Science & Earth

Super Typhoon Sinlaku strengthened into the strongest storm this year and is forecast to approach the Northern Mariana Islands, with typhoon warnings in effect for Rota, Tinian and Saipan.

A camera trap in Honduras' Sierra del Merendón captured a young male cloud jaguar at more than 2,000 meters after the species had not been seen there for over ten years; conservation and reforestation efforts are reported to have helped restore habitat.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said it is difficult to determine the causes of climate change during remarks at the IMF–World Bank spring meetings, comments that contrast with the broad scientific consensus that recent warming is driven mainly by human fossil-fuel emissions.

The BBC's 59-minute documentary 'Artemis: To the Moon and Back' is available on BBC iPlayer and is scheduled to air on BBC Two; Discovery+ will stream the film in the U.S. and Canada from April 16, 2026.

A study published in npj Heritage Science by Vicente Luis Rosell Roig proposes an Integrated Edge-Ramp model for Khufu's pyramid and offers testable predictions such as edge-fill signatures and corner wear.

Astronomers used a rare Einstein Cross gravitational lens to study elliptical galaxy J1453g as it appeared about 8 billion years ago and found its central stars have compositions similar to the Milky Way. The research was published April 2 in Nature Astronomy.

The Forest Service announced a reorganization on March 31 that will move its headquarters from Washington, D.C., to Salt Lake City, replace nine regional offices with 15 state directors and close dozens of research stations; officials say the plan could affect thousands of employees amid existing workforce shortages.

Excavations under the Church of the Holy Sepulchre uncovered remains of olive trees and grapevines about 2,000 years old, which researchers say indicate the area was once cultivated and echo a Gospel description of a garden near the tomb. The dig, led by La Sapienza University since 2022, also recovered coins and pottery and officials say full analysis will take years.

NOAA reported the United States had its hottest March on record, with ten states seeing their warmest March in 131 years; drought expanded to nearly 60% of the contiguous U.S.

Archaeologists recovered about 1,200 Roman-era items from Lake Neuchâtel, including pottery, weapons and parts of a horse-drawn vehicle, dated to roughly 16–45 CE.

Bremont will attach its Supernova Chronograph to Astrolab’s FLIP lunar rover when the rover is deposited on the Moon later this year, and the watch is the first reference in Bremont’s new space‑inspired collection.

Pope Leo XIV is in Algeria highlighting St. Augustine’s North African roots and promoting peace and Christian-Muslim coexistence; he is scheduled to visit the ancient site of Hippo in Annaba.

Marine scientists have objected to a proposed plan to install shark nets off the beach near Club Med Tinley Manor, and the KwaDukuza Municipality says it will carry out an environmental impact assessment before making a decision.

Victor Glover spoke to supporters outside his Houston home after returning from the Artemis II lunar flyby, urging people to be neighbors and expressing gratitude; the mission reached about 252,756 miles from Earth.

NASA will roll the top four-fifths of the SLS core stage out of its Michoud Assembly Facility on April 20, and U.S. media must apply by April 15 to attend.

Camp Mystic director Edward Eastland testified that he did not see federal and state flood warnings issued before the July 2025 flood, and a court hearing is examining preservation of damaged camp areas as evidence in lawsuits by families.

Biologists are reintroducing Atlantic salmon to the Sandy River using egg-planting and stocking, and a Nature Conservancy-led effort to buy and alter or remove four Kennebec River dams could reconnect habitat and allow fish to reach the Sandy River within about ten years.

The Artemis II Orion spacecraft passed behind the Moon and entered a planned communications blackout during its lunar flyby; Pilot Victor Glover shared a final photo of Earth and a message of love before contact was lost.

Artemis II astronauts splashed down off the San Diego coast at 5:07 p.m. after a 10-day lunar flyby; NASA described the high-energy reentry as one of the riskiest moments while testing systems ahead of planned lunar landings in 2028.

Hubble released a new image of the barred spiral galaxy IC 486, about 380 million light-years away, which shows a bright active nucleus powered by a supermassive black hole of more than 100 million solar masses.

Christina Koch returned from the 10-day Artemis II Moon mission and posted a video of her dog Sadie greeting her at home; the crew splashed down off San Diego and Koch later reflected at Johnson Space Center.

Artemis II completed a 10-day lunar flyby and splashdown, and NASA says it will shift from an orbiting Gateway station to building a surface base with plans to land astronauts at the lunar south pole by early 2028.

NASA is preparing Artemis II to launch with four astronauts aboard Orion after years of delays and billions in development costs.

During a historic lunar flyby, Artemis II astronauts aboard the Orion spacecraft Integrity photographed and described features on the Moon's far side and observed an Earthset and a total solar eclipse.

Toronto-born astrophysicist Sara Seager urged Canada to 'think big' and be willing to take risks in space investment. The country's space sector contributed $3.4 billion to GDP in 2024, and the federal government has invested billions while partnering with international programs.

The Artemis II crew splashed down off San Diego at 5:07 p.m. Pacific after a planned reentry sequence, and mission control reported the crew as 'green' on recovery; the flight tested systems ahead of a planned lunar landing in 2028.

Artemis II commander Reid Wiseman publicly thanked NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland during communications ahead of Orion's third Return Correction Burn; Orion completed that burn and later splashed down off San Diego, ending the mission.

Bogus Basin (Idaho) and Sun Peaks (British Columbia) stored large piles of snow under insulated blankets in 2025 to extend ski seasons; Bogus Basin kept about 80% of its pile through summer and the blankets cost roughly $120,000–$180,000.

The Artemis II crew is approaching the Moon and preparing to enter the lunar sphere of influence as they ready photography and geology observations; NASA reported the spacecraft was about 271,979 kilometres from Earth and 178,154 kilometres from the Moon upon waking.

Artemis II splashed down in the Pacific off San Diego, ending a 10-day mission that carried its crew on a record-setting distant lunar flyby and returned them safely to Earth.