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Is K-IV a pipe dream?
TWENTY years is a long time. Long enough for children to grow up and have children of their own. When K-IV (or the Greater Karachi Bulk Water Supply Scheme) was conceived in 2006, my son and daughter were 19 and 14, respectively. Today, I am a grandmother. Karachi has changed. So has my life. But some things never change — I still rely on water tankers. I’m not alone. The entire lane in my Clifton neighbourhood has depended on water tankers for years. When water does come through the Karachi W...
El Niño is officially here, and this one could be a doozy
EnvironmentEl Niño is officially here, and this one could be a doozyAmong the effects predicted: drought in the Pacific Northwest, flooding risk in the South, more Pacific hurricanes, high ocean heat and visits from unusual fish and sharks.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00People walk along the Brooklyn Bridge during an extreme heat warning in New York in 2025.Eduardo Munoz / Reuters fileShareAdd NBC News to GoogleJune 11, 2026, 5:36 PM EDTBy Evan BushPrepare for intense heat,...
Weather pattern El Nino has begun, says US agency NOAA
The weather phenomenon El Nino has arrived, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, and scientists expect it will intensify into the end of the year, potentially to historic strength. El Nino is a natural climate phenomenon that warms surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, bringing worldwide changes in winds, rainfall patterns and erratic weather. And scientists fear it will exacerbate the heat of a planet already warming fr...
‘Strong’ Northern Lights Alert For Saturday: 25 States May See Aurora
InnovationScience‘Strong’ Northern Lights Alert For Saturday: 25 States May See AuroraByJamie Carter,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 10:17am EDTThe northern lights may be visible overnight from 25 U.S. states on Saturday, June 13, into Sunday, June 14, after a coronal mass ejection left the sun Thursday. (Photo by SASCHA SCHUERMANN / AFP via Get...
Smuggled dinosaur fossils return to Mongolia after two decades
Mongolia has recovered a rare dinosaur skeleton and a trove of fossils illegally exported two decades ago, authorities said Wednesday, concluding years of efforts to return the palaeontological treasures. The collection includes a Tarbosaurus bataar skeleton, estimated to be more than 50 per cent intact, along with 28 groups of fossilised dinosaur remains originally found in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert, according to police. The bones had been illegally taken from Mongolia in 2006 “with the aim of mak...
El Niño forms in Pacific as experts say it will likely turbocharge extreme weather
Meteroogists forecast it will rival – or exceed – record El Niño from 1997 and further heat globe El Niño, Nature’s chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday.Experts said the El Niño, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will probably turbocharge extreme weather across the planet. Meteorologists forecast it will rival – or exceed – a...
Scientists puzzled as to why humans have strong 'anticlockwise bias'
Human beings have a remarkable tendency to turn left and travel anticlockwise when navigating spaces or encountering obstacles, research reveals.This consistent behavioural pattern, observed across different age groups and cultural backgrounds, has left scientists searching for answers.The phenomenon appears to be deeply ingrained, manifesting whether people are walking freely through an area or simply reach a dead end and need to change direction.Various theories have been proposed to explain t...
Risk of 'very strong' El Nino raising global temperatures, scientists warn
Forecasters say there is a risk of a "very strong" El Nino, which typically leads to higher global temperatures and drought in some areas, but heavy rainfall in others.
El Nino returns, likely will intensify into a strong event this year, NOAA says
El Nino conditions are expected to strengthen in the coming months, bringing potentially significant impacts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said.
Japan reactor restart sparks fresh fears over nuclear waste storage
Asia Japan reactor restart sparks fresh fears over nuclear waste storage June 11, 20269:02 AM ET By The Associated Press FILE - The operation floor inside the Unit 6 reactor building is pictured during a media tour at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings' (TEPCO) Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Kariwa Village, Niigata prefecture, Japan on Friday, May 1, 2026. Toru Hanai/Pool Bloomberg via AP hide caption toggle caption Toru Hanai/Pool Bloomberg via AP KASHIWAZAKI, Japan — Japan has...
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists say
El Niño under way and threatens weather extremes, scientists sayJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMatt McGrath,Environment correspondent,Simon King,Lead Weather PresenterandMark Poynting,Climate reporterEPA/ShutterstockEl Niño - the natural Pacific weather pattern that pushes up global temperatures - has officially begun, US scientists say.The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared that El Niño conditions are now under way in the tropical Pacific, with se...
Human remains found in sleeping bag in national park identified 26 years later
U.S. Human remains found in sleeping bag in national park identified after 26 years By Emily Mae Czachor Emily Mae Czachor News Editor Emily Mae Czachor is a reporter and news editor at CBSNews.com. She typically covers breaking news, extreme weather and climate. Emily Mae previously wrote for outlets like the Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed and Newsweek. Read Full Bio Emily Mae Czachor June 11, 2026 / 8:35 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Forensic tests have helped identify the remains of a...
Why Do We Have Belly Buttons? An Evolutionary Biologist Explains
InnovationScienceWhy Do We Have Belly Buttons? An Evolutionary Biologist ExplainsByScott Travers,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 08:30am EDTYour belly button carries nearly 200 million years of evolutionary history — and a thriving microbial ecosystem you’ve probably never thought about.gettyMost people, if asked what their belly button is for, would...
The Moonshot To Grow Food In Space
BusinessFood & DrinkThe Moonshot To Grow Food In SpaceByDerek Norman,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Derek Norman is VP of Agriculture Venture Investments, Leaps by Bayer.Follow AuthorJun 11, 2026, 08:00am EDTCreative researchers are working on solutions to feed astronauts during long-distance space travel. gettyWith the success of the recent Artemis II mission and the SpaceX IPO aiming for the moon, the prospect of deep space exploration has nev...
5.3-million-year-old whale graveyard hotspot found in Indian Ocean
Scientists have discovered the world's deepest and largest collection of whale remains on the ocean floor, a site they call a "whale necropolis."Located in the Diamantina Zone of the southeastern Indian Ocean, at depths of up to 7,000 meters, the find includes both ancient fossils and active whale-fall ecosystems that have been forming for at least 5.3 million years.
Poll: Most believe extraterrestrial life exists – and some think it's already here
Politics CBS News poll finds most Americans believe extraterrestrial life exists – and some think it's already here By Jennifer De Pinto, Anthony Salvanto, Anthony Salvanto CBS News Director of Elections and Surveys Anthony Salvanto, Ph.D., is CBS News' executive director of elections and surveys. He oversees the CBS News Poll and all surveys across topics and heads the CBS News Decision Desk that estimates outcomes on election nights Read Full Bio Anthony Salvanto, Fred Backus June 11, 2026 / 7...
Fukushima wastewater discharge resumes after system alarm
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on Thursday that it had resumed discharging wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after operations were automatically halted the previous day due to a system alarm.
From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists
NPR Science LISTEN & FOLLOW NPR App Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music iHeart Radio YouTube Music RSS link Science From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists June 11, 20265:00 AM ET Heard on Morning Edition Ari Daniel From neon mosquitoes to winged migrations, top images captured by scientists Audio will be available later today.
Claims of Lahore and Faisalabad en route to rank among world's hottest cities by 2050 is misleading
Since June 7, 2026, several local digital media pages on X, Facebook and Instagram have been claiming that Lahore and Faisalabad were en route to rank among the world’s hottest cities by 2050. However, the claim is misleading. On June 7, the Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) released an advisory, warning that a heatwave would engulf the country until June 12, with temperatures rising by seven degrees Celsius above normal. It predicted that a high-pressure system was likely to develop and...
