Earth’s carbon sinks are being eroded by climate change feedback loops
Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have risen an extra 15 parts per million since 1960 due to the declining ability of the land and sea to soak u
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Prehistoric Spanish people transported 2-tonne stone by boat
An analysis of the provenance of the Matarrubilla stone, a large megalith at Valencina in Spain, indicates that the monument’s builders must have had
Astronomers baffled by bizarre ‘zombie star’ that shouldn’t exist
A newly discovered neutron star is behaving so strangely that it may alter our understanding of the dense remains left behind when stellar objects die
Forests with robust animal populations store four times as much carbon
An analysis of thousands of forest plots reveals an underappreciated link between animal biodiversity and carbon storage
Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft launch delayed due to rocket fault
Two astronauts will have to wait to set off for the International Space Station aboard Boeing’s Starliner capsule, following a problem with the Atlas
Ancient crocodile relative could have ripped dinosaurs apart
A fossil discovered in Patagonia shows a 3.5-metre-long reptile from the late Cretaceous with large, serrated teeth capable of slicing through muscle
Pesticides in soya farming may be behind leukaemia deaths in Brazil
The replacement of cow pastures with soya plantations in parts of Brazil has corresponded with an increase in leukaemia deaths among children, possibl
Dark energy isn’t what we thought – and that may transform the cosmos
Our current best theories of the universe suggest that dark energy is making it expand faster and faster, but new observations from the Dark Energy Sp
A curious history of famous body parts
Suzie Edge is a medical historian who frequently surprises (and sometimes shocks) her TikTok followers with health stories of famous people from the p
Stunning image shows the closest ever Einstein ring
Albert Einstein himself thought that the eponymous Einstein ring would be impossible to observe, but the Euclid telescope has picked one up just 600 m