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Newfound Earth-size exoplanet has a scorching-hot lava side

NASA's exoplanet-hunting TESS spacecraft has discovered an Earth-sized alien world called HD 63433 d that is surprisingly young and has a hemisphere of scorching-hot lava.

Space

Giganto, world's largest ape, went down poor evolutionary path toward extinction

Gigantopithecus blacki went extinct at least 215,000 years ago after climate change caused its forest home to vanish.

LiveScience

‘We had a third of the Earth to ourselves’: the band that’s spent four years touring the world by sea

The husband-wife duo Filastine and Nova and their ragtag crew have circled the globe twice on a boat which doubles as a stage – and a call for climate action

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'Monarch' Ending Explained: How Apple's Sci-Fi Epic Rewrites Godzilla Canon

'Monarch: Legacy of Monsters' has dropped a twist finale. Here's how the Monsterverse was (and wasn't) impacted by the epic new series.

Inverse

This huge exoplanet's comet-like tail is 350,000 miles long and scientists are thrilled

A hot Jupiter exoplanet's comet-like tail is far longer than previously thought, spanning at least 350,000 miles, scientists say.

Space

5 best shows like 'For All Mankind' to watch while you wait for season 5

Watch the best shows like "For All Mankind," including "Stargate SG-1" and "Battlestar Galactica"

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Scientists conclude New Mexico fossil is new Tyrannosaurus species

Scientists reassessing a partial skull first unearthed in 1983 in southeastern New Mexico have concluded that the fossil represents a new species of Tyrannosaurus that predated the fabulously famous T. rex.

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How to get rid of ants on lawns – an expert hails the ‘safest effective natural solution’ to the problem

Natural approaches to combating ants are better for people and pets

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2023 was the hottest year in history — and Canada is warming faster than anywhere else on earth

In 2015, most countries, including Canada, signed on to the Paris Climate Agreement which set the objective of “holding the increase in global average temperature to well below 2 C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing the limit of 1.5 C to significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change.”

The Conversation

Less than 10% of Australian scorpions are known to science. We've added two new species to the list

Scorpions are among the most ancient of land animals. Fossils indicate they were roaming the Earth more than 400 million years ago. For perspective, the non-bird dinosaurs became extinct about 65 million years ago.

The Conversation

NASA awards another $100 million for private space stations

NASA has awarded nearly $100 million in additional funding to commercial space station partners that are developing low Earth orbit destinations.

Space

Einstein Probe, with unique 'lobster eye,' deploys to unravel the mysteries of black holes, colliding neutron stars and supernovas

The Einstein Probe has left Earth to survey the cosmos for X-ray signals from feeding black holes, colliding neutron stars and exploding stars.

LiveScience

China's record-breaking Gravity-1 rocket aces amazing debut launch from ship at sea (video)

The Gravity-1 solid rocket, built by Chinese company Orienspace, aced its first-ever launch today (Jan. 11), sending three satellites to orbit.

Space

Newly discovered cosmic megastructure challenges theories of the universe

A 1.3bn light year-sized ring discovered by PhD student in Lancashire appears to defy the cosmological principle assumption

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See the elusive planet Mercury at its best and brightest on Friday

The elusive planet Mercury reaches its furthest point from the sun on Friday (Jan. 12), with this separation allowing skywatchers a rare chance to spot the tiny planet.

The Conversation

Reflectors in space could make solar farms on Earth work for longer every day

If you happened to be looking at the sky in Europe on a cold night on February 5 1993, there is a chance you could have seen a dim flash of light. That flash came from a Russian space mirror experiment called Znamya-2.

The Conversation

How much life has ever existed on Earth?

All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the first cells came to exist, geologists’ best estimates suggest at least as early as 3.8 billion years ago. But how much life has inhabited this planet since the first cell on Earth? And how…

The Conversation

The animal sounds in most nature documentaries are made by humans – here's how they do it and why it matters

Wildlife documentaries like the BBC’s recent series, Planet Earth III, are renowned for offering breathtaking images of animals in their natural habitats. You’d be forgiven for thinking these shows offer an unmediated portrayal of these animals – an objective window into their lives as they hunt, rest and rear their…

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January's new moon welcomes Mercury as a 'morning star'

The first new moon of 2024 occurs on January 11, leaving the skies dark for stargazers to find Mercury at its most visible during its greatest separation from the sun.

Space

Nearby exoplanet may be rich in life-giving water, study finds

Researchers have just come a step closer to uncovering the secrets of an alien planet that may be the most likely of all known extrasolar worlds to host life.

GamesRadar

The latest Superman story makes Bizarro both tragic and terrifying

Action Comics #1061 is a blockbuster start to the Superman Superstars initiative

The Hindu

Celebration time for farmers in Kalaburagi

Farmers in Kalaburagi district celebrate Ellu Amavasya, a harvest festival, by offering prayers and special dishes to their crops and Mother Earth.

Radio France Internationale

Oceans break record for highest temperatures five years in a row

Ocean temperatures have once again shattered records, a study by Advances in Atmospheric Sciences has found, warning that 2023 was the hottest on record for the world's oceans for the fifth year in a row.

The Conversation

To protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species' most important locations

All of the saltwater bodies on Earth make up one big ocean. But within it, there is infinite variety – just ask any scuba diver. Some spots have more coral, more sea turtles, more fish, more life.

The Hindu

Farm families celebrate Ellu Amavasye in a traditional manner in Yadgir district

YadgirEllu Amavasye celebrated in traditional manner by farming community, spreading food items on open fields to honor Mother Earth.

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