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These scientists want to put a massive 'sunshade' in orbit to help fight climate change

By Leonard David published

A group has been formed to study and promote a space-based sunshade as a method to help fend off global climate change.

Climate Change
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Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'

By Harry Baker published

After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.

Climate Change
Earth, showing southern North America and South America, the planet covered in a dusty brown haze, with this red swirls over the USA.

NASA's new 'Greenhouse Gas Center' tracks humanity's contribution to climate change

By Meredith Garofalo published

NASA is at the forefront of a new greenhouse gas hub that will provide more important information to aid in efforts to combat climate change.

Climate Change
a blue green gaseous array gridded in 3d lays in the backround of eight shimmering bright points of light as a galaxy swirls in the top left.

'Wavy space-time' may explain why gravity won't play by quantum rules

By Robert Lea published

A novel theory of 'wavy space-time' suggests that the division between our best descriptions of the universe on its smallest and largest scales may be because gravity does not play by quantum rules.

Particle Physics
green and yellow auroras in the sky

Historic magnetic storms help scientists learn what to expect when one hits

By Elizabeth Fernandez published

Magnetic storms can create amazing auroras, but they also have the capacity to impact our power grid.

Climate Change
Screenshot from a computer simulation shows jets push through material surrounding a merger created black hole to launch long gamma-ray bursts.

The elusive origins of long gamma-ray bursts may finally be revealed

By Robert Lea published

New research helps resolve the mystery surrounding strange long gamma-ray bursts, suggesting these blasts of high-energy radiation emerge from collisions of neutron stars that birth black holes.

Particle Physics
An aerial view of Gemini South telescope in Chile. Solar panels surrounding the facility provide about 28 percent of the power needed to run the telescope.

Gemini South Telescope in Chile to run solely on clean energy by 2027

By Sharmila Kuthunur published

NOIRLab says it's on track to halve its planet-warming emissions by the end of 2027.

Climate Change
An illustration showing a cosmic ray hitting the Telescope Array experiment's detectors.

High-energy 'sun goddess' particle opens possibilities for new physics, exciting scientists

By Robert Lea published

Scientists have discovered a mysterious, highly energetic "sun goddess" particle that could act as a messenger for some of the universe’s most powerful events.

Particle Physics
We see a satellite image of Hurricane Ida hitting Louisiana.

Google's DeepMind AI can make better weather forecasts than supercomputers

By Ben Turner published

DeepMind's new machine learning algorithm takes less than a minute to make its forecasts and can run on a desktop. But it won't replace traditional forecasts anytime soon.

Weather
An illustration of a swirling disk around a jet of bright white light.

These supermassive black hole jets may pelt Earth with 'ghost particles'

By Robert Lea published

New research shows gamma-ray blasting blazars could also be belting Earth with "ghost particles," or neutrinos.

Particle Physics
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