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Is it time to try geoengineering to solve the climate crisis?

Environment

Is it time to try geoengineering to solve the climate crisis?

The US National Academy of Sciences says we need a research programme testing out controversial geoengineering techniques that aim to cool Earth by injecting particles into the air or thinning clouds

Analysis

meteorite

Space

4.6-billion-year-old meteorite is the oldest volcanic rock ever found

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Evidence for a hidden ‘Planet Nine’ beyond Neptune has weakened

Space

Evidence for a hidden ‘Planet Nine’ beyond Neptune has weakened

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Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells

Technology

Chemical that makes chilli peppers spicy boosts solar panel cells

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How old is Earth?

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How old is Earth?

Earth’s early atmosphere may have been toxic like the one on Venus

Space

Earth’s early atmosphere may have been toxic like the one on Venus

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Minimoon

Space

Earth had a minimoon for nearly three years before it drifted away

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solar steriliser

Technology

Portable device uses solar power to sterilise medical equipment

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How are sand dunes formed and why do they even exist?

Environment

How are sand dunes formed and why do they even exist?

Features

Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard

Humans

Evolution explains why social distancing due to covid-19 is so hard

Hugs, handshakes and air kisses serve the same crucial purposes as animal greetings like sniffing, eye poking and buttock grabbing

Features

Space

Flashes of light called ‘sprites’ and ‘elves’ seen on Jupiter

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Space

Weird ring-shaped molecule on Titan could be a building block to life

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Space

More doubts cast on potential signs of life on Venus

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Health

Fat stores in our cells also hold immune proteins to fight infections

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