Climate change threatens ‘most Alps glaciers’on December 7, 2020 at 12:37 am

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image copyrightAberystwyth UniversityUp to 92% of glaciers in the Alps could be lost by the end of the century due…

Astronomy: ‘Odd radio circles’ in the sky a ‘genuine mystery’on December 8, 2020 at 12:04 am

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A new high powered telescope in the Australian outback has led astronomers to an intriguing new discovery. "Odd radio circles"…

Earth Photo winners announcedon December 8, 2020 at 10:09 am

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An exhibition of the winners and shortlisted entries will be on display in Forestry England forests, including Grizedale in the…

Euro-Russian Mars rover mission takes shapeon December 8, 2020 at 1:35 pm

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Notice how the robot's solar panels have been folded inwards and how the mast, with its white camera head, is…

Part Robot, Part Frog: Xenobots Are the First Robots Made From Living Cellson December 8, 2020 at 9:00 am

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This article appeared in Discover's annual state of science issue as "Meet the Xenobots." Support our science journalism by becoming…

Thoughtful Gift Ideas that Aren’t Just Things

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We’d all like to believe that we give thoughtful gifts, especially around the holidays. All too often, though, we get…

This super energy dense battery could nearly double the range of electric vehicleson December 8, 2020 at 12:00 pm

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Scientists have long seen lithium-metal batteries as an ideal technology for energy storage, leveraging the lightest metal on the periodic…

A UK woman aged 90 was the first in the world to receive the Pfizer vaccine todayon December 8, 2020 at 10:45 am

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The news: The UK started vaccinating its population against covid-19 today, becoming the first country to start distributing the Pfizer/BioNTech…

Mt Everest grows by nearly a metre to new heighton December 8, 2020 at 10:11 am

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image copyrightGetty ImagesThe world's highest mountain Mount Everest is 0.86m higher than had been previously officially calculated, Nepal and China…

Thousands more back Dr Timnit Gebru over Google ‘sacking’on December 8, 2020 at 7:40 am

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image copyrightGetty ImagesScientists have expressed support for a leading artificial-intelligence ethics researcher who says Google fired her.An open letter demanding…