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At a Louisiana art opening, I found a hopeful answer to the headlines
Marc Chagall’s lyrical sense of humor and vivid embrace of color make his pictures blaze like a festive hearth.
Giant Study Reveals The Secret to Heart Health, And It's Not Low-Carb or Low-Fat
There's another factor that may matter more.
Giant Study Reveals The Secret to Heart Health, And It's Not Low-Carb or Low-Fat
There's another factor that may matter more.
Google launches $30 million AI initiative for climate science
Google will invest $30 million in AI to revolutionize climate science, global health, and innovative advances.
The first animals on Earth had no skeletons and that changes everything
Sponges may be ancient, but their timeline has been murky. New research suggests the earliest sponges were soft and skeleton-free, explaining why their fossils don’t appear until much later. By analyzing hundreds of genes and modeling how skeletons evolved, scientists found that mineralized spicules arose separately in different sponge lineages. The discovery rewrites the story of how the first reef-building animals—and possibly the first animals of all—emerged.
Scientists Are Setting Off Earthquakes. On Purpose.
At the Bedretto Underground Laboratory deep in the Swiss Alps, scientists are inducing tiny earthquakes along a natural fault zone in the hopes of understanding what can trigger—and prevent—a deadly earthquake.
Scientists confirm a mysterious “cosmic barcode” hidden near black holes - Futura-Sciences
It is hard to believe, but it has already been ten years since the first detection of a gravitational wave source. Named GW150914, after the date of its observation on 14 September 2015, the signal reached Earth and opened an entirely new chapter in astronomy. It marked the first direct...
White Earth Nation first Minnesota tribe to receive national accreditation for health care
As rural health care across the state faces challenges to funding and services, the Public Health Accreditation Board has awarded White Earth Nation's health care system national accreditation.
Apollo rocks reveal the Moon had brief bursts of super-strong magnetism
Scientists at the University of Oxford have finally settled a decades-long mystery about the Moon’s magnetic field — and it turns out both sides were right. By reanalyzing Apollo mission rocks, they discovered that the Moon did occasionally generate an incredibly powerful magnetic field, even stronger than Earth’s — but only for fleeting bursts lasting thousands of years or less. Most of the time, the Moon’s magnetic field was weak.
Sports Industry Faces Revenue Decline Due to Climate Impacts
Climate change and physical inactivity could cost the sports industry 18% of its annual revenue by 2050, according to the report.
ABC15 Kidcaster likes science, wants to be an engineer
Maxen Sullivan is the ABC15 Kidcaster of the week!Maxens favorite subject in school is science and he is fascinated by earthquakes.WHen he grows up, he wants t
Can solar storms trigger earthquakes? Scientists propose surprising link
Scientists have proposed a surprising connection between solar flares and earthquakes. When solar activity disturbs the ionosphere, it may generate electric fields that penetrate fragile fracture zones in Earth’s crust. If a fault is already critically stressed, this extra electrostatic pressure could help trigger a quake. The idea doesn’t claim direct causation, but it offers a fresh way to think about how space weather and seismic events might interact.
Shrouded Sky - Patch Notes 1.17.0
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Google Antigravity falls to Earth under OpenClaw-fueled compute load
: Company tries to curb strain by banning customer accounts for 'malicious' usage
Zach Harber is balancing a growing business with his MBA studies - Notre Dame Business Mendoza College of Business
A new year is a new beginning, and Australia welcomes each new year before almost anywhere on Earth. Zach Harber (MBA ’27) had long dreamed of taking in the spectacle […]
Local health experts emphasize importance of American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month -- a time set aside each year to remind Americans that heart disease remains the number one cause of death in the country.Fortu
Once believed impossible, scientists manage to transform lead into gold
For a trillionth of a second, lead became gold in CERN’s collider. The fleeting transformation may shape the future of high-energy physics.
Organic molecules found in a 500-million-year-old fossil, upending the science of paleontology
Biological polymer chitin survives 500 million years in fossils, revealing carbon conservation and ancient chemistry.
