Wind turbines have killed about 18.7 million US bats since 1981, USGS-led study estimates
Wind turbines killing bats: a USGS-led study estimates 18.7 million US bat deaths since 1981, and shows how design, siting and slower blades can cut them.
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Iceberg A-81, a slab of Antarctic ice the size of a city, slows at the edge of South Georgia
A city-sized iceberg, A-81, has slowed off South Georgia after a 2,300 km drift. What satellites show, why sizes differ, and what is still unknown.
OpenAI says its AI disproved the Exponential Time Hypothesis, and two of the rule's authors will check it
Exponential Time Hypothesis: OpenAI says its AI proved the famous computing rule false. Experts, two of them its authors, are checking. What it means.
Almost all the world's shallow coral reefs face a high risk of collapse by 2075, IUCN finds
Coral reefs collapse risk: IUCN's first global check finds 96% of shallow reefs critically endangered by 2075. Why scientists still see a window to act.
The US now lists helium as a critical material, a signal for chips, MRI scanners and quantum labs
Helium critical material: the US now lists helium as critical for chips, MRI scanners and quantum computing. What the label changes, and what it doesn't.
A cattle virus has reached a person for the first time. Here is why health officials say the risk is low
The Shamonda virus, spread by biting midges among cattle, has infected a person for the first time, in France. Officials see low risk to the public.
Northwestern physicists hold one antimatter particle still for months, to ask why matter won
Northwestern's antimatter trap held one positron still for months near absolute zero. Next it may test why the universe is made of matter at all.
NASA changes how astronauts will reach the Moon, ahead of a 2028 landing
NASA moon landing 2028: Orion will meet SpaceX's Starship in Earth orbit, Blue Moon skips refuelling, and a 2027 test docks with both landers.
NASA's Swift observatory ends its 22-year hunt for the universe's biggest explosions
The NASA Swift observatory has made its last observation after almost 22 years. Why it is falling, why the rescue failed, and what science loses now.
A tiny EPFL chip reads how brain regions talk, a step toward smarter depression implants
EPFL's LogSync chip, built for a future brain implant for depression, PTSD and OCD, reads how brain regions interact. It is early research, not treatment.
A personalised melanoma vaccine cut the risk of cancer returning by 42% in a large trial
A personalised melanoma vaccine from Moderna and Merck cut the risk of cancer returning or death by 42% in a Phase 3 trial. It is not approved yet.
MMX mission: Japan launches to bring back soil from Mars' moon Phobos
Japan's MMX mission is on its way to Mars' moon Phobos. JAXA aims to bring at least 10 grams of soil home in 2031. Here is what it could tell us.
A brain enzyme may help memory hold up in old age, mouse study suggests
Age-related memory loss: a mouse study in Nature Neuroscience finds a brain enzyme helped protect memory. It is an early lead, not a treatment.
Ice cliffs break off faster than models assumed, then stop, sea-level study finds
Ice cliffs and sea level rise: a satellite survey of Greenland and Antarctica finds tall cliffs break off faster than models assume, then settle.
Brazil's Amazon deforestation falls to its lowest level since records began in 1988
Amazon deforestation 2026: Brazil's satellite count shows 3,335 km² cleared, the lowest since 1988. What the figure shows, what it leaves out, what's next.
AI-assisted study of 101,243 patients links brown fat to lower odds of diabetes and heart disease
A brown fat study of 101,243 patients, helped by AI, linked brown fat to lower odds of diabetes and heart disease. A blood-pressure pill raised it in mice.
World timekeepers vote to stop adding leap seconds from 20 May 2027
In a leap second vote on 15 Oct 2026, world timekeepers agreed to stop adding them from 20 May 2027. What changes, and what your phone will notice.
A Neanderthal who survived a split tooth likely died from a wooden spear, study suggests
A 75,000-year-old Neanderthal spear wound in Iraq points to a wooden weapon, after the person survived a face injury that likely needed care from others.
Google's Willow chip grows 'magic states' 40 times cleaner, a step toward useful quantum computers
Google's Willow chip made quantum 'magic states' 40 times cleaner. Here is what magic state cultivation is, why it matters, and what it does not change.
Seawater under the 'Doomsday Glacier' doubles its 2100 sea-level estimate, model finds
A new model puts Thwaites Glacier sea level rise at up to 30 mm by 2100, about double the average of earlier models. What it means for coasts.