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JWST digging deep into the mysteries of gas planets
JWST digging deep into the mysteries of gas planets
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"Some of the senior researchers thought that it would never be possible to do this, but with some more rigorous tests for a few months, we confirmed that we have done it."
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SpaceX launching 30th ISS cargo mission this week
SpaceX launching 30th ISS cargo mission this week
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The CRS-30 flight is scheduled to launch toward the International Space Station on Thursday (March 21).
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Today we explore how memories are laid down when we are very young, discover that a huge swath of the compounds found in plastics are hazardous and learn how to cope with climate anxiety.
Brown Skua, Stercorarius antarcticus, calling in front of a King Penguin colony.
Avian influenza was discovered in king penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus, shown in the background) on islands near Antarctica and on the mainland in skuas (Stercorarius antarcticus, foreground). (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty)

Bird flu disrupts Antarctic penguin studies


Some researchers in Antarctica are halting work after the global spread of deadly H5N1 avian influenza finally reached the continent. Bird flu was detected on the Antarctic mainland for the first time last month, in dead skuas (Stercorarius antarcticus). Spanish and Argentine research projects into vulnerable birds, seals and penguins have been suspended to reduce the risk of researchers spreading infection — or becoming infected themselves.
Nature | 4 min read
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Thousands of hazardous plastic chemicals


The most comprehensive report to date of compounds in plastic has found a laundry list of hazardous ingredients. Of more than 16,000 chemicals found in plastics or thought to be used in them, at least 4,200 are “persistent, bioaccumulative, mobile and/or toxic”, according to a group funded by the Norwegian Research Council. For more than 10,000 chemicals no hazard data were available, and for more than 9,000 there was no publicly available information about which plastics they are used in. The report’s authors argue for a ‘red list’ of 3,600 concerning compounds that should be regulated.
Nature | 5 min read
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Sleeping subduction zone could awaken and form a new 'Ring of Fire' that swallows the Atlantic Ocean
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Sleeping subduction zone could awaken and form a new 'Ring of Fire' that swallows the Atlantic Ocean
A modeling study suggests a slumbering subduction zone below the Gibraltar Strait is active and could break into the Atlantic Ocean in 20 million years' time, giving birth to an Atlantic "Ring of Fire."
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'Worrisome and even frightening': Ancient ecosystem of Lake Baikal at risk of regime change from warming
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'Worrisome and even frightening': Ancient ecosystem of Lake Baikal at risk of regime change from warming
In this extract from "Our Ancient Lakes: A Natural History," Jeffrey McKinnon examines the changes taking place in Lake Baikal as temperatures rise in this vast and otherworldly ecosystem.
Space

Have all 8 planets ever aligned?
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Have all 8 planets ever aligned?
The solar system's eight planets will never truly be in a straight line, but they can get close to it.
 
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