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Life after stellar death? How life could arise on planets orbiting white dwarfs
SPACE.com· 4 days agoStars do not survive forever, the sun included. In about five billion years, Earth's star will begin...
Ancient ocean slowdown warns of future climate chaos
UC Newsroom· 2 days agoThis system has been described as the "global conveyer belt," because it redistributes heat around the globe through the movement of the ocean waters,...
Consider the Beach
New York Times· 4 hours agoWith much of the U.S. experiencing a heat wave, let us consider the beach and all its promises and pitfalls. A friend and I like to send each other...
To Sample Sea Ice, You Need Patience—And a Pee Bottle
Scientific American· 1 day agoTo unravel the effects of melting sea ice, researchers drill the frozen waters around Antarctica and...
Scientists Uncover First Building Block in Super-Earth Formation
SciTechDaily· 5 days agoScientists have for the first time observed how atoms in magnesium oxide morph and melt under...
Eastern U.S. braces for extreme, long-lasting heat wave: How hot it will get
Washington Post· 6 days agoAn exceptional heat wave is about to build into the Midwest, the Northeast and the Mid-Atlantic, with widespread record high temperatures occurring over multiple days. Triple-digit ...
Why Scientists Are Intrigued by Air in NASA’s Mars Sample Tubes
NASA· 2 days agoAtmospheric scientists get a little more excited with every rock core NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover seals in its titanium sample tubes, which are being gathered for eventual ...
Is relying entirely on renewable energy a good idea?
Santa Maria Sun· 5 days agoIn their quest to rid the Earth of the well-paying, job-producing, general-fund pot-of-gold fossil fuel industry, they think that solar/wind power is the answer. The primary justification for ...
