https://auxso.com/news-portal AuxsoFeeds-Science en article-71703046 World Sun, 15 Nov 2026 07:24:53 +0000 The Starship emerged from the clouds after surviving the extreme heat of re-entering Earth’s atmosphere, then descended slowly over SpaceX’s south Texas Starbase before slipping smoothly between mechanical “chopstick arms” above Launch Pad 2 article-71703046 article-71704036 Science Sun, 15 Nov 2026 05:59:47 +0000 NASA is looking at another 18,000 years before the spacecraft achieves a full light-year and more than double that before it comes near another star article-71704036 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/15/science/birdbrain-crows-birds-research-decision.html In a recent experiment, crows could process and respond to visual cues at twice the speed as humans and monkeys. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 10:00:36 +0000 Taylor Mitchell Brown https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/15/science/birdbrain-crows-birds-research-decision.html https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/15/spacex-parvient-a-recuperer-l-etage-superieur-de-sa-megafusee-starship-apres-14-orbites_6810742_1650684.html Sun, 15 Nov 2026 01:45:36 +0100 Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:26:48 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/15/spacex-parvient-a-recuperer-l-etage-superieur-de-sa-megafusee-starship-apres-14-orbites_6810742_1650684.html https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/14/science/spacex-starship-launch The Starship spacecraft safely landed back at the Starbase launch facility, a major step in SpaceX’s quest to build fully reusable rockets. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 01:17:38 +0000 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/11/14/science/spacex-starship-launch https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/science/spacex-starship-first-catch.html The Starship spacecraft returned from orbit to the same spot where it lifted off, marking a key milestone in SpaceX’s vision of building fully reusable rockets. Sun, 15 Nov 2026 00:36:33 +0000 Kenneth Chang https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/science/spacex-starship-first-catch.html https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/14/spacex-parvient-a-rattraper-l-etage-superieur-de-sa-megafusee-starship-une-premiere_6810676_1650684.html Sun, 15 Nov 2026 01:00:11 +0100 Sat, 14 Nov 2026 21:55:14 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/14/spacex-parvient-a-rattraper-l-etage-superieur-de-sa-megafusee-starship-une-premiere_6810676_1650684.html https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-14/spacexs-starship-after-mishap-returns-from-orbit-is-captured-by-launchpad SpaceX’s Starship is back on Earth, captured in midair by giant mechanical arms at its Texas launchpad. A day earlier its booster exploded, foiling its plans for a double capture. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 22:54:08 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-14/spacexs-starship-after-mishap-returns-from-orbit-is-captured-by-launchpad https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-14/u-s-flu-season-is-off-to-early-start-hitting-west-south The U.S. flu season is off to a very early start, and it’s quickly intensifying, already hitting hard in California and six other states in the West and South. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:47:57 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-14/u-s-flu-season-is-off-to-early-start-hitting-west-south https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/science/brain-implants-als-voice.html In one demonstration, a former singer sang a musical scale. Afterward she cried tears of joy. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 17:00:09 +0000 Carolyn Y. Johnson https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/14/science/brain-implants-als-voice.html https://www.npr.org/2026/11/14/g-s1-153786/spacex-successfully-catches-starship-and-makes-history The company's spacecraft returned to its Texas launchpad in dramatic fashion — by carefully lowering itself until two metal arms attached to the launch tower could secure it. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 21:42:41 +0000 The Associated Press https://www.npr.org/2026/11/14/g-s1-153786/spacex-successfully-catches-starship-and-makes-history https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2026/11/14/le-gouvernement-reduit-la-pratique-de-la-medecine-esthetique-a-30-du-temps-de-travail-des-medecins_6810149_3224.html Sat, 14 Nov 2026 14:38:55 +0100 Sat, 14 Nov 2026 11:36:44 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/societe/article/2026/11/14/le-gouvernement-reduit-la-pratique-de-la-medecine-esthetique-a-30-du-temps-de-travail-des-medecins_6810149_3224.html https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2026/11/14/pour-les-ecoles-d-ingenieurs-la-difficile-equation-de-la-baisse-du-niveau-en-maths_6810082_4401467.html Sat, 14 Nov 2026 13:36:20 +0100 Sat, 14 Nov 2026 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/campus/article/2026/11/14/pour-les-ecoles-d-ingenieurs-la-difficile-equation-de-la-baisse-du-niveau-en-maths_6810082_4401467.html https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/14/equi-equilateraux-l-enigme-maths-du-monde-n-119_6809884_1650684.html Savez-vous atteindre les sommets ? Mickaël Launay vous propose des points à relier pour le déterminer. A vous de jouer. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:09 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/14/equi-equilateraux-l-enigme-maths-du-monde-n-119_6809884_1650684.html article-71700818 Science Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:17:31 +0000 Starship expected to descend from space after completing 14 orbits around Earth, setting up its debut catch landing for ​Saturday afternoon; the Super Heavy booster was diverted from its return flight path to a fixed point over the Gulf of Mexico before exploding a short distance ‌over the sea surface article-71700818 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/14/maria-melchior-l-epidemiologiste-pour-laquelle-la-sante-mentale-n-est-pas-qu-une-affaire-de-cerveau_6809852_1650684.html Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:23:55 +0100 Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:17:46 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/14/maria-melchior-l-epidemiologiste-pour-laquelle-la-sante-mentale-n-est-pas-qu-une-affaire-de-cerveau_6809852_1650684.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/14/children-iengland-prescribed-weight-loss-jabs Exclusive: investigation finds prescriptions for children under 12, as experts stress need for specialist supervision and long-term monitoring Hundreds of children in England are receiving prescriptions for GLP-1 medications, including some younger than 12, the Guardian can reveal. GLP-1 medications were initially developed to help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar levels, but have since become a popular slimming aid, with products such as Wegovy and Mounjaro becoming household names. Continue reading... Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:00:39 +0000 Nicola Davis Science correspondent https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/14/children-iengland-prescribed-weight-loss-jabs https://www.npr.org/2026/11/14/nx-s1-6032604/organ-transplant-donor-dead-ethics New guidelines are supposed to protect organ donors in a retrieval procedure that keeps blood flowing through livers, kidneys, lungs and hearts. But bioethicists have troubling questions. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Rob Stein https://www.npr.org/2026/11/14/nx-s1-6032604/organ-transplant-donor-dead-ethics https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-13/spacexs-starship-soars-into-orbit-after-booster-explosion SpaceX has lost out on its attempt to recover its entire Starship back at the Texas launchpad after a booster explosion Friday, though the spacecraft successfully reached orbit. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 04:12:13 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-13/spacexs-starship-soars-into-orbit-after-booster-explosion https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/science/spacex-launch-starship-rocket-catch.html SpaceX could still try to catch the rocket’s upper stage tomorrow. Progress toward a fully reusable rocket remains mixed. Sat, 14 Nov 2026 03:07:00 +0000 Kenneth Chang https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/science/spacex-launch-starship-rocket-catch.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/13/spacex-starship-megarocket-blasts-off-earth-orbit Flight 15 expected to orbit Earth about 14 times over 22 hours, before company catches it at Starbase, Texas SpaceX’s Starship megarocket blasted off from Texas on Friday afternoon as the aerospace company sought to make history with a double catch of its reusable rocket, but ultimately fell short. Starship, the world’s largest rocket, standing at 407ft, is expected to orbit Earth about 14 times over the course of 22 hours, before the company catches the rocket at its launchpad at Starbase in south Texas. Continue reading... Sat, 14 Nov 2026 00:53:52 +0000 Uwa Ede-Osifo https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/13/spacex-starship-megarocket-blasts-off-earth-orbit https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-11-13/deadly-bass-virus-reaches-california-threatening-popular-fishery A virus deadly to fish has arrived in California, potentially threatening largemouth bass populations across the state. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:23:22 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2026-11-13/deadly-bass-virus-reaches-california-threatening-popular-fishery https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-11-13/leaders-of-countries-already-hit-hard-by-climate-change-tell-u-n-summit-that-urgent-action-is-needed Small island leaders are calling for urgent climate action at the United Nations talks in Turkey Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:24:17 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-11-13/leaders-of-countries-already-hit-hard-by-climate-change-tell-u-n-summit-that-urgent-action-is-needed https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2026-11-13/tommy-mcmillen-overdose-ufc-scottsdale-nightclub-unresponsive Tommy McMillen was found unresponsive at an Arizona nightclub early Sunday morning and taken to a hospital. Days later, the undefeated UFC featherweight indicated he was ready to fight. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 20:37:43 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2026-11-13/tommy-mcmillen-overdose-ufc-scottsdale-nightclub-unresponsive https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/climate/cop31-turkey-ipcc-climate-report.html Several countries that rely heavily on fossil fuels want to delay the next round of scientific assessments that governments use to inform their climate policies. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 17:59:45 +0000 Chico Harlan and Lisa Friedman https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/climate/cop31-turkey-ipcc-climate-report.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/13/kurt-godel-notebooks-ai-helps-unlock-hidden-discoveries-man-who-transformed-maths Kurt Gödel left 1,009 pages of densely written text – much of it in an obsolete shorthand – which is now said to contain hundreds of proved theorems The Austrian logician Kurt Gödel was one of the most original thinkers of the 20th century. His two incompleteness theorems, published in 1931, transformed mathematics and paved the way for the digital age. After his seminal results of the 1930s, Gödel published only a few papers. His unpublished work, however, runs to tens of thousands of pages, and is of great interest to historians of science. Continue reading... Fri, 13 Nov 2026 16:38:27 +0000 Alex Bellos https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/13/kurt-godel-notebooks-ai-helps-unlock-hidden-discoveries-man-who-transformed-maths https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/nov/13/what-science-can-tell-us-about-the-art-of-conversation-video Scientists at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire say they have discovered a telltale sign of an enjoyable conversation. Apparently the secret of a mutually satisfying chat is a healthy dose of pink noise. Guardian science editor Ian Sample tells co-host Madeleine Finlay how this concept usually associated with physics can be applied to conversation, and what the secret to pinkifying our chats could be. Continue reading... Fri, 13 Nov 2026 13:08:49 +0000 Presented by Madeleine Finlay with Ian Sample , produced by Joshan Chana, Luke John Smith and Jacob Liebenberg , graphics by Elliot Ellis and the executive producer was Ellie Bury https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2026/nov/13/what-science-can-tell-us-about-the-art-of-conversation-video article-71694910 Health Fri, 13 Nov 2026 07:15:30 +0000 A pooled analysis of the studies found that about two-thirds of participants receiving the drug retatrutide experienced at least a 50% reduction in knee pain, compared with 38% of those receiving a placebo article-71694910 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/13/une-douleur-chronique-se-soigne-dans-un-parcours-avec-des-mains-des-mots-parfois-des-electrodes-et-toujours-du-temps_6809310_1650684.html Fri, 13 Nov 2026 11:39:15 +0100 Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:30:01 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/13/une-douleur-chronique-se-soigne-dans-un-parcours-avec-des-mains-des-mots-parfois-des-electrodes-et-toujours-du-temps_6809310_1650684.html article-71686791 Health Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:38:47 +0000 A recent study in the Chennai Metro Rail showed a wide range of microbes found on high-touch surfaces, though researchers said there was no cause for fear and no immediate reason to act article-71686791 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/science/babysitting-daycare-franciscana-dolphins-toninha-laplata.html Male Franciscana dolphins are exceptional babysitters. Scientists are trying to figure out if they are thoughtful fathers or just hope to be. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:00:42 +0000 Fanni Daniella Szakál https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/13/science/babysitting-daycare-franciscana-dolphins-toninha-laplata.html https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/13/pourquoi-la-betterave-rouge-est-elle-si-rouge_6809281_1650684.html « La vie cachée des plantes ». Sa racine pourpre produit des pigments nommés bétalaïnes, qui ont probablement aidé ses ancêtres, jadis, à surmonter des stress environnementaux comme une forte luminosité ou une salinité élevée. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:00:38 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/13/pourquoi-la-betterave-rouge-est-elle-si-rouge_6809281_1650684.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/13/the-sinister-power-of-friday-13th-how-this-maligned-date-affects-our-lives Property sales that complete on this day have a lower median price. Air fares are cheaper. Weddings are non-existent. And motor collisions increase. How did it become so mired in superstition? “I have only worked one Friday 13th wedding in my 14 years in business,” says Caroline Smyth, a photographer and celebrant based in Larne, Northern Ireland. “I definitely think it is down to the fact that it’s a date surrounded by superstition. People are maybe afraid it’s a bad omen for their marriage.” Smyth’s sole Friday 13th wedding, in September 2013, was the first she ever photographed – and it kickstarted her career. But for many businesses, the date is not so auspicious. From weddings to flights, job interviews to elective surgeries, many people avoid booking anything of significance on this date, believing it to be bad luck. Continue reading... Fri, 13 Nov 2026 05:00:10 +0000 Leah Harper https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/13/the-sinister-power-of-friday-13th-how-this-maligned-date-affects-our-lives https://www.npr.org/2026/11/13/nx-s1-6039312/spacex-nasa-starship-iss-dragon-falcon-musk As it races to develop its new massive rocket, the space launch company is preparing to retire NASA's main ride to the International Space Station. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Geoff Brumfiel https://www.npr.org/2026/11/13/nx-s1-6039312/spacex-nasa-starship-iss-dragon-falcon-musk https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-11-12/u-n-chief-calls-for-windfall-taxes-on-unjustifiable-energy-profits Energy sector profits that swelled alongside global conflicts are “morally unjustifiable” and should face additional taxes to fund climate measures, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 03:09:07 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-11-12/u-n-chief-calls-for-windfall-taxes-on-unjustifiable-energy-profits article-71692756 Education Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:58:51 +0000 On November 4, 2026, in the journal Nature, researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University presented their findings on an Agentic laboratory platform, “AutoDNA”. It is an artificial intelligence system with agents performing the function of humans who usually perform complex experiments article-71692756 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03668-x Declines in students from China and India are driving the trend, which researchers say could slow the progress of US science. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Dan Garisto https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03668-x https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03716-6 In the first of our new podcast series, a Nature reporter looks for reasons for hope in the face of overwhelming climate anxiety. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Nick Petrić Howe https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03716-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03679-8 Being able to target and debug systems could improve artificial-intelligence safety and utility. Fri, 13 Nov 2026 00:00:00 +0000 Elizabeth Gibney https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-03679-8 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-11-12/newsom-blasts-trumps-climate-retreat-as-giving-china-edge In Turkey, California Gov. Gavin Newsom blasted President Trump’s retreat from the fight against climate change, casting it as a global embarrassment and a squandered opportunity to make domestic manufacturing gains. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 23:25:15 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2026-11-12/newsom-blasts-trumps-climate-retreat-as-giving-china-edge article-71694068 Science Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:26:35 +0000 The configuration of the third stage was revisited comprehensively with respect to the design margins, raw material acceptance criteria, assembly procedures, and the quality checks that were followed so far article-71694068 article-71694272 Environment Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:14:40 +0000 “There is a race on right now. The first country that can have access to cheap, clean and abundant energy, is going to have a huge economic advantage. And India knows that,” says Jason Knauf article-71694272 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-12/senators-investigate-rfk-jr-s-samoa-trip-testimony Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) said in a letter to Children’s Health Defense, a nonprofit group known for anti-vaccine activism that was formerly chaired by Kennedy, that they were starting an investigation. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 21:16:28 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2026-11-12/senators-investigate-rfk-jr-s-samoa-trip-testimony article-71694050 Science Thu, 12 Nov 2026 14:56:01 +0000 The researchers identified the species Indian Bramble Shark, named Echinorhinus roinee article-71694050 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/climate/a-key-paris-agreement-goal-is-dead-what-now.html Leaders at COP31 are confronting a new reality as global warming enters the “unsafe zone.” Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:15:04 +0000 David Gelles https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/climate/a-key-paris-agreement-goal-is-dead-what-now.html https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/12/decrypter-le-genome-du-hantavirus-andes-une-etape-essentielle-pour-retracer-le-parcours-de-l-epidemie_6809156_1650684.html Thu, 12 Nov 2026 20:03:16 +0100 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/12/decrypter-le-genome-du-hantavirus-andes-une-etape-essentielle-pour-retracer-le-parcours-de-l-epidemie_6809156_1650684.html https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-11-12/duran-duran-roger-taylor-retires-band-playing-drums Roger Taylor of English pop-rock band Duran Duran is stepping away from the gig. The drummer will hang up his drumsticks following a diagnosis of tinnitus, which has worsened of late. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:24:29 +0000 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2026-11-12/duran-duran-roger-taylor-retires-band-playing-drums https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/climate/democrats-oversight-committees-letters.html Letters sent by two key House committees tell companies and officials not to destroy documents. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 18:07:23 +0000 Evan Halper https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/climate/democrats-oversight-committees-letters.html https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6031982/this-week-in-science-ptsd-prediction-phishing-while-tired-an-exoplanet The regular news roundup with NPR's science podcast *Short Wave* covers a possible use for AI in emergency rooms, a distant planet and the link between cybersecurity and Daylight Saving Time. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:24:11 +0000 Emily Kwong https://www.npr.org/2026/11/12/nx-s1-6031982/this-week-in-science-ptsd-prediction-phishing-while-tired-an-exoplanet article-71692819 Science Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:54:40 +0000 A total of 222 applications were received across six categories with the highest for ‘Engineering and Computer Science’ category, ISF said article-71692819 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/12/einstein-autopsie-d-une-photogenie-tentative-de-dissection-d-un-secret-du-celebre-physicien_6809095_1650684.html Sat, 14 Nov 2026 08:24:01 +0100 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:30:03 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/12/einstein-autopsie-d-une-photogenie-tentative-de-dissection-d-un-secret-du-celebre-physicien_6809095_1650684.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/climate/el-nino-malawi-farmer-drought.html The question is being asked across the developing world, where hunger risk is high from the extreme weather El Niño is expected to bring. Malawi has a big plan, but little money. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:57:04 +0000 Chico Harlan, Golden Matonga and Joao Silva https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/climate/el-nino-malawi-farmer-drought.html https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/12/les-autorites-de-sante-examinent-le-lien-entre-une-therapie-genique-contre-une-maladie-pediatrique-rare-et-le-risque-de-cancer_6809086_1650684.html Thu, 12 Nov 2026 12:01:21 +0100 Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:22:05 +0000 https://www.lemonde.fr/sciences/article/2026/11/12/les-autorites-de-sante-examinent-le-lien-entre-une-therapie-genique-contre-une-maladie-pediatrique-rare-et-le-risque-de-cancer_6809086_1650684.html https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/12/european-euclid-mission-reveals-900m-galaxies-secrets-dark-universe Unprecedented view of cosmos provided by Euclid mission throws up many more cases of gravitational lensing A mission to create the largest ever 3D map of the universe has revealed more than 900m galaxies in its first major data release together with about 15,000 potential cases of a phenomenon that could help unlock the secrets of the “dark universe”. Launched in July 2023, the European Space Agency’s Euclid mission promised to create the largest cosmic map ever made, encompassing a third of the sky and more than 10bn years of cosmic history. Continue reading... Thu, 12 Nov 2026 11:08:54 +0000 Nicola Davis Science correspondent https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/nov/12/european-euclid-mission-reveals-900m-galaxies-secrets-dark-universe article-71630590 Science Thu, 12 Nov 2026 05:30:47 +0000 On November 8, 2018, one of the earliest wheelchairs used by Stephen Hawking fetched a whopping sum of nearly £300,000, while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost £585,000. How did a theoretical physicist turn into one of the most celebrated scientists of recent times? A.S.Ganesh gives you the answer with a brief look at his life and work… article-71630590 article-71688100 Science Thu, 12 Nov 2026 04:59:48 +0000 The Hindu’s weekly Science for All newsletter explains all things Science, without the jargon. article-71688100 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/science/these-killer-female-apes-challenge-the-man-the-hunter-origin-story.html Bonobos are as closely related to humans as chimps. New evidence that female bonobos are the primary hunters could radically alter our understanding of early human societies. Thu, 12 Nov 2026 10:02:09 +0000 Taylor Mitchell Brown https://www.nytimes.com/2026/11/12/science/these-killer-female-apes-challenge-the-man-the-hunter-origin-story.html https://grist.org/science/climate-change-is-coming-for-the-cactus-yes-the-cactus/ The humble cactus is an icon of resiliency. Stuck in a desert with little rain and abundant searing sun, these plants don’t just survive — they thrive and in turn provide habitat for owls and other birds, and flowers for bats and other pollinators. Yet cacti are in serious trouble, due to habitat loss and the poaching of species for private collections. Now we can add worsening droughts to those woes, according to a new study in the journal Nature. Researchers modeled not just a future of relentlessly rising temperatures, but the attendant dry spells, finding that the majority