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Freshwater supplies are ‘abruptly’ depleting across the globe, NASA warns

Billions of people around the world rely on freshwater resources that have been dwindling in recent years

The Independent UK

Did NASA's Perseverance rover really find organics on Mars? These scientists aren't so sure

Could Mars have once hosted life? NASA's Perseverance rover has uncovered a tantalizing clue, but scientists remain divided on what it truly means for the search for extraterrestrial life.

Space

'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.

Space

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ISS fires thrusters to dodge hunk of space junk

A Russian cargo ship docked to the International Space Station fired its thrusters on Tuesday (Nov. 19) to ensure that the orbiting complex dodged a piece of space debris.

Space

Bomb cyclone kills one in Northwest

Bomb cyclones are extreme winter storms that will become more frequent as climate change worsens

Salon

Somewhere in the multiverse, dark energy is helping stars and life form

The strength of dark energy in our universe is not optimized for forming stars, which means other universes might have a greater likelihood of producing life.

Space

People around world associate rolled R with a jagged line, study finds

Speakers of 28 languages linked sound and shape at least 88% of the time, in ‘strongest case of sound symbolism to date’

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Scientists find extremely young exoplanet orbiting star with a wonky disk

NASA's TESS exoplanet-hunting spacecraft found the youngest transiting world yet, and the exoplanet's star has a wonky planetary disk.

Space

Researchers hit ‘major milestone’ in mapping cells of the human body

Experts have profiled more than 100 million cells from more than 10,000 people across the world.

The Independent UK

Solar Orbiter spacecraft captures sharpest views yet of sun's surface (images)

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft has sent home the highest resolution views of the sun's surface to date, providing fresh views of our well-studied star.

Space

As Trump Returns, China Seizes Chance For Climate Mantle

With Donald Trump expected to take the United States again out of climate diplomacy, China, the world's largest emitter but green energy powerhouse, is seizing on the chance to project itself as the global leader.

International Business Times

'Superhighways' connecting the cosmic web could unlock secrets about dark matter

Giant filaments crisscross the universe, connecting galaxy clusters like superhighways between cities. But due to their complex shapes, they are stubbornly difficult to measure.

Space

Curious history of life-saving viruses

Bacteria-eating viruses called bacteriophages are drawing new interest, Lina Zeldovich writes in her new book

Salon

How Pseudoscience Obscures The Real Dangers Found In Meteor Showers

Get past the fake science, and the Taurid meteor shower foreshadows what could, one day, pose a troubling scenario.

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See Mars make a close pass to the moon tonight

The moon and Mars will share a close approach tonight (Nov. 20) during a conjunction as the two visit the Cancer constellation, the Crab.

International Business Times

'Steep Climb' Ahead As Clock Ticks On Stalled Climate Talks

Pressure mounted on rich nations Wednesday to commit nearly $1 trillion a year in assistance for poorer countries as time runs out to strike a deal at the COP29 climate talks.

The Independent UK

Aztec shrieking death whistles struck otherworldly fear, scientists find

Whistles produce ‘aversive and scream-like’ shrieking sounds, researchers say

Space

'It's bananas:' Toy fruit becomes first zero-g indicator to fly on SpaceX Starship

An artificial banana floated in the microgravity environment of outer space. No longer needing its attached tethers, it just hung there in the bay of its spacecraft's otherwise empty cargo hold.

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How Israel weaponized trees in Palestine

Israel's campaign to transform Palestine in their image is destroying the natural environment and erasing history

Salon

Bird flu suspected in California child

Child had no known exposures to farm animals, raising concerns over potential for human-to-human spread

The Independent UK

The way we laugh when tickled is ‘uniquely different’ from other laughter

Machines and humans can both identify when laughter is caused by tickling

The Guardian - UK

Plantwatch: Arctic microalgae perform photosynthesis in near darkness

Unlocking secrets of how the algae survive could help extend growing seasons for crop plants at high latitudes

Space

'Mind-blowing' dark energy instrument results show Einstein was right about gravity — again

The first year of data from the 5,000 robotic eyes of DESI shows Einstein's theory of general relativity is the right recipe for gravity despite the challenges of dark energy and dark matter.

Space

Trump watches SpaceX launch Starship's 6th test flight (photos)

President-elect Donald Trump made the trip to South Texas today (Nov. 19) to watch the sixth test flight of SpaceX's giant Starship rocket.

The Guardian - UK

Southerners among worst at spotting fake English accents, study finds

Northerners, Scots and Irish better at identifying people mimicking accents than southerners

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