If we made contact with aliens, what would happen? UFO defence expert reveals how prepared we really are | BBC Sky at Night Magazine
What would happen if we made contact with aliens? An ex-defence and UFO expert reveals just how prepared Earth really is.
Ocean floor expedition discovers creatures never cataloged by science
Expedition in Argentina discovers enormous reef and nearly 30 species never before recorded in the deep Atlantic.
Citizen science: Map the Earth's magnetic shield with the Space Umbrella Project
A stream of charged particles known as the solar wind flows from the sun toward Earth. Here, it meets Earth's magnetic fields, which shield our planet like a giant umbrella. The Space Umbrella project ...
Scientists just mapped mysterious earthquakes deep inside Earth
Scientists at Stanford have unveiled the first-ever global map of rare earthquakes that rumble deep within Earth’s mantle rather than its crust. Long debated and notoriously difficult to confirm, these elusive quakes turn out to cluster in regions like the Himalayas and near the Bering Strait. By developing a breakthrough method that distinguishes mantle quakes using subtle differences in seismic waves, researchers identified hundreds of these hidden tremors worldwide.
Q&A: How Trump is threatening climate science in Earth’s polar regions
Carbon Brief speaks to experts about what Trump’s sweeping changes could mean for climate science at Earth’s poles.
A new version of Over The Horizon ringtone is out now for the Galaxy S26
Samsung has released the 2026 version of its iconic Over The Horizon ringtone for the Galaxy S26 series. It follows the earth theme.
Astonishing Spinosaur Unearthed in The Sahara Is Unlike Any Seen Before
"This find was so sudden and amazing."
Snowball Earth might have had a dynamic climate and open seas
Sediments from Scotland hint that ocean-atmosphere interactions continued more than 600 million years ago despite widespread ice.
Ten new insights in climate science
Each year, the world's leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. Their assessments draw heavily on data from Earth-observing satellites—and the latest ...
Solar flares may be triggering earthquakes, controversial study claims
Researchers have proposed that changes in Earth's ionosphere could trigger electrical forces that nudge fragile areas of the crust into creating an earthquake.
Map the Earth’s Magnetic Shield with the Space Umbrella Project
Use data from NASA’s Magnetosphere Multiscale Mission to shed light on solar storms. For anyone with a laptop or cell.
All Life on Earth Has One Common Ancestor. Scientists Think These Genes Predate It.
Scientists think they’ve found a way to investigate the creation of cell membranes and DNA genomes that gave rise to the last universal common ancestor.
AI breakthrough could replace rare earth magnets in electric vehicles
Scientists at the University of New Hampshire have unleashed artificial intelligence to dramatically speed up the hunt for next-generation magnetic materials. By building a massive, searchable database of 67,573 magnetic compounds — including 25 newly recognized materials that stay magnetic even at high temperatures — the team is opening the door to cheaper, more sustainable technologies.
What’s Causing Antarctica’s Strange “Gravity Hole”? Scientists Finally Solve the Mystery
A mysterious dip in Earth’s gravity beneath Antarctica traces back to slow-moving rocks deep underground.
