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EnvironmentAt COP31, Atlantic Circulation Assessment Points to ‘Substantial Weakening,’ Not Collapse
ANTALYA, Türkiye — The scientists leading a consensus assessment of the Atlantic's main current system said at a COP31 panel on Nov. 10, 2026, that their verdict is a substantial weakening, not a…
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COP31 Presidency Puts Forward a Declaration to Sustain Global Climate Observations
ANTALYA, Türkiye — A draft declaration in the name of the COP31 Presidency asks governments and public and private partners to fund the global climate observing system. It was handed over on Nov. 10,…
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Electrical Activity in the Epithelium: Spikes After Injury and Mechanisms of Cell Orientation
Sun-Min Yu and Steve Granick, researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the United States, studied how epithelial cells respond to injury. They conducted their experiments on…
By Igor Danilov
Environment
Every IPCC Land Region Already Has Most of the Warming Expected at 1.5 °C of Global Warming
Nobody lives in a global average. The two numbers at the center of the Paris Agreement, 1.5 °C and 2 °C, describe the mean surface temperature of the whole planet, which is a quantity no thermometer…
By Anna Kotlyar
Environment
Fossil Emissions Dip Slightly in 2026, but Carbon Dioxide in the Air Keeps Climbing
Fossil fuel emissions of carbon dioxide look set to be 0.40% lower in 2026 than in 2025, according to preliminary figures in the Global Carbon Budget 2026, the annual carbon accounting submitted Nov.…
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Riley, Vigo County, Indiana, United States
Thunderstorm Winds Damage Homes, Grain Bin Near Riley, Indiana
Thunderstorm winds damaged three to four homes and threw a grain bin into nearby trees about two miles south of Riley, in Vigo County, Indiana, at 5:30 p.m. EST on Nov. 11, 2026. Trees were also…
- Ancud, Chile
M5.0 Earthquake Strikes Near Ancud, Chile
The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 5.0 quake was recorded 48 kilometers northwest of Ancud, Chile, just after 4 p.m. local time (7:21 p.m. UTC) on Nov. 11, 2026, at a 34.9-kilometer depth.…
- Lisboa, Portugal
Storm Charles Shifts South, Triggering Rescue in Madeira and New Red Warnings
Portugal's weather service, IPMA, issued its first Red Rain Warnings of storm Charles on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026, covering the districts of Lisboa and Setúbal from 12:34 p.m. to 3 p.m. local time;…
- Norte de Cáceres, Spain
Storm Charles Floods Madeira and Portugal as Spain Issues Red Rain Warning for Cáceres
Spain's national weather agency, AEMET, issued a new Red warning for extreme rain over Norte de Cáceres, in western Spain, as storm Charles made landfall on the Iberian Peninsula on Nov. 11, 2026,…
- Puerto San José, Guatemala
M5.6 Earthquake Strikes Guatemala's Pacific Coast
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck off Guatemala's Pacific coast at 8:54 a.m. local time (2:54 p.m. UTC) on Nov. 10, 2026, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The agency placed the epicenter 43…
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How a Brainless Slime Mold Became an Engineering Consultant
Imagine this: You are the CEO of a logistics company. You face the following challenge: to optimize delivery routes in real time, minimize infrastructure costs and respond instantly to the…
By Oli Kotyk
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How Shark Skin Saves Airlines Millions of Dollars and Reduces CO2 Emissions
For billions of years, the natural world has acted as a silent engineer. It methodically discarded ineffective solutions and refined the good ones. As a result, these mechanisms became so effective…
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How Anyons Help Locate Critical Points
When heated, a magnet can gradually lose its magnetization until it disappears. This is an example of a continuous phase transition: the quantity used to distinguish between two states of matter…
By Igor Danilov
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The Electrical State of Micro- and Nanoplastics
Every day, we encounter the electrostatic properties of plastics, often without giving them much thought. Synthetic fabrics cling to one another, dust is readily drawn to plastic surfaces, and in…
By John Ahn
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Every One of 18 Salmon Sharks Had Human-Made Particles in Its Stomach
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Astronomers Find Two Giant Black Holes Feeding Side by Side in the Early Universe
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China Checks for Dam-Triggered Quakes Within 10 Kilometers. The Quakes Go Farther
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