Science

California strengthened Pyramid Point protections to aid declining fish populations while preserving tribal harvesting rights. Along California’s vast coastline, some of the ocean’s most valuable real estate now has a new layer of protection. From kelp forests off Malibu to biologically rich waters near Santa Barbara and Point Sal, the state has expanded its marine…

An ancient residence believed to be the grandest in the Pompeii archaeological site is being restored with a $1.6 million budget (1.4 million euros), entirely covered by a private sponsor, officials announced on Tuesday. Part of it is expected to open to guided groups by Christmas, said officials of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii. House…

Two retired aircraft that once flew for the Maldives’ first national airline are getting a second life beneath the Indian Ocean, where they are being transformed from an unusual diving attraction into the foundation of a developing marine habitat. According to the Visit Maldives Corporation’s May 14, 2026, announcement, conservation teams and international media delegates…

Image: Left/Historical Medical Library of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia/Right/Canva Famine and disease during the Black Death era killed one third of Europe’s population within half a decade. In many places, people abandoned farmland, and rural routines that had shaped the landscape for centuries were interrupted. A new analysis of 109 European fossil pollen…

Conservationists in Australia’s Cape York Peninsula have recorded a rare breakthrough for an endangered bird after a palm cockatoo chick hatched and fledged from an artificial tree hollow, according to ABC News. The achievement followed the installation of 29 artificial nesting hollows across northern Cape York, where a shortage of suitable old-growth trees has made…

Millions have died when humans went to war against each other ever since the dawn of humanity. While animals are known to have their own rivalries and great wars, one among ants, and at such intensity, is a first. In San Diego, a violent war between five rival ant supercolonies has been raging for decades,…

Delaware has marked the 75th anniversary of its state parks by planting its 75,000th tree, completing a five-year target to expand greenery across its 17 parks. According to an October 20 announcement by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC), the milestone was reached on October 19 at Trap Pond State Park,…

Representative Image of marbled ducks and their chicks thriving in a lush wetland with restored natural habitat (AI-generated image) Spain recorded 172 breeding females and 1,427 chicks in 2025, a marked improvement from the 20 breeding pairs recorded in the country in 2009. The figures follow years of conservation work focused on wetland restoration, captive…

Quote of the day by Stephen Hawking Look up at the night sky and it’s hard not to feel a little small. Earth is one planet. It goes around a star that, honestly, isn’t anything unusual, and that star isn’t even near the middle of our galaxy. Past our solar system there are billions more…

PC: Nasa Earth Observatory Satellite images from 2025 show dozens of circular mounds exposed by falling water levels. Satellite images revealed these features across Farmington Bay, Ogden Bay and Bear River Bay. The mounds stood out from the surrounding dry lakebed, with dense reeds growing at their centres. Researchers traced this unusual vegetation to freshwater…

For children who are nervous about needles, a routine visit to the doctor can bring an uncomfortable wait before an injection. Kailyn Brown, a schoolgirl from Columbia, South Carolina, knows the feeling herself. Rather than simply putting up with it, she began thinking about something that might make the experience easier for other children. Her…

PC: NC State news release Researchers at North Carolina State University have demonstrated a laser-powered plasma antenna that transmits radio signals without a conventional metal radiating element. Resembling a lightsaber, the device uses a laser to ionise air and create a thin plasma filament that transmitted a 30 MHz radio signal during laboratory tests. According…