Science

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Locust Monitoring Systems Return Up To 680 Times Their Investment Cost

A study using three decades of data found that gaps in desert locust surveillance caused 445,000 additional children to suffer stunted growth during the 2019 outbreak.

May 23, 2026

Study Finds Hope-Based Climate Messages Increase Creative Problem-Solving More Than Fear

University of Nottingham researchers used videos with opposite emotional tones on nearly 500 participants and measured the results with a newly developed climate creativity test.

May 23, 2026

Sony Agrees to Pay $7.85 Million to Settle PlayStation Digital Game Price Lawsuit

A federal court has preliminarily approved the settlement, with a final approval hearing set for October 15 and eligible US customers set to receive funds directly in their PSN wallets.

May 23, 2026

New AI System Detects Gray Whales to Prevent Fatal Ship Collisions in San Francisco Bay

Seven gray whales have already died this season, several struck by vessels, prompting researchers to deploy thermal cameras that can spot whale heat signatures up to four nautical miles away.

May 23, 2026

NASA Calls for Filmmakers and Artists to Document Artemis and Mars Missions

The agency issued a formal proposal request on May 21 seeking up to 10 creative partners through unfunded Space Act Agreements by a June 30 deadline.

May 22, 2026

Blue and Fin Whale Sightings Rise Off Southern Africa After Decades of Whaling

A new study compiling over 60 years of records found that 95 percent of all confirmed sightings occurred after 2012.

May 22, 2026

Four Russian Satellites Now Orbit Near Ukrainian-Linked Radar Satellite

The Kosmos 2610-2613 cluster launched in April and spent significant fuel adjusting orbits to match the position of ICEYE-X36.

May 22, 2026

Ebola Outbreak in Congo Becomes Third Largest Ever Recorded

The Bundibugyo strain spreading through Ituri province has no established vaccine or treatment, leaving contact tracing as the primary containment tool.

May 22, 2026

New Software Tool Solves Long-Standing Problem Assembling Bird DNA Sequences

MicroFinder, developed at the Wellcome Sanger Institute, uses protein markers to locate tiny chromosomes that regularly go missing in bird genome assemblies.

May 22, 2026

Colorado State Researcher Reunites Lost Elephant Calf With Her Herd in Kenya

A 4-month-old calf wandered into a tourist camp in Samburu National Reserve before researchers identified her family and delivered her back.

May 22, 2026

UCSF Researchers Find Normal B12 Levels May Still Harm Aging Brains

A study of 231 adults over age 70 found that lower B12 levels within the accepted normal range were linked to slower thinking and white matter damage.

May 22, 2026

Eufy Launches Local AI Security Camera With No Subscription Fee Required

The Smart Security Shield uses an onboard AI chip to recognize faces from 100 feet away without sending data to outside servers.

May 21, 2026