River experts say new satellite technology holds the promise of protecting water quality around the world. In a paper published in the journal Nature Water hydrology experts from around the world explained how scientists can use new tools such as satellite remote sensing to study water quality and the health and stressors of all of the world’s rivers.

Floating litter has also invaded Chesapeake Bay, the largest estuary in the United States and one of the most important in the world. Food and beverage packaging from at least 52 different companies — particularly single-use plastics with a lifespan of less than a year — are increasingly abundant in its tidal marshes, which cover an area of more than 1,200 km², spread along the estuary’s 18,800 km shoreline. Much of the floating litter found originates from urban areas and from careless behaviour linked to everyday consumption patterns. In fact, there is also litter that has been discarded directly in parks and recreational areas, or from boats.

Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implant of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or BCI, as part of a national clinical trial for patients with difficulty speaking. The clinical trial will focus on the device’s long-term safety, and it will also assess whether the BCI can restore the participant’s communication through synthesized text and speech, and help them control a computer.

Neurosurgeons at University of Michigan Health completed the first-in-human implant of a Paradromics Inc., wireless brain-computer interface, or BCI, as part of a national clinical trial for patients with difficulty speaking. The clinical trial will focus on the device’s long-term safety, and it will also assess whether the BCI can restore the participant’s communication through synthesized text and speech, and help them control a computer.

A Stanford study found that increased mountain lion activity in Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve had cascading effects on other animals and potentially even on the vegetation in the 1,200-acre refuge in the foothills of the Santa Cruz Mountains. 

Every day, millions of people play Wordle, the popular New York Times game that challenges users to guess a secret five-letter word. Using information theory, a team of researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has developed a method to solve the game with a 99% success rate

A research paper by scientists from Nanyang Technological University developed a miniature wireless controller that is fully implantable to small insects and demonstrated that the implantation of electronic device enhances traversal performance of the cyborg cockroach.

The new research paper, published on May. 25 in the journal Cyborg and Bionic Systems, developed the first fully implantable miniature radio controller for the Madagascar hissing cockroach.

A new study identifies four critical systemic flaws undermining forest carbon credit integrity and proposes a four-pillar reform framework to restore trust and align forest carbon projects with real climate and ecological benefits.

Andrew Muhammad, professor and Blasingame Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Policy at the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture, is the 2026 recipient of the R.J. Hildreth Public Policy Award from the Farm Foundation.

The R.J. Hildreth Award for Career Achievement in Public Policy honors career achievement in the field of public policy, through government service, as educators, or those researching agricultural policy. Farm Foundation is a 90-year-old independent organization that brings together farmers, industry leaders, policymakers, academics and other professionals to explore and solve issues shaping food and agriculture. The award was presented at the foundation’s round table meeting on June 16 in St. Louis.