<![CDATA[Frontiers | Science news]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news Nuxt.js and Contentful Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:21:55 GMT Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:21:55 GMT <![CDATA[Arabian Sea humpback whale’s long-distance trip further highlights species’ unique ecology]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/19/arabian-sea-humpback-whales-species-unique-ecology arabian-sea-humpback-whales-species-unique-ecology Fri, 19 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Teenagers whose parents are more distracted by phones are more insecure]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/18/teenagers-whose-parents-are-more-distracted-by-phones-are-more-insecure-frontiers-psychology teenagers-whose-parents-are-more-distracted-by-phones-are-more-insecure-frontiers-psychology Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Microbes frozen in ancient rubbish heaps help reconstruct ancient Greenlanders’ farms, seal hunts, and toilets ]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/17/frontiers-microbiology-archaeological-middens-greenland-paleo-inuit-ancient-norse frontiers-microbiology-archaeological-middens-greenland-paleo-inuit-ancient-norse Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Cuddling cats might make us feel worse when under stress]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/16/cuddling-cats-feel-worse-under-stress cuddling-cats-feel-worse-under-stress Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Living with cats does not worsen asthma in children, suggests study]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/10/frontiers-allergy-cat-exposure-does-not-worsen-existing-pediatric-allergic-asthma frontiers-allergy-cat-exposure-does-not-worsen-existing-pediatric-allergic-asthma Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Finding Nemo: AI tech could spot smuggled seahorses in suitcases]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/08/finding-nemo-ai-tech-could-spot-smuggled-seahorses-in-suitcases-frontiers-ocean-sustainability finding-nemo-ai-tech-could-spot-smuggled-seahorses-in-suitcases-frontiers-ocean-sustainability Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[This is how we found ‘The Heaven Sword,’ East Asia’s tallest tree after years of looking]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/05/how-we-found-east-asias-tallest-tree how-we-found-east-asias-tallest-tree Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Moms’ learned fear of snakes gets inherited by offspring in a critically endangered mouse]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/04/frontiers-ecology-evolution-antipredator-training-pacific-pocket-mice-maternal-effects frontiers-ecology-evolution-antipredator-training-pacific-pocket-mice-maternal-effects Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘It's so wow!’ - Young people team up with top neuroscientists on brain science breakthroughs]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/06/04/its-so-wow-young-people-team-up-with-top-neuroscientists-on-brain-science-breakthroughs its-so-wow-young-people-team-up-with-top-neuroscientists-on-brain-science-breakthroughs Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Frontiers wins two awards at the 2026 EPIC Awards for pioneering work on AI in publishing and research integrity]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/29/frontiers-wins-two-awards-at-the-2026-epic-awards-for-pioneering-work-on-ai-in-publishing-and-research-integrity frontiers-wins-two-awards-at-the-2026-epic-awards-for-pioneering-work-on-ai-in-publishing-and-research-integrity Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[‘We cannot ban our way out of a youth mental health crisis’: social media bans for teenagers lack evidence and pose risks, scientists say]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/29/we-cannot-ban-our-way-out-of-a-youth-mental-health-crisis-social-media-bans-for-teenagers-lack-evidence-and-pose-risks-scientists-say we-cannot-ban-our-way-out-of-a-youth-mental-health-crisis-social-media-bans-for-teenagers-lack-evidence-and-pose-risks-scientists-say Fri, 29 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[North America and Europe could become hotspots for chikungunya virus due to climate change]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/27/frontiers-cellular-and-infection-microbiology-forecast-chikungunya-virus-spread-into-temperate-zone-by-2100 frontiers-cellular-and-infection-microbiology-forecast-chikungunya-virus-spread-into-temperate-zone-by-2100 Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Rattlesnakes among most vulnerable to fungal disease and parasitic lung infection]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/26/rattlesnakes-vulnerable-fungal-disease-parasitic-infection rattlesnakes-vulnerable-fungal-disease-parasitic-infection Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Seagrass found to ‘give birth’ to new genetic individuals rather than clone itself, offering hope for our underwater gardens ]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/22/seagrass-give-birth-new-genetic-individuals-underwater-gardens-frontiers-conservation-science seagrass-give-birth-new-genetic-individuals-underwater-gardens-frontiers-conservation-science Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Frontiers in Science: How AI could help scientists secure soil—a vital global resource]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/21/frontiers-in-science-how-ai-could-help-scientists-secure-soil-a-vital-global-resource frontiers-in-science-how-ai-could-help-scientists-secure-soil-a-vital-global-resource Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Handwriting speed among possible signs of cognitive decline in older people]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/20/handwriting-speed-cognitive-decline handwriting-speed-cognitive-decline Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[DNA floating in seawater is now enough to let scientists monitor the health of America’s dolphin populations]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/19/frontiers-marine-science-edna-dolphins-california frontiers-marine-science-edna-dolphins-california Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Balding seals and invasive crocs: Here are Frontiers’ photo highlights of the month]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/18/balding-seals-invasive-crocs-frontiers-photo-highlights balding-seals-invasive-crocs-frontiers-photo-highlights Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[Baby bugs must play ‘game of roulette’ to find survival partners before time runs out]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/14/leaffooted-bugs-symbiosis leaffooted-bugs-symbiosis Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT <![CDATA[New tectonic plate boundary could be forming in Zambia, scientists say]]> https://www.frontiersin.org/news/2026/05/12/new-tectonic-plate-boundary-could-be-forming-in-zambia-frontiers-earth-sciences new-tectonic-plate-boundary-could-be-forming-in-zambia-frontiers-earth-sciences Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT