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Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700 – but most could still be saved

Like so many of the planet’s natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been drained, dug up and built on.

The Conversation

Which planets might actually have life?

How close could aliens be? These are the prospects that meet the specific conditions for life to be possible

Salon

Earthquake in UK as residents report houses shaking and loud rumbling

Measuring 2.6, tremors were reported by communities across Runwell, South Woodham Ferrers and Bicknacre

The Independent UK

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Why we can't predict earthquakes

Elements of criteria can point towards the possibility of an earthquake but, at best, predictions are good guesses

Salon

500-year-old horn container discovered in South Africa sheds light on pre-colonial Khoisan medicines

In 2020, a chance discovery near the small South African hamlet of Misgund in the Eastern Cape unearthed an unusual parcel – a gift to science. The parcel turned out to be a 500-year-old cow horn, capped with a leather lid and carefully wrapped in grass and the leafy scales…

The Conversation

Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?

These terrifying events raise many questions; here are some answers.

Al Jazeera

Earthquake hits Indonesia, killing 4 as restaurant collapses

A shallow earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost province of Papua, killing four people who were unable to escape when a floating restaurant collapsed into the sea

The Independent UK

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'The grass does not grow': In Chile's far south, the worst drought in 50 years

In Chile's remote south, the country's gateway to the Antarctic, the worst drought in half a century is hitting cattle ranchers and vegetable farmers, leaving the earth so dry in some areas that grass cannot grow for grazing.

Reuters

Aliens May Think Humans Are Stupid — And That Could Save Us

In their recent paper, researchers imagine how our first contact with intelligent extraterrestrials might play out if they didn’t recognize that we were intelligent, too.

Inverse

Turkey earthquakes may have moved entire country by up to six metres

Death toll from quakes crosses 15,000 mark as rescuers continue to pull bodies from rubble

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian - UK

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

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Bangkok Post

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…

The Guardian - US

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

Tribune News Service

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.

The Conversation

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.

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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 Independent UK

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

Monday’s devastating tremor shocked the world

The National (Scotland)

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.

Salon

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

Inverse

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.

Al Jazeera

Earthquake survivors: ‘Worse than the bombardment in Syria’

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

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?

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