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First Thing: Syrians search for loved ones in bowels of Sednaya prison

Kremlin confirms Assad is in Moscow as people celebrate fall in Damascus. Plus, Jay-Z and Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs accused of raping girl, 13, in US lawsuit

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Geminid meteor shower peaks this week: Here's what to expect from the last big meteor shower of the year

The Geminid meteor shower is one of the most anticipated meteor showers of the year and with good reason!

Space

Sun unleashes surprise X-class solar flare triggering radio blackout over southern Africa (video)

Watch the moment an impulsive X-class solar flare explodes from the sun in a dramatic eruption.

Space

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When is the shortest day of the year 2024? See when winter solstice takes place

Find out when the shortest day of the year in 2024 is and why the winter solstice takes place in the UK, according to experts.

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PUBG creator's new game engine lets you create 'an Earth-scale world generated in real-time' - and its free to try on Steam

Another threat to Unreal Engine 5's dominance?

Creative Bloq

EU climate monitor says 2024 ‘certain’ to be hottest year on record

The Copernicus Climate Change Service says this year is sure to eclipse 2023 as the hottest yet.

Al Jazeera

Earth's lands are drying out. Nations are trying to address it in talks this week

More than three-quarters of the land on Earth is permanently drying, primarily due to climate change, according to a report released Monday at a United Nations summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Drylands now make up 40% of land on Earth, excluding Antarctica, study says

An area nearly a third larger than India turned permanently arid in past three decades, research shows

The Guardian - UK

'An existential threat affecting billions': Three-quarters of Earth's land became permanently drier in last 3 decades

A car driving by a raging wildfire in Orange County, California.

LiveScience

Macron under increasing pressure to rebuild government

After a weekend wrapped in the glory of presiding over the reopening of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral, French President Emmanuel Macron has returned to earth with a bump – summoned by his own camp to name a prime minister "within hours" to end the current political turmoil.

Radio France Internationale

2024 'Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record: EU Monitor

This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday.

International Business Times

Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured

The Independent UK

As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data

Giant old trees are survivors. But their size and age do not protect them against everything. They face threats such as logging or intensifying drought and fire as the climate changes.

The Conversation

“Nothing ever came of this because McCartney couldn’t recognise good stuff.” Why Paul McCartney's dream of making a sci-fi musical film about earth-invading aliens with legendary author Isaac Asimov never got off the launch-pad

The story behind Paul McCartney's 1974 vision of making a sci-fi musical film about music-loving aliens

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Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 review: a luxurious vision of flight sims, let down by some Ryanair execution

The ambition of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - impressive Earth recreation, gorgeous sights, a substantial career mode, and more - is sadly at odds with a game that involves a lot of loading screens and menus.

Space

See the moon cozy up to Saturn during 'conjunction' Dec. 8

On Sunday (Dec. 8), the moon will pass near Saturn, sharing the same right ascension in an event known as a conjunction. Viewers can expect to see the moon near Saturn shortly after sunset.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like they were smoking something potent’: the ‘bizarre’ Paul McCartney alien musical that never was

Former Beatle’s treatment for the film – and an expanded version by sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov – unearthed in the US

LiveScience

Solar system quiz: How well do you know our cosmic neighborhood?

Test your knowledge on our solar system, from the biggest and smallest planets to the behemoth mountain on Mars.

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The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell

A proposed mission known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants in general and the Uranus system in particular.

Space

Lilo & Stitch live-action remake: Release date, plot, & everything we know

Another Disney classic is getting a makeover: Lilo & Stitch are crash-landing on Earth in 2025.

Inverse

15 Years Later, Earth’s Most Advanced Planetary Defense System Ends In A Fiery Reentry

NEOWISE contributed to planetary defense efforts with its research to catalog near-Earth objects.

Space

We are fast approaching the sun's 'battle zone' — and it could be even worse than solar maximum, experts warn

Space weather experts warn that solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the "battle zone."

Louder

"Confidence Man are ridiculous. They're also one of the best live acts on Planet Earth right now." Melbourne's EDM party starters turn Brixton Academy into a delirious rave with one of the gigs of the year

Confidence Man are a dazzling, ludicrous triumph in Brixton. Surely arenas beckon?

LiveScience

'A challenge and an opportunity for evolution': The extreme, hidden life thriving in Earth's most acidic and alkaline lakes

"The most acidic natural inland waters are the lakes that lie in the craters of volcanoes, like Kawah Ijen in Indonesia. These lakes are so rich in sulfuric acid that they may have a pH as low as 0.1. To put this in context, fresh battery acid has a pH…

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that's the largest such gathering on Earth

Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges. The faithful believe that a dip in its waters will cleanse them of their past sins.

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