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A map showing sea surface height anomalies across the Pacific Ocean, with a highlighted swath of SWOT satellite data and a red star indicating the Kamchatka earthquake's origin.

NASA SWOT Tracks Kamchatka Tsunami 70 Minutes After 8.8 Earthquake

A powerful earthquake hit the waters off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on July 30, 2025. The 8.8 magnitude quake created a tsunami that spread across the Pacific Ocean. What happened next marked a

Rahul Somvanshi

August 11, 2025

Close-up underwater image of Pacific oysters with gaping shells showing their pale flesh, surrounded by smaller oysters and marine growth attached to rocks in shallow blue water

Business·Canada·Science

UBC Scientists Link 64kb RNA Virus to Pacific Oyster Die-Offs in $16M Industry

UBC scientists have found a new virus that could explain why thousands of farmed Pacific oysters have been dying in British Columbia. This discovery might help protect B.C.’s $16 million oyster industry.

Karmactive Team

August 11, 2025

Close-up of a woman’s forehead with faint horizontal wrinkles as a finger touches the left temple area.

Health

Aging Skin Buckles Into Wrinkles, Binghamton Study Finds

New research from Binghamton University has finally solved a mystery that affects us all: why our skin wrinkles as we age. Using actual human skin samples from people aged 16 to 91,

Tejal Somvanshi

August 10, 2025

Antarctic blue whale surfacing amid scattered sea ice; arched dark-blue back and dorsal ridge visible against cold, choppy water.

Marine Life·News

Blue whale songs fall off California as six year study flags near 40 percent drop tied to krill loss

Blue whales, the largest animals on Earth, are growing quieter off California’s coast. Scientists studying this unusual silence have found links to climate change and food shortages that may spell trouble for

Govind Tekale

August 10, 2025

National Weather Service forecast office building with a NEXRAD Doppler radar dome at Mobile Regional Airport in Mobile, Alabama, under a clear blue sky.

Climate·News·USA·Weather

National Weather Service to Hire 450 Critical Staff After Balloon Launches Suspended at 20+ Locations

After months of staffing shortages that hampered weather monitoring capabilities, the National Weather Service (NWS) has received permission to hire up to 450 front-line employees. This move comes as the agency works

Govind Tekale

August 10, 2025

Families on Orange Beach, Alabama, with waves and condos along the Gulf Coast shoreline on a sunny day.

Health·News·USA

Vibrio Bacteria Claims 9 Lives in Gulf Coast States: What Swimmers and Seafood Lovers Need to Know

Warming waters and hurricane season create perfect conditions for potentially deadly bacteria that’s infecting more people this year than normal – with crucial safety steps everyone should know. As of August 7,

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Tejal Somvanshi

August 9, 2025

A hooded crow picks up a stick from the ground and drops it into a bin to receive a peanut reward.

Nature·Waste

Wild Crows Pick Up Cigarette Butts for Food in Stockholm: Bird Bins Tackle 48% of Sweden’s Litter

At first glance, the sight might seem strange – wild crows in a Swedish city deliberately picking up cigarette butts from the street and dropping them into a special machine. But this

Rahul Somvanshi

August 9, 2025

An RNZAF C-130J Hercules sits on a groomed ice runway at McMurdo Station under dark Antarctic skies as crew members stand by the open rear ramp.

News·Science

RNZAF Evacuates Three in Daring 19-Hour Antarctic Rescue Through -50°C Darkness at McMurdo Station

In complete darkness and temperatures plunging to -50°C (-58°F), a Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) crew successfully completed a high-risk medical evacuation from Antarctica’s McMurdo Station on August 6, 2025, bringing

Rahul Somvanshiand

Karmactive Team

August 7, 2025

Few places on the planet are free from plastic pollution which is a fact of life today in Bali, Indonesia.

News·Pollution

Final Push for Plastic Treaty as $1.5 Trillion Health Costs Mount

Global negotiations to create the world’s first binding plastic pollution treaty have entered their critical final phase in Geneva this week. Representatives from more than 175 countries are meeting from August 5-14

Karmactive Staff

August 5, 2025

Two uniformed sailors in yellow shirts and gloves inspect and sort boxes of canned and packaged food inside a warehouse.

Artificial Intelligence·Disaster

UH Creates AI Dashboard for Food Pantries as 13.5% of US Households Face Food Insecurity

University of Houston researchers are creating an AI-powered dashboard to help food pantries respond faster after disasters like hurricanes. This technology could make a big difference for hungry families when they need

Rahul Somvanshi

August 5, 2025