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The "doomsday" glacier"s giant ice shelf is about to break away
2+ day, 18+ hour ago (718+ words) The floating ice shelf of world's widest glacier " Thwaites glacier in Antarctica " is detaching, with worrying implications for global sea-level rise The Araon, a South Korean ice-breaker vessel, navigates a bed of sea ice near the Thwaites glacier in January…...
The hidden pockets of the universe where the future can cause the past
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (123+ words) Inside some very special black holes, there may be a boundary called a Cauchy horizon. Columnist Leah Crane explores the place beyond which physics breaks and anything is possible Beyond a black hole's event horizon, there is an even stranger…...
Himalayan wolf-dog hybrids emerge as a threat to wolves and people
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (598+ words) In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that could injure humans and outcompete other carnivores The hybrid known as khipshang is bigger than a wolf but smaller than…...
First test of CO2 removal with green sand finds no harm to marine life
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (758+ words) Adding olivine to the ocean could remove CO2 from the atmosphere, and a pilot project in New York state found no signs of adverse effects on seafloor organisms A beach in Southampton, New York, treated with olivine sand Chayenne Moreau The…...
Space X is about to launch tallest and most powerful rocket in history
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (605+ words) A record-breaking new version of Starship, due to launch within days, could form the basis of NASA's ambitious Artemis programme that aims to put humans back on the moon as soon as 2028 Starship on the launchpad at Space X's Starbase…...
Cleaning up air pollution could weaken vital AMOC ocean current
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (434+ words) Global warming already threatens to destabilise the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, and new research shows that regional clean-air policies could reduce its strength further Smog contains particles that reflect the sun's rays and cool Earth's surface Dennis Mac Donald/Alamy…...
CAR T-cell therapy bolstered by stiffening up cancer cells first
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (476+ words) CAR T-cell therapy has been hugely successful in treating certain types of tumours, and stiffening up cancer cells beforehand could make it even more effective An illustration of CAR T-cell therapy treating melanoma, a form of skin cancer Nemes Laszlo…...
New Scientist recommends visiting the blooming corpse flower at Kew
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (210+ words) The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week In the greenhouse at Kew Gardens in London, a small crowd is forming, drawn to a peculiar stench in the back. A corpse flower, the mighty…...
Shocking turtle photo reveals efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (195+ words) The illegal trade in live and dead animals funds crime and political corruption and threatens biodiversity. Sadly, prosecutions are rare. Alexandra Thomas and Louise Gibson at the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Wildlife Forensic Lab are working on techniques to…...
Where do you think your "self" is? Your answer is revealing
5+ day, 12+ hour ago (468+ words) People who imagine their self to reside in their head or their heart have different approaches to life. Columnist David Robson explores the benefits of learning to shift where you sense your self, and how this practice could improve your…...