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From doomy prophecies to epic dystopias, we are suckers for end times

Despite facing real existential threats like climate change, we remain too fascinated by the end of the world, argues a new book

Culture

We are finally getting to grips with how plate tectonics started

Earth

We are finally getting to grips with how plate tectonics started

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Dyes made by microbes could reduce the environmental impact of clothes

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GDKEG6 Oil refinery at twilight

Technology

How the future rise of AI lawyers could force Big Oil to pay up

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2SA3JYH Various Artificial Intelligence mobile apps, DeepSeek open-source large language models app on January 28, 2025 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Technology

DeepSeek has burst the AI hype bubble – now all bets are off

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Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?

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Is a broken jet stream causing extreme weather that lasts longer?

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Environment

Tomato plants are covered in tiny anti-pest booby traps

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Space

Keeping space tidy should become a global UN goal, say researchers

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Earth

Electric fields could mine rare earth metals with less harm

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How to fix computing's AI energy problem: run everything backwards

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How to fix computing's AI energy problem: run everything backwards

Artificial intelligence wastes an extraordinary amount of energy - but running every computer calculation twice, first forwards and then backwards, could drastically curb that problem

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Earth

The most powerful images of the natural world from 2024

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Environment

Unified approach could improve nature, climate and health all at once

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Supersized snowflakes: A scientific quest to make enormous snow

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

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