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Balloon shoot-down has U.S. on alert. Weather forecasters know how to steer clear

The U.S. military started tracking more airborne objects it calls "low speed clutter" after shooting down the Chinese balloon. The National Weather Service says it launches about 184 balloons a day.

WEKU

Was Earth already heating up, or did global warming reverse a long-term cooling trend?

Over the past century, the Earth’s average temperature has swiftly increased by about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). The evidence is hard to dispute. It comes from thermometers and other sensors around the world.

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Seismologists can't predict an impending earthquake, but longer term forecasts and brief warnings after one starts are possible

Almost like aftershocks, questions about earthquake prediction tend to follow disasters like the Feb. 6, 2023, Turkey-Syria quake. Could advance notice have prevented some of the devastation? Unfortunately, useful predictions are still in the realm of science fiction.

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What was the Chelyabinsk meteor? 10-year anniversary of shooting star

February 15 marks the anniversary of the Chelyabinsk meteor, which had 30 times the force of the Hiroshima atomic bomb.

Evening Standard

An asteroid will just miss us in 2029. Scientists are making the most of a rare opportunity

To be clear: The asteroid is not going to hit us.

Los Angeles Times

Insects are vanishing worldwide – now it's making it harder to grow food

Over the past 20 years a steady trickle of scientific papers has reported that there are fewer insects than there used to be. Both the combined weight (what scientists call biomass) and diversity of insect species have declined. Some studies were based on sightings by amateur entomologists, while others involved…

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Turkey-Syria earthquake: the scandal of not being prepared

The magnitude-7.8 earthquake near Gaziantep that struck southeastern Turkey and neighbouring Syria on February 6, and the large aftershocks that followed, destroyed thousands of buildings and claimed tens of thousands of lives.

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These Ancient Pseudo-Diamonds Contain Secrets About the Origin of Life

Despite decades of research, no one knows just how life began on ancient Earth.

Inverse

Turkey buries its earthquake dead in small cemeteries and mass graves

With so many killed suddenly in the quake, Turkey faces the challenge of burying tens of thousands of people. Multiple funerals are happening at once and the process of burying the dead is constant.

WEKU

Reason for failure of Cornish rocket launch has been revealed

The rocket components and payload fell back to Earth and into the Atlantic Ocean

Wales Online

In war-torn Idlib, Syrians pick up pieces alone after earthquake

After more than a decade of bombardment, dwindling international support, and a crippling economic crisis, Syria's opposition-held northwest was already barely hanging on when calamity struck.

Reuters

UCLA asks for the public’s help in finding signs of extraterrestrial intelligence

LOS ANGELES — Imagine that you live alone in a dark, hilly wood that stretches for miles in all directions. You know your own forest well, having hiked and surveyed it as far as your feet and your tools allow. In all these explorations, you have never met another soul.…

Los Angeles Times

Eureka Earth shares ‘majestic’ aerial image of Augusta National’s revamped Par 3 Course

With the Masters less than two months away, Augusta National's renovated Par 3 Course appears ready to shine.

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Here’s Why Meteorologists Launch Weather Balloons Every Day

The ancient custom synchronized weather balloon launches is becoming high-tech

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Curious Kids: why do we think there is a possible Planet X?

Why do we think there is a possible planet X? – Courtney, Year 5, Victoria

The Conversation

Spy balloons: modern technology has given these old-fashioned eyes in the sky a new lease of life

The US military has now shot down four high-altitude objects that had entered American and Canadian airspace, raising questions about their purpose and origin.

Space

The Polaris Program: One big step for civilian spaceflight

Everything you need to know about the Polaris Program, a series of upcoming commercial space missions carried out by civilian astronauts.

Daily Record

Tiny earthquake house in Scotland 'records tremors from Turkey tragedy' 3,000 miles away

A small stone building in Perthshire, known as The Earthquake House, seemingly recorded the earthquake more than 3,000 miles away on a seismometer.

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New Hulu movies: the biggest films to stream in August 2025

Here are all of the new Hulu movies to watch on the Disney-owned streaming service in August.

Los Angeles Times

Mysterious flying objects are turning up daily. Why experts don't think aliens sent them

The U.S. government has shot down multiple unidentified flying objects out of North American airspace in recent days. This is not a drill.

Belfast Live

Stormont department facing High Court action over MOT tests on diesel cars

Environmental campaigners say DfI failed to identify harmful emissions levels during MOT tests for 17 years

Inverse

The Final Frontier of Human Sexuality May Be in Space

In trying to imagine reaching a point where self-sustaining human settlements on other planets are a possibility, we need to understand sexual health in space.

The Guardian - AU

What is ‘sky trash’ and is it linked to the mystery objects shot down by US?

Nearly 2,000 balloons are launched into the sky daily, to monitor everything from the weather to specific phenomena in space

ABC News

What you need to know about Cunk on Earth, the mockumentary baffling experts and blasting Pump Up the Jam

From wondering if Beyonce's Single Ladies is more culturally significant than the Renaissance, to pondering if Jesus was the first victim of cancel culture, Cunk on Earth is baffling experts while blasting Pump Up the Jam.

ABC News

Asteroid explodes, lighting up UK night sky

An asteroid has illuminated the night sky over the English Channel as it burned upon entry to Earth's atmosphere.

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