Tuesday, April 23, 2024 12:42 PM ET
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The hunt for Planet Nine -- Under The Radar -- Researchers seeking the elusive Earth-like planet beyond Neptune are narrowing down their search -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK1 day ago
Winchcombe meteorite: space rock may reveal how water came to Earth -- The Explainer -- New analysis of its violent journey confirms scientific theories on the origin of our planet's H2O -- By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK4 days ago
How sexual harassment is rife in Antarctica -- Under The Radar -- Women have been 'gaslit' over reports of abuse at 'the emptiest, windiest, highest, driest, coldest place on Earth' -- By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK6 days ago
How technology helps and harms endangered languages -- Under the radar -- Languages are disappearing at fastest rate in history, accelerated by digital dominance of English -- By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK11 days ago
Why the Moon is getting a new time zone -- The Explainer -- The creation of 'coordinated lunar time' is part of Nasa's mission to establish a long-term presence on Earth's only natural satellite -- By Richard Windsor, The Week UK14 days ago
Blind people will listen to next week's total eclipse -- Speed Read -- While they can't see the event, they can hear it with a device that translates the sky's brightness into music -- By Peter Weber, The Week US19 days ago
Melting polar ice is messing with global timekeeping -- Speed Read -- Ice loss caused by climate change is slowing the Earth's rotation -- By Peter Weber, The Week US22 days ago
Climate change is driving Indian women to choose sterilization -- under the radar -- Faced with losing their jobs, they are making a life-altering decision -- By Theara Coleman, The Week US26 days ago
The hot controversy surrounding solar geoengineering -- under the radar -- Solar geoengineering is feeling the burn -- By Devika Rao, The Week US26 days ago
Citizen science says anyone can be a scientist -- The explainer -- Yes, even you. The practice is being increasingly accepted by researchers as a way to gather data. -- By Devika Rao, The Week US26 days ago
Lab-grown meat might be about to meet its maker -- Under the radar -- The controversy at the intersection of cultured meat and agribusiness -- By Devika Rao, The Week US27 days ago
The de-extinction process to bring woolly mammoths back to life -- Under the Radar -- Biotechnology start-up's stem cell research brings possibility of genetically engineered species a step closer -- By Austin Chen, The Week UK29 days ago
What is the Anthropocene - and more importantly, when? -- Under The Radar -- Just because a panel of scientists has rejected calls to classify a new global epoch does not mean it hasn't already begun -- By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US1 month ago
Extreme weather events in the last year -- In Depth -- Extreme weather events are becoming more common thanks to climate change, and are 'affecting every corner of the world' -- By Devika Rao, The Week US1 month ago