With nearly 1,000 active fires and an area as large as Belgium already burned, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says his country is facing one of the "most intense" wildfire seasons in its history.
The big picture: Canada faces one of its most intense fire... — could lead to real-world breakthroughs.
A summer beach day in Oregon often involves a cool, gray blanket of fog that not only shapes the experience of beachgoers but also affects the coastal and inland environment. Now, commercially available surfing webcams are helping scientists measure Oregon's coastal fog, accor...
The big picture: Surfing webcams help demystify Oregon's coastal fog — challenges existing scientific assumptions.
Scientists at Murdoch University have read the full genetic code of bacteria from the salt lakes of Wadjemup (Rottnest Island), giving them their clearest picture yet of how these tiny organisms could be used to make biodegradable plastic. Their research is published in the jo...
Why it matters: Move over quokkas—Rottnest's salt lake bacteria could be... challenges existing scientific assumptions.
The 2026 World Cup has been a real moneymaker for FIFA. Revenue from TV broadcasting rights, ticket sales and other commercial sources is projected to amount to nearly $11 billion, which would make it the most financially successful event in the international soccer governing ...
The big picture: Now that the World Cup is over, can... — advances our understanding of the world.
Genetic prediction models are poised to revolutionize medicine. But because they have been trained on European DNA, they threaten to widen health care disparities.
Why it matters: The Best Genetic Risk Tools Don’t Work Equally... adds a piece to a much larger puzzle.
With their ability to use tools, remember faces and even learn how to communicate with humans through sign language, nonhuman primates are considered to be among the smartest creatures on Earth. However, some concepts—geometry, for instance—have traditionally been thought of a...
The big picture: Children and monkeys share common understanding of geometry — challenges existing scientific assumptions.
Gender pay gaps in academia are well documented. The harder question is why they persist. A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences tested several leading answers to that question.
The big picture: What explains gender pay gaps in academia? — opens new research frontiers.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, wastewater testing became a virus warning system. Now, scientists are using the approach to understand how communities eat.
NY Times Science reports: The Sewer Knows What You Ate — this advances our understanding of the world.
In a world where trust in institutions is generally declining, trust in science remains relatively high. Yet belief in scientific conspiracy theories, such as hushed-up effects of vaccines or airplane "chemtrails," is also widespread.
Why it matters: Why do some people who trust in science... advances our understanding of the world.
New analysis shows that a "pause" in Arctic winter sea ice decline seen in the early 2020s has ended following record lows in 2025 and early 2026. The study, led by the University of Southampton in collaboration with the National Oceanography Center (NOC), adds the most recent...
Bottom line from Phys.org: this adds a piece to a much larger puzzle.
Postdoctoral researcher Renato Borras-Chavez's area of study—pinnipeds in the Southern Ocean—often takes him far from the University of Rhode Island campus. Now, the researcher in Sarah Kienle's CEAL Lab is sharing more about declining populations of certain seals and will pre...
Why it matters: Researchers complete new assessments of vulnerable Southern Ocean... adds a piece to a much larger puzzle.
A research team from Okayama University of Science, Tokyo City University, the Natural History Museum, Kishiwada City (Osaka Prefecture), and other institutions has identified four previously unrecognized fossil bones from a rock containing mosasaur remains collected about 30 ...
Why it matters: Japan's first mosasaur premaxilla fossil hints at a... opens new research frontiers.
People pronounce the word "Appalachia" differently, and much of that contrast depends on where they live. But no matter how you say it, a Virginia Tech project shows that no one way trumps all. The differences are rooted in historical and community influences.
Why it matters: There's no right or wrong way to say... adds a piece to a much larger puzzle.
Why do some brains survive long after death when most other soft tissue decays? That's the question a research team led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward at the University of Oxford set out to answer.
Why it matters: Why some human brains can outlast other soft... advances our understanding of the world.
The US president raised the issue with the the Canadian prime minister while the pair attended the World Cup Final in New Jersey.
BBC Science reports: Canadian wildfires rage as Trump warns Carney again... — this could lead to real-world breakthroughs.
