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Huge hot blobs inside Earth may have made its magnetic field wonky
6+ hour, 50+ min ago (407+ words) Simulations suggest that two enormous masses of hot rock have been involved in generating Earth's magnetic field and giving it an irregular shape Earth's magnetic field extends tens of thousands of kilometres into space Two vast, mysterious blobs of hot…...
Letter: Turning myths into solid geography
2+ day, 4+ hour ago (124+ words) Letter: Turning myths into solid geography'New Scientist From Huw Ford, Porthcawl, Bridgend, UK Your article on Stone Age seafarers asks why prehistoric people would risk sailing towards land they couldn't see. One possibility is that the motive was belief rather…...
Synchronised volcanic eruptions on Io hint at a spongy interior
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (247+ words) Five volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io erupted simultaneously, spewing a mind-boggling amount of lava onto the surface and giving us clues to what may lie underneath Five volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io erupted all at once in a cataclysm of…...
Sebastião Salgado's stunning shots of the world's icy regions
1+ week, 2+ day ago (151+ words) The late photographer's work depicting some of the world's coldest places is collected in his new book Genesis Sebasti'o Salgado took this shot between Bristol Island and Bellingshausen Island in the South Sandwich Islands in 2009 But of course, the images…...
If all Earth’s water were put in a ball, how large would it be? Part 2
1+ week, 2+ day ago (308+ words) One reader highlights an important detail other respondents may have missed If all the water on Earth's surface and in the air were put into a ball, how large would the sphere be? Could it exist in space by itself?...
Space science news, articles and features | Page 51 | New Scientist
1+ week, 3+ day ago (158+ words) Studies show it is always best to bake your sweet potatoes, rather than boil or microwave them, and there is another trick to take the tubers to the next level of deliciousness, says Sam Wong ... Candy-like mixture can print patterns…...
Satellites could use magnetic fields to avoid collisions
3+ week, 3+ day ago (455+ words) Two or more satellites could communicate and manoeuvre around one another using magnetic fields, although getting the technique to work at scale in space might be tricky There may be a new way to control satellites in spaceMike_shots/Shutterstock It may…...
Volcanoes had lower greenhouse gas emissions in Earth's past
3+ week, 4+ day ago (554+ words) Eruptions from volcanic arcs, found where tectonic plates converge, are one of the major drivers of natural carbon emissions, but a model of Earth's ancient carbon cycle suggests this is a relatively recent phenomenon Arc volcanoes like Sakurajima in Japan…...
City-sized iceberg has turned into a giant swimming pool
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (371+ words) Satellite view of iceberg A23a in the Southern Ocean, showing meltwater on its surfaceNASA Meltwater on a city'sized iceberg in the Southern Ocean is rapidly forming a giant pool on its surface " possibly a sign that it is close to breaking…...
World's first subsea desalination facility will start running in 2026
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (517+ words) Flocean, a Norwegian company, is set to open the world's first commercial-scale subsea desalination plant, an approach that could cut the cost and energy used to make seawater drinkable By Vanessa Bates Ramirez Turning seawater into drinking water is so…...