Five Berkeley Lab Scientists Receive DOE Early Career Research Awards
Five scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have received Early Career Research Program (ECRP) awards from the Department of Energy. The ECRP program, now in its 16th year, was established to bolster the nation’s scientific workforce by supporting exceptional researchers at the outset of their careers, when many scientists do their most formative work. Recipients use the funding to pursue projects that have the potential to solve scientific challenges and advance the country’s STEM capabilities. To be eligible for the program, a researcher must be an untenured, tenure-track assistant or associate professor at a U.S. academic institution, or a full-time employee at a DOE national laboratory or Office of Science user facility, who is within 10 years of having earned their doctorate. Awards to an institution of higher education will be approximately $875,000 over five years, and awards to a DOE national laboratory or Office of Science user facility will be approximately $2,750,000 over five years. This year’s Berkeley Lab awardees and their projects are listed below: Timon Heim: Better detectors for more powerful particle colliders Timon Heim is a staff scientist in the Physics Division. His ECRP project will develop a new type of detector that can track the particles generated by collisions in particle colliders with high spatial and temporal resolution. Current detectors in use at high-energy colliders, like the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, can track the trajectory and measure momentum of particles, but they can’t track a particle’s time of arrival with sufficient precision to discern from which of the many particle interactions they originate. Heim’s proposed technology — called a 4D tracking detector, because it captures data about particles’ positions in space and time — aims to solve this challenge, allowing researchers to glean more precise data from collision experiments to uncover new insights into fundamental forces and potentially discover new particles. The enhanced capabilities of 4D detectors will be a necessity for experiments at future colliders, such as the Muon Collider or Future Circular Collider. The project will develop custom microelectronics that process the signal of a pixelated silicon sensor that can register charged particles passing through it in an extreme radiation environment that these colliders produce during operation. The goal is to measure individual particles’ position with 50-micro-meter spatial and 50 pico-second (one trillionth of a second) temporal precision, for an incoming flux of around 1 billion particles per second per square centimeter. Harrison Lisabeth: Studying underground processes to unleash abundant energy Harrison Lisabeth is a research scientist in the Energy Geoscience Division focused on combining real-world experiments and AI to guide development of geothermal energy systems. His project will explore how deep underground rock formations – where geothermal wells are dug – are stressed by chemical reactions of the minerals and mechanical strain from movements in the Earth. A better understanding of subsurface stresses is essential to engineer safe and reliable geothermal wells that access the heat of deep rocks to produce electricity. It is estimated that the U.S. could generate ten times the amount of energy needed to power the grid using geothermal sources. Lisabeth plans to simulate how minerals grow, dissolve, and influence the behavior of surrounding rock in geothermal reservoirs by tracking chemical changes in rock samples under pressure in the lab. The project will also develop machine learning models to predict geologic strain based on field measurements and refine existing models that describe how common rock types deform under stress. Combining these approaches, Lisabeth hopes to develop a framework to predict stress to improve stability and longevity of geothermal wells. Daniel Carney: Pushing the quantum boundaries of particle measurement Daniel Carney is a staff scientist in the Physics Division who uses quantum information science to study particle physics and gravity. At very small scales, “quantum noise” — random fluctuations from the act of measurement — can drown out faint signals from rare processes. Carney’s ECRP project, “Fundamental Physics at the Quantum Limits of Measurement,” aims to build a new mechanical quantum sensor that can measure extremely small particle interactions below the limits of that quantum noise. The approach uses lasers to hold a tiny bead containing radioactive atoms; when one decays, the system measures the bead’s motion and the energy of any particles emitted. The experiment’s initial goal is to search for heavy sterile neutrinos, hypothetical particles predicted by some extensions of the Standard Model. The system could also help measure the mass of the neutrino, study the way particles interact through the electromagnetic and weak forces, and hunt for low-mass dark matter — all unsolved mysteries in particle physics. Callum Wilkinson: Using machine learning to demystify neutrinos Callum Wilkinson is a staff scientist in the Physics Division and part of the international Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) hosted by Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory. DUNE will create an intense beam of neutrinos that interact in detectors in Illinois and, after an 800-mile journey through the earth, in massive detectors in South Dakota. By precisely measuring neutrinos and how they change, researchers will get a better understanding of their fundamental properties and whether they are responsible for why there is so much more matter than antimatter in our universe. Wilkinson’s ECRP project will apply two machine learning techniques to improve the analysis of DUNE’s data and enhance the experiment’s precision. One approach will look for hidden patterns in how neutrinos interact and produce low-energy particles, while the other will help correct for distortions in what the detectors record. The methods will be tested on one of DUNE’s prototype detectors and could be used in other neutrino experiments, improving their measurements and helping scientists build better models. Aditi Krishnapriyan: Machine learning methods that scale as datasets grow Aditi Krishnapriyan is a faculty scientist in Berkeley Lab’s Applied Mathematics and Computational Research Division (AMCR) and assistant professor at UC Berkeley. Her project, awarded through UC Berkeley, will develop machine learning methods that scale with dataset size for modeling complex, multi-scale phenomena. The resulting tools can be applied in a wide range of research, including the study of new electrolytes for batteries or the examination of molecular interactions. ### Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is committed to groundbreaking research focused on discovery science and solutions for abundant and reliable energy supplies. The lab’s expertise spans materials, chemistry, physics, biology, earth and environmental science, mathematics, and computing. Researchers from around the world rely on the lab’s world-class scientific facilities for their own pioneering research. Founded in 1931 on the belief that the biggest problems are best addressed by teams, Berkeley Lab and its scientists have been recognized with 17 Nobel Prizes. Berkeley Lab is a multiprogram national laboratory managed by the University of California for the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Science. DOE’s Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States, and is working to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time. For more information, please visit energy.gov/science.
