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A mysterious, 100-year solar cycle may have just restarted — and it could mean decades of dangerous space weather

New research suggests that the unexpected intensity of the ongoing solar maximum may be partly tied to a lesser-known, 100-year solar cycle. If true, solar activity could spike further in the coming decades. But some experts are skeptical.

LiveScience

Where did this extremely magnetic, dense and dead star come from? Scientists aren't quite sure

Using the Hubble and Gaia space telescopes, astronomers have discovered that a powerfully magnetic neutron star in the Milky Way wasn't born in a supernova.

Space

50 Rules People Had To Follow In Someone’s Home That Confused Them To No End

For better or for worse, every family on Earth has its fair share of quirks. Though some behaviors are far more bizarre than others.

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A hidden solar cycle is awakening, but more extreme space weather over the next 50 years may not be a bad thing

"The next set of solar cycles will be more active."

Space

'Quiet Chernobyl' changed Earth's surface so much the planet's mantle is still moving 80 years later

The land beneath the former Aral Sea in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is rising and will continue to do so for many decades. Now, scientists have an explanation that involves the sea drying up.

LiveScience

Scientists reveal 'most promising yet' signs of alien life on planet K2-18b

Scientists have discovered evidence of large quantities of biosignature chemicals — only known to be made by life on Earth — on an exoplanet more than 100 light-years away. It could be the most promising sign yet of alien life.

LiveScience

Why conspiracy theorists are wrong about Katy Perry's Blue Origin mission

Inside the conspiracy theories that surround the all-female Blue Origin mission

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Six ways you can become more eco-friendly but also save money

This year people can do these everyday things to try and cut back on costs while also helping the environment.

The Independent UK

Is there life on another planet? Scientists find the strongest evidence yet

Near a planet far, far away astronomers have found traces of chemicals that on Earth are only produced by living beings.

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Rare 'cannibal' solar eruption sparks severe geomagnetic storm and stunning auroras (photos)

The solar eruption set Earth's skies ablaze, with vibrant auroras visible across the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.

Space

When is World Earth Day 2025, what is the theme and how can you get involved

UNESCO event has been held annually since 1970

Evening Standard

“You got it!” Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle emerges

Backstage footage from 2007's Live Earth benefit concert shows the Police guitarist rehearsing with Mayer and Kanye West

Guitar World

“I Would Be Scared”: Signs Of Alien Life Detected On Planet 120 Lightyears From Earth

Scientists revealed that they have found the strongest evidence of alien life about 124 light years away.

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The King's Easter message in full: world still needs 'faith, hope and love' he says

The King started releasing Easter messages when he was Prince of Wales

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Have aliens been discovered and which planets are contenders for life?

‘Strongest evidence yet’ of alien life beyond Earth

The Independent UK

Mexico lit up by ‘fireball’ in night sky – but scientists have the answer

The fireball could be seen in the night sky over Mexico City

Evening Standard

‘Strongest evidence yet’ found of alien life beyond our planet

A team from the University of Cambridge made the discovery on exoplanet K2-18b, which is 124 light years away from Earth.

Evening Standard

Strongest sign found yet of alien life by scientists investigating distant ocean-covered planet

Scientists have found gases used in biological processes on earth 124 light years away on a world they suspect could be ‘teeming’ with life

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10 Sustainable Homes That Prove Interior Design Can Be Just as Easy on the Eye as It Is on the Earth

From salvaged wood to circular design thinking, these interiors show that sustainability isn’t a compromise, but a creative opportunity

International Business Times UK

Alien Life Detected on Planet 124 Light Years Away—But It's Not Little Green Men, It's Something Far Slimier

Recent James Webb Space Telescope observations have provided the strongest indications yet of potential life beyond our solar system on the exoplanet K2-18 b.

The Independent UK

New discovery is ‘strongest evidence yet’ of alien life on distant planet

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Scientists find ‘strongest evidence yet’ of alien life on distant planet

The tantalizing hints of a far planet ‘teeming’ with extraterrestrial life is some 120 light-years away from Earth, researchers say

The Conversation

Could humanity be extinct within 10,000 years? A new book is the wake up call our species needs

In H.G. Wells’ dystopian 1895 novel The Time Machine an unnamed Victorian scientist travels to the year 802,701. Instead of finding a flourishing, enlightened human civilisation reaping the cumulative benefits of millennia of economic and intellectual growth, he finds a horror scene. Here, gentle humans called Eloi are now the…

The Conversation

In the trade war, China has moved to curb supply of critical minerals. Can Australia seize the moment?

In the escalating trade war between the United States and China, one notable exception stood out: 31 critical minerals, including rare earth elements, were strategically exempted from tariffs.

International Business Times

Webb Spots Strongest 'Hints' Yet Of Life On Distant Planet

Astronomers announced Thursday that they had detected the most promising "hints" of potential life on a planet beyond our solar system, though other scientists expressed scepticism.

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