SCIENCE

Earth wouldn’t have ice caps without eroding rocks and quiet volcanoes

Antarctic ice on 1 Jan 2024NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio Earth’s climate isn’t easy to cool down – especially if you…

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Carbon-neutral hydrogen can be produced from farm waste

Farm waste could be turned into hydrogen fuelImageryBT/Shutterstock Hydrogen could be made using agricultural waste under a new production process…

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How the XB-1 aircraft went supersonic without a sonic boom

The experimental supersonic aircraft XB-1Boom Supersonic When the experimental XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier three times during its first…

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Astronomers have spotted the largest known object in the universe

Artist’s illustration of the large-scale structure of the universeScience Photo Library/Alamy Astronomers have found the largest known structure in the…

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Is cleaner air accelerating global warming more than we expected?

Air pollution can have a cooling effect on the climateCheunghyo/Getty Images James Hansen, the climate scientist best known for alerting…

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Salamanders fill their toes with blood to release sticky grip

The translucent toes of a wandering salamanderWilliam P. Goldenberg How salamanders manage to move around on uneven, vertical tree surfaces…

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Why it’s a terrible time for RFK Jr to lead US health policy

Robert F Kennedy Jr testifying during his confirmation hearing on 29 JanuaryWin McNamee/Getty Images Robert F Kennedy Jr has been…

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Setting fire to a million acres of California could cut smoke by half

Firefighters in California during a prescribed burnSan Francisco Chronicle via Getty You can fight fire with fire, even in the…

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Trump-backed Stargate Project could strain the US energy grid

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman speaks at the White House in Washington DC on 21 January 2025AARON SCHWARTZ/POOL/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock This week, OpenAI…

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The surprising relationship between your gut microbiome and sleeping well

Foxys_forest_manufacture/Getty Images There are many things we can blame for a bad night’s sleep – screen time, stress, too much…

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