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The research vessel Falkor (too)

Life

High-tech research ship ready to seek new life at hydrothermal vents

The Falkor (too), a 100-metre, state-of-the-art research vessel, is scheduled to set sail