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Winter ice in the Bering Sea is doomed to disappear within decades

A study of winter sea ice in the Bering Sea over the past 5500 year suggests that all the ice will be lost within decades, with knock-on effects for the Arctic

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Beautiful blooming phytoplankton create swirling art in the Baltic Sea

Life

Beautiful blooming phytoplankton create swirling art in the Baltic Sea

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Silicon Valley billionaires want to geoengineer the world's oceans

Earth

Silicon Valley billionaires want to geoengineer the world's oceans

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Netflix's John Was Trying to Contact Aliens is amazing and moving

Humans

Netflix's John Was Trying to Contact Aliens is amazing and moving

Culture

Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life

Life

Strange worlds unlike Earth may be our best bet to find alien life

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seafloor

Life

Deep-sea microbes survive on less energy than we thought possible

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A radical new theory rewrites the story of how life on Earth began

Life

A radical new theory rewrites the story of how life on Earth began

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Panspermia

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Panspermia

Goldilocks zone (KEPLER 1649)

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Goldilocks zone

Marine kaleidoscope shows the beauty of coral reefs

Life

Marine kaleidoscope shows the beauty of coral reefs

The vibrant colours of threatened coral reefs are transformed into a natural kaleidoscope in this stunning image created by Dutch photographer Georgette Douwma

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Environment

Climate change may kill off nearly all polar bears by 2100

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How many planets have been discovered?

Life

Hundreds of thousands of slime moulds can merge together to find food

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Life

Butterflies are showing us how wildlife will cope with climate change

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