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Nuclear arms fears surface during Senate hearing - Roll Call

Doomsday queries at a Senate hearing reflect heightened level of alarm after China, Russia devise new delivery systems.

Roll Call

When is the official end of summer and how quickly will it get dark?

After a long summer of heatwaves and droughts, the nights are finally drawing it. With them comes the colder temperatures as autumn dawns – but how quickly will it get dark?

Daily Mirror

Valery Polyakov, took longest single trip to space, dies at 80

Polyakov's record of 437 days in space began on January 8, 1994, orbiting the Earth more than 7,000 times, before returning March 22, 1995

The Hindu

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Supervolcano alert level raised at site of largest eruption on Earth in 5,000 years

New Zealand scientists have been left concerned after a supervolcano on the North Island produced a series of small earthquakes, resulting in worried geologists raising the alert level

Daily Mirror

Chance to see 'spectacular' solar eclipse in Scotland's skies this October

The last partial solar eclipse, which happened in April, wasn't visible in the UK - but you may be able to spot this one.

Daily Record

Top Irish doctor fears 'hell on earth' doomsday winter scenario due to Covid and flu

Dr Fergal Hickey, who is president of the Irish Association of Emergency Medicine, warned his doomsday scenario will unfold if the HSE does not overcome hospital waiting times

Irish Mirror

Fossil eggs unearthed in China suggest dinosaurs were already in decline before asteroid impact

Researchers say there was low diversity of dinosaur species in central China for last 2 million years

The Independent UK

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There are about 20000 trillion ants on Earth, new study estimates

Researchers say figure is a ‘conservative estimate’

The Independent UK

Russian cosmonaut who holds record for longest-ever trip to space dies aged 80

Valery Polyakov orbited the Earth more than 7,000 times between 1994 and 1995

Evening Standard

NASA's InSight lander detects space rocks as they slam into Mars

InSight detected seismic and acoustic waves from the impact of four meteorites and calculated the location of the craters they left.

The Hindu

Pioneering and award-winning wildlife cinematographer Jim Frazier dies, but his legacy lives on

One of Australia's most decorated cinematographers, who spent years working with Sir David Attenborough, is being remembered as an "extraordinary" photographer, inventor and naturalist.

ABC News

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

About a third of all exoplanets are super-Earths, making them the most common type of exoplanet in the Milky Way.

The Hindu

NASA's Mars rover Perseverance collects new rock samples in Jezero Crater

Everything the Perseverance rover has seen confirms to NASA the robot is in the “right location” to hunt for signs of ancient life on the Red Planet.

ABC News

Young cold-blooded animals are suffering the most as Earth heats up, research finds

Climate change is making heatwaves worse. Many people have already noticed the difference – and so too have other animals.

The Conversation

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The Independent UK

Q&A: Amanda Gorman talks UN poem, fame, future presidency

When poet Amanda Gorman was invited to read a newly developed poem at the U.N. General Assembly, the young sensation took a deep look at how societal issues like hunger and poverty have impacted Earth’s preservation

Inverse

Mars lander uses seismic data to locate meteorite impact craters for the first time ever

The now-retired InSight Mars lander recorded seismic waves from three meteor strikes in 2021 -- and traced them to brand new Martian craters.

The Conversation

Earth harbours 20 quadrillion ants – and they weigh more than wild birds and mammals combined

Have you ever wondered exactly how many ants live on Earth? Possibly not, but it’s certainly a question we’ve asked ourselves.

The Conversation

For the first time, robots on Mars found meteorite impact craters by sensing seismic shock waves

Since 2018, NASA’s InSight mission to Mars has recorded seismic waves from more than 1,300 marsquakes in its quest to probe the internal structure of the red planet. The solar panels of the car-sized robotic lander have become caked with Martian dust, and NASA scientists expect it will completely power…

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NASA gears up for Artemis I tanking test for shot to launch next week

ORLANDO, Fla. — The fixes have been addressed, so now it’s time to add some stress to ensure NASA’s Artemis I mission success.

The Conversation

Why does nature create patterns? A physicist explains the molecular-level processes behind crystals, stripes and basalt columns

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.

The Conversation

Super-Earths are bigger, more common and more habitable than Earth itself – and astronomers are discovering more of the billions they think are out there

Astronomers now routinely discover planets orbiting stars outside of the solar system – they’re called exoplanets. But in summer 2022, teams working on NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite found a few particularly interesting planets orbiting in the habitable zones of their parent stars.

Irish Mirror

Blind mystic Baba Vanga's five predictions for 2023 - from end of births to nuclear disaster

Her visions are said to be 85% correct and include the Chernobyl tragedy, the death of Princess Diana, and the dissolution of the Soviet Union

ABC News

Set of articulated legs belonging to prehistoric flightless bird uncovered at Alcoota fossil site

A group of scientists from the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory have unearthed a set of 8-million-year-old articulated leg bones belonging to a female Dromornis stirtoni in Central Australia.

Daily Mirror

'We won't meet her again this time - let's be glad we had Elizabeth II for 70 years'

No other head of state on Earth could generate the voluntary devotion seen in the thousands queuing for hours to pay their respects to our extraordinary Queen

Inverse

The Solar System could be littered with alien artifacts — even on Earth

Some space scientists believe radio sensing or detecting non-human techno-signatures maybe the best way to find alien life. But others believe there may be physical objects waiting to be found, too.

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