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How a quest for mathematical truth and complex models can lead to useless scientific predictions – new research

A dominant view in science is that there is a mathematical truth structuring the universe. It is assumed that the scientist’s job is to decipher these mathematical relations: once understood, they can be translated into mathematical models. Running the resulting “silicon reality” in a computer may then provide us with…

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Star Wars just introduced a powerful concept from George Lucas' first sci-fi masterpiece

Narkina 5 is basically a new version of a future dystopia on Earth. Here's how 'Andor' moved the first George Lucas movie into the actual 'Star Wars' galaxy.

Inverse

Ancient Greek statue with woman ‘using laptop' is ‘time travel proof’ in bizarre theory

The 37-inch marble sculpture depicts a woman sitting on an armchair, as a slave stands in front of her, holding up a thin folding box - which has been likened to a laptop

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COP27 explained by experts: what is it and why should I care?

COP27 is the 27th Conference of the Parties (countries) that signed up to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The convention was established at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, and has been ratified by 198 countries. They agreed to stabilise the production of greenhouse gases in order…

The Conversation

Climate change: the effects of extreme heat on health in Africa -- 4 essential reads

Scientists are sounding the alarm about the extreme increases in the Earth’s temperature. A new report by UNICEF warns that 2022 could be the “coldest year of the rest of our lives”. Heatwaves are becoming stronger and lasting longer. These increases are threatening the limits of human survival.

The Conversation

Leonid meteor shower 2025: When, where and how to see it

The Leonid meteor shower is active between Nov. 3 and Dec. 2 and will peak on Nov. 16, producing up to 15 meteors per hour.

Space

Gwyneth Paltrow unveils Goop’s ‘poop’-themed holiday gifting guide

Gwyneth Paltrow has unveiled her annual Goop gifting guide, with a surprising amount of poop-themed items making the cut.

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A helium shortage could hurt patients

MRI machines need liquid helium to super-cool their magnets. But is the gas really irreplaceable?

Salon

Fossil fuel burning once caused a mass extinction – now we’re risking another

The Devon coastline reveals that Earth was in a near-lifeless state for up to five million years after the last event, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

The Guardian - UK

Sunshine Coast police officer Mark Barclay back at work after near-fatal fall

Sunshine Coast police officer Mark Barclay doesn't remember the earth giving way or falling 15 metres to the rocks below, but his family says his actions saved his four-year-old son's life.

ABC News

Stargazing in November: A sky of heavenly shenanigans

After traipsing left to right for the past four months, in late November Jupiter slows to a standstill, and then reverses its course, writes Nigel Henbest

The Independent UK

First Contact: An Alien Encounter review – Ziggy Stardust was wrong. There is no starman in the sky

This dramatisation of what would happen if we encountered aliens is full of talking heads shooting down the idea that there’s intelligent life out there. Way to wreck the premise…

The Guardian - UK

Parkland school shooter escaped death penalty after killing 17 due to controversial rule

Nikolas Cruz massacred 17 people in the deadliest high school shooting in US history and many of the victims' families hoped he would face the death penalty - but the Parkland school shooter was spared

Daily Mirror

How will astronomers find E.T.?

There are many ways astronomers try to find extraterrestrials — from radio waves to alien pollution

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Mars: could life itself have made the planet uninhabitable?

Four billion years ago, the solar system was still young. Almost fully formed, its planets were starting to experience asteroid strikes a little less frequently. Our own planet could have become habitable as long as 3.9 billion years ago, but its primitive biosphere was much different than it is today. Life…

The Conversation

3 things a climate scientist wants world leaders to know ahead of COP27

World leaders and climate experts are gathering for pivotal United Nations climate change talks in Egypt. Known as COP27, the conference will aim to put Earth on a path to net-zero emissions and keep global warming well below 2℃ this century.

Evening Standard

Planet-killer asteroid will reach Earth’s orbit

“If this one hits the Earth, it would cause planetwide destruction. It would be very bad for life as we know it”

Wales Online

New UK research centre preparing for the day E.T. calls us

'We need to co-ordinate our expert knowledge not only for assessing the evidence but also for considering the human social response'

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Scottish space firm celebrates successful mission launch on NASA project

A SCOTTISH space firm has partnered up with NASA by developing mission-critical hardware and software for new technology which has been deployed…

The Guardian - AU

No more drinking water, little food: our island is a field of bones

Banaba in the central Pacific is a microcosm of what has happened to this planet. It’s a place that cannot be brought back into balance without focused and collaborative care

The Independent UK

Hunt for deep sea minerals draws scrutiny amid green push

Deep sea mining is getting a close look this week as scientists, lawyers and government officials gather in Jamaica to debate the pros and cons of tapping ocean beds for key minerals

Salon

Scientists spot "planet killer" asteroid

The asteroid is almost one mile long, meaning that it would cause an extinction event if it hit Earth

The Conversation

Water was both essential and a barrier to early life on Earth – microdroplets are one potential solution to this paradox

It’s a paradox: Life needs water to survive, but a world full of water can’t generate the biomolecules that would have been essential for early life. Or so researchers thought.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Bolsonaro breaks election silence but does not concede to Lula

Brazilian president’s chief of staff indicates administration is ready to begin transition. Plus, why swearing makes you fitter, happier and more persuasive

Tribune News Service

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