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Science & Climate
Research breakthroughs, space, energy, and climate policy.
Britain Rebrands Its Flood Taskforce to Cover Drought, but Adds No New Powers
The Flood and Drought Resilience Taskforce meets for the first time Wednesday, with 6.3 million homes and businesses in England still at flood risk and no new powers attached.
Isaias Is Downgraded, but 670,000 Are Still Without Power
Hurricane Isaias hit Destin as a Category 2 after briefly reaching Category 3. Four people are dead, hundreds of thousands lack power, and flood and landslide risks persist far from landfall.
Isaias Was Downgraded in Hours. The Outages and Flooding Were Not.
Isaias hit Destin as a Category 2, fell to a post-tropical cyclone by 1 a.m., and still left nearly 900,000 customers without power and at least two people dead.
Panama Quake: Why 'No Reports of Deaths' Isn't Zero Deaths
A 7.7 mainshock, a 6.6 follow-up, and 80+ aftershocks struck Panama Friday. Officials confirm damage and a disaster declaration — but no deaths yet.
Can a $38 Trillion Climate Figure Survive a Retraction and the Supreme Court?
A new synthesis report quadruples projected climate losses to $38 trillion, but Nature just retracted a foundational damage study and the Supreme Court is weighing who can be sued.
IPCC deadlock: why the next climate assessment may arrive too late
Members of the world's leading climate science body still cannot agree when to publish their next assessment, as questions mount over fossil fuel influence among its authors.
NVIDIA's $1 Billion Science Bet: What the Money Actually Buys
NVIDIA committed $1 billion over five years to U.S. superintelligence research on October 8, 2026. The market shrugged. Here's what the company is buying.
Ukraine saw the October 7 strike coming. Why couldn't it stop it?
Ukrainian intelligence warned of a "massive" Russian strike a day before missiles and drones hit Kyiv and a dozen regions, killing at least 21 civilians. The gap between warning and defense is the story.
Ondo crash: Nigeria Air Force says 25 died, not the 32 first reported
A Nigerian Air Force ATR 42 crashed near Igbokoda on October 5, killing all 25 aboard. The confirmed toll is lower than an initial report of 32, and investigators have not established a cause.
The Nobel Prize confirms the South Pole is now a cosmic telescope
Francis Halzen won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube, validating neutrino astronomy as a new way to observe the universe from Antarctic ice.
From algae to eye‑sight: Nobel laureates pioneer light‑controlled brain therapy
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors the development of optogenetics, a tool now moving from basic research into clinical trials for blindness and hearing loss.
River Katsina‑Ala disaster: 200 missing, union branch suspended
A boat carrying mourners and motorcycles capsized on the River Katsina-Ala, prompting government suspensions and arrests amid ongoing safety concerns.
One hand plants half a million trees for climate resilience; the other drops the only national plan to prepare England for wildfires
An FOI request reveals the UK government shelved a 2023 wildfire risk programme for England, even as it pledges £79m for tree planting and fire crews lack protective gear amid record-breaking blazes.
Pacific nations and global coalitions: The split path to climate action
Two simultaneous climate summits in Fiji and Colombia reveal a fragmented diplomatic landscape where frontline vulnerability and major-economy action operate on separate tracks.
Crew-13 Reaches Orbit in Record Time as Historic Mission Begins
SpaceX’s Crew-13 mission reached the ISS in eight hours, marking a technical milestone while carrying a historic commander and a father awaiting a birth from orbit.
FCA makes climate risk reporting voluntary after industry pressure
The Financial Conduct Authority has abandoned its plan to make climate risk reporting compulsory for UK listed companies, opting instead for a voluntary 'comply or explain' approach after industry warned of costs and competitiveness harm.
Passengers intervene as FlyDubai copilot stabs captain mid-flight
A FlyDubai copilot stabbed the captain on a Dubai-Tel Aviv flight; passengers intervened as the plane dove so violently it lost most of its rudder, landing safely in Saudi Arabia.
The Adaptation Gap: Why Germany’s Infrastructure Failed During Its Deadliest Summer
Germany recorded 16,000 heat-related deaths in 2026, exposing a systemic failure to translate climate forecasts into effective public health protections.
