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New discoveries, explained without the lab coat. Recent gists below.
The gist: The EPA is moving to remove rules requiring fossil-fuel power plants to capture 90 percent of their greenhouse gas emissions, a decision critics say will worsen climate change and harm public health.
Scientific American · September 15, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A cave in southwestern China has yielded seven Denisovan fossils and more than 1,300 tools, revealing how these extinct human relatives lived.
Smithsonian · September 15, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A study found that younger generations show signs of faster biological aging, which is linked to a higher risk of cancer before age 55.
ScienceDaily · September 15, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Younger generations may be biologically aging faster, which could help explain their rising risk of early-onset cancer.
ScienceDaily · September 14, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Back-to-back Arctic cyclones cut sea ice about twice as much and keep the impact going 2.5 times longer than isolated storms.
ScienceDaily · September 14, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A cave in southwestern China has yielded seven Denisovan fossils and more than 1,300 tools, offering a rare look at how these extinct human relatives lived.
Smithsonian · September 14, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Worldwide cancer cases could reach 34 million a year by 2050, but nearly half of cancer deaths may be avoidable through prevention and better care.
ScienceDaily · September 12, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The provided text is an author biography, not an article explaining where infectious diseases may spread.
Live Science · September 12, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Astronomers found 84 “hypersoft X-ray sources” whose unusual radiation may help explain two long-standing cosmic mysteries.
NASA · September 12, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans nuclear weapons in orbit, but neither side has a reliable way to verify compliance.
Live Science · September 12, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Indonesia’s underground peat fires are spreading during an unusually dry, El Niño-driven season and producing dangerous pollution that can linger for months.
ScienceDaily · September 12, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The provided text is an author biography, not an article explaining where infectious diseases may spread.
Live Science · September 11, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Mercury has shrunk 10% to 30% more than expected as its cooling interior contracted, possibly losing up to 23 kilometers in diameter.
Space.com · September 11, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Melting Himalayan glaciers are creating and enlarging lakes, increasing potential flood danger downstream; the area of 24 tracked lakes grew 67% from 1994 to 2023.
Phys.org · September 11, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Astronomers found 84 “hypersoft X-ray sources” whose unusual radiation may help explain two long-standing cosmic mysteries.
NASA · September 10, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: The world is on track to cross the 1.5°C warming limit within a few years, but fast emissions cuts could make the overshoot small and temporary.
Space.com · September 10, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: New simulations suggest the moon could have formed in as little as five hours after Theia smashed into early Earth.
Live Science · September 10, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: A NASA-developed image-processing technique is helping archaeologists see faded paintings at Angkor Wat and other ancient sites.
NASA · September 9, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Recurring fires in Indonesia are sending thick smoke across Southeast Asia, testing whether ASEAN can enforce cooperation when a national problem causes regional harm.
Phys.org · September 9, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
The gist: Worldwide cancer cases could reach 34 million a year by 2050, but nearly half of cancer deaths may be avoidable through prevention and better care.
ScienceDaily · September 9, 2026 · Read in that day's issue →
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