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Scientists find hidden 'hotspot' that helped create the Great Lakes before North America even existed

A hotspot that now lies in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean was once under the Great Lakes, and may explain why they formed where they did.

LiveScience

Carbon dioxide has been regulating Earth’s climate for hundreds of millions of years – new study

Around 370 million years ago, Earth gradually descended into the longest lived and probably the most intense ice age witnessed by complex life: the Late Palaeozoic ice age. At its peak, huge continental ice sheets spread across much of the globe and the sea level fell by more than 100…

The Conversation

BluShift Aerospace hopes to launch 1st suborbital rocket from Maine in 2025

Maine-based bluShift Aerospace is planning for its next big milestone: a suborbital flight test toward the end of 2025.

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How Pluto captured its largest moon Charon with a 10-hour icy 'kiss'

Pluto may have got romantic to capture its largest moon, colliding and engaging in a passionate but icy 10 hour kiss with Charon billions of years ago.

Space

SpaceX launches 1st Starlink satellites of 2025 (video, photos)

SpaceX launched the first batch of its internet satellites this year from Florida's Space Coast today (Jan. 6).

Space

Scottish university reveals how CO2 shaped Earth's climate over eons

RESEARCHERS from the University of St Andrews have studied how carbon dioxide (CO2) affected Earth's climate millions of years ago ...

The National (Scotland)

Poem of the week: Reciprocity by John Drinkwater

Formally adventurous for its time, this poem arrives at its Romantic epiphany by a down to earth route

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What is a polar vortex, the weather event causing winter storms in the US?

The expanding of the polar vortex – an area of cold air around the Arctic – southwards is causing cold spells in the US.

Al Jazeera

Desert planets like those in 'Dune' and 'Star Wars' unlikely to host life, NASA says

"Even if a planet is in the habitable zone, if it has too small a water inventory, it transitions to an uninhabitable state."

Space

Games to look forward to in 2025: Directive 8020

The Earth is dying and the only hope is a distant planet in a game that is a playable blend of Alien and The Thing

The Guardian - UK

Scientists probe secrets of Earth’s climate past

A team from the University of St Andrews looked at the role CO2 played in climate conditions.

The Independent UK

What temperature is the moon?

An astronomer describes how the moon's surface temperature changes.

LiveScience

Climate crisis ‘wreaking havoc’ on Earth’s water cycle, report finds

Global heating is supercharging storms, floods and droughts, affecting entire ecosystems and billions of people

The Guardian - UK

Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows

Last year, Earth experienced its hottest year on record − for the fourth year in a row. Rising temperatures are changing the way water moves around our planet, wreaking havoc on the water cycle.

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Continental drift: why the need for critical minerals might change the way we define Earth’s zones

Continents and oceans have scientific definitions that underpin international law. The idea of dividing the world into geographical zones is ancient. Sovereignty and influence over natural resources is at the heart of most global divisions.

Inverse

75 Years Ago, A Forgotten Alien Invasion Movie Beat The Most Iconic Sci-Fi Classics To the Punch

The first flying saucer movie is not what you think it is. Let's examine the strange legacy of the forgotten sci-fi indie, 'The Flying Saucer.'

LiveScience

Space photo of the week: Hubble celebrates 10 years of hunting giants

Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

The Guardian - UK

Why Elon Musk’s Starship rocket is beating Nasa in the space race

The SpaceX chief’s powerful new system is set to slash the cost of missions, leaving Nasa in the dust

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10 things that changed my life – Unesco chair for Refugee Integration Alison Phipps

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Cycling Weekly

8 ways to make your diet more sustainable

Like any engine, the human body runs on carbon-emitting fuel. Anita Beanexplains how to power your rides as sustainably as possible

Latin Times

MAGA Enraged By Biden's Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients: 'Seriously Two of the Worst People on Earth'

MAGA world exploded in outrage Saturday after the White House announced former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Democratic donor George Soros would be among the recipients receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Space

NASA will announce update to Mars sample return plans today. Here's how to listen in

NASA's beleaguered Mars Sample Return program currently faces extreme costs of up to $11 billion and a timeline that could reach 2040.

Space

Small satellite constellation could reveal black holes like never before

A constellation of small satellites could help researchers view processes in close vicinity of supermassive black holes like never before.

Salon

Why icy alien oceans could harbor life

New research underscores the physics of potential oceans on moons like Europa and Enceladus where aliens could hide

TechRadar

3 Body Problem season 2: everything we know so far about the Netflix sci-fi show's return

Here's everything we know about 3 Body Problem season 2 ahead of its Netflix debut.

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