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NASA satellite map showing sea surface temperature anomalies across the Pacific Ocean during an El Nino event with warmer-than-normal waters in the central and eastern Pacific

El Niño ‘Inside the House,’ WMO Warns as Pakistan Floods Kill Over 100, Europe Burns

The WMO warned Thursday that El Niño has arrived with Pacific temperatures 2.9°C above normal. Pakistan's monsoon death toll has exceeded 100 while wildfires spread across southern Europe, as UN chief Guterres

August 1, 2026

by Miranda Novell

NASA Curiosity rover panorama showing vast field of honeycomb-like polygon fractures in Valle Grande region of Mars

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Sea of Honeycomb Fractures on Mars

NASA's Curiosity rover discovered a vast honeycomb fracture field on Mars in June 2026. Scientists at JPL have proposed three formation theories, none yet confirmed, while the rover's 14-year mission continues to rewrite what Mars looked like billions of years

July 30, 2026

by Jennifer Hicks

CRISPR base editing diagram showing viral vector gene delivery to DNA

6-Year-Old Died in Unauthorized Chinese CRISPR Trial. Her Death Was Concealed for 14 Months.

A 6-year-old with Snijders Blok-Campeau syndrome died in March 2025 after an unauthorized CRISPR brain surgery

Older adults queuing for registration at a community health centre in China

China’s Outpatient Insurance Reform Cut Inequality but Left a Two-Tier Care Divide

A new study in Scientific Reports finds China's outpatient pooling reform cut pro-rich inequality in doctor

Illustration showing brown amyloid plaques between neurons and blue tau tangles inside neurons in Alzheimer's disease

Scientists Find the Protein Alzheimer’s Uses to Jump Between Brain Cells

University of Utah scientists publishing in Cell identify Arc protein as the vehicle that packages Alzheimer's tau into vesicles traveling between neurons, with tau transmission nearly halted when Arc was removed in

July 2, 2026

Health·News·Science

Female Anopheles stephensi mosquito feeding on human blood, the primary vector of malaria in urban Asia and Africa

Scientists Identify 166 Malaria Proteins That Could Unlock a Universal Vaccine

A 24-institution team led by Oxford and NIAID has identified 75 malaria proteins that immune systems can target at every lifecycle stage of the parasite, across both P. falciparum and P. vivax,

July 2, 2026

Health·News·Science

The Milky Way arch with southern constellations Crux and Carina visible from ESO observatory site in Chile, the sky Rubin Observatory surveys

The Rubin Observatory Has Begun Filming the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made

The Rubin Observatory began its 10-year sky survey on July 1, photographing the entire southern sky every three nights from Chile's Atacama Desert. Its 3,200-megapixel camera will observe more objects in its

July 2, 2026

Astronomy·News·Science

Time-lapse photograph showing satellite streaks crossing the night sky above ESO's Very Large Telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert

The Limit for Satellites Should Be 100,000, but 1.7 Million Are Planned, Scientists Say

A European Southern Observatory study published Wednesday sets 100,000 as Earth orbit's maximum satellite load before ground-based astronomy breaks down. SpaceX plans one million; Reflect Orbital's 50,000 mirror satellites would render the

July 2, 2026

Astronomy·News·Science

Artist renderings of Astrobotic, Intuitive Machines, and Firefly lunar landers on the Moon

NASA Awards $590 Million in New Lunar Lander Contracts as Moon Base Race Intensifies

NASA awarded nearly $600 million to Astrobotic, Firefly and Intuitive Machines for lunar landers destined for the Moon's south pole, accelerating a $20 billion drive for a permanent base. The awards leave

July 2, 2026

News·Science

Dr. Randy Carney uses a Raman microscope to study nanoplastics at UC Davis

U.C. Davis Wins $4 Million to Measure Nanoplastics’ Threat to the Brain

A $4 million NIEHS grant to UC Davis will produce the first standardized framework for measuring airborne nanoplastic exposure and neurological harm. Nanoplastics, 1,000 times smaller than microplastics, can cross the blood-brain

July 2, 2026

Health·News·Science

University of Colorado Boulder researchers working on the ARPA-H NITRO-funded single injection therapy to reverse osteoarthritis

A Single Injection Reversed Osteoarthritis in Animals. Human Trials Are 18 Months Away.

UC Boulder researchers say a single injection reversed osteoarthritis in animal models in four to eight weeks. The ARPA-H-funded therapy is not yet peer-reviewed, but human clinical trials could start within 18

July 2, 2026

Health·News·Science

CDC infographic showing heart disease facts including cardiovascular risk factors and mortality statistics in the United States

Statins and Blood Pressure Drugs Are Closing the Heart-Risk Gap Between Obese and Normal-Weight Adults, Study Finds

A Lancet study tracking nearly one million people across seven countries found that obese adults over 60 now show blood pressure and cholesterol profiles nearly identical to normal-weight peers, driven by widespread

July 2, 2026

Health·News·Science

An adult female Aedes aegypti mosquito feeding on human skin, one of two primary Aedes species targeted by Wolbachia biocontrol programs in the United States

Washington Is Getting 600,000 Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes This Summer, on Purpose

A Maryland company is flooding the Washington, DC metropolitan area with 600,000 Wolbachia-infected male mosquitoes to suppress the invasive Asian tiger mosquito, a species that can carry dengue, Zika, and chikungunya —

July 2, 2026

Health·News·Science

Creatine supplement powder in a container, long used by athletes and now studied for depression

Creatine Shows Promise for Depression in Two Trials but Fails in Three, Researchers Find

A University of Ottawa systematic review of five clinical trials found creatine improved depression outcomes in two studies targeting women with major depressive disorder but showed no benefit in three others. Safety

July 2, 2026

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El Niño ‘Inside the House,’ WMO Warns as Pakistan Floods Kill Over 100, Europe Burns

NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Sea of Honeycomb Fractures on Mars

6-Year-Old Died in Unauthorized Chinese CRISPR Trial. Her Death Was Concealed for 14 Months.

China’s Outpatient Insurance Reform Cut Inequality but Left a Two-Tier Care Divide

Scientists Find the Protein Alzheimer’s Uses to Jump Between Brain Cells

Scientists Identify 166 Malaria Proteins That Could Unlock a Universal Vaccine

The Rubin Observatory Has Begun Filming the Greatest Cosmic Movie Ever Made

The Limit for Satellites Should Be 100,000, but 1.7 Million Are Planned, Scientists Say

NASA Awards $590 Million in New Lunar Lander Contracts as Moon Base Race Intensifies

U.C. Davis Wins $4 Million to Measure Nanoplastics’ Threat to the Brain

A Single Injection Reversed Osteoarthritis in Animals. Human Trials Are 18 Months Away.

Statins and Blood Pressure Drugs Are Closing the Heart-Risk Gap Between Obese and Normal-Weight Adults, Study Finds

Washington Is Getting 600,000 Bacteria-Infected Mosquitoes This Summer, on Purpose

Creatine Shows Promise for Depression in Two Trials but Fails in Three, Researchers Find

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Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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