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It's time to accept that we are in the Anthropocene once and for all

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
Humans are drastically changing the planet and the Anthropocene is a useful tool to help us deal with that – so let's stop quibbling over definitions
Categories: Astronomy

How to spot the Spring Triangle as the equinox approaches

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
Now is a great time to look for a pattern of stars known as the Spring Triangle, wherever you are in the world, say Abigail Beall
Categories: Astronomy

Annie Bot review: A sharp take on a sex robot that becomes human

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
In a smart, compassionate novel, Sierra Greer spins the tired trope of a robot challenging its fate into sci-fi gold
Categories: Astronomy

Saving the world's largest flowers in the Philippines

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
These stunning photographs, taken by botanist Chris Thorogood, chart the quest to protect species of Rafflesia, which are on the brink of extinction in the Philippines
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Hunt for the Shadow Wolf review: Can Britain learn to love the wolf?

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
Subjected to traps, hunting and a variety of cruel practices, it is small wonder that wolves were driven to extinction in Britain by the 18th century. Derek Gow, a passionate rewilder, takes up their cause in his latest book
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Why biodiversity offsetting is a contentious issue in conservation

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
As a new law is introduced in England, requiring developers to create 10 per cent more wildlife habitat than they destroy when developing a site, does it really work to destroy nature in one place, but preserve it elsewhere, asks Graham Lawton
Categories: Astronomy

Will you be enjoying your robot dessert wriggling or stationary?

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
Feedback discovers an overdue investigation into whether pneumatic robots are tastier when they are moving or when they are still
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Combatting deepfakes is an evolutionary arms race

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
Disinformation is far older than humans. Lessons from evolutionary biology can help defend against it today, says Jonathan R. Goodman
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Why We Remember review: A surprising and expert guide to memory

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 2:00pm
Are memories ever really true or false? Is social media disrupting how we remember? Does memory shape creativity? Find out in an essential new guide to memory by leading researcher Charan Ranganath
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Methane leaks from US oil and gas are triple government estimates

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:00pm
The largest ever dataset of its kind suggests methane is leaking from US oil and gas fields at a much higher rate than previously thought, implying the environmental damage caused by the greenhouse gas is greater too
Categories: Astronomy

Alzheimer’s may be caused by a build-up of fat in brain cells

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:00pm
Fat droplets accumulating in brain immune cells could be behind the biggest genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease
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Extreme heat could trigger the worst global financial crisis ever seen

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:00pm
Thanks to globalisation, severe heatwaves in one part of the world can cause financial losses in another. Annual losses could reach as much as $25 trillion by 2060 if we don't curb emissions, dwarfing any previous financial crisis
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Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 12:00pm
From solar power stations in space to stabilising melting glaciers, some researchers are proposing extremely ambitious and risky projects to fight climate change. Could they work?
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US legislators vote to ban TikTok unless it severs ties with China

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 11:00am
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill that will require TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or risk a nationwide ban
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In Frank Herbert’s Dune, fungi are hidden in plain sight

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 10:00am
There is more lurking below the surface of Arrakis than sandworms. Dune author Frank Herbert had a keen interest in fungi, and so should we, says Corrado Nai
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Europa’s seafloor may be impenetrable and inhospitable to life

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 10:00am
The seafloor of Jupiter’s icy moon Europa was thought to provide energy and nutrients to its ocean, but it turns out that may not be possible
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Starship launch 3: What time is the SpaceX flight and what to expect?

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 8:44am
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is gearing up for the third launch of its massive Starship rocket on 14 March, following two failed missions. What will the company be hoping for and what can we expect?
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Rethinking space and time could let us do away with dark matter

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 7:19am
Most physicists believe that only a quantum theory of gravity can fully explain mysteries of the universe like dark matter, but now an idea called "post-quantum gravity" is demonstrating an alternative approach
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Plant-killing genetic technology could wipe out superweeds

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 6:00am
A ‘gene drive’ that spreads through plant populations could be used to wipe out pests such as superweeds, or to help save species by making them resistant to heat or disease
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Sleeping black hole is way more massive than it should be

Wed, 03/13/2024 - 4:00am
The James Webb Space Telescope has found an unusual galaxy in the early universe with a black hole almost half the mass of the galaxy itself, raising questions about how it formed
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