AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoClimate Records: Copernicus says August was the world’s joint-hottest month on record, averaging 16.96°C and returning above the 1.5°C pre-industrial threshold—fuelled by human warming and a strengthening El Niño, with drought and low river flows across parts of Europe. Health & Medicine: Two sleep researchers behind narcolepsy’s orexin/“missing chemical” breakthrough won a major Lasker prize, highlighting how sleep science is moving from discovery to treatment. Cancer Biology: An ISTA study links chaotic tumor surroundings to more invasive cancer behavior, pointing to the microenvironment as a driver of spread. Earthquake Forecasting: Researchers report a satellite-based method to map which fault sections are locked and storing energy, tested on Russia’s Kamchatka region. Space Science: JWST results update maps of CO2-rich terrain on Callisto’s leading side, refining ideas about moon formation. Environment & Public Action: South Florida’s International Coastal Cleanup returns Sept. 19 as microplastics keep rising in ocean surface waters. Science in the Community: Glasgow Science Centre names new trustees and chair for its 25th anniversary, and Brainiac Live brings award-winning hands-on science to York.
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