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A vast dam across the Bering Strait could stop the AMOC collapsing
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Fire is spreading in the Chernobyl exclusion zone after drone crash
A forest fire is burning in the exclusion zone around the Chernobyl…
Coffee’s mood-boosting effects aren’t just down to caffeine
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Huge landslide in Alaska caused 481m-high tsunami
A reconnaissance flight a few days after the tsunami captured this photo…
The 50-year quest to create a quantum spin liquid may finally be over
For minerologists, a mine is an invitation. The earth has been broken…
New Scientist staff pick the greatest David Attenborough documentaries you really need to watch
David Attenborough with mountain gorillas, on location in Rwanda during filming for…
2026 will be the hottest year on record, leading scientist predicts
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