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There is a mile of rock between us and understanding, or so it sometimes feels with quantum physics,…
In 1912, a young homesteader walked deep into British Columbia’s mountains and spent 54 years at an isolated lake; his family helped save its trumpeter swans, and the homestead eventually joined a provincial park | World News
Ralph Edwards (LEFT), Trumpeter swans (RIGHT): Wikimedia Commons Ralph Edwards was looking for a place where he could…
Blood protein profiling could improve rare disease diagnosis
Researchers from Queen Mary University of London, the Berlin Institute of Health at Charité (BIH) and Genomics England…
The moon may have formed in just 5 hours, new simulations suggest
The moon may have formed in as few as five hours after the cataclysmic collision between Earth and…
UNESCO warns there’s close to a 100% chance of a Mediterranean tsunami
On the French Riviera, a tsunami could arrive before a warning reaches people on the beach. In some…
Bring on the drones: how a technology revolution is being rolled out across Africa’s nature reserves | Global development
On a bitingly cold night in Lapalala Wilderness nature reserve in South Africa’s Limpopo province, Duncan Kanyakera watches…
Earth May Not Be a Cosmic Fluke, New Simulations Suggest
This artist’s impression shows the temperate planet Ross 128 b, with its red dwarf parent star in the…
Baby orangutans found in forest in India spark trafficking investigation | Animals
Five baby orangutans have been found in a forest in India, prompting authorities to investigate if they were…
White Planet: how a space mission profoundly changed a veteran polar explorer’s view of Earth – The Irish Times
A few days after returning from space, Eric Philips found himself reaching for objects that weren’t there. For…
US records hottest summer in 132 years | Climate News
The United States had its hottest summer since records began, says NOAA, with August also setting a new…
How 2 US, European Satellites Are Studying Hurricanes During El Niño
Last November, NASA and its European partners launched the Sentinel-6B satellite to improve hurricane forecasts, help protect infrastructure,…