One day, far in the future, a leaf will turn brown and crumble to dust, representing the end of all plants on Earth. Without a crystal ball, nobody knows for certain when that day will come.
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Category: Environment, Science
Tags: Plants, Extinction, Photosynthesis, Earth, Sun
Most of us know that applying sunscreen is important – we’ve heard it time and time again. Still, on a day-to-day basis, we often rely on our instincts, habits, weather apps, or a generic UV index that doesn’t necessarily say much about what your skin is actually experiencing. The90 Gem is trying to make that exposure a little more personal. It's a sleek, necklace-style tracker that transforms…
The Sun unleashed a bizarre radio signal that kept broadcasting for 19 straight days, leaving NASA scientists stunned. A radio burst detected from the Sun in August 2025 initially appeared to be a normal solar event to NASA scientists. These bursts, which are caused by energetic particles interacting with the Sun’s magnetic fields, usually last [...]
Chicago, Baltimore, Toronto, and other cities see the same effect at different times of year.
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The three-year mission aims solve the mysteries of Earth’s magnetosphere.
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A small boat migrant who raped a teenage girl within three months of arriving in the UK has been allowed to walk free.
The Iranian teenager, 14, avoided youth jail as long as he joins an awareness programme that teaches consent.
The boy, who was living in foster care and cannot be named, attacked the girl, also 14, last September after they had been…
But the X-class events aren't even close to the most powerful flare on record.
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The pair are located in the galaxy Markarian 501, around 500 million light-years from Earth
What do all the numbers even mean? How do you apply it properly? We asked the experts
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During the recent annular solar eclipse on February 17, the ESA’s PROBA-2 satellite captured this great shot of the Moon passing in front of the Sun. Cue up the Johnny Cash.
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Close-up data from Parker Solar Probe is helping scientists uncover how the solar wind is heated and accelerated, improving predictions of space weather and deepening insight into plasma behavior around the sun and beyond. Close-up measurements from NASA’s Parker Solar Probe are giving scientists an unprecedented look at how the solar wind gains energy and [...]
Despite viral claims, trees in the Dolomites of northern Italy didn't talk to one another.
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