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The Independent UK · Jun 15

Do shark culls keep people safe in the ocean? Here’s what the science says

A young mother remains in hospital after being bitten by a shark at Coogee beach in Sydney on Saturday morning. Leah Stewart, 35, was swimming about 30 metres offshore when the shark – believed to be a three to four metre great white shark – struck.

The Conversation · Jun 15

Chikungunya Outbreaks Are Now Active in Three Different Countries and Territories Simultaneously — and Summer Travelers Are at Risk from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean

Active CDC travel notices cover chikungunya outbreaks in Suriname (Feb 2026), Mayotte (March 2026), and French Guiana (June 4, 2026). The FDA-approved Ixchiq vaccine is available but underused. Here is everything summer travelers to the Caribbean and Indian Ocean need to know.

Medical Daily · Jun 14

Science news this week: El Niño arrives, the Artemis III crew are revealed, a 'cold blob' expands across the Atlantic, and a forgotten note from Richard Feynman gets deciphered

June 13, 2026: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend

LiveScience · Jun 13

Melting icebergs are dropping rocks onto the Arctic seafloor, and those stones are turning into deep-sea homes for marine life as climate change quietly redraws where life can live

Melting icebergs in the Arctic are delivering rocks to the seafloor. These rocks are becoming new homes for corals and sponges. This discovery shows a complex response to climate change. The Arctic seafloor is changing slowly. This process creates new life in the deep ocean. However, increased icebergs also pose…

The Economic Times · Jun 13

Donald Trump Humiliated: Groggy POTUS Fails to Stay Awake During Ocean Protection Bill

Donald Trump appeared to nod off while signing an order to reopen protected Pacific waters to commercial fishing, after wrongly claiming Americans had to go to Japan for Maine lobster.

International Business Times UK · Jun 12

El Niño is back, and ocean temperatures are already near record highs – that can spell disaster for fish and corals

It’s official: El Niño is back. By late fall 2026, forecast models give a 2-in-3 chance of a strong-to-very strong El Niño affecting the weather, climate and ocean temperatures across the planet.

The Conversation · Jun 12

A solar-powered rubbish-eating boat? The vessel chomping plastic waste out of the sea

Guided by floating barriers, the Interceptor has already stopped more than 143,000lbs of rubbish from entering the Pacific from one LA river

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12

Timmy, Germany’s humpback whale, likely lived for only five days after controversial rescue effort

The whale, nicknamed ’Hope’ by German media, was found dead on May 14

The Independent UK · Jun 12

What Made Goddess Lakshmi Leave Vaikuntha Forever?

When we think of Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi, we imagine the perfect divine couple eternally united in Vaikuntha, the heavenly abode beyond all sorrow. But what if we told you that there was a time when Goddess Lakshmi became so upset that she left Vaikuntha itself? What could have…

MyLifeXP · Jun 12