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'Is it really necessary to generate another image?': UN scientist explains how everyday people can limit AI's environmental impact12 Comments -
The 'Doomsday Glacier' is poised to lose its ice shelf this year. An Antarctic researcher explains what that means for global sea levels5 Comments -
War has brought Iran's water crisis to a breaking point: 'Things will collapse unless there is meaningful structural change'6 Comments
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Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formedChile's Atacama Desert, which gets less than 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) of rainfall each year, started to form more than 40 million years ago — 20 million years before the Andes.
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'They are trying to tame nature': China is building the world's biggest dam in an earthquake-prone region of TibetScience Spotlight China is building a dam system that will generate more hydroelectric power than the U.S. generates yearly. But the project comes with huge risks for people downstream.
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Hundreds of hidden earthquakes discovered beneath Antarctica — and they're happening in a very odd locationAntarctica was long thought to be seismically calm, but new technology makes it possible to detect unexpected types of earthquakes beneath the ice.
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El Niño arrives, the Artemis III crew are revealed, a 'cold blob' worsens in the Atlantic, and a Richard Feynman note is finally deciphered.Science news this week June 13, 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
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Has all the water on Earth been peed before?Life's Little Mysteries Water, water, everywhere … has all of it been peed out at least once?
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Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map revealsThe first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide.
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El Niño is officially here, and will be among the strongest ever recorded, NOAA announcesThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Niño events in the historical record going back to 1950."
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Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Atlantic is a sign of the Gulf Stream weakening — and that's bad news for the US East CoastThe Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point.
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Scientists discover giant, fan-shaped structure deep beneath the East Antarctic Ice SheetA mysterious geological structure that resembles a human hand with outstretched fingers has been revealed beneath East Antarctica. The discovery shows the frozen continent still hides many geological secrets.
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