) undersea fiber cable will shuttle data between the U.S. and France at breakneck speeds of up to 1 million gigabits per
Crossword: Time lines
Solve the crossword from our November 2026 issue, in which we cultivate an understanding of growth curves.
Archaeologists discover the oldest dwelling in the Western Hemisphere at a 13,800-year-old site in Alaska
Archaeologists digging at a 13,800-year-old site in interior Alaska have unearthed thousands of artifacts and fossils, including what may be the bones of the earliest
Physicists froze a ‘necklace’ of atoms — and witnessed a quantum phenomenon predicted 100 years ago
“Necklaces” of ultracold atoms have provided new evidence to support a nearly 100-year-old quantum theory. In 1931, physicists were trying to use quantum mechanics to