Research and Discoveries

14+ hour, 52+ min ago   (598+ words) A collaboration of researchers from area universities are shown with the University of Wyoming’s NSF/King Air Atmospheric Research Aircraft in Laramie. During the summer, a team of researchers from several universities in the region collaborated for field measurements to…...

11+ hour, 26+ min ago   (537+ words) Londoners who have already started digging out their autumn wardrobes and swapping their lighter duvets for thicker ones might want to hold off a little longer, according to the Met Office forecast. Temperatures are set to climb across the UK…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (395+ words) LEWES, Del. - The University of Delaware in Lewes is doing a series of studies to improve hurricane forecasting. One of the methods is by tagging sharks. Scientists are tagging sharks to collect ocean data that could help forecasters better understand…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (97+ words) Washington Examiner The United States recorded its hottest summer on record in 2026, breaking a temperature record that had stood for more than a century, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The average temperature across the contiguous United States…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (225+ words) The national average temperature was also 3.4°C higher than that of the 1991–2020 reference period. The heatwave hit the north-west of the country particularly hard, with a difference of 4.0 degrees compared with the reference period. The temperature also rose to 39.7°C…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago   (524+ words) Dolphin detection was one of the main goals of a bright yellow research buoy named Marinus, which spent over 2 years observing the coastal waters of Ynys Môn before quietly leaving service. This buoy was sent out as part of a…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (489+ words) Warmest August on record: August 2026 averaged 75.6°F, the warmest August on record (1895–present) for the CONUS. Daytime maximum temperatures averaged 88.6°F across the CONUS, which was also the warmest on record. Hawaiʻi exceptionally wet: Hurricane Lala brought heavy rainfall to…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (76+ words) Hottest Summer on Record for Southwest and AZ MyRadioPlace 9/10 The National Weather Service says data for the meteorological summer, which is June through August, was completed. Officials say Arizona recorded its warmest summer since records began in 1895. Anomalies were largest…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (292+ words) Record-breaking temperatures hit the world this summer, marking Colorado’s most sweltering season and the globe’s hottest month on record, according to meteorological data. Colorado averaged 69.4 degrees between June, July and August — meteorological summer — this year, according to National Oceanic and…...

2+ day, 10+ hour ago   (89+ words) Rafi Schwartz has worked as a politics writer at The Week since 2022, where he covers elections, Congress and the White House. He was previously a contributing writer with Mic focusing largely on politics, a senior writer with Splinter News, a…...