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Chinese Spy Balloon: Why the 18th-Century Tech Still Flies

Nowadays, most spying is done with satellites. But China's spy balloon was recently spotted over the U.S. — here's a possible explanation.

Inverse

You Need to Watch the Most Underrated Keanu Reeves Thriller on HBO Max ASAP

"What if I told you that God and the devil made a wager, a kind of standing bet for the souls of all mankind?"

Inverse

The Earth's Corr: Public transport fares should be cut - not hiked - if we really want people out of their cars

People are already priced out of public transport - this won't help their pockets or the climate crisis

Belfast Live

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Have you caught the green comet yet? Space enthusiasts from all over the world did and their photos are stunning

The clock is ticking – February 11 is your last best chance to catch the sphere-shaped spectacle in Australia.

ABC News

Almirola: Daytona is "the greatest place on earth to go race"

Aric Almirola has won and lost at Daytona International Speedway and he’s come within a mile or so of winning the biggest prize of all – a victory in the Daytona 500.

Motorsport

What technologies and tactics are countries using to spy on each other?

China's balloons are a reminder countries are constantly watching each other. In the ever-evolving world of espionage, which intelligence tactics are being used in the face of growing global tensions?

ABC News

NASA satellite data reveals scale of devastation in Türkiye and Syria after earthquake

In the aftermath of the earthquake that has devastated swathes of Türkiye and Syria, emergency responders and scientists are turning to data captured by satellites to help understand the vast scale of the disaster.

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Fawlty Towers reboot: with farces out and 'dramedies' in, audiences could see a darker side of Basil Fawlty

Approaching its 50th anniversary, Fawlty Towers is back in the news, due to the announcement of a reboot where Basil Fawlty is now running a boutique hotel in the Caribbean with his daughter – to be played by Cleese’s real-life daughter, stand-up comedian Camilla Cleese. One question this raises is…

The Conversation

Dynamic Earth launches new planetarium film focused on satellites

DYNAMIC Earth is launching a brand-new film in its planetarium, taking its place in Scotland’s world environmental centre.

The National (Scotland)

A deadly building flaw common in California brings destruction and misery to Turkey

LOS ANGELES — As seismic engineers study the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria that killed more than 20,000 people this week, it's becoming clear that a significant cause of the destruction involved a building design common in California and other parts of the U.S.

Los Angeles Times

Antarctic ice hits record low for January

The area of the Antarctic Ocean covered by ice was the lowest on record for January, exposing Earth to even more planet-warming heat, scientists from European Union's climate monitor watchdog reported.

Radio France Internationale

Scientists Proposed a Massive Moon Dust Shield to Combat Climate Change. Could It Really Work?

Solar radiation management, the process of modifying the amount of sunlight that warms the Earth, has been an ongoing topic of early-stage scientific investigation and debate.

Inverse

Meet the life that lives without sun

By studying bacteria that thrive without sun, scientists are learning more about the history of evolution of life

Salon

Best countries to survive nuclear apocalypse revealed as Australia tops list

Ever wondered who may need to repopulate the earth in the event of mass extinction? Researchers say Australia and New Zealand have the best fighting chance

Daily Mirror

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The Conversation

Why have so many earthquakes hit Turkey and Syria?

Earthquakes in Syria and Turkey are common, but the magnitude 7.8 that shook the region on 6 February at 4:17am local time is clearly impressive. To find earthquakes this strong on this particular fault, we would have to go back to the year 1114.

France 24

Lithium: Europe joins the white gold rush

Lithium has become a vital component for the batteries that power electric cars. But with neither mines nor refineries on its soil, can Europe break its dependence on foreign imports? The Down to Earth team takes a closer look.

Daily Mirror

Elon Musk claims it's 'highly likely' humans will go to Mars in the next decade

SpaceX boss Elon Musk has revealed when he thinks humans could reach Mars sooner than we thought, after his aerospace firm apparently took one step closer to realising his Martian dream

Tribune News Service

After layoffs, ex-Amazon workers wonder about 'Earth's Best Employer'

When their phone pinged with a meeting reminder in January, one former Amazon employee was confused. The company had let them go four days earlier — yet they were still getting invitations to new meetings.

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Wales Online

String of powerful solar flares have been knocking out radio signals

Seven flares have been recorded so far this week

The Independent UK

Turkey's lax policing of building codes flagged before quake

Turkey has for years tempted fate by not enforcing modern construction codes while allowing — and in some cases, encouraging — a real estate boom in earthquake-prone areas, experts say

Dynamite News

ISRO Launches SSLV-D2 Rocket Carrying 3 Satellites From Sriharikota

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) launched the Small Satellite Launch Vehicle - SSLV-D2 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota on Friday. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Conversation

Can clouds of Moon dust combat climate change?

A group of US scientists this week proposed an unorthodox scheme to combat global warming: creating large clouds of Moon dust in space to reflect sunlight and cool the Earth.

Los Angeles Times

Turkey resorts to mass burials after massive earthquake

KAHRAMANMARAS, Turkey — There is an almost assembly-line quality to the burials in this southern Turkish city near the epicenter of one of the world's deadliest natural disasters in years. The exigencies of mass death have left little other choice since Monday's magnitude 7.8 earthquake transformed the area into a…

The Conversation

Millions of satellite images reveal how beaches around the Pacific vanish or replenish in El Niño and La Niña years

If you’ve been visiting the same beach for a few summers, you’ll have seen it change. While beaches look static, they’re actually one of the most dynamic regions on Earth. Winds, waves and tides stir and push sand around constantly. Storms can claw out huge volumes of sand and move…

The New Daily

Madonna King: How heartbreaking Turkey earthquake photo reminded me to pause

Big news events now flash by us, from one to the next, leaving a list of heroes and villains. And the bar keeps rising.

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