El Niño Ski Season Outlook: Snow Risks for US Resorts
NOAA has placed the probability of a very strong El Niño this winter at above 90%, with a 75% chance of it ranking among the strongest on record for October through December.
Tropical Storm Isaias Gulf Coast Forecast: Watches and Preparation
Tropical Storm Isaias has been officially named and federal watches are now in effect along the northern Gulf Coast. Since the Gulf disturbance organized into Tropical Depression Nine on October 6 and was named Isaias on October 7, the system
August 2, 2027 solar eclipse: Totality path, timing and what India will see
The August 2, 2027 total solar eclipse will deliver a maximum totality of approximately 6 minutes and 23 seconds — one of the longest
World Space Week 2026: “Rocket Revolution” theme and what it means for access to orbit
World Space Week runs from October 4 to October 10, 2026. This year’s theme is “Rocket Revolution,” chosen by the United Nations to mark
High LDL Is Dangerous Even in Fit, Healthy People — What Cardiologists Say About the Viral Claims
Cardiologists are pushing back against a wave of viral online content claiming that LDL cholesterol is harmless, that statins cause widespread memory loss, and that people who feel healthy can safely ignore
Tejal Somvanshi
Russian Lab Researcher Dies at Siberian Anti-Plague Institute — 197 Under Monitoring, Pneumonia Suspected
A 28-year-old laboratory worker at a Russian government biological research facility in Irkutsk has died, and approximately 197 people who had contact with the worker are now under isolation and observation. Russian
Karmactive Staff
7:30pm, Not 2am: October’s First Meteor Shower Breaks Every Standard Stargazing Rule — Here’s Why
Two meteor showers are active this month. The Draconids peak this week, on the nights of 8 and 9 October, and the Orionids follow later in the month, peaking on 21 and
Sonali Tiwary
Southeast Asia’s Last Ice Field Has Under 4 Metres Left: BMKG Warns the East Northwall Firn Could Be Gone by 2028–29
Scientists from Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) and glaciologists from Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center are warning that the Puncak Jaya glaciers in West Papua are
Rahul Somvanshi
OpenAI Fired 3 Safety Researchers for Sharing Data With Outside Group
OpenAI Fired Three Safety Researchers. Here’s Why the Timing Changes Everything. What OpenAI Says Happened OpenAI fired three employees this week. The company says they violated internal policies by sharing confidential information
Karmactive Team
Swiss Glaciers Lose 5.5% of Ice in Disastrous 2026 Melt
Switzerland’s Glaciers Lose 5.5 Percent of Ice in 2026, Threatening Water Supplies Switzerland’s alpine glaciers are retreating at an alarming pace. New data from Glacier Monitoring Switzerland (GLAMOS) reveals that these frozen
California Declares Emergency as El Niño Kelvin Wave Could Raise Coastal Sea Levels Up to a Foot
If you live on or near the California coast, a large-scale ocean phenomenon is heading your way this fall that most people don’t know how to think about. A Pacific Kelvin wave
RCA’s PhytoSymbiosis Seat Won a Silver at New York 2026 — the Design Is Meant to Look Different Every Decade
This Living Bench Uses Ivy to Change How Public Furniture Grows Most park benches are finished the day they leave the workshop. The PhytoSymbiosis Seat is designed as a living public-furniture concept
The Bill Gates Seed-Vault Claim Is Circulating Again — Svalbard’s Own Published Records Show Who Actually Runs It
Why Seedless Fruit Exists — And What the Bill Gates Seed-Bank Claim Gets Wrong A viral Instagram reel claims that seedless fruit is part of a deliberate plan to control the food
Khushi Shaha
UT Austin’s Ruthenium Method Recycles pDCPD Parts That Industry Had No Option But to Incinerate — Science Advances Paper Out
New Chemistry Breaks Down Tough-to-Recycle pDCPD Plastic With Less Waste Much conventional mechanical recycling relies on melting, but that approach cannot simply remelt cured pDCPD because its cross-linked thermoset network does not