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Global supply chains are devouring what's left of Earth's unspoilt forests

While farming continues to drive deforestation around the world, 60% of the destruction of Earth’s large, intact forests is caused by other forces. In particular, our research shows that more than one-third of this destruction can be blamed on the production of commodities for export, particularly timber, minerals and oil…

The Conversation

Shell directors personally sued over ‘flawed’ climate strategy

Claimants ClientEarth say the oil company’s plan puts the company at financial risk as the world transitions to clean energy

The Guardian - UK

Google AI chatbot Bard sends shares plummeting after it gives wrong answer

Chatbot Bard incorrectly said James Webb Space Telescope was first to take pictures of planet outside Earth’s solar system

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Elon Musk announces he will unveil 'Master Plan 3' for humanity next month

The new plan is set to be presented at the next Tesla shareholder meeting on March 1

Irish Mirror

Thai economic prospects far from rosy

Logically, one would imagine that 2023 would be a much better year than 2022. Covid is over in every corner of the earth and economic activities resume. The world oil price is below US$80 (2,677 baht) per barrel and inflation is coming down. At the first meeting of 2023, the…

Bangkok Post

A solution to the climate crisis: mining the moon, researchers say

Astrophysicists propose geoengineering solution to climate warming, although skeptics still urge ‘massive’ fossil fuel cutbacks

The Guardian - US

Study: A fifth of the world’s species-rich wetlands have been destroyed

A fifth of the Earth’s wetlands have been destroyed by humans over the past three centuries, a cumulative area larger than India, a comprehensive new study has found.

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How could we detect atom-sized primordial black holes?

One of the most intriguing predictions of Einstein’s general theory of relativity is the existence of black holes: astronomical objects with gravitational fields so strong that not even light can escape them.

The Conversation

Turkey-Syria earthquakes: shallow depth of main shocks is a key reason why they've been so devastating

The earthquakes that struck in Turkey and Syria in the early hours of February 6 have led to terrible destruction on a scale not seen in Europe for many decades. At the time of writing, the death toll has risen beyond 11,000 people and will continue to rise over the…

The Conversation

Twitter exalted him as ‘predicting’ the Turkey earthquake – here’s what the experts say

Monday’s devastating tremor shocked the world

The Independent UK

Activists target oil and gas giant's HQ after firm posts huge profits

Equinor's 2022 profits were a staggering £23.8bn ($28.7bn) compared to the £7.1bn ($8.6bn) they made in 2021.

The National (Scotland)

The planet down the block is a lot

Just 31 light-years away from Earth, Wolf 1069b is among the nearest and most likely to be habitable exoplanets

Salon

Astronomers Found A Ring Around A Distant Object In Space — And It’s Acting Strange

Astronomers found a ring around the trans-Neptunian object Quaoar by watching stars dim. Here's what they think the ring is.

Inverse

Earthquake survivors: ‘Worse than the bombardment in Syria’

Al Jazeera spoke to two Syrian women who survived the earthquake in Hatay province.

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Evening Standard

Tech & Science Daily podcast: Could new planet Wolf 1069b support life?

Could an apparently Earth-like world just 31 light-years away from our planet support alien life?

Daily Mirror

Heroic pals complete 'toughest race on earth' by rowing 3000 miles for charity

Friends Steve Hayes and Peter Wright arrived in Antigua after completing a daunting 3,000 mile rowing challenge that has been dubbed "the world's toughest row"

Al Jazeera

Infographic: How big were the earthquakes in Turkey, Syria?

The magnitude 7.8 and 7.6 quakes are classified as ‘major’ on the Richter scale. Al Jazeera explains what this means.

The Guardian - UK

If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal by Justin Gregg review – the problem with human intelligence

A researcher argues that animals understand how to live well better than their too-brainy counterparts

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‘A terror unlike any that I can describe’: surviving the horror of the earthquake in Idlib

Syrian journalist Mohamad Kazmooz was asleep when the 7.8 earthquake hit. He describes scrambling to safety as his apartment building collapsed around him

The Times of India

State of Union: US is ‘unbowed, unbroken’, Joe Biden says

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said on Tuesday night that if China threatens US sovereignty, US will act to protect the country.

ABC News

Satellite images capture Türkiye's cities before and after the country's devastating earthquakes

Newly released satellite images capturing cities in Türkiye and Syria show widespread devastation as rescue efforts continue after Monday's devastating earthquakes.

The Conversation

Can you extract a pound of flesh without blood? How the power struggles in Shakespearean drama speak to an age of decolonisation

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are advised that this article names and quotes a deceased person.

France 24

Rise in space tourism, rocket launches pose new threat to ozone layer, researchers warn

New research shows that increased space travel could undo efforts to repair the hole in the ozone layer. Successful global coordination to ban harmful chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) gasses and restore the ozone was a rare climate triumph – but can it be replicated in the face of a potential new threat?

The Independent UK

Why do earthquakes happen?

Movement of tectonic plates against each other sends seismic waves rippling across earth’s surface

Reuters

Remembering earlier earthquakes, Adana's elderly huddle together to stay warm

Wringing their hands in stunned silence, Adana's elderly were preparing to spend their second night on the wooden floors and worn sofas of a school-turned-shelter after the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey this week.

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