Weekly Headlines (Excerpts)
1. Traces of ancient seafloor cataclysms turn up in the Himalayas
Vast undersea eruptions may be undercounted source of extinctions through Earth’s history
30 JAN 2026 BY JAMES DINNEEN
2. As humans return to the Moon, scientists confront the dangers of deep-space radiation
Shields and biological countermeasures could help protect astronauts during prolonged missions beyond Earth's magnetic bubble
29 JAN 2026 BY ELIE DOLGIN
3. Snakes on a train? Deadly reptiles may be hopping railcars in India
Trains may be transporting cobras and other venomous snakes to new parts of the country
29 JAN 2026 BY ERIK STOKSTAD
4. In a twist, polar bears are getting fatter in the Norwegian Arctic
With sea ice dwindling, the massive predators are relying more on land-based food sources such as reindeer
29 JAN 2026 BY WARREN CORNWALL
5. Earth-size planet spotted with yearlong orbit
Long-overlooked Kepler signal discovered by citizen scientists reveals promising world worth a closer look
28 JAN 2026 BY ELISE CUTTS
6. A motley crew of fossils illuminates an ancient, mysterious extinction event
512-million-year-old marine fossils highlight life and death at the Cambrian explosion’s close
28 JAN 2026 BY PERRI THALER
7. Splat! Could roadkill replace some studies of live animals?
Science chats with an ecologist about the advantages of using discarded carcasses for research
27 JAN 2026 BY CELINA ZHAO
8. Fluttering ‘tails’ on bird nests confuse would-be predators
Blue manakins in Brazil use “disruptive camouflage” to protect their eggs, new study finds
27 JAN 2026 BY CHRISTA LESTÉ-LASSERRE
9. Controversial Chilean energy project scrapped, relieving astronomers
Light pollution from green hydrogen plant would have thratened world’s largest telescopes
26 JAN 2026 BY MARÍA DE LOS ÁNGELES ORFILA
10. Oldest wooden tools may have been used to butcher elephants
Branches sharpened 400,000 years ago shine light on humans’ early toolmaking
26 JAN 2026 BY ANDREW CURRY
11. Earthquake sensors buried in the quietest spot on Earth
Deep beneath the South Pole, two seismometers will monitor the planet’s interior and the movement of Antarctic ice
26 JAN 2026 BY HANNAH RICHTER
12. Tidal waves of lava may slosh around alien worlds
Waves of molten rock could be confounding observations of atmospheres on distant planets
26 JAN 2026 BY ELISE CUTTS
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