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Zealandia: Earth’s hidden continent beneath the Pacific

The map of Earth looks settled at first glance. Continents feel fixed, named, and counted. Yet over the past few decades, geologists have been quietly reshaping that picture. One large region in the southwest Pacific keeps returning to the discussion. Mostly underwater, stretched around New Zealand and New Caledonia, it…

The Times of India

Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn

States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

The Guardian - UK

It's time to think about human reproduction in space, scientists urge

"If reproduction is ever to occur beyond Earth, it must do so with a clear commitment to safety, transparency and ethical integrity."

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 players have already killed more NPCs than there were people on Earth in the real 15th century

Guess Henry's an angry drunk

GamesRadar

Watch dead neutron stars smash together in new NASA supercomputer simulation

"We studied the last several orbits before the merger, when the entwined magnetic fields undergo rapid and dramatic changes, and modeled potentially observable high-energy signals."

Space

In the Australian outback, we’re listening for nuclear tests – and what we hear matters more than ever

Tyres stick to hot asphalt as I drive the Stuart Highway from Alice Springs northward, leaving the MacDonnell Ranges behind. My destination is the Warramunga facility, about 500 kilometres north – a remote monitoring station I’ve directed for the Australian National University for nearly 19 years, and one of the…

The Conversation

Photographer captures rare aurora over Brazil during intense geomagnetic storm (photo)

On Jan. 19, a powerful geomagnetic storm pushed auroral activity far beyond its usual range, allowing this exceptional sighting over Brazil.

Space

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Astronomers relieved as industrial plant threatening Earth's darkest sky gets cancelled

A light-polluting green hydrogen plant project that would seriously affect one of the world's most important astronomical observatories has been scrapped by the company behind it.

Space

New map shows weird magnetic anomaly lurking beneath Australia's Northern Territory

Advanced modeling has revealed an Australia-shaped magnetic anomaly beneath the country's Northern Territory that holds valuable information about Australia's geological history.

LiveScience

A monstrous sunspot 15 Earth's wide is currently facing Earth: Here's how to see it for yourself

But best be quick, it might not be visible for long!

Space

Sun unleashes colossal X4.2 solar flare, knocking out radio signals across Africa and Europe (video)

An impulsive X4.2 solar flare sparked strong radio blackouts across Africa and Europe as the giant sunspot continues to rage.

Space

CFC replacements cause vast ‘forever chemical’ pollution – new research

When the phaseout of ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) was first agreed in 1987, the world narrowly avoided an environmental catastrophe. However, the replacement of CFCs is causing the pollution of the Earth’s surface with a “forever chemical” that could remain in the environment for centuries.

The Conversation

NASA satellite watches January's polar vortex | Space photo of the day for Feb. 4, 2026

A late January 2026 winter storm left more than snow and ice in its wake.

Space

Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps

Although women have always been part of the mapping landscape, their contributions to cartography have long been overlooked.

The Conversation

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A 'cold Earth' exoplanet just 146 light-years away might be in its star's habitable zone — if it exists

The planet is one of the best worlds for follow-up studies to determine whether it could be habitable or not.

Times Life

The Forgotten Birth of Ganesha: A Curse Even Gods Don’t Talk About

In Hindu mythology, birth stories are not just origins. They define the essence of a deity. Rama’s birth explains dharma, Krishna’s birth explains divine play, and Ganesha’s birth explains paradox. Created by Goddess Parvati, beheaded by Lord Shiva, and revived with the head of an elephant, Ganesha’s very existence holds…

Euronews

‘Doomsday Glacier’ is melting faster than we thought. Can a 150-metre wall stop it flooding Earth?

The ‘Doomsday Glacier’ already contributes four per cent of annual sea level rise, but can the consequences of climate change be barricaded off?

The Independent UK

Trump administration presses efforts to ensure supply of critical minerals outside of China

The Trump administration is expected to unveil its grandest yet plan to rebuild the supply chains of critical minerals for everything from jet engines to smartphones

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The Conversation

Victoria’s mountain ash forests naturally thin their trees. So why do it with machines?

There has been much global discussion about the best ways to manage Earth’s forests in an era of climate change and more frequent bushfires.

TechRadar

Musk insists that 'the lowest cost way to generate AI compute will be in space' within three years after SpaceX acquired xAI, but that timeline is more science fiction than strategy

Musk’s timeline for cheap AI compute in orbit after SpaceX bought xAI ignores the massive logistical and physical hurdles that remain.

Space

NASA's Perseverance Mars rover completes its 1st drive planned by AI

"The fundamental elements of generative AI are showing a lot of promise in streamlining the pillars of autonomous navigation for off-planet driving."

LiveScience

Asteroid 2024 YR4's collision with the moon could create a flash visible from Earth, study finds

If the building-size asteroid 2024 YR4 crashes into the moon in December 2032, the impact will produce a bright flash that may be visible to the naked eye, a new study finds.

Space

SpaceX grounds its Falcon 9 rocket after a problem with its upper stage. Will the Crew-12 astronaut mission be affected?

SpaceX has temporarily grounded its Falcon 9 rocket after an upper stage failed to deorbit as planned during a Feb. 2 launch. Will the issue affect the company's Crew-12 astronaut mission?

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3 Blue-Chip Stocks to Buy to Benefit from Trump’s ‘Project Vault’

Trump’s $12 billion Project Vault rare‑earths reserve gives General Motors, Stellantis, and Boeing a policy‑backed edge on critical minerals.

Space

'It's insightful, it's informative.' Neil deGrasse Tyson on his 5-hour backyard audio chat with William Shatner (interview)

'He's wise and very well educated and so every turn of conversation is rich.'

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