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Snowball Earth: how we discovered unique Scottish rocks record when Earth was first encased in ice

More than 700 million years ago, the Earth was plunged into a state that geologists call “snowball Earth”, when our planet was entirely encased in ice. This happened when the polar ice caps expanded so far that they joined up around the equator.

The Conversation

If Trump wins the election, it will doom our efforts to slow climate disaster

Donald Trump gets everything wrong about global heating. The results of the vote in November could reverberate for a million years

The Guardian - US

Space travel comes with risk − and SpaceX’s Polaris Dawn mission will push the envelope further than any private mission has before

Space is an unnatural environment for humans. We can’t survive unprotected in a pure vacuum for more than two minutes. Getting to space involves being strapped to a barely contained chemical explosion.

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Boeing Starliner departs ISS without its astronaut crew. How to watch it land on Earth tonight

Boeing's Starliner capsule will depart the ISS without astronauts today (Sept. 6), and you can watch the action live.

Space

A particularly active 'aurora season' could be just weeks away

September could be a prime time to see vibrant auroras, thanks to a quirk of Earth's tilt that leads to more intense geomagnetic activity around the equinox.

LiveScience

Why bureaucracy is hated — but necessary

Despite attacks on bureaucracies, experts agree such organizations are more important than ever

Salon

Boeing's Starliner Spacecraft To Return To Earth From ISS Today

Boeing's Starliner spacecraft prepares to return from the ISS, contributing to space research and advancing exploration capabilities.

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Record summer temperatures set world on course for hottest year ever

European climate monitor says extreme weather will become more ‘intense’ if countries don’t slash emissions.

Al Jazeera

Lunar eclipse 2024: All about timing and sutak kaal

In September, the world will witness a major celestial event. As per the information available on the official website of NASA, the world will witness a partial lunar eclipse on September 17.

The Times of India

Summer 2024 is the hottest ever recorded on Earth, say European climate scientists

‘What those sober numbers indicate is how the climate crisis is tightening its grip on us,’ said one expert

Evening Standard

The ozone hole above Antarctica will keep opening up each spring for decades to come – here’s why that still matters

At this time of year, as the sun rises over Antarctica, a “hole” opens up in Earth’s ozone layer.

The Conversation

Witness 1.8 billion years of tectonic plates dance across Earth’s surface in a new animation

Using information from inside the rocks on Earth’s surface, we have reconstructed the plate tectonics of the planet over the last 1.8 billion years.

The Conversation

June-August 2024 Were Hottest Ever Recorded: EU Monitor

The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures ever recorded, beating last year's record and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.

International Business Times

Summer of 2024 the hottest ever recorded, says EU climate monitor

The 2024 northern summer saw the highest global temperatures on record, beating 2023's high and making this year likely Earth's hottest ever recorded, the EU's climate monitor said Friday.

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The Independent UK

Earth breaks yet another record for hottest summer

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record

International Business Times

Boeing's Troubled Starliner Spaceship To Return To Earth Sans Crew

Boeing's problem-plagued Starliner is set to finally depart the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, returning to Earth without astronauts after NASA deemed the risk too great.

The Guardian - AU

I am falling for an amazing woman who is a flat-earther. Can I reconcile my diminishing respect?

Disagreements about our beliefs are one thing, writes advice columnist Eleanor Gordon-Smith, but our beliefs are also bound up with what we value

Space

A partial lunar eclipse of the Harvest Moon Supermoon is coming this week. Here's everything you need to know

September's Full Harvest Moon will be a supermoon in addition to experiencing a partial lunar eclipse. Here's everything you need to know for this month's full moon.

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'How big can we go?': PUBG creator Brendan Greene on founding a studio to build his Earth-sized digital world

PlayerUnknown Productions is cooking up something huge, and we're finally learning more about it.

Space

Watch eerie 1st teaser for Hulu's 'Alien: Earth' TV series (video)

A new teaser and plot description has arrived for Hulu’'s "Alien: Earth" TV series.

Inverse

Look: Mysterious Glass Beads Found On the Moon Contain Hidden Clues About Its Past

The find suggests that the Moon’s recent history is a lot more complicated, and a lot more eventful, than we realized.

The Guardian - UK

Tories think being weird makes them interesting, but it just makes them weird

The general election loss should have given Tory leadership hopefuls pause. Instead they’re doubling down on the oddness

Space

Used SpaceX rocket launches 7,001st Starlink satellite (and 20 others), lands at sea (video)

A SpaceX rocket carrying the 7,001st Starlink internet satellite launched into orbit from Florida today (Sept. 5), then aced its landing at sea.

TechRadar

New Golang malware capable of cross-platform backdoor attacks spotted in the wild

Chinese hackers were spotted targeting a Chinese trading company with new malware.

The Conversation

To save its tigers, India has relocated thousands of people – it could enlist their help instead

British colonialism turned India’s tigers into trophies. Between 1860 and 1950, more than 65,000 were shot for their skins. The fortunes of the Bengal tiger, one of Earth’s biggest species of big cat, did not markedly improve post-independence. The hunting of tigers – and the animals they eat, like deer…

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