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Global average sea and air temperatures are spiking in 2023, before El Niño has fully arrived. We should be very concerned

Recent spikes in ocean heat content and average global air temperature have left climate scientists across the world scrambling to find the cause. The global average air temperature, relative to 1850-1900, exceeded the 1.5℃ lower Paris Agreement threshold during part of March and the first days of June. This last…

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European probe captures stunning up-close views of planet Mercury during brief flyby (video, photos)

Europe's Mercury-bound probe BepiColombo made its third close flyby of its target planet on Monday (June 19), revealing a surface riddled with craters, including one that just received a name.

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Knights fans got punished for Greg Marzhew's bus miss

I'm really struggling to understand why he should be stood down from playing.

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Hurricanes push heat deeper into the ocean than scientists realized, boosting long-term ocean warming, new research shows

When a hurricane hits land, the destruction can be visible for years or even decades. Less obvious, but also powerful, is the effect hurricanes have on the oceans.

The Conversation

NASA spacecraft captures glowing green dot on Jupiter caused by a lightning bolt

NASA's spacecraft Juno captured a mysterious image of a green dot on Jupiter's north pole during a 2020 bypass of the gas giant — a lightning strike, scientists have revealed

Daily Mirror

Swedish astronaut 'fast-tracked' to join crew of upcoming private Axiom Space mission

A Swedish astronaut will take a seat on the Axiom-3 space mission, taking a commercial fast-track to the International Space Station to become a role-model for future astronauts and scientists.

Space

NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Just Captured A Spooky Green Lightning Flash On Jupiter

NASA’s Juno spacecraft is helping shed light on the gas giant’s wild alien weather.

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How high can we jump on other worlds?

How high you can jump on other worlds is affected by many factors, here we estimate jump heights based on each world's gravity.

Space

This ridiculously fun Kiss x Earth Wind & Fire mash-up is a gift from the (rock) Gods that will have you dancing into next week

We bow down before the master of mash-ups, Bill McClintock, for bringing us this whopper of a mix, featuring Kiss' I Was Made For Loving You and Earth, Wind & Fire's Boogie Wonderland

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Bill Gates’ venture firm, with backing from Jeff Bezos and Jack Ma, just minted a $1 billion A.I. unicorn that uses machine learning for mining the rare earth metals crucial for EVs

Mary Meeker and Andreessen Horowitz were also involved in the $250 million funding round.

Fortune

Titanic sub crew have ‘already used half their oxygen’ friend of missing Briton warns

British billionaire explorer’s mentee says hope fast diminishing as most scenarios ‘bleak for survival at this point’

The Independent UK

Tonga undersea volcano created most intense lightning storm ever recorded

The volcano, which erupted in January 2022, was a type never seen before and produced rippling rings of lightning 150 miles (240 kilometers) across.

Space

Summer Solstice May Reveal Rare Electric Blue Clouds In Northern Hemisphere

Skywatchers between 45 and 60 degrees latitude may witness noctilucent clouds due to weather conditions and sun angle.

Zenger

You Only Need to See One Marvel Movie Before 'Secret Invasion'

Marvel’s new series is surprisingly self-contained, but it’s continuing one important thread.

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Aurora myths, legends and misconceptions

Auroras, also known as the aurora borealis (northern lights) and aurora australis (southern lights), have inspired countless myths and legends across the globe as well as numerous misconceptions.

LiveScience

Human impact on Earth's tilt leaves researchers 'surprised and concerned'

Groundwater extracted for irrigation and other human activities displaced 2,150 gigatons of water between 1993 and 2010.

Chicago Sun-Times

Marvel’s ‘Secret Invasion’ has some substance behind its alien invasion story

Between the action scenes, standout Disney+ series examines friendships, loyalty and betrayal.

Space

Cosmic-ray 'GPS' system that tracks underground movement could change the way we respond to disasters

A new system that uses subatomic particles produced high in Earth's atmosphere could provide a view inside volcanoes and help locate people trapped beneath rubble.

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Fast-spinning white dwarf pulsar, the 2nd we've ever discovered, sheds light on how stars evolve

Astronomers have discovered a second example of a white dwarf pulsar, a rapidly spinning stellar remnant that could teach scientists more about stellar evolution.

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Why does it smell so good when it rains?

Scientists have identified several reasons for that fresh, earthy scent that accompanies a downpour after a dry spell, and they call it petrichor

Daily Mirror

Who is Hamish Harding? Brit aboard Titanic submarine missing in the Atlantic

Hamish Harding is a chairman of a private plane firm and was on the 21ft vessel when it set off for what should have been an eight-hour trip to the bottom of the Atlantic

Daily Mirror

Missing submarine passengers list - who is on board from dad and son to Brit billionaire

The missing submarine passengers who had ventured to the wreck of the Titanic include Billionaire Hamish Harding, father and son duo Shahzada Dawood, 48, and Sulaiman Dawood, 19, French submarine pilot Paul-Henry Nargeolet and CEO of OceanGate, the company behind the trsip, Stockton Rush

The Independent UK

Himalayan glaciers could lose 80% of their volume if global warming not controlled, study finds

A new report from a Nepal-based research organization finds that water security for nearly 2 billion people living downstream from the Hindu Kush Himalayan ranges will likely be threatened by the end of this century if global warming is not controlled

Space

Ethereal ice swirls dance around Arctic peninsula in stunning new satellite image

NASA's Aqua satellite spotted giant ice swirls stretching for hundreds of miles in the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia's P'yagina Peninsula.

Space

Europe's most dangerous 'supervolcano' could be creeping toward eruption, scientists warn

Italy's Campi Flegrei is showing some troubling early warning signs, but scientists caution that its eruption is far from certain.

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