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Sunak’s ‘spiteful’ sale of land intended for HS2 dashes hopes of revival

Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built

The Guardian - UK

How dormant plant traits could be reawakened to unlock fertiliser-free farming

Plants are among the most intrepid explorers on Earth. Roughly 460 million years ago, the first plants started leaving lakes and rivers and appeared on land. At that time, the surface of Earth was mostly bare rock.

The Conversation

Television appearances and happy birthday returns – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

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Project Kuiper: First Amazon satellites to launch this week

Amazon’s satellite internet plans are finally getting off the ground, with test satellites due to launch imminently

Evening Standard

Earth is on track for its hottest year yet, according to a European climate agency

The report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service also noted that Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures reached in September.

WEKU

‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: Scientists shocked by September’s record-breaking heat

Scientists describe new record-breaking heat in September as ‘absolutely gobsmackingly bananas’

Evening Standard

In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church

In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated

The Independent UK

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September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing'

After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September

The Independent UK

Gravitational distortion of time helps tell modified gravity apart from a dark force

With his theory of General Relativity in 1915, Albert Einstein revolutionized how we think about our universe. Rather than the cosmos simply providing the room for the planets and stars to orbit each other, space and time themselves were now dynamical entities in one ever-evolving play with matter and light.

The Conversation

Shrinking planet Mercury getting smaller

The first evidence of Mercury's shrinkage came in 1974 when the Mariner 10 mission transmitted pictures to Earth

Salon

10 Years Ago, an Acclaimed Director Made a White-Knuckle Sci-Fi Thriller — And Started a New Subgenre

One of only two movies Alfonso Cuarón released in the 2010s, this Sandra Bullock and George Clooney-led thriller can still take your breath away.

Inverse

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology at the Barbican review: hits hard right from the start

A timely and important look at the intersection of the oppression of women and environmental collapse. Beware

Evening Standard

70th birthday of Mata Amritanandamayi celebrated

Celebrated with enthusiasm, Mata Amritanandamayi's 70th b'day was attended by lakhs of devotees, incl. gov. & union ministers. In her address, she stressed on love, selflessness & unity. PM Modi praised her initiatives & benevolence. She was awarded World Leader for Peace & Security Award & Amritakeerti Puraskars. "An Offering…

The Hindu

You Need to Watch Tom Cruise's Best Sci-Fi Epic On Netflix ASAP

The invasion of Earth never looked this good. Here's why watching Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise's alien epic is still worth your time.

Inverse

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The Guardian - US

US government issues first-ever space debris penalty to Dish Network

Dish to pay $150,000 for failing to properly dispose of satellite and violating the FCC’s anti-space debris rule

Al Jazeera

Jupiter-sized objects in Orion Nebula baffle scientists

The new entities, nicknamed ‘JuMBOs’, are neither stars nor planets. And they shouldn’t exist, researchers say.

The Conversation

What has the Nobel Prize in Physics ever done for me?

Each October, physics is in the news with the awarding of the Nobel Prize. The work acknowledged through this most prestigious award often seems far removed from our everyday lives, with prizes given for things like “optical methods for studying Hertzian resonances in atoms” and “elucidating the quantum structure of…

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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures Spectacular Dust Devil On Mars

Scientists analyze the Martian twister to gain insights into the planet's atmosphere and weather patterns.

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The Conversation

New species of cobra-like snake discovered – but it may already be extinct

Around the world, natural history museums hold a treasure trove of knowledge about Earth’s animals. But much of the precious information is sealed off to genetic scientists because formalin, the chemical often used to preserve specimens, damages DNA and makes sequences hard to recover.

The Guardian - UK

Astronomers sound alarm over light pollution from huge new satellite

At its peak BlueWalker 3, which resembles a Tetris block, is as bright as two of brightest stars in night sky

Evening Standard

U2 at the Madison Square Gardens Sphere in Las Vegas review: this could be the greatest show on earth

With the largest LED screen in the world, the Sphere has bells, whistles and everything in between. It cost more than $2 billion and you can see every dollar

The Independent UK

Putting off decarbonisation makes achieving net zero harder, says IPCC chief

Experts said mitigating climate change would cost far less than dealing with its impacts.

Evening Standard

Best climate positive clothing brands to shop in 23/24

Fashion shouldn’t cost the earth

The Hindu

Karman Line: Where space begins

The Guardian - UK

Starwatch: Alderamin on course for pole position – in the year 7500

Precession of Earth’s rotation pole means brightest star in Cepheus will one day function as north star

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