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The gist: Wildfires in Spain and France in July 2026 burned record-breaking areas, forcing massive evacuations and destroying homes amid extreme heat and drought.
NASA · August 1, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The growing number of lunar missions faces risks from debris clouds in distant retrograde orbits that could cause collisions and threaten future moon exploration.
Phys.org · August 1, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: DNA from 500-year-old Inca mummies provides the first proof that European colonists brought smallpox to the Americas.
Live Science · August 1, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Once winter temperatures rise above critical thresholds between -13.7°C and -6.8°C, lake ice loss in the Northern Hemisphere speeds up sharply, potentially shortening ice cover by 40 days by 2100.
Phys.org · August 1, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: More than 1,500 ships idling in the Strait of Hormuz risk spreading marine organisms globally once they move again.
Live Science · August 1, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Wildfires in Spain and France in July 2026 burned record-breaking areas, forcing massive evacuations and destroying homes amid extreme heat and drought.
NASA · July 31, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The growing number of lunar missions faces risks from debris clouds in distant retrograde orbits that could cause collisions and threaten future moon exploration.
Phys.org · July 31, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: DNA from 500-year-old Inca mummies provides the first proof that European colonists brought smallpox to the Americas.
Live Science · July 31, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Once winter temperatures rise above critical thresholds between -13.7°C and -6.8°C, lake ice loss in the Northern Hemisphere speeds up sharply, potentially shortening ice cover by 40 days by 2100.
Phys.org · July 29, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: More than 1,500 ships idling in the Strait of Hormuz risk spreading marine organisms globally once they move again.
Live Science · July 29, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A simple, low-cost liquid called silver diamine fluoride (SDF) can stop cavities in young children without drilling or pain.
ScienceDaily · July 29, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: An Indian Aedes aegypti mosquito population is showing early signs of resistance to the common insecticide α-cypermethrin by rapidly increasing detoxification enzymes.
Phys.org · July 28, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Changing heat and daylight patterns in cities like London and Delhi are worsening inequalities by affecting vulnerable communities more severely.
Phys.org · July 28, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: NASA's Swift Observatory observed an orphan supermassive black hole far from a galaxy's center as it tore apart a star, shining as bright as 10 billion suns.
ScienceDaily · July 28, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Researchers used a CRISPR-based RNA tool to make prostate tumors more visible to immune cells, improving the effectiveness of immunotherapy.
ScienceDaily · July 27, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Mass shootings and suicide deaths in the United States both reach their highest levels during summer months, showing similar seasonal patterns.
Phys.org · July 27, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A marine heat wave off California is causing fewer whales and dolphins to be seen as their food moves to cooler waters, threatening the entire marine ecosystem.
Phys.org · July 27, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: An experimental drug called diranersen that targets tau protein tangles showed promise by slowing cognitive decline in early Alzheimer's patients in a clinical trial.
Smithsonian · July 25, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Since May 2026, AI has helped solve major math problems like the unit distance conjecture, sparking hopes for a golden age of mathematics combining AI and human insight.
Phys.org · July 25, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Scientists say the next 30 to 50 years offer a crucial chance to reliably predict Antarctic ice loss and prepare for the resulting sea level rise.
ScienceDaily · July 25, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
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