Famous child mummies in Andes may belong to kids who were sacrificed to 'ritually anchor' the Inca's presence as their empire expanded - An analysis of corn, cassava and coca plants discovered with sacrificed Inca children reveals they died during the reign of one of the last Inca emperors.

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Neuroscientists are searching for the 'cellular substrate of loneliness' -- Neuroscientists are discovering that spending time with others may be a basic biological necessity, like need for food or water. -- Elizabeth Preston

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NASA's experimental X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier -- NASA and Lockheed Martin's experimental X-59 aircraft has broken the sound barrier, achieving a speed of Mach 1.1. The feat could set the stage for "quiet" supersonic flight. -- Joanna Thompson

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El Ni o arrives, the Artemis III crew are revealed, a 'cold blob' worsens in the Atlantic, and a Richard Feynman note is finally deciphered. -- Science news this week -- 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 -- Ben Turner

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World's rarest great ape decimated by 4 days of extreme rain, with 7% of population lost to cyclone -- Around 58 of Indonesia's Tapanuli orangutans were crushed or buried alive by landslides brought on by the climate-change-fueled Cyclone Senyar. -- Sophie Berdugo

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'I was really amazed': On the edge of the Milky Way, a dwarf galaxy is being ripped in half by its big sibling -- A new study shows that the Small Magellanic Cloud is being pulled apart by its larger sibling on the Milky Way's periphery, upending our understanding of our cosmic neighbor. -- Harry Baker

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These patients' hearts stopped a dozen times a day. An innovative procedure has transformed their lives. -- People with a rare condition experience "pauses" in their heart beat that cause them to faint. A new procedure could change their lives, research suggests. -- RJ Mackenzie

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Ancient squirrel poop from Arctic permafrost contains DNA from mammoths, bison, horses and big cats -- Prehistoric squirrel droppings were analyzed and found to contain genetic material of numerous ice-age beasts, plants, microbes and fungi. -- Aristos Georgiou

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Earth's underground fungal network is so massive, it would span 10% of the Milky Way, map reveals -- The first global map of subterranean fungi networks reveals how massive its reach is worldwide. -- Sophie Berdugo

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Century-old tuberculosis vaccine could help treat diabetes, trials hint. How? -- Repeated doses of a tuberculosis vaccine lowered insulin needs in patients with two forms of diabetes, new trial data show. But more research is needed to prove the benefit. -- Clarissa Brincat

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The Milky Way returns: How to take breathtaking photos of our galaxy this summer -- Learn how to photograph the Milky Way in June with expert astrophotography tips on dark skies, camera settings, timing and composition. -- Jamie Carter

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El Ni o is officially here, and will be among the strongest ever recorded, NOAA announces -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration gives the climate event a 63% chance to "rank among the largest El Ni o events in the historical record going back to 1950." -- Ben Turner

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Complete skin of an adult horse found with 10th-century woman and newborn in rare Siberian burial -- Archaeologists found a rare medieval burial of a woman, newborn child and horse in southern Russia. -- Kristina Killgrove

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Scientists discover 5 million-year-old whale graveyard stretching for hundreds of miles in the Indian Ocean -- Researchers have discovered a "megasite" of dead whales along with new species of marine life feasting on the corpses. -- Chris Simms

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Artificial turf contains 400 chemicals tied to cancer and hormone disruption. But is it unsafe? -- Analysis -- A recent, 10-year study from California identified many known or suspected carcinogens in artificial turf. Does it pose a danger? -- Y. Anny Huang

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Scientists were excited about a blood test for many cancers - but it failed a big trial. Here's what to know. -- ANALYSIS -- Emerging tests promise to screen for many cancers at once, but one just failed in a big trial. Will these diagnostics deliver on their promise someday? -- RJ Mackenzie

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This 'crawling' robot rolled around the moon and took a historic photo -- A morphable moon robot operated for 100 minutes in 2024, allowing investigators to get images of an upside-down spacecraft on the lunar surface. -- Elizabeth Howell

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In a first, scientists translated an entire viral genome so a quantum computer could read and analyze it -- Scientists have uploaded a viral genome to a quantum computer, marking an important step for the future of quantum-enabled advancements in biology. -- Alan Bradley

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Genetically modified worms can now produce and deliver drugs inside a living body, scientists say -- In a proof-of-concept lab experiment, scientists demonstrated that intestinal parasites could make and release therapeutic agents inside a living host. -- Victoria Atkinson

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Mysterious 'cold blob' in the Atlantic is a sign of the Gulf Stream weakening - and that's bad news for the US East Coast -- The Atlantic's enigmatic "cold blob" has once again been linked to a weakening of key ocean currents and a devastating climate tipping point. -- Patrick Pester

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