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Summary of the talksIn case you’re just joining us, here’s a rundown on what happened at the high-stakes talks between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping in…

October 22, 20253 min readEarth Is Getting Darker, Which Could Accelerate Global WarmingThe planet’s brightness is dimming—changing rainfall, circulation and temperatureBy Ryan Green edited by Andrea…

The Trump administration has criticised China’s increased restrictions on rare earth exports as a threat to global supply chains, and said it would seek to tighten…

Vast expanses of coral in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef have died as a result of extremely high water temperatures.Credit: David Gray/AFP/Getty Surging temperatures worldwide have pushed…

From tentative evidence of habitable planets to the eyebrow-raising suggestion an interstellar comet might not be what it seems, the possibility of life beyond our solar…

August 19, 20254 min readThese Tiny Disks Will Sail on Sunlight into Earth’s Mysterious ‘Ignorosphere’With no fuel or engines, tiny explorers will surf sun-warmed air alone…

The underground networks of fungi that underpin the planet’s ecosystems needs urgent conservation action by politicians, a research organisation has said.Scientists from the Society for the…

Magma Pulses Are Tearing Africa ApartChemical fingerprints from volcanic rock offer hints of what’s happening in the mantle below the area where three rift zones meet…

Mysterious Link between Earth’s Magnetism and Oxygen Baffles ScientistsThe strength of Earth’s magnetic field and the amount of oxygen in its atmosphere seem to be correlated—and…

At the heart of the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile is the world’s largest digital camera. About the size of a small car, it…