How Microbes Got Their Crawl
In the oceans and on land, scientists are discovering rare, transitional organisms that bridge the gap between Earth’s simplest cells and today’s complex ones.
Whoops, Scientists May Have Severely Miscalculated the Number of Species on Earth
A new study focused on cryptic species—animals that look the same but are genetically different—found that they’re more widespread among vertebrates than we previously thought.
Revealed: 10 new insights in climate science
Each year, the world’s leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. Their assessments draw heavily on data from Earth-observing satellites – and the latest report delivers a stark warning: the planet’s energy balance is drifting further out of alignment, ocean warming is now accelerating, and the land’s capacity to absorb carbon is declining, along with other troubling trends.
We tested the 'first wooden, sustainable air purifier' and it's a thing of beauty
The IQAir Atem Earth is the most elegant, eco-friendly air purifier we have ever tested, and we absolutely love it for that. It is by no means flawless, though.
How Rev. Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential campaign became "an earthquake to American politics”
Scientists think this is the first plant-eating land animal
Tyrannoroter heberti fossil shows one of the earliest land animals to eat plants, changing what we know about how plant-eating began on land.
What scientists have just discovered is worse than expected: coastal cities are on borrowed time! - Futura-Sciences
With each new report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change attempts to outline what lies ahead for people living by the sea. Now, fresh research published in Earth’s Future adds another layer to the picture by offering probabilistic forecasts rather than a single estimate. The rise in sea levels is...
Antarctica has a ‘gravity hole’
The geological oddity has existed since dinosaurs roamed the Earth.
Earth Science Tech, Inc. (ETST) Reports Third Fiscal Quarter 2026 Results
Revenue of $8.4 million, up 14.1% year-over-yearGross profit margin of 76.3%, up 71 bps year-over-yearNet income of $910,000, up 341% year-over-yearGenerated positive cash from operations of $1.2 million fiscal year-to-datePeaks, the company’s telemedicine platform, surpasses $2.0 million in revenue in less than a year, scaling from $248,000 into a high‑margin growth platformReduced outstanding shares of common stock by 3.6% year over year through share repurchasesGeographic expansion underway w
An Update on Recent Exploits and Corrective Actions
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Scientists Find Key Building Block of Life in 500-Million-Year-Old Fossils
Ancient fossils are revealing unexpected chemical survivors, challenging long-held assumptions about how biological carbon is preserved over Earth’s history.
After thousands of years, scientists discover a new function of yawning
In a new study, yawning has been shown to push the brain’s clear fluid in the opposite direction of a deep breath.
Scientists spent a decade recording the Arctic Ocean. What they heard raises some unsettling questions | BBC Science Focus Magazine
The Arctic used to be one of the quietest places on Earth. But all that’s changing, putting animals at risk
Scientists hunt for origins of the mysterious 'sun goddess' particle
It's the second most energetic cosmic ray ever to be detected striking Earth.
