NEWS AND REPORTS

Chernobyl: 40 Years On, Scientists Discover Radioactive Particles Are More Resistant Than Expected

Tiredearth

19 Oct 2026

A study of six fragments from the stricken reactor reveals that some debris is chemically more stable than previously thought—good news for the soil, but not enough to lift restrictions in the exclusion zone.

Winter sea ice loss may be underestimated, ancient clues from a warmer Arctic suggest

Tiredearth

19 Oct 2026

Future Arctic winter sea ice is likely to shrink by around 1 million square kilometers (386,000 square miles) more than previously thought, after researchers used clues from a warm period 6,000 years ago to improve the reliability of climate models.

What 2024's record-breaking rainfall says about the next El Niño

Tiredearth

14 Oct 2026

Though strong El Niños have occurred only four times in as many decades, 2024's intense El Niño is already getting a sequel. New UCLA research shows that 2024 broke the record for extreme rainfall, with 40% of that increase tied to global warming—and conditions are ripe for a repeat.

El Niño Intensifies in the Pacific Ocean: Climate Scientists Warn of Potential Record Heat in 2026

Tiredearth

14 Oct 2026

Associated with the warming of surface waters in the tropical Pacific Ocean, the El Niño climate phenomenon can temporarily intensify global heat and disrupt rainfall patterns.

In Saint-Denis, Greta Thunberg Joins Mobilised High School Students as School Blockades Continue

Tiredearth

13 Oct 2026

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg visited Lycée Paul-Éluard in Saint-Denis, in the Seine-Saint-Denis department north of Paris, to show her support for mobilised high school students.

Biologists May Have Discovered Two of the World’s Loudest Birds

Tiredearth

13 Oct 2026

An unprecedented study of 123 bird species reveals clues about how some birds produce such powerful calls while leaving open the question of why extreme loudness evolved.

A Giant Insect on the Brink of Extinction Is Making an Extraordinary Comeback

Tiredearth

13 Oct 2026

As early European settlers cleared land for farms and introduced rats, stoats, and other pests, wētāpunga disappeared from every wild refuge except Te Hauturu-o-Toi/Little Barrier Island. Moving these giant insects elsewhere offered a way to rebuild their populations, but surveys between 2005 and 2009 found that too few remained to supply those transfers directly.

Earth’s center is moving, and NASA just measured it

Tiredearth

13 Oct 2026

Earth’s center of mass is constantly on the move, shifting by a few millimeters as enormous amounts of water, ice, and even air migrate around the planet with the seasons. NASA scientists have developed a more precise way to track these tiny swings using laser-ranging satellites, GPS data, and measurements of how water and ice deform Earth’s crust.