Odds of a ‘super El Niño’ increase, adding to fears of extreme weather around the world

by News Feed Editor | May 6, 2026 | Science

One of the most powerful El Niño events ever recorded could form in the coming months, according to new forecasts, raising concerns about global temperatures, hurricanes, drought conditions and other extremes this year.For several months, forecasters have been...

How an exoplanet odd couple survived by traveling in from the cold together

by News Feed Editor | May 6, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A remote hot Jupiter exoplanet has foregone the typical solitary life that worlds of its kind normally lead, in favor of companionship with another planet — and now,...

Europe’s 1st reusable spacecraft ‘Space Rider’ clears key hurdles on the road to launch

by News Feed Editor | May 6, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.Before Europe’s new spacecraft design can lift off on its first mission, the European Space Agency must first test the hardest parts of bringing it home.Space...

Hantavirus is on the rise in Argentina, where a stricken cruise ship began its journey

by News Feed Editor | May 6, 2026 | Science

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Officials and experts in Argentina are scrambling to determine if their country is the source of a deadly hantavirus outbreak that has gripped an Atlantic cruise.The health emergency aboard the ship that’s moored across the ocean...

Why does NASA’s Curiosity rover have a ‘lucky penny’ on Mars? | Space photo of the day for May 6, 2026

by News Feed Editor | May 6, 2026 | Science

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.A penny on Mars, captured in a photo by NASA’s Curiosity rover. | Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSCan you imagine picking up a lucky penny on Mars?One rover...

Planes and ships could run on kelp someday, but there are serious hurdles

by News Feed Editor | May 6, 2026 | Science

WOODS HOLE, Mass. (AP) — Green cells whirl around a red-light chamber, propelled by a blade through bubbling water. These little seaweed cells, called gametophytes, will develop into a strain of fast-growing kelp — part of what was once a government-funded initiative...