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9 last-minute holidays to see the total solar eclipse

There is still time to book hotels, tours and festivals to witness the total solar eclipse

The Independent UK

90 Mildly Interesting Before-And-After Photos That Show Just How Much Things Can Change

So long as you’re curious and open-minded, comparing things is probably one of the best ways to learn more about the world. When you have two or more things side by side, you start noticing changes, trends, and characteristics that you might have otherwise ignored. Our team is featuring some…

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Why scientists are worried about Antarctica's 'Doomsday Glacier': How dangerous could disintegration of 'Great Britain-sized' ice shelf be for Earth and humanity?

Antarctica Doomsday Glacier: West Antarctica's "Doomsday Glacier," Thwaites, faces imminent danger as its eastern ice shelf nears collapse. While not an overnight disappearance, this event could significantly accelerate ice loss, contributing to rising sea levels over decades. Scientists warn that warmer ocean waters are weakening the shelf, which acts as…

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Ukraine used ten AI-controlled ‘Terminator’ drones to kill Russian soldiers two years ago, marking first autonomous killings of humans — autonomous killer quadcopters left ‘everything dead’ says senior Ukrainian defense industry figure

A watershed moment occurred on the battlefields of Ukraine in 2024 when 10 fully autonomous AI-controlled quadcopter drones were sent to the front lines against Russia with ‘Terminator Mode’ engaged.

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'Civilians will be put in harm's way,' expert warns as first autonomous drone kills revealed

A senior figure in the Ukrainian defence industry has said that a test took place two years ago involving fully autonomous drones set to destroy anything in a given area, with confirmed casualties, according to a report in New Scientist. Speaking on FRANCE 24, Mariarosaria Taddeo, Professor of Digital Ethics…

France 24

5 new podcasts to listen to this week

These are our top podcast picks.

The Independent UK

Scientists find 2 marsupial species, thought to have gone extinct 6,000 years ago, living in the forests of New Guinea

The pygmy long-fingered possum and the ring-tailed glider, two marsupials believed to have died out thousands of years ago, are still alive in Papuan Indonesia.

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‘They didn’t de-extinct anything’: can Colossal’s genetically engineered animals ever be the real thing?

The bioscience startup has attracted billions in investment – and a flurry of criticism, but founder tells the Guardian plans to bring back the woolly mammoth will not be derailed

The Guardian - UK

Law of 'maximal randomness' explains how broken objects shatter in the most annoying way possible

A new mathematical equation describes the distribution of different fragment sizes when an object breaks. Remarkably, the distribution is the same for everything from bubbles to spaghetti.

LiveScience

Humorous Comics By Tom Gauld For All The Book And Science Lovers Out There (40 New Pics)

Tom Gauld is a cartoonist who has mastered the art of saying a lot with very little. His clean lines, quiet humor, and sharp observations have earned him a place in publications like The Guardian, The New Yorker, and New Scientist.

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Michael Kenward obituary

Other lives: Editor of New Scientist who transformed it into a truly popular magazine

The Guardian - UK

Tuvalu residents prepare for world’s first planned migration of an entire nation — and climate change is to blame

A first-of-its-kind lottery for residents of Tuvalu who want to move to Australia due to climate change threats is closing today, with more than 5,000 applications received.

LiveScience

Zombie NASA satellite emits powerful radio pulse after 60 years of silence

Last year, astronomers detected a powerful burst of radio waves from within our galaxy. Researchers now say it came from NASA's defunct Relay 2 satellite — but they're not sure what caused it.

LiveScience

'Our animals are gray wolves': Colossal didn't de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to the "de-extinction" label it put on them.

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Outraged Redditors discover they have been subject to a secret chatbot experiment that found AI posts were 'three to six times more persuasive' than humans

All your subreddits are belong to us.

LiveScience

James Webb telescope takes emergency look at 'city-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 ahead of close encounter in 2032

The James Webb Space Telescope has taken its first look at the near-Earth asteroid 2024 YR4 before a perilous close approach in 2032. The telescope confirmed Earth is safe, but there is a 3.8% chance that our moon may be in trouble.

Evening Standard

Hubble Telescope scientist among new Royal Society of Edinburgh fellows

Cartoonist and artist Kate Charlesworth is also part of the 2025 cohort.

PC Gamer

Would you like to taste fish soup in VR? Me neither, but this electronic tongue does it anyway

It can also replicate cake, lemonade, and fried egg. Mmmm.

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Technology secretary Peter Kyle asks ChatGPT for science and media advice

Strong advocate of AI use in government asks chat tool which podcasts to appear on and to define ‘quantum’

Space

'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.

LiveScience

'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say

Asteroid 2024 YR4 has a 2.3% chance of hitting Earth in the year 2032. But according to new estimates, it may have an even smaller chance of hitting the moon instead.

Space

Best total solar eclipse 2026 cruises for the ultimate adventure

From Arctic frontiers to Mediterranean shores: The greatest 2026 total solar eclipses to give you the best view of totality.

LiveScience

Orcas start wearing dead salmon hats again after ditching the trend for 37 years

Orcas off the coast of Washington State are balancing dead fish on their heads like it's the 1980s, but researchers still aren't sure why they do it.

Tom’s Guide

New study sends nearly 1TB of data per second over 6G network — 9000 times faster than 5G

A new study looking at 6G connectivity managed to send nearly 1TB of data in a second, which would be 9000 times faster than current 5G networks.

Space

Earth had Saturn-like rings 466 million years ago, new study suggests

Earth may have had a Saturn-like ring system long ago, created from the debris of a passing asteroid that our planet tore apart.

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