AvatarKol TregaskesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThis bizarre quantum theory could finally explain how our Universe begansciencefocus.com - Prof Stephon AlexanderWelcome to the weird and wonderful world of the 'inflation field'. In the grand tapestry of the cosmos, there exists a hidden language. It's a …
AvatarKol TregaskesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoGoogle and NASA bring the Solar System to your living room with more info than everandroidpolice.com - Daniel AllenGoogle and NASA are no strangers to collaboration. More than just posting the occasional space doodle, Google and NASA have paired up for everything …
AvatarKol TregaskesAvatarAvatarDeniers Are Being Predictably Obnoxious About the UK Heat Waveverified_publisherGizmodo - Molly TaftClimate deniers are using well-worn tactics to argue that the UK's historic heat wave is nothing to freak out about. The UK just smashed temperature …
AvatarKol TregaskesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoHeatwave: The UK and Europe's record temperatures in maps and chartsbbc.co.uk - By The Visual Journalism TeamTemperatures higher than 40C have been recorded in the UK for the first time. According to provisional Met Office data, Coningsby in Lincolnshire has reported temperatures of 40.3C - the highest recorded in the UK before today was 38.7C, at Cambridge Botanic Gardens on 25 July 2019. Scotland has …
AvatarKol TregaskesAvatarAvatarEarth Hits Record Carbon Dioxide Levelsverified_publisherGizmodo - Angely MercadoThe atmosphere now contains more carbon dioxide than at any point in human history. Carbon dioxide levels on the only planet known to be habitable are …
AvatarKol TregaskesAvatarAvatarVoyager 1 Space Probe Is Suddenly Sending NASA Wacky Dataverified_publisherGizmodo - Isaac SchultzVoyager launched in 1977, and now humankind’s most distant object is transmitting data that doesn’t make sense. Voyager 1 is nearly 14.5 billion miles …
AvatarKol TregaskesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoClimate change: IPCC report warns of ‘irreversible’ impacts of global warmingbbc.co.uk - By Matt McGrathMany of the impacts of global warming are now simply "irreversible" according to the UN's latest assessment. But the authors of a new report say that there is still a brief window of time to avoid the very worst. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that humans and nature are being …
AvatarKol TregaskesAvatarAvatarMassive New ‘Human Family Tree’ Includes 27 Million Ancestorsverified_publisherGizmodo - George DvorskyThe expansive genealogy contains critical events from our distant past, including the first migrations out of Africa. A team of scientists has …
AvatarKol TregaskesAvatarAvatarChemical Production Has Exceeded the ‘Safe Operating Space for Humanity’verified_publisherGizmodo - Molly TaftThe world has produced so many chemicals and plastics that it could endanger the stability of the entire planet. Despite the risks, production is …
AvatarKol TregaskesFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoFrom time crystals to cannibal toads, 2021 was a wild year for scienceTechRadar Gaming - By John Loeffler2021 was full of innovation and discovery in the world of science, covering everything from biological discovery and archeology to not one but two …
AvatarKol TregaskesAvatarAvatarDavid Attenborough’s Unending Mission to Save Our PlanetWired UK - Stephen Armstrong“We tend to think we are the be all and end all—but we’re not. The sooner we can realize that the natural world goes its way, not our way, the …
AvatarKol TregaskesAvatarAvatar37 Percent of the World's Population Has Never Been Online, U.N. Report Findsverified_publisherGizmodo - Mack DeGeurinBut the pandemic has fueled a rapid surge of worldwide internet users. Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population now have the opportunity to waste …