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The weather experiment that really flooded Dubai
Jack Marley, The Conversation A reckless experiment in Earth’s atmosphere caused a desert metropolis to flood. That was…
Our laser technique can tell apart elephant and mammoth ivory – here’s how it may disrupt the ivory trade
Johann Mader/Shutterstock Rebecca Shepherd, University of Bristol In recent years, the global trade in elephant ivory has faced…
The planetary orbit in Netflix’s ‘3 Body Problem’ is random and chaotic, but could it exist?
The three-body problem is a familiar puzzle in astrophysics. (Shutterstock) Peter Watson, Carleton University Note: The following article…
More climate-warming methane leaks into the atmosphere than ever gets reported – here’s how satellites can find the leaks and avoid wasting a valuable resource
Riley Duren, University of Arizona Far more methane, a potent greenhouse gas, is being released from landfills and…
How a little-known clergyman studying worms by candlelight in the 1700s inspired Charles Darwin – but didn’t get the credit he deserved
Kevin Richard Butt, University of Central Lancashire When we behold a wide, turf-covered expanse, we should remember that…
Africa is full of bats, but their fossils are scarce – why these rare records matter
Mariëtte Pretorius, University of the Witwatersrand Africa is home to more than 20% of the world’s bat population.…
Drugs that aren’t antibiotics can also kill bacteria − new method pinpoints how
Many nonantibiotic drugs such as certain antidepressants and antiparasitics have antibacterial effects. Tanja Ivanova/Moment via Getty Images Mariana…
Saturn’s ocean moon Enceladus is able to support life − my research team is working out how to detect extraterrestrial cells there
Scientists could one day find traces of life on Enceladus, an ocean-covered moon orbiting Saturn. NASA/JPL-Caltech, CC BY-SA…
Crucial building blocks of life on Earth can more easily form in outer space – new research
Life-affirming molecules can form in space. Yves Almecija/CNRS Christian Schroeder, University of Stirling The origin of life on…
How a teenager helped identify a new species of giant marine reptile
Artist’s impression of a washed-up Ichthyotitan severnensis carcass on the beach. Sergey Krasovskiy, CC BY-SA Dean Lomax, University of Manchester…