Science
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Fig trees may benefit climate by turning carbon dioxide into stone
Fig trees may be especially good at removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere Raimund Linke/mauritius images GmbH/Alamy Some fig trees…
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Carbon-offset schemes aren’t prepared for forests to burn
A wildfire burning in the Amazon rainforest Fernando Lessa/Alamy Many of the forest-based carbon-offset schemes certified by the world’s largest…
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We finally understand why quasicrystals can exist
A rendering of a quasicrystal structure LinKayser, Alexey E. Madison, PicoGK, LEAP?71 CC BY-SA 4.0 Quasicrystals are rare and odd,…
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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…
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Meteorite causes rethink of how and when our solar system formed
The Northwest Africa 12264 meteorite is older than expected Ben Hoefnagels Tiny shavings from a single meteorite could completely overturn…
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Quantum-enhanced supercomputers are starting to do chemistry
Parts of an IBM quantum computer on display ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty Images A quantum computer and conventional supercomputer that…
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Cyberattacks could exploit home solar panels to disrupt power grids
A third of homes in Australia now have rooftop solar panels zstockphotos/iStockphoto/Getty Images Power grids around the world are increasingly…
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The best new sci-fi books of 2025 from Adrian Tchaikovsky to Martha Wells
In Here and Beyond, it will take 42 light years to reach a new planet Gremlin/Getty Images So far, it has been…
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The 14 best science and tech documentaries of 2025 so far, from David Attenborough to Hannah Fry
Bryan Johnson in Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever Netflix NetflixBryan Johnson is an unusual fellow by…
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Meet the storm chasers on the hunt for extreme hail
A tornado captured near Arnett, Oklahoma Ethan Mok Most storm chasers live for tornadoes. A few live for hailstorms. That…
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