A new life on Mars? Expect toxic dust, bad vibes and insects for lunch
[ad_1] Earth isn’t doing so great. Thanks to human-induced climate change, the seas are warming and rising, while the land – in many places –
Next Mauna Loa eruption could be forecast months in advance
[ad_1] The eruption of Mauna Loa in December 2022 T. Orr, U.S. Geological Survey It may be possible to forecast the next eruption of Hawai’i’s
Red kites and buzzards are being killed by misuse of rat poisons
[ad_1] Red kites have been found with high levels of rodenticides in their livers TheOtherKev/Pixabay Raptors across England are being killed by the widespread misuse
Audio AIs are trained on data full of bias and offensive language
[ad_1] Audio training data has been overlooked when it comes to assessing AI Israel Palacio/Unsplash Artificial intelligence models that generate audio are being trained on
Food security: Is the climate change food crisis even worse than we imagined?
[ad_1] Роман Заворотный/Adobe Stock You have probably already noticed that the price of many of the foods in your grocery basket has risen – a
How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano
[ad_1] The northern pocket gopher (Thomomys talpoides) brings unexpected ecosystem benefits All Canada Photos/Alamy Two years after Mount St Helens erupted in 1980, a team
Our only visit to Uranus came at an unusual time for the planet
[ad_1] Uranus is more normal than we had thought NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute Uranus’s strange magnetic field may be much less weird than astronomers first
Lights on surfboards and wetsuits could deter shark attacks
[ad_1] A great white shark attacks a dummy seal during an experiment where lights were used to deter shark attacks Nathan Hart, Macquarie University Installing
Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700
[ad_1] Bubbles trapped in Antarctic ice were used to estimate past temperatures aldiami/Andreas Alexander/Alamy Humans have already caused approximately 1.5°C of warming since the start
How can I help a friend who is relentlessly negative about life?
[ad_1] “Offering emotional support should, of course, be central to any good relationship” Skynesher/Getty Images After one of my recent book talks, an audience member