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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...

EU climate monitor reports second-warmest May globally

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry: A tale of two high streets

Arbroath and Broughty Ferry: A tale of two high streets8 hours agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGraeme Ogston,Tayside and Central reporterandLouise CowieBBCBroughty Ferry's Brook Street is the bustling shopping centre of the townTake a stroll along the high street in Broughty Ferry and you are spoiled for choice when it comes to cafes, clothes shops and curry houses.Independents sit next to big-name chains, and business is brisk.But along the coast in Arbroath it is a different story, with...

Millions of homes in London, Essex and Kent at risk of sinking as climate crisis worsens

Analysis pinpoints areas most vulnerable to hotter, drier weather causing ground to shrink and drag foundations downMillions of homes are at risk from climate-related subsidence, according toan analysis by the British Geological Survey (BGS).As hotter, drier summers driven by global heating become more frequent, the ground under houses can shrink and drag down a property’s foundations. The most vulnerable areas include London, Essex, Kent and a tranche of land from Oxford up to the Wash on Engla...

China releases national human rights action plan for 2026-2030

China on Thursday released a new national human rights action plan at the opening of the 2026 Forum on Global Human Rights Governance, aiming to ensure the principal position of the people is respected and the people

FCC orders fresh test of seized chemical

• Says goods be released if substance is not smuggled Iranian petrol• Questions risks of keeping fuel-laden tankers impounded for nearly three years ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Wednesday ordered fresh testing of a seized chemical within two weeks by a laboratory approved by the Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (Ogra) to determine whether the substance was light aliphatic hydrocarbon (LAH) or, as alleged by Customs authorities, smuggled Iranian petrol. The chemical was se...

China tops Nature Index rankings in high-quality research

The furious dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash

The final conclusions of the investigation have yet to be published, although more could become apparent in the coming days.

How an astrophysicist uses Codex to help simulate black holes

Discover how astrophysicist Chi-kwan Chan uses Codex to build black hole simulations, helping scientists study extreme physics and test Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

Global warming threshold ‘to be breached in four years’

Global warming is set to breach a key threshold of 1.5C in four years, a study finds. Human activities pushed global warming to 1.37C last year, research showed, and the rate heat is building up in the Earth’s system suggests high levels of future warming. The annual “indicators of global climate change” update by scientists across the world suggests that warming is set to surpass 1.5C in around four years time. Under 2015’s global Paris Agreement, countries agreed to limit global warming to “we...