Science news today centers on how better observation changes what we know, from the mechanics of a bee sting to the pace of ocean warming and the climate history of undermeasured regions. At the same time, researchers are revisiting how health, environment and air quality are qua...
Science news today centers on how better observation changes what we know, from the mechanics of a bee sting to the pace of ocean warming and the climate history of undermeasured regions. At the same time, researchers are revisiting how health, environment and air quality are quantified, with new data challenging old assumptions.
El Niño pushes sea-surface temperatures in a crucial monitored part of the Pacific to new records in September, even before the climate pattern is expected to reach its peak. The early surge suggests this El Niño may be intensifying faster than usual, with potential implications for weather extremes, rainfall patterns and global temperature trends in the months ahead.
Researchers digitising thousands of handwritten weather records from the Congo Basin are building a much longer climate record for one of the world’s least well-documented regions. The recovered observations show long-term warming and help scientists better assess changes in extreme heat and rainfall, narrowing a major evidence gap in global climate monitoring.
High-speed video shows that a detached honeybee stinger keeps delivering venom because it operates as a small self-contained pump. The footage reveals the mechanical action that continues after the bee separates, helping explain how venom injection persists independently and offering a clearer picture of one of the best-known defensive systems in the insect world.
A new study spotlights Bolotana in Sardinia for unusually high female longevity. In the village of roughly 2,300 people, women who reach age 70 are estimated to have a 13.8 percent chance of living to 100, adding fresh attention to local conditions that may support exceptional survival into very old age.
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science say the Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan air-quality ranking framework has serious methodological weaknesses that can undermine confidence in the results. They call for the system to be reassessed and, in some respects, replaced, arguing that the current design leaves the rankings vulnerable to distortions in how urban air quality is measured.
Top Science stories
- El Niño breaks Pacific temperature records in key monitored region (4 sources)
- High-speed video reveals how detached honeybee stingers keep pumping venom (3 sources)
- Digitised handwritten weather records show long-term warming across Congo Basin (2 sources)
- IISc calls for overhaul of Swachh Vayu Sarvekshan ranking framework (2 sources)
- Study highlights Bolotana, Sardinian village, for high female longevity estimates (2 sources)
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