Microplastics have reached Antarctica’s only native insect
Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica antarctica — a tiny, rice-sized midge and the southernmost insect on Earth — is already ingesting microplastics in the wild. While lab tests showed the hardy larvae can survive short-term exposure without obvious harm, those exposed to higher plastic levels had reduced fat reserves, hinting at hidden energy costs.
A Cosmic “Barcode” Has Indeed Been Detected Around Black Holes - Futura-Sciences
It is hard to believe, but it has already been ten years since the first gravitational wave source was discovered. Named GW150914, for gravitational wave and the date of its observation, September 14, 2015, the signal reached Earth on that day and opened a new era in astronomy. GW150914 marked...
NYC Health Department staffer wished Israelis were wiped off Earth in...
Scientists challenge Einstein once again using light from distant galaxies
Scientists use distant gamma ray bursts to prove that light maintains its constant speed, reinforcing Einstein's theory.
Earth on Track to Become Uninhabitable, Scientists Say
The planet is close to entering a death-spiral that could bring about a worst-case-scenario known as "hothouse Earth."
Scientists completely eliminate toxic tau proteins from human neurons for the first time
Targeting OTULIN has proven to eliminate toxic tau proteins in human neurons for the first time, opening a new avenue for treating dementia.
Scientists discover a new state of matter in quantum material that was believed to be impossible
European scientists discover a new state of quantum matter in CeRu4Sn6 that challenges physics and changes our view of the universe.
A New Era for Entertainment Earth
Entertainment Earth is continuing its 30-year legacy by entering the trading card segment, celebrating fans, and more.
'Impossible' mantle earthquakes actually occur all over the world, study finds
Researchers were once unsure whether mantle earthquakes existed. Now they have a global map of this mysterious phenomenon.
Scientists Think Asteroids May Have Provided the Ingredients for Life on Earth
A new study analyzes three asteroid and two meteorite samples to see if space rocks smacking into Earth could’ve helped kickstart life.
Scientists create glowing wax moths to study infections
Engineered wax moth larvae may become a fast, low-cost way to study infections and screen new drugs before testing in mammals.
Scientists make microplastics glow to see what they do inside your body
Microplastics and nanoplastics are now found everywhere on Earth, from ocean depths to agricultural soils and even inside the human body. Yet scientists still struggle to understand what these particles actually do once they enter living organisms. A new study proposes an innovative fluorescence-based strategy that could allow researchers to track microplastics in real time as they move, transform, and degrade inside biological systems.
NASA telescope spots the building blocks for life spewing out of comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA's SPHEREx space telescope detected organic molecules coming off comet 3I/ATLAS as the interstellar visitor made its closest approach to Earth in December.
Women in Science: Geochemist Terry Plank
Award-winning geochemist and volcanologist Terry Plank studies the phenomena shaping the Earth’s crust and how they affect the world’s volcanoes.
Astronomers discover ‘inside out’ solar system
A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, scientists say.
Earthquake data provide solid footing for AI foundation science model
There's been a seismic shift in science, with scientists developing new AI tools and applying AI to just about any question that can be asked. Researchers are now putting actual seismic waves to work, ...
NASA scientists say meteorites can’t explain mysterious organic compounds on Mars
Scientists studying a rock sample collected by NASA’s Curiosity rover have uncovered something tantalizing: the largest organic molecules ever detected on Mars. The compounds — decane, undecane, and dodecane — may be fragments of fatty acids, which on Earth are most often linked to life. While non-living processes like meteorite impacts can also create such molecules, researchers found those sources couldn’t fully explain the amounts detected.
Snowball Earth was not completely frozen, new study reveals
Even when Earth was locked in its most extreme deep freeze, the planet’s climate may not have been as silent and still as once believed. New research from ancient Scottish rocks reveals that during Snowball Earth — when ice sheets reached the tropics and the planet resembled a giant snowball from space — climate rhythms similar to today’s seasons, solar cycles, and even El Niño–like patterns were still pulsing beneath the ice.
