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Forests’ vanishing snow is also bad news for carbon storage

Forests like Mount Mansfield State Forest in Vermont are losing their snowpacks Douglas Rissing/Getty Images Many forests are losing their winter snowpack as global temperatures

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Ancient mass extinction shows how Earth turned into a super-greenhouse

Global warming is causing forest die-offs today, just as it did during the Permian-Triassic extinction event INA FASSBENDER/AFP via Getty Images After a sharp rise

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Stunning image of a supernova reveals a dead star that exploded twice

Two concentric rings appear around the supernova remnant SNR 0509-67.5, indicating that it exploded twice ESO/P. Das et al. Background stars (Hubble): K. Noll et

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X-ray boosting fabric could make mammograms less painful

Mammograms can be painful, but they may not need to be Daria Artemenko/Alamy Getting an X-ray can be uncomfortable – you may have to lay

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Extreme winter weather isn’t down to a wavier jet stream

A wavy polar jet stream can bring icy storms further south Science History Images / Alamy Stock Photo Increasingly erratic winter weather in the northern

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Why is it seemingly impossible to stop phone thieves?

London is a phone-theft hotspot Jeff Blackler/Shutterstock Even if you have never had your smartphone stolen, you probably know someone who has. In London, 80,000

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Your passwords have probably been stolen and sold on the dark web

Hackers are after your personal data, for profit EThamPhoto/Alamy Make sure you use a good mix of characters. Avoid your pet’s name. Most of all,

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The prospectors hunting hydrogen along a US continental rift

New Scientist visited a hydrogen well in Kansas Hyterra/Adler Grey The drilling rig rises several stories above a field normally full of grazing cattle. Though

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How a US agriculture agency became key in the fight against bird flu

A dangerous strain of bird flu is spreading in US livestock MediaMedium/Alamy Since Donald Trump assumed office in January, the leading US public health agency

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Can we stop big tech from controlling the internet with AI agents?

Autonomous AI agents could soon be communicating across the internet Outflow Designs/iStockphoto/Getty Images What does the future of the internet look like? If AI firms