
Romania shuts only nuclear plant as heat causes huge drop in Danube River level
The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.
Research breakthroughs across physics, biology, climate, and the natural world.
445 articles found

The Cernavodă plant, which produces 20% of Romania's electricity, is not expected to be restarted within the next 10 days.

Tiny pollution particles from smoke, soot, and dust may worsen rheumatoid arthritis and raise the risk of painful flares, particularly after prolonged exposure. The findings suggest that avoiding poor air quality could become an important part of managing the disease.

A prescription form of THC helped many people with PTSD escape recurring trauma-related nightmares, with more than one-third reporting that the nightmares disappeared completely after ten weeks. The results could point toward a long-awaited treatment for one of PTSD’s most distressing and stubborn symptoms.

A spectacular fossil site in Canada contains 567-million-year-old creatures that may represent some of the earliest animals to move, reproduce sexually, and develop recognizable body plans. The discovery pushes key evolutionary milestones back by up to 10 million years and suggests complex animal life may have first flourished in the deep ocean.

A Colorado lab researching the ground-squirrels comes up with an innovative way to raise money after funding cuts.

New images and footage of the Sun show "whirlpools" of activity that it has not been possible to see before.

A Guernsey astronomer says people will have to wait until 2081 for the next total eclipse.

A simple change in posture may subtly affect how people feel and make decisions. Participants who sat upright reported greater feelings of pride and took more successful risks in a virtual balloon game than those who hunched over. Most did not realize researchers had influenced their posture, helping rule out the possibility that they were merely responding to expectations. The results suggest workplace ergonomics could influence more than physical comfort.
Who's covering this category most
Explore more of what's active right now
I should have loved biologyHacker NewsAugust 20, 2026
Glass deposit operator confirmed after months of wranglingBBCAugust 20, 2026
BBC Inside ScienceBBCAugust 20, 2026
Thunderstorm warnings expire but rain continues to bring risk of floods for UKBBCAugust 20, 2026
Flash flooding risk as heavy rain hits UKBBCAugust 20, 2026