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Sunday, November 15, 2026 · A publication of Blacksmith & Witches

Science & Ocean

From the live wire, refreshed hourly. The stories the most outlets are covering lead; below them the section's full stream runs newest first, back seven days.

ScienceDaily ·

Vitamin C could help block cancer-linked chemicals in your stomach, study finds

ScienceDaily ·

A common osteoporosis drug blocked spinal damage in a surprising new study

ScienceDaily ·

NASA warns this year's Monster El Niño could be even bigger than legendary 1997 event

ScienceDaily ·

Uranus and Neptune’s bizarre magnetic fields may finally be explained

ScienceDaily ·

Astronomers discover a dead star spinning every 8 minutes and sending mysterious radio pulses

ScienceDaily ·

A simple supplement could help your immune system fight cancer and viral infections

The Guardian Environment ·

Surgery by fairy lights and truckloads of fruit: the sanctuary saving Cameroon’s chimpanzees

The Guardian Environment ·

Looking for an ancient tree worth a detour? There’s an app for that

ScienceDaily ·

Alzheimer’s may start shrinking two brain regions years before memory loss

ScienceDaily ·

Scientists discover a bizarre paradox among endangered penguins

ScienceDaily ·

Dinosaurs may have been eating seaweed 100 million years ago

ScienceDaily ·

Physicists use laser light to unlock a crystal's hidden electrical powers

The Guardian Environment ·

LGBTQ+ protesters defy crackdown in Turkey to march with Cop31 activists

The Guardian Environment ·

Indigenous students retrace Lewis and Clark’s historic journey: ‘We can’t protect what we cannot see’

The Guardian Environment ·

Underwater salt mine closure in Ohio raises safety and supply concerns for winter

The Guardian Environment ·

Choking fires, deadly heat and devastating floods: 2026 in extreme weather

The Guardian Environment ·

Greenpeace boulders may delay building of £12bn windfarms in North Sea

The Guardian Environment ·

Send us your questions about climate crisis and politics for the next Stateside guest: Bill McKibben

The Guardian Environment ·

The Guardian view on M John Harrison’s Booker win: a new frontier for science fiction | Editorial

The Guardian Environment ·

Fight the climate crisis or go for growth? There is a way Burnham can do both | Jonathan Freedland

ScienceDaily Oceanography ·

Hidden climate superpower: Why some ocean “snow” carries six times more carbon

Ocean & wildlife. Belugas, seals, the Black Sea and the northern seas: science and conservation reporting, summarized in our own words with sources linked. This desk opens with the daily rhythm — no external items are carried until they can be read, checked and summarized properly.