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Hurricane rainfall and landslide risk are on the rise in Southern California
Climate change could make historically rare tropical storms in Southern California produce significantly more precipitation in the next few decades, and when they strike, landslides are likely to become a bigger risk across the region, according to new research in Nature Climate Change.
Clean drinking water gaps linked to hunger and unsafe food worldwide
Clean drinking water gaps linked to hunger and unsafe food worldwide Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor A new global study has found that people without access to clean drinking water are significantly more likely to experience food insecurity and food safety threats, underscoring the urgent need for coordinated global action to address these issues together. The study was published in Nature Food by a team of researchers from the University of Southern California...
California Democrats Avoided the Worst-Case Scenario
As with pretty much everything involving California governance, discerning the state’s election results can devolve into a big, unruly mess. To wit, Tuesday’s primary—particularly the free-for-all campaign for governor to succeed Gavin Newsom—remains too muddled to call, with millions of outstanding ballots likely yet to be counted. At minimum, though, we can speak with some preliminary clarity, let’s call it, on the contest.
GM Wants Your Electric Car to Power Your House—and Your Neighborhood
Some 250,000 electric vehicles manufactured by General Motors are driving around the US today—right now!—with an oft-secret capability: Their big, powerful batteries can charge other things. Potentially appliances, homes, and now, thanks to a software update pushed by the automaker this week, an electrical grid. Twelve of GM’s EVs have this “bidirectional charging” capability, way more than US competitors’ battery-electrics.
Eight metabolic niches reveal how ocean microbes recycle carbon worldwide
Eight metabolic niches reveal how ocean microbes recycle carbon worldwide Stephanie Baum Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor The ocean is full of invisible workers. Trillions of microbes quietly break down carbon-containing organic matter, which helps to regulate Earth's climate. But scientists have long struggled to understand how different microbes contribute to the process.
The best new popular science books of June 2026
This is a month to look out for some powerful new books, with authors taking on challenges of all sorts and imagining whole new worlds. There are fresh ways to think about a cancer diagnosis, a book tackling the real inner world of hormones, in which we are all hormonal all the time, plus a major re-envisioning of the natural world where we abandon the shallows of competition for the depth and intricacies of connection and togetherness. Welcome to the symbiocene.
'The Arrival' at 30: Charlie Sheen’s criminally underrated alien invasion thriller feels much scarier today
'The Arrival' at 30: Charlie Sheen’s criminally underrated alien invasion thriller feels much scarier today The science fiction film trope of the passionate astronomer monitoring radio telescopes in search of transmissions from an extraterrestrial intelligence, then actually hearing one, seems cliché today after decades of overuse. Surprisingly, its origins actually aren’t that old. It can be traced to 1996’s "The Arrival," which happens to be marking its 30th anniversary today.
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts
Scientists lose critical climate record as ocean observatory will go dark under Trump funding cuts Andrew Zinin Lead Editor A portion of one of the most ambitious ocean monitoring networks ever built will go dark this month when scientists board a research vessel and motor off the Oregon coast to pull a research buoy from deep out of the Pacific. The buoy 80 meters (260 feet) below the water's surface will be removed June 16 from the Ocean Observatories Initiative—a network of more than 900...
Record wildfire losses rocked 2025 even as global burned area neared all-time lows
Record wildfire losses rocked 2025 even as global burned area neared all-time lows Sadie Harley Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor A new analysis of global wildfire activity in 2025 reveals the world experienced some of the most destructive and deadly fire events in recent history, despite the second lowest area burned since 2002. It highlights a continued trend toward fires becoming increasingly extreme, costly, and disastrous—both economically and in lives lost. Led by the...
Satellite data reveal Southern Ocean vertical currents diving 3,000 feet below surface
June 9, 2026 report Satellite data reveal Southern Ocean vertical currents diving 3,000 feet below surface Paul Arnold Author Lisa Lock Scientific Editor Robert Egan Associate Editor Ocean currents are not just horizontal motions that flow from side to side. There are also vertical currents that act like deep-sea elevators, pushing heat and carbon down into the deep, while bringing up vital nutrients and dissolved gases to the surface. Our knowledge of these vertical movements has been...