We don’t usually report on seasonal weather forecasts, but this one, organizations say, deserves attention. Experts say a strengthening El Niño could affect everything from winter storms to food prices, making preparedness more important than ever.
Conservation
Editorial: The SEC thinks we don’t need to know about climate change
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The Securities and Exchange Commission wants to rescind rules that required companies to tell investors about their role in climate change. Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott argues it’s all part of the Trump administration’s policy of ignorance around climate.
Environment
New Research Suggests Forests Heal Through Immersion, Not Bottling
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New research suggests the healing effects of forests may not come from tree scents alone. A study on essential oils found little measurable benefit, reinforcing growing evidence that immersion in living ecosystems, not bottled nature, may be what truly restores human well-being.
News
“Can’t Keep My Eyes from the Circling Skies”: VR Researchers Teach Humans to Fly
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A new neuroscience study found that virtual reality “flying” with wings altered how participants’ brains processed body imagery, suggesting immersive VR experiences may partially reshape the brain’s sense of embodiment, identity, and functional body representation.
Conservation
More than 4000 Viking Age coins discovered in Norway
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A hoard of coins from England, Germany, Denmark, and Norway itself have been discovered in Innlandet County in Norway. The coins come from the period of conversion from ancient heathenry to Christianity.
Europe
Rising Evidence Points to Ancient Origins of Bread Wheat
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New archaeological and genetic research suggests bread wheat may have first emerged 8,000 years ago in the South Caucasus region of modern-day Georgia. The findings connect ancient farming communities, wild goatgrass, bread wheat, and even early winemaking in one of humanity’s earliest agricultural landscapes.