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Could electric vehicle battery waste fix concrete’s carbon problem?

Imagine waking up in 2040 to unusually quiet streets. By then, an estimated 60% of vehicles worldwide could be electric, cutting air pollution and noise in cities. But the shift to cleaner transport comes with a lesser-known problem – a huge rise in mining waste.

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China has planted so many trees it's changed the entire country's water distribution

Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country's water cycle and moved water in ways that scientists are just now starting to understand.

LiveScience

3I/ATLAS Was Ejected From Another Star System Billions Ago: Report

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is making its closest-ever pass in December. Learn about this mysterious space outsider, its strange origin, NASA's rejection of the 'alien spaceship' theory, and how you can track its journey.

International Business Times UK

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Death Valley's 'world's hottest temperature' record may be due to a human error

A new analysis of July temperatures in Death Valley between 1923 and 2024 suggests the world record near-surface air temperature of 134 F measured in July 1913 may be erroneous.

LiveScience

Fast food chain admit stores could close as part of overhaul

Leon has over 70 restaurants and over 1,000 staff

The Independent UK

NASA Unveils 3I/ATLAS Photos Tonight: Is The Mysterious Object an Alien Probe?

The third interstellar comet, 3I/ATLAS, has sparked alien speculation. NASA reveals new Hubble and Webb images tonight. Will the data confirm an ancient space iceberg or something more?

International Business Times UK

Google’s proposed data center in orbit will face issues with space debris in an already crowded orbit

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence and cloud services has led to a massive demand for computing power. The surge has strained data infrastructure, which requires lots of electricity to operate. A single, medium-sized data center here on Earth can consume enough electricity to power about 16,500 homes, with even…

The Conversation

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Solar Flare Explosions: Understanding a Potential Sun Eruption, CMEs, and Space Weather Chaos

Discover what happens during a solar flare: sun eruptions, coronal mass ejection impacts, and space weather effects on Earth explained.

International Business Times

3I/ATLAS Update: Its Closest Approach to Earth Is 700 Times Further Than The Moon

Track the interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS, catch the peak of the spectacular 120-per-hour Geminid meteor shower (Dec 13/14), and see the Moon-Jupiter conjunction (Dec 7).

International Business Times UK

EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China

Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elements

The Guardian - UK

Cold Supermoon 2025: Facts on the Last Full Moon of the Year — and Why It's So Special

December's Cold Supermoon, the last full moon of 2025, rises on 4 December and appears unusually bright, large and high in the night sky. Here's what makes it rare, why it climbs higher than any other full moon, and when to see it best.

International Business Times UK

Aurora Colors Mystery: How Ionized Particles and Atmosphere Layers Create Green and Red Auroras

Learn why aurora colors glow green and red, how ionized particles collide with atmosphere layers, the physics of green aurora, and the science behind red aurora.

International Business Times

Data centres in space: will 2027 really be the year AI goes to orbit?

Google recently unveiled Project Suncatcher, a research “moonshot” aiming to build a data centre in space. The tech giant plans to use a constellation of solar-powered satellites which would run on its own TPU chips and transmit data to one another via lasers.

The Conversation

NASA discovers 'space gum' and sugars 'crucial to life' in asteroid Bennu samples brought to Earth (video)

Asteroid Bennu samples contain life-friendly sugars, a strange "space-gum," and ancient stardust

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The Independent UK

‘Cold Supermoon’ this week is the highest full Moon of the year

Clear skies are forecast across large parts of the UK at the time the December full Moon peaks on Thursday

LiveScience

James Webb telescope spots strange 'super-puff' planet frantically chasing its own atmosphere through space

New James Webb telescope observations of the 'super-puff' planet WASP-107b show that the exoplanet's runaway atmosphere is frantically escaping into space.

Radio France Internationale

EU moves to reduce reliance on China for rare earth supplies

Europe will on Wednesday unveil a plan to reduce its reliance on China for rare earths and other critical minerals, opening a fresh front in its effort to secure supplies needed for major industries. The initiative, known as RESourceEU, is meant to give the bloc more control over materials that…

International Business Times UK

WATCH: Viral Video of Unusual Activity on 3I/ATLAS Sends Social Media Into Meltdown

Fresh images of interstellar object 3I/ATLAS show strange, tail-less behaviour and a perfectly symmetric coma, sparking intense debate and speculation online. Find out the shocking theory and what science says.

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida (video)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying 29 Starlink broadband internet satellites launched from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025.

The Independent UK

Renowned astronomers push to protect Chile's cherished night sky from an industrial project

Chile’s Atacama Desert is one of the darkest spots on earth, a crown jewel for astronomers who flock from around the world to study the origins of the universe in this inhospitable desert along the Pacific coast

The Conversation

How Starlink is connecting remote First Nations communities – and creating new divides

In the Cape York community of Wujal Wujal, local service providers used to hold their breath every time a big storm rolled in. Cloud cover could knock out their satellite internet just when they needed it most.

The Conversation

Coral reefs have orchestrated Earth’s climate for 250 million years

When we think of coral reefs, we picture bright fish, clear water and colourful corals. But reefs have also shaped the planet in deeper ways.

Space

Time travels faster on Mars than on Earth, and here's why

Measuring the time discrepancy between Earth and Mars will help make future navigation and communication systems on the Red Planet more accurate.

International Business Times UK

Scientists Stunned As 3I/ATLAS Poised To Unleash Biggest Cosmic Surprise Since Hale-Bopp on December 19

Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, only the third ever seen, returns with unique composition; experts eye 19 December 2025 as a date that could reshape comet science.

Space

Europe passes record-breaking space budget while NASA hit with deep cuts

The European Space Agency member states have approved a record-breaking budget for the next three years, including increased funding for science exploration.

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