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'An existential threat affecting billions': Three-quarters of Earth's land became permanently drier in last 3 decades

A car driving by a raging wildfire in Orange County, California.

LiveScience

Macron under increasing pressure to rebuild government

After a weekend wrapped in the glory of presiding over the reopening of Paris' Notre-Dame cathedral, French President Emmanuel Macron has returned to earth with a bump – summoned by his own camp to name a prime minister "within hours" to end the current political turmoil.

Radio France Internationale

2024 'Certain' To Be Hottest Year On Record: EU Monitor

This year is "effectively certain" to be the hottest on record and the first above a critical threshold to protect the planet from dangerously overheating, Europe's climate monitor said Monday.

International Business Times

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Second-warmest November on record means that 2024 is likely to be Earth's hottest year, report says

A new report says Earth just experienced its second-warmest November on record — second only to 2023 — making it all but certain that 2024 will end as the hottest year ever measured

The Independent UK

As Australia’s giant trees succumb to fire or drought, we’re racing to preserve their vital genetic data

Giant old trees are survivors. But their size and age do not protect them against everything. They face threats such as logging or intensifying drought and fire as the climate changes.

The Conversation

“Nothing ever came of this because McCartney couldn’t recognise good stuff.” Why Paul McCartney's dream of making a sci-fi musical film about earth-invading aliens with legendary author Isaac Asimov never got off the launch-pad

The story behind Paul McCartney's 1974 vision of making a sci-fi musical film about music-loving aliens

Louder

Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 review: a luxurious vision of flight sims, let down by some Ryanair execution

The ambition of Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 - impressive Earth recreation, gorgeous sights, a substantial career mode, and more - is sadly at odds with a game that involves a lot of loading screens and menus.

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See the moon cozy up to Saturn during 'conjunction' Dec. 8

On Sunday (Dec. 8), the moon will pass near Saturn, sharing the same right ascension in an event known as a conjunction. Viewers can expect to see the moon near Saturn shortly after sunset.

Space

‘It’s like they were smoking something potent’: the ‘bizarre’ Paul McCartney alien musical that never was

Former Beatle’s treatment for the film – and an expanded version by sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov – unearthed in the US

The Guardian - UK

Solar system quiz: How well do you know our cosmic neighborhood?

Test your knowledge on our solar system, from the biggest and smallest planets to the behemoth mountain on Mars.

LiveScience

The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell

A proposed mission known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants in general and the Uranus system in particular.

Space

Lilo & Stitch live-action remake: Release date, plot, & everything we know

Another Disney classic is getting a makeover: Lilo & Stitch are crash-landing on Earth in 2025.

Space

15 Years Later, Earth’s Most Advanced Planetary Defense System Ends In A Fiery Reentry

NEOWISE contributed to planetary defense efforts with its research to catalog near-Earth objects.

Inverse

We are fast approaching the sun's 'battle zone' — and it could be even worse than solar maximum, experts warn

Space weather experts warn that solar activity will persist or even increase after solar maximum has ended and we enter a phase of the solar cycle dubbed the "battle zone."

Space

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"Confidence Man are ridiculous. They're also one of the best live acts on Planet Earth right now." Melbourne's EDM party starters turn Brixton Academy into a delirious rave with one of the gigs of the year

Confidence Man are a dazzling, ludicrous triumph in Brixton. Surely arenas beckon?

LiveScience

'A challenge and an opportunity for evolution': The extreme, hidden life thriving in Earth's most acidic and alkaline lakes

"The most acidic natural inland waters are the lakes that lie in the craters of volcanoes, like Kawah Ijen in Indonesia. These lakes are so rich in sulfuric acid that they may have a pH as low as 0.1. To put this in context, fresh battery acid has a pH…

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: An Indian state prepares for a Hindu festival that's the largest such gathering on Earth

Hindus venerate rivers, and none more so than the Ganges. The faithful believe that a dip in its waters will cleanse them of their past sins.

Space

Car-size asteroid will zip between Earth and the moon tonight

A car-sized asteroid will pass us at about half the distance between Earth and its moon tonight (Dec. 6).

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Scientists find secret comet in the asteroid belt — how many others are there?

Main-belt comets that scientists keep finding could provide new insights into the birth of our solar system.

Space

See Jupiter at its biggest and brightest this weekend

Jupiter will reach opposition on Dec. 7, rising opposite of the sun as seen from Earth. It will also make its closest approach to us, appearing brighter in our sky.

Reason

Five Executive Orders To Unleash Markets in Space

Simple policy changes can unleash innovation, remove barriers, and secure U.S. dominance in the final frontier.

LiveScience

NASA delays historic Artemis missions — yet again

The Space Launch System blasts off from its Florida launchpad.

Space

Iran launches military satellite, sending nation's largest-ever payload to orbit: reports

Iranian state media claimed one of the country's Simorgh rockets launched its largest payload yet, sending three spacecraft into low-Earth orbit on Dec. 6.

The Conversation

What we can and (still) can’t predict about earthquakes

At around 10:44 Pacific Time on December 5, a huge earthquake struck around 60 miles off the coast of California. The magnitude 7 quake triggered a tsunami alert for some cities in northern California.

Space

Dwarf planet Ceres could be rich in organics, defunct spacecraft data reveals

Data from a now defunct NASA spacecraft has revealed a massive internal reservior of organic material within the second wettest solar system body, Ceres.

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