of nearly 1,000 cactus species will lose habitat as the climate radically changes. More than a quarter of those species could lose at least 80 percent of that habitat by 2100. “The public perception of cacti tends to be of these organisms that are extremely drought-adapted and are just resilient, can handle anything that you can throw at them,” said Michiel Pillet, a conservation ecologist at the University of South Florida and lead author of the paper. “In reality, cacti are absolutely amazing — and they’re my favorite plant group, clearly — but they’re not that different from other plants.” That means cacti need water. In the deserts of the southwestern United States, for example, they rely on seasonal monsoon rains which tend to make July or August the wettest month in a given year. Because this is still a desert, cacti have evolved a range of adaptations to survive, like a waxy skin that helps them retain that bounty of rainwater. “Just like other plants, they evolved under conditions that they’re used to,” Pillet said. “When you take them outside of those conditions, they might not be able to handle that.” Think of these cacti like sick hospital patients. Someone might be admitted for heat-related illness, as their body struggles to cool itself. At the same time, though, they might be dehydrated. Cacti are dealing with the same stresses, as global temperatures rise and dry spells intensify. “When we consider drought conditions, then it turns out that they’re much, much sicker than we previously thought,” Pillet said. “These results really do change the outlook of cacti, and most likely plants more broadly under climate change.” Instead of simply modeling these threats going forward, the researchers turned to the citizen science platform iNaturalist, where people upload photos of plants and animals. This provided 650,000 observations of cacti in the wild, helping paint a clearer picture of how species might be faring. Really, this isn’t a simple matter of cacti withering and dying. Sure, if relentless droughts take hold, individuals can’t get water. But the stress could be temporally complex, too. “Now we can move towards questions of: What life stages are most affected?” Pillet said. “Is it the adults or is it the seedlings? But also, which processes? Is it reduced growth or is it increased mortality? Or are plants failing to flower?” Put another way: Cactus species could be suffering from sublethal effects of drought — the lack of water may not kill them immediately, but still interfere with their reproduction. And without procreation, populations shrink. In the Sonoran Desert, for example, the iconic, towering saguaro is reproducing less frequently during prolonged droughts, because they’re not always flowering. Read Next Pampered city trees deal with stress better than their country cousins Matt Simon Part of the problem is that while desert ecosystems may look tough and hardened overall, they’re in fact quite fragile. “They don’t recover quickly once they are disturbed, or once they are degraded, just because there’s so little water and such higher temperatures,” said Marcos Robles, the Nature Conservancy’s lead scientist in Arizona, who wasn’t involved in the research. “It takes multiple decades to recover, and in some cases, they don’t recover.” Now drought is compounding with other stressors, like habitat loss and poaching, to drive cactus species to the brink. On the opposite end of the spectrum, too much water from rising seas has led to the local extinction of the Key Largo tree cactus in Florida. Higher nighttime temperatures are a problem, too, since that’s when saguaro and other cacti respire to avoid water loss. “If the nighttime temperatures are very high, they can’t do it,” said Rod Haenni, president of the nonprofit Cactus and Succulent Society of America, who wasn’t involved in the paper. “Then if you water on top of that, the plants just rot.” Still, some cactus species may persist by picking up and leaving. Well, not individual plants, but populations could creep into areas with climates that more closely match what the species adapted to all those millennia ago. A similar thing is happening in the Arctic, actually, where some plants are marching farther north in “search” of increasingly agreeable weather and more water. In the end, the purpose of this sort of research is to better inform where conservation professionals might concentrate their efforts. They can’t stop droughts, of course, but they can evacuate enough cacti to establish populations in botanical gardens, where they can be cared for as the climate grows more unrecognizable to even the hardiest desert vegetation. Species can even be reintroduced to the wild in some cases, so long as drought and high temperatures don’t remain a threat to a population. Governments, too, need to protect the lands where cacti are threatened, Haenni said. This new research, he added, could make that happen. “Hopefully, it’ll wake people up,” Haenni said. “But the problem is a lot of the governments involved are indifferent to this. There’s a lot of people in the countries that are not indifferent, but they’re not running the governments.” This story was originally published by Grist with the headline Climate change is coming for the cactus. Yes, the cactus. on Nov 12, 2026. 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