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NOAA cancels monthly climate and weather update calls

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says it is discontinuing its regular update calls due to staffing problems, but its researchers may also fear political retaliation for discussing climate change

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Life

Fossils reveal what the fur of early mammals looked like

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Kakhovka dam after its destruction

Environment

Destruction of Ukraine’s Kakhovka dam left behind a toxic legacy

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Space

NASA may have to cancel major space missions due to budget cuts

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The Maquan River, the upper section of the Yarlung Tsangpo River, which flows through the Tibetan Plateau

Humans

Ancient humans lived in an ‘uninhabitable’ climate 25,000 years ago

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Technology

Revealed: How the UK tech secretary uses ChatGPT for policy advice

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Mars appears light blue in this near-infrared image from the Hera spacecraft, with its moon Deimos represented by a dark mark towards the centre of the image

Space

Hera asteroid mission takes stunning images of Mars’s moon Deimos

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Environment

California isn’t clearing forests fast enough to tame wildfires

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Environment

Climate experiment predicts how trees may respond to future CO2 levels

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Space

Quartz crystals on Mars could preserve signs of ancient life

NASA’s Perseverance rover found large crystals of quartz with a high purity on Mars, which probably had to have formed in the presence of hot water

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Health

The 13 drugs and supplements that could slow brain ageing

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Space

See a shimmering hourglass-shaped star system in exquisite detail

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Humans

Ancient face bones offer clues to identity of early humans in Europe

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Environment

Do we finally understand what caused record heat in 2023 and 2024?

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