White House withholds NASA science funds
It affects climate-related efforts and key programs that study the Earth and other planets in the universe.
Grand Rapids DDA approves $25,000 grant to support business at Studio Park
Earthly Refillery received the grant through Downtown Grand Rapids Inc.'s program that covers half of a business’s rent for 18 months.
Scientists See Growing Risk of 'Hothouse Earth' as Warming Gains Pace
Warming is accelerating, threatening a cascade of tipping points that destabilize the climate. In a new paper, scientists say the risk of "hothouse Earth" is greater than once believed.
Accelerated Global Warming Could Lock Earth Into a Hothouse Future
Scientists say warming is increasing faster than at any time in at least 3 million years. There is no guide for what comes next.
How to bake the perfect cookie, according to science
Science has discovered the exact temperature that makes cookies golden brown on the outside and moist on the inside.
Scientists Propose Surprising Link Between Space Weather and Earthquakes
A new theoretical study explores how activity high above Earth could subtly influence processes deep within the planet’s crust. Researchers at Kyoto University are advancing a new idea about how space weather might intersect with earthquake physics. Their model asks whether changes in the ionosph
Bridging the Gap Between Soil Science and Collective Action
The Save Soil movement converges spiritual vision, digital infrastructures, and transnational advocacy mobilizing people at scale.
Earth's core may contain as much as 45 oceans' worth of hydrogen, scientists find
Picture all of Earth's oceans, which cover about 70% of the planet and are mostly made of hydrogen. Now multiply that by nine. That may be the amount of hydrogen in Earth's core.
Earth’s core may contain as much as 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen, scientists find
As much as 45 oceans’ worth of hydrogen may be in Earth’s core, scientists reported, suggesting most of Earth’s water was acquired during the planet’s formation.
Moving beyond money to measure the true value of Earth science information
They're all around us: sensors and satellites, radars and drones. These tools form vast remote sensing networks that collect data on the climate, the ground, the air, and the water. This information is ...
Scientists find genes that existed before all life on Earth
Life’s story may stretch further back than scientists once thought. Some genes found in nearly every organism today were already duplicated before all life shared a common ancestor. By tracking these rare genes, researchers can investigate how early cells worked and what features of life emerged first. New computational tools are now helping scientists unlock this hidden chapter of evolution.
Hearthstone Cataclysm Card Reveal - Ultraxion Looks Like A Must-Have For Deathwing Decks
One of Deathwing's trusty lieutenants helps to Herald your Colossal minion and reduces Deathwing's cost in one fell swoop.
Moving beyond money to measure the true value of Earth science information
Earth science information can do more than quantify the instrumental or monetary value of nature; it can be used to measure social good, say researchers
"No, this is not a Hearthstone 2" - Blizzard squashes Hearthstone sequel suspicions after hyping a big BlizzCon 2026 reveal
There is something big happening in Hearthstone land.
Impossibly powerful 'ghost particle' that slammed into Earth may have come from an exploding black hole — and it could upend both particle physics and cosmology
A supercharged neutrino that smashed into our planet in 2023 may have been spit out by an exploding primordial black hole with a "dark charge." If true, this theory could lead to a definitive catalog of all subatomic particles and unveil the elusive identity of dark matter.
In an Age of Science, Tennyson Grappled with an Unsettling New World
His poetry reckoned with the immensities of reality, time, and grief, confronting a world upended by new truths about the earth and the heavens.
Scientists Discover a Giant Hidden Lava Tunnel Beneath Venus
Scientists have uncovered evidence of a gigantic empty lava tunnel beneath Venus, revealing a hidden volcanic world on Earth’s mysterious twin.
Why this rust-like mineral is one of Earth’s best carbon vaults
A common iron mineral hiding in soil turns out to be far better at trapping carbon than scientists realized. Its surface isn’t uniform — it’s a nanoscale patchwork of positive and negative charges that can grab many different organic molecules. Instead of relying on a single weak attraction, the mineral uses several bonding strategies to hold carbon tightly in place. This helps explain how soils store enormous amounts of carbon for the long term.
The science behind why some auroras have such stunning wave patterns
Auroras, shimmering bands of light that shoot through the night sky near the Earth’s poles, can follow patterns known as arcs
'Maybe they're waiting for something that only happens thousands of years later': The hidden life 'sleeping' deep beneath Earth for millions of years
Deep inside Earth lies a hidden world of "intraterrestrials" that have been dormant for hundreds of thousands of years — what are they waiting to "wake up" for?
Scientists warn climate models are missing a key ocean player
Tiny marine plankton that build calcium carbonate shells play an outsized role in regulating Earth’s climate, quietly pulling carbon from the atmosphere and helping lock it away in the deep ocean. New research shows these microscopic engineers are largely missing from the climate models used to forecast our planet’s future, meaning scientists may be underestimating how the ocean responds to climate change.
Volcano Watch: New ‘Is Tephra Falling?’ citizen science tool launched in Hawaiʻi
Like the “Did You Feel It?” earthquake reporting tool helps make maps of areas affected by shaking, the new tool helps scientists map areas affected by tephra fallout; observations will be used to assess the character and size of the eruption plumes from Kīlauea volcano on the Big Island, along with the dispersal pattern of tephra fall.
Science news this week: Anomalies inside Earth, leak on Artemis II, and how psychedelics may help treat PTSD
Feb. 7, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
Something supercharged Uranus when Voyager 2 flew past
Voyager 2’s flyby of Uranus in 1986 recorded radiation levels so extreme they baffled scientists for nearly 40 years. New research suggests the spacecraft caught Uranus during a rare solar wind event that flooded the planet’s radiation belts with extra energy. Similar storms have been seen near Earth, where they dramatically boost radiation levels. The discovery reshapes how scientists think about Uranus—and why it deserves another visit.
Biospheric Science Branch Page
The Biospheric Science Branch contributes to several NASA satellite missions with the goal to better understanding Earth’s terrestrial and marine biospheres
Scientists Reveal a Frozen Bizarro Earth Only 150 Light-Years Away
A tantalizingly unique discovery.
Something Mysteriously Powerful Slammed Into Earth in 2023. Scientists Now Have a Theory
The science here gets really dark.
Scientist accidentally stumbles across bizarre ancient ‘wrinkle structures’ in Morocco that shouldn't be there
Ancient fossil structures imprinted on rocks that were once deep beneath the ocean suggest the search for the first life on Earth needs to be broadened.
NASA selects two Earth science missions for development
NASA has selected two Earth science missions for development, one focused on studying the atmosphere and the other on terrestrial ecosystems and ice.
Steve Kornacki: Democratic primary season kicks off with an anti-establishment earthquake
New Jersey’s special House primary is too close to call, but the results still sent a message about what forces are rising and falling in the Democratic Party.
An invisible chemical rain is falling across the planet
A new study reveals that chemicals used to replace ozone-damaging CFCs are now driving a surge in a persistent “forever chemical” worldwide. The pollutant, called trifluoroacetic acid, is falling out of the atmosphere into water, land, and ice, including in remote regions like the Arctic. Even as older chemicals are phased out, their long lifetimes mean pollution is still rising.
Preparing for your second Expedition
ARC Raiders is a multiplayer extraction adventure, set in a lethal future earth, ravaged by a mysterious mechanized threat known as ARC.
Scientists discover hidden deep-Earth structures shaping the magnetic field
Deep inside Earth, two massive hot rock structures have been quietly shaping the planet’s magnetic field for millions of years. Using ancient magnetic records and advanced simulations, scientists discovered that these formations influence the movement of liquid iron in Earth’s core. Some parts of the magnetic field remained stable over vast stretches of time, while others changed dramatically.
It's time to think about human reproduction in space, scientists urge
"If reproduction is ever to occur beyond Earth, it must do so with a clear commitment to safety, transparency and ethical integrity."