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Why ABC’s Texas vs. Oklahoma Broadcast Is Battling Technical Difficulties

The network is quite literally having to battle the universe in order to provide coverage of the Red River Rivalry.

Sports Illustrated

Are you a dog flea person or a cat flea person?

Our quest for knowledge is unending and overfunded, from all accounts. Imagine that such research is being funded, peer-reviewed, published, and possibly winning awards in some corner of the earth (which, doubtless, another research team has proved is not made of cheese).

The Hindu

Amazon launches first two satellites in planned orbital internet service

Test satellites for Project Kuiper network, which will compete with Elon Musk’s Starlink, launched on Friday afternoon

The Guardian - US

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Toyota’s New EV Concept is Made For Off-Roading on the Moon

Toyota has revealed a futuristic EV concept called the Baby Lunar Cruiser that’s meant to drive on both the Earth and the Moon.

Inverse

The pope's new letter isn't just an 'exhortation' on the environment – for Francis, everything is connected, which is a source of wonder

Eight years have elapsed since Pope Francis released “Laudato Si,” his encyclical urging “care for our common home.” Though hailed as an eloquent plea to protect the environment, climate change was just one part of the pope’s message, from encouraging solidarity with the poor to criticizing “blind confidence” in technology.

The Conversation

Cricket World Cup: England horror show threatens to end title defence early

Well, what on earth happened there? Waking up this morning on day two of this World Cup to find their nightmarish, nine-wicket mauling by New Zealand was no dream, that is the question England must have been asking, longing for the video-gamer's temptation: pause, quit, restart.

Evening Standard

Top grain traders ‘helped scupper’ ban on soya from deforested land

Cargill and ADM led push to weaken new protections for threatened ecosystems in South America, report says

The Guardian - UK

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Country diary: After the harvest, the wildflower opportunists have moved in

Teesdale, North Pennines: Before the plough returns, there’s time to enjoy field pansy and cut-leaved cranesbill, thriving in bare earth

The Guardian - UK

Climate change is disrupting ocean currents. We’re using satellites and ships to understand how

Earth’s ocean is incredibly vast. Some parts of it are so remote that the nearest human habitation is the International Space Station.

The Conversation

Vera pulsar breaks a new energy record

“This result challenges our previous knowledge of pulsars," study author says

Salon

Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?

In 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for our species during the next century at one in six.

The Conversation

Sunak’s ‘spiteful’ sale of land intended for HS2 dashes hopes of revival

Prime minister’s move criticised as ‘salting the earth’ so Birmingham-Crewe line cannot be built

The Guardian - UK

How dormant plant traits could be reawakened to unlock fertiliser-free farming

Plants are among the most intrepid explorers on Earth. Roughly 460 million years ago, the first plants started leaving lakes and rivers and appeared on land. At that time, the surface of Earth was mostly bare rock.

The Conversation

Television appearances and happy birthday returns – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

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Evening Standard

Project Kuiper: First Amazon satellites to launch this week

Amazon’s satellite internet plans are finally getting off the ground, with test satellites due to launch imminently

WEKU

Earth is on track for its hottest year yet, according to a European climate agency

The report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service also noted that Earth set a new mark for how far above normal temperatures reached in September.

Evening Standard

‘Gobsmackingly bananas’: Scientists shocked by September’s record-breaking heat

Scientists describe new record-breaking heat in September as ‘absolutely gobsmackingly bananas’

The Independent UK

In the pope’s homeland, more Argentines are seeking spiritual answers beyond the church

In the pope’s homeland of Argentina, Catholics have been renouncing the faith and joining the growing ranks of the religiously unaffiliated

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The Independent UK

September sizzled to records and was so much warmer than average scientists call it 'mind-blowing'

After a record-smashing hot summer, Earth's warming somehow got even worse in September

The Conversation

Gravitational distortion of time helps tell modified gravity apart from a dark force

With his theory of General Relativity in 1915, Albert Einstein revolutionized how we think about our universe. Rather than the cosmos simply providing the room for the planets and stars to orbit each other, space and time themselves were now dynamical entities in one ever-evolving play with matter and light.

Salon

Shrinking planet Mercury getting smaller

The first evidence of Mercury's shrinkage came in 1974 when the Mariner 10 mission transmitted pictures to Earth

Inverse

10 Years Ago, an Acclaimed Director Made a White-Knuckle Sci-Fi Thriller — And Started a New Subgenre

One of only two movies Alfonso Cuarón released in the 2010s, this Sandra Bullock and George Clooney-led thriller can still take your breath away.

Evening Standard

RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology at the Barbican review: hits hard right from the start

A timely and important look at the intersection of the oppression of women and environmental collapse. Beware

The Hindu

70th birthday of Mata Amritanandamayi celebrated

Celebrated with enthusiasm, Mata Amritanandamayi's 70th b'day was attended by lakhs of devotees, incl. gov. & union ministers. In her address, she stressed on love, selflessness & unity. PM Modi praised her initiatives & benevolence. She was awarded World Leader for Peace & Security Award & Amritakeerti Puraskars. "An Offering…

Inverse

You Need to Watch Tom Cruise's Best Sci-Fi Epic On Netflix ASAP

The invasion of Earth never looked this good. Here's why watching Steven Spielberg and Tom Cruise's alien epic is still worth your time.

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