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The Sun's activity cycle is reaching its peak early: knowing why could help us unlock the secrets of our star

Our Sun is a steady and everlasting companion. Reliable like a clock, its apparent passage across the sky allows us to measure time. The Sun and its path is also the source of Earth’s seasons. But in many respects, our Sun is far from calm and unchanging.

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Physicists Just Spotted Key Elements For Life In a Stellar Explosion

The Webb Telescope picked up on a neutron star merger producing elements essential for vertebrate life on Earth.

Inverse

I run the UN agency for Palestine refugees. History will judge us all if there is no ceasefire in Gaza

The Strip is becoming the graveyard of a population trapped between war, siege and deprivation: we need a humanitarian ceasefire, says the commissioner-general of UNRWA Philippe Lazzarini

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How on earth are you supposed to review a parking space?

You can’t buy coffee, visit your GP or even pay to leave your car somewhere without being pestered for feedback. I’m giving the whole experience zero stars

The Guardian - UK

Earth enters "uncharted territory"

If the West Antarctic Ice Shelf melts, sea levels will significantly rise all over the world

Salon

Earth close to ‘risk tipping points’ that will damage our ability to deal with climate crisis, warns UN

Analysis also warns of further tipping points on horizon such as drying up of groundwater vital for food supplies

The Guardian - UK

Activists demand transparency over Malaysia's move to extend Lynas Rare Earth's operations

Environmentalists have slammed Malaysia's move to let Australian miner Lynas import and process rare earths until March 2026

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Country diary: A strange but perfect autumn day

The Marches, Shropshire: A rainbow’s feet touch the earth beneath black vanilla clouds, one end at Wat’s Dyke, the other at the nearby hospital

The Guardian - UK

Life on Our Planet review – Morgan Freeman repeats the same cliches again and again

This CGI-fuelled nature series features such a hyperbolic voiceover from the Oscar winner that it can be hard to listen to. Particularly as it comes at the expense of facts

The Guardian - UK

UK space agency signs off plans for first all-British space mission

The mission would see UK astronauts launched into space, spending up to two weeks in orbit

Evening Standard

Renewing, not removing, line a win for all

Letters to the editor: I have signed the rail petition and encourage others to.

Newcastle Herald

The "enshittification" of tech in space

From Google to Netflix, tech is becoming more useless. The commercialization of space is no different

Salon

A partial lunar eclipse is coming in September: When can it be seen?

Sky watchers are in for a treat this month as this year’s previous lunar eclipse could only be seen from North and South America

Evening Standard

Life on Our Planet: evolution experts review this 'hugely entertaining' Netflix docuseries

Netflix’s beautifully realised historical biography of life certainly has ambition. Perhaps 4 billion species have existed in as many years of Earth’s history: an embarrassment of riches for eight 50-minute episodes.

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Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn

Life on planet is in peril, say climate experts, as they call for a rapid and just transition to a sustainable future

The Conversation

Space rocks and asteroid dust are pricey, but these aren't the most expensive materials used in science

After a journey of seven years and nearly 4 billion miles, NASA’s OSIRIS-REx spacecraft landed gently in the Utah desert on the morning of Sept. 24, 2023, with a precious payload. The spacecraft brought back a sample from the asteroid Bennu.

Evening Standard

How to spot greenwashing (and other sustainable travel buzzwords you need to know)

We untangle the language used in eco travel, so you can tell the companies that are all talk from those that walk the walk

Zenger

Moon’s Age Revised: New Study Finds It’s 40 Million Years Older

Analysis of lunar crystals pushes back Moon's formation to at least 4.46 billion years ago

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Earth's core is leaking helium

The study has interesting implications for how our planet formed and what's up with our mysterious core

The Independent UK

Malaysia gives nod for Australian miner Lynas to import, process rare earths until March 2026

Malaysia’s government says it will allow Lynas Rare Earths to continue to import and process rare earths until March 2026

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NFL Power Rankings, Week 8: Ravens climb, Bills slide out of top 5

As we race toward the midway point of the NFL season, the good teams are beginning to separate themselves from the mediocre.

The Independent UK

Revelations about ancient diamonds give clues about Earth’s origins

A team of experts sought to use the diamonds to understand how the earliest continents formed

Salon

Moon 40 million years older: analysis

A reexamination of samples from the Apollo 17 mission has updated the official age of the Moon

Zenger

US At Risk: Earthquake Preparation Crucial For All 50 States

American Red Cross urges nationwide earthquake drill to ensure readiness and safety.

The Conversation

A layered lake is a little like Earth’s early oceans − and lets researchers explore how oxygen built up in our atmosphere billions of years ago

Little Deming Lake doesn’t get much notice from visitors to Itasca State Park in Minnesota. There’s better boating on nearby Lake Itasca, the headwaters of the Mississippi River. My colleagues and I need to maneuver hundreds of pounds of equipment down a hidden path made narrow by late-summer poison ivy…

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