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4d ago

With World Cup looming, these scientists are trying to create the perfect grass

Next summer, all venues will use a natural grass-artificial stitching blend with a focus on what’s beneath the turf in addition to the playing surface itself.
Official Match Ball of The European Qualifiers ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.
Official Match Ball of The European Qualifiers ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Emperor penguins show dramatic decline in one region of Antarctica, satellite photos show

The estimated population of 16 penguin colonies declined 22% mainly because of climate change that’s shrinking the amount of available sea ice.
Emperor penguin on iceberg in Antarctica.
Emperor penguin on iceberg in Antarctica.

A crucial NWS office, battered by cuts, is trying to put on a brave face as tornado season peaks

The Quad Cities office is dealing with deep cuts after the Trump administration offered early retirements and buyouts.
National Weather Service Cuts
National Weather Service Cuts
9d ago

These cosmic monsters are creating the biggest explosions since the big bang

Three supermassive black holes are gobbling up stars 10 times the size of the sun. Shredding them is creating the biggest explosions since the dawn of the universe.
NASA black holes
NASA black holes

Texas woman dies from brain-eating amoeba after cleaning sinuses with tap water

The woman contracted a fatal infection caused by a brain-eating amoeba and died eight days after developing symptoms.
Tap water is poured into a cup from a faucet
Tap water is poured into a cup from a faucet

Earth's atmosphere hasn't had this much CO2 in millions of years

New data shows that CO2 levels have broken through 430 parts per million, an indication that human-caused global warming will continue to warp the environment.
A residential building engulfed in smog in the morning in Faridabad district of India's Haryana state, on April 26, 2025.
A residential building engulfed in smog in the morning in Faridabad district of India's Haryana state, on April 26, 2025.

Scientists say a record amount of seaweed hit the Caribbean and nearby areas in May

The brown prickly algae are suffocating shorelines from Puerto Rico to Guyana and beyond.
Puerto Rico Sargassum.
Puerto Rico Sargassum.
12d ago

Jupiter, Saturn and … 2017 OF201? Astronomers spot a possible small addition to our solar system

In searching for the elusive Planet Nine, researchers instead turned up a different resident in our cosmic backyard.
Composite image showing the five dwarf planets and a trans-Neptunian object; Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and 2017OF201.
Composite image showing the five dwarf planets and a trans-Neptunian object; Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, Makemake, and 2017OF201.

A long-running experiment finds a tiny particle is still acting weird

The mysterious particles called muons are considered heavier cousins of electrons. They wobble like a top when in a magnetic field, and scientists are studying that motion to see whether it lines up with the foundational rulebook of physics called the Standard Model.
Muon Measurement
Muon Measurement

A cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the U.S.

The plume is expected to hit Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi late this week and into the weekend.
Puerto Rico Sahara Dust
Puerto Rico Sahara Dust
13d ago

Italy

Italy

Sicily's Mount Etna erupts in a fiery show of miles-high smoke and ash

Officials said the spectacle on Europe’s most active volcano was caused when part of the southeast crater collapsed.
Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts
Smoke rises from the crater of the Etna volcano as it erupts

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