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12 Dec

The sun may spit out giant solar flares more often than we thought

December 12, 2024
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This relatively small solar flare from October – the bright flash in the centre spotted by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory – would be...

11 Dec

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To fix the world’s problems, we need both optimism and pessimism

December 11, 2024
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This year will be remembered for many pioneering events, from the first private landing on the moon (see “Space was for sale in 2024 as...

10 Dec

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She’s obsessed with chicken! The tests revealing my dog’s inner life

December 10, 2024
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“Chicken. Chicken. Chicken.” I’m woken by the sound of my own voice looping madly. My sleep-addled mind can’t work out what’s going on....

09 Dec

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The ancient board games we finally know how to play – thanks to AI

December 9, 2024
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In the 1970s, in a grave in a Bronze Age cemetery in Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran, an incredible object was unearthed next to a human skull: th...

08 Dec

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We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures

December 8, 2024
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There was a sharp fall in the number of low-lying clouds in 2023Busà Photography/Getty Images Changes in cloud cover may account for wh...

07 Dec

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H5N1 bird flu is closer to gaining pandemic potential than we thought

December 7, 2024
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A highly infectious strain of bird flu has been circulating worldwide since 2020ULISES RUIZ/AFP via Getty Images The H5N1 bird flu viru...

06 Dec

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Why scientists scanned giant hailstones in a dentist’s office

December 6, 2024
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A destructive storm in Spain in 2022 produced large hailstones up to 12 centimetres in diameterTomeu Rigo Ribas A scanner at a dentist’...

05 Dec

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Unpacking the new Jordan Peterson book – with much exhaustion

December 5, 2024
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A biblical approach Praise be, there is a new book from psychologist-turned-YouTuber Jordan Peterson. We Who Wrestle With God is about ...

04 Dec

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The theory of evolution can evolve without rejecting Darwinism

December 4, 2024
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Darwinian thinking has been challenged many times, starting with co-discoverer of natural selection Alfred Russel Wallace, who disagree...

03 Dec

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How monitoring your sweat could reveal the state of your health

December 3, 2024
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Your sweat holds a lot of information about the state of your healthRyan Pierse/Getty Images Wow, you’re quite salty,” says Stefan van ...