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Angola’s peatlands trap carbon and clean the region’s water – how we mapped this newly found landscape

Ask most people what they picture when thinking about natural “carbon sinks” – ecosystems that absorb and store greenhouse gases – and they’ll probably describe a forest. Reforestation is a common feature of climate change plans.

The Conversation

Deep seabed mining plans pit renewable energy demand against ocean life in a largely unexplored frontier

As companies race to expand renewable energy and the batteries to store it, finding sufficient amounts of rare earth metals to build the technology is no easy feat. That’s leading mining companies to take a closer look at a largely unexplored frontier – the deep ocean seabed.

The Conversation

Why is January so dark and cold? Here’s the truth about winter’s gloomiest days

Atmospheric scientist Deanna Hence explains the weather and climate factors that combine to produce wintry conditions at the turn of the year.

Inverse

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Sea predator with massive jaw which dwarfs the megalodon was biggest beast ever

New fossil analysis carried out by scientists suggest that the largest animal to have ever roamed the Earth was a terrifying 115ft super-predator with a massive jaw

Daily Mirror

Atmospheric dust may have hidden true extent of global heating

Material from dry landscapes has surged since the 1800s, possibly helping to cool the planet for decades

The Guardian - US

Lethal radiation from space played role in Earth’s biggest mass extinction, study finds

Radiation may have made plants less easily digestible, creating even more hostile environment for herbivores, study says

The Independent UK

Lethal UV radiation pulse from space played important role in Earth’s biggest mass extinction event – study

Radiation may have made plants less easily digestible, creating even more hostile environment for herbivores, study says

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Little Luke has the most adorable jokes to make your day!

Laughter is truly the best medicine to say goodbye to your everyday worries and little adorable toddlers are some of the best people on Earth to bring a big smile on your face.

The Times of India

Curious Kids: is there such a thing as nothing?

Is there such a thing as nothing? – Reggie, aged seven, Darlington

The Conversation

How Scotland can become a 'leading player' in the space industry

THE chief executive of a leading aerospace company based in Forres has said that there is a “strong case” for Scotland to become a leading…

The National (Scotland)

Greta Thunberg defies German police as she fights for lost cause

The Swedish activist came to Germany to prevent a corporation from flattening a community to make way for strip mine excavating the most polluting form of coal on earth.

Fortune

Scientists unearth megaraptors, feathered dinosaur fossils in Chile's Patagonia

Scientists in Chile's Patagonia region are unearthing the southernmost dinosaur fossils recorded outside Antarctica, including remains of megaraptors that would have dominated the area's food chain before their mass extinction.

Reuters

Russia launches high-speed Poseidon apocalypse underwater drones amid nuclear threat

It comes as Vladimir Putin suck up and pro-war fanatic Lt-Gen Andrey Gurulev told hosts on state-run Russia's Rossiya 1 TV channel that Britain could be "demolished from the face of the earth" for supporting Ukraine without resorting to nuclear weapons

Daily Mirror

The Earth's Corr: Do we need a big bang to take climate crisis seriously?

This existential crisis has become a secondary issue to many and that, I think, is the biggest part of the problem

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Evening Standard

Sweden discovers Europe’s largest rare earth mineral deposit

The rare minerals are used for the creation of electric vehicles, wind turbines, and more.

Belfast Live

The Earth's Corr: Inaction on decaying buildings is a dereliction of duty

Everywhere you look, they’re there - and did you know each and every one of them is storing carbon in their roof beams, bricks and mortar?

Newcastle Herald

Hawks Nest, Tomago rare earth mining bid a one-off, backer says

He said that despite the name "rare earths", the individual minerals themselves were relatively common in the earth's crust, but were not often in concentrations that made them economic to recover.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX sends up Falcon Heavy on sunset launch for Space Force

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — The winds died down for SpaceX as it queued up its rarely used Falcon Heavy right after sunset from the Space Coast on Sunday.

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Newcastle Herald

Elton John was super, but stadium shows are no match for Supercars

I AM pleased to explain to Tony Morley why the "down to earth good people of Waratah and surrounding suburbs can enjoy a concert in close proximity to their homes" while the good people of Newcastle East cannot tolerate a V8 car race

Inverse

Can we suck the water out of asteroids? New research may solve one obstacle

Scientists found that solar sails, not rockets, could be the best option to return materials mined from asteroids back to Earth.

Reuters

'Dress like a cabbage': surviving the world's coldest city

Temperatures have plunged to minus 50 degrees Celsius (-58 Fahrenheit) this week in Yakutsk during an abnormally long cold snap in the Siberian city known as the coldest on earth.

The Guardian - UK

She may not do much but my baby daughter is a marvel

You may not have realised it, but there’s also been a baby living with us this past year...

ABC News

Astrophysicist shares his tips to help you see the best space events of the year from Australia

A Queensland astrophysicist is warning stargazers that a once-in-50,000-year comet may be a let down, but there are other key space events you should be looking out for.

Orlando Sentinel

SpaceX delays Falcon Heavy launch attempt until Sunday

ORLANDO, Fla. — The planned Saturday liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center has been delayed until Sunday.

Inverse

This bold new mission will try beaming solar power down from space

While the technology behind solar cells has existed since the late 19th century, generating solar power in space presents some serious challenges.

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