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Morocco fossils reveal astounding diversity of marine life just before the asteroid hit

66 million years ago, the Cretaceous period ended. Dinosaurs disappeared, along with around 90% of all species on Earth. Was it a slow, inevitable decline, or did the end come quickly, driven by a disaster?

The Hindu

Biggest ever solar storm identified using ancient tree rings

The event took place more than 14,000 years ago, scientists said.

The Independent UK

Starwatch: triple delight as the moon, Regulus and Venus line up

Early risers across the world can witness the alignment, while an annular eclipse can be seen from the Americas

The Guardian - UK

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Can Technology Save Us From Climate Change? Startups Lead The Way

Startups race to develop carbon removal technologies as last resort for combating climate change

Zenger

Israeli Climate-Tech Startup Offers Six Individual Actions To Combat Climate Change

Bomvento's cofounder suggests practical steps to reduce emissions and promote sustainability.

Zenger

NASA's plan to deorbit the ISS explained

Yanking the International Space Station back to Earth isn't just a blow to science, it empowers American enemies

Salon

Traditional methods urged for Morocco rebuild, a month after quake

A month after the devastating earthquake in Morocco, people look to rebuild and proof mountain villages.

Radio France Internationale

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Human extinction as a real possibility

For most of human history, we didn't think the end could possibly happen. These days, we can hardly count the ways

Salon

All solar eclipses will be 'rings of fire' in the distant future. Here's why

There will come a time 1.21 billion years from now when the phenomenon of a total eclipse of the sun will become an impossibility.

Space

Aditya-L1 mission: ISRO performs trajectory correction manoeuvre

ISRO said that the TCM was performed on October 6 and that the spacecraft is healthy and on its way to the L1.

The Hindu

William tells young readers to ‘dream big’ to protect the planet

Singapore will host the 2023 Earthshot Prize awards in November, after prizegiving events were staged in Boston last year and London in 2021.

The Independent UK

How long would it take to walk around the Moon?

NASA actually did the calculations and came up with an answer.

The Canberra Times

Why ABC’s Texas vs. Oklahoma Broadcast Is Battling Technical Difficulties

The network is quite literally having to battle the universe in order to provide coverage of the Red River Rivalry.

Sports Illustrated

Are you a dog flea person or a cat flea person?

Our quest for knowledge is unending and overfunded, from all accounts. Imagine that such research is being funded, peer-reviewed, published, and possibly winning awards in some corner of the earth (which, doubtless, another research team has proved is not made of cheese).

The Hindu

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Amazon launches first two satellites in planned orbital internet service

Test satellites for Project Kuiper network, which will compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink, launched on Friday afternoon

Inverse

Toyota’s New EV Concept is Made For Off-Roading on the Moon

Toyota has revealed a futuristic EV concept called the Baby Lunar Cruiser that’s meant to drive on both the Earth and the Moon.

The Conversation

The pope's new letter isn't just an 'exhortation' on the environment – for Francis, everything is connected, which is a source of wonder

Eight years have elapsed since Pope Francis released “Laudato Si,” his encyclical urging “care for our common home.” Though hailed as an eloquent plea to protect the environment, climate change was just one part of the pope’s message, from encouraging solidarity with the poor to criticizing “blind confidence” in technology.

Evening Standard

Cricket World Cup: England horror show threatens to end title defence early

Well, what on earth happened there? Waking up this morning on day two of this World Cup to find their nightmarish, nine-wicket mauling by New Zealand was no dream, that is the question England must have been asking, longing for the video-gamer's temptation: pause, quit, restart.

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The Guardian - UK

Top grain traders ‘helped scupper’ ban on soya from deforested land

Cargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report says

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: After the harvest, the wildflower opportunists have moved in

Teesdale, North Pennines: Before the plough returns, there’s time to enjoy field pansy and cut-leaved cranesbill, thriving in bare earth

The Conversation

Climate change is disrupting ocean currents. We’re using satellites and ships to understand how

Earth’s ocean is incredibly vast. Some parts of it are so remote that the nearest human habitation is the International Space Station.

Salon

Vera pulsar breaks a new energy record

“This result challenges our previous knowledge of pulsars," study author says

The Conversation

Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?

In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for our species during the next century at one in six.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s ‘spiteful’ sale of land intended for HS2 dashes hopes of revival

Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built

The Conversation

How dormant plant traits could be reawakened to unlock fertiliser-free farming

Plants are among the most intrepid explorers on Earth. Roughly 460 million years ago, the first plants started leaving lakes and rivers and appeared on land. At that time, the surface of Earth was mostly bare rock.

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