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Study in Science points to structural barriers behind repeatable earthquake cycles on oceanic faults

A newly published Science paper argues that structural rupture barriers help explain why some oceanic transform faults produce more predictable seismic cycles.

Key Takeaways

A Science paper links predictable seismic cycles to structural rupture barriers on oceanic transform faults.
The claim suggests fault geometry and structure may regulate how ruptures recur.

DT Editorial Team·May 15, 2026·via science.org

Sea Stars Show Early Immune Failure Before Wasting Disease Turns Lethal

Researchers studying sunflower sea stars report that immune and neurological disruption appears before the outward signs of wasting disease, offering a clearer path to earlier detection of one of the Pacific coast’s most

Key Takeaways

Researchers detected immune and neurological disruption in sunflower sea stars before visible wasting symptoms.
The work adds early biomarkers to a disease that has killed billions of sea stars since 2013.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 22, 2026·via phys.org

Arctic Seafloor Cores Could Clarify When the North Pole Last Lost Its Summer Ice

A Norwegian-German expedition is drilling into Arctic seabed sediments to learn whether the North Pole was ice-free during past warm periods, a question with direct bearing on climate projections.

Key Takeaways

Researchers traveled to the central Arctic in 2025 aboard the Kronprins Haakon.
The expedition collected seafloor sediment cores up to 22 meters long.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 21, 2026·via technologyreview.com

Satellite Image Reveals Plankton Halo Around New Zealand’s Chatham Islands

A January 2026 satellite image captured a bright ring of phytoplankton around New Zealand’s remote Chatham Islands, a bloom linked to an underwater plateau that also plays a role in local cetacean strandings.

DT Editorial Team·Apr 21, 2026·via livescience.com