Conservation Biology, EarlyView.

NASA Space Apps announced Thursday 10 winners of the 2025 NASA Space Apps Challenge. During this two-day hackathon, participants gathered at 551 local events across 167 countries and territories to showcase their STEM skills and proposed ways to transform NASA’s open data into actionable tools. More…

Dave Levitan, Gravity Gone The Italian oil and gas giant Eni

Using ultracold atoms and laser light, researchers recreated the behavior of a Josephson junction—an essential component of quantum computers and voltage standards. The appearance of Shapiro steps in this atomic system reveals a deep universality in quantum physics and makes elusive microscopic effe…

The launch laid "an important foundation for subsequent launches and reliable recovery."

An unlikely partnership could allow Tokyo and Seoul to counter China.

The post Fate of Accountability for Undergraduate Certificates to Loom Over Ed Talks appeared first on The Century Foundation.

Man in his 60s, believed to be a driver involved in two-vehicle collision in Thetford, shot after leaving sceneThe police watchdog has launched an investigation after a man in his 60s was shot dead by officers in Norfolk.The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it was examining what led…

We look ahead to 18 notable shows and events to look out for in 2026, from drama to sport.

New features enable automatic cost optimization through intelligent storage tiering and simplified table replication across AWS Regions and accounts.

The week after AWS re:Invent builds on the excitement and energy of the event and is a good time to learn more and understand how the recent announcements can help you solve your challenges and unlock new opportunities. As usual, we have you covered with our top announcements of AWS re:Invent 2025 t…

Decision follows scandals at Big Four and comes as AI tools make it easier to circumvent invigilators

A timeline that chronicles major events in the Trump administration’s campaign of lethal strikes against suspected drug traffickers in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific.
The post Timeline of Boat Strikes and Related Actions appeared first on Just Security.

For the likes of Blackstone Inc. and KKR & Co., a multibillion-dollar opportunity beckons from Canada.

One man, a serving police officer, escaped the fire but his wife and their two children died in the blaze.

With human peer review struggling to keep pace with machine-generated science, aiXiv enlists bots to help

Dense seismic array more than 4000 kilometers long promises new views of Earth’s interior

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.

A response to “Israel’s Vision of Victory”

Restoration Ecology, Volume 33, Issue 8, November 2025.

By inserting tiny imperfections into the stones, scientists open up possibilities in computing, encryption and sensors

Published December 16, 2025; Bridge Michigan As a wave of data center developers further their plans to set up shop in Michigan, two bipartisan Michigan lawmakers want to repeal the tax breaks that are luring them. State Rep. Jim DeSana, R-Carleton, announced Tuesday during an anti-data center rally…

PLYMOUTH COUNTY, WISCONSIN — On a warm fall afternoon, dairy farmer Chris Kestell pushes through prairie brambles taller than himself, tracing a path overgrown with thickets and swarming with bees as he hikes toward a hidden waterway. Though the route is unidentifiable to the untrained eye, Kestell,…

Defence minister instructs military to respond with force in West Bank, where he said attacker was fromA Palestinian motorist ran over a man and stabbed a woman in northern Israel, killing both, Israeli emergency services say.The assailant, from the occupied West Bank, was shot and wounded by a civi…

Albin Kurti’s emphatic victory strengthens mandate for domestic reforms including welfare expansionKosovo’s prime minister, Albin Kurti has won an emphatic election victory, marking a resurgence for the nationalist leader and ending a political deadlock in Europe’s youngest state.The win in Sunday’s…

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.

Conservation Biology, EarlyView.

Fermin Koop, ZME Sci Among the many things the coronavirus pandemic has affected, our work-life balance has also taken a hit. Most people are simultaneously working from home while doing...

A new floating droplet electricity generator is redefining how rain can be harvested as a clean power source by using water itself as both structural support and an electrode. This nature-integrated design dramatically reduces weight and cost compared to traditional solid-based generators while stil…

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XRISM sees comet 3I/ATLAS in X-ray light

The group also confirmed the death of former Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar.

The US escalation against Caracas may be part of a larger realignment for a new world order.

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers, in a study thought to be the first time a statistically significant …

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Early last year, the hydropower company Nature and People First set its sights on Black Mesa, a mountainous region on the Navajo Nation in northern Arizona. The mesa’s steep drop offered id…

Dr. Ryan Knotek is leading a study to assess the fate and recovery of bull sharks caught in recreational fisheries.
The post Collaborating with Recreational Fishers to Study Bull Shark Survivorship appeared first on New England Aquarium.

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.

Legislature must ensure legitimacy of study and codify critical requirements and timeline by overriding Governor’s veto
The post Despite Moore’s Reversal on Climate Funding, Legislature Must Override RENEW Veto appeared first on Food & Water Watch.

Legislation would enable factory farm pollution and speed fossil fuel pipeline construction
The post In Attack on Clean Water, House Passes Dangerous PERMIT Act  appeared first on Food & Water Watch.

The bill would significantly curtail scope of the federal environmental review process.

"This isn't just waste management, it's resource creation. We're taking what we don't want and turning it into something we do."

Traumatised civilians left in Sudan's El-Fasher after its capture by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces are living without water or sanitation, UN aid coordinator Denise Brown told the AFP news agency on Monday, after a small humanitarian team was able to make its first visit there in almost two …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet Donald Trump in Florida on December 29, with the US president pushing to move to the next stage of his fragile Gaza truce plan. Netanyahu is also expected to try to shift some focus onto Iran, amid reports he will call for more US strikes on t…

Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani loves his Astoria, Queens, neighborhood, and the feeling is mutual. But voters who live near Gracie Mansion, his new home, really wanted his opponent to win.

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Bepi, Mio and MTM’s adventures continue! What have they achieved on their extraordinary journey to Mercury, planet of extremes and mysteries?They haven’t been bored, that’s for sure. They snapped cool photos and collected real science data as they flew past Earth, Venus and M…

For many Americans, proper sanitation and clean water seem like issues for developing countries. But much of rural America—and even parts of US cities—still struggles to provide the basics we all need to survive. And as infrastructure ages and strains under the threat of climate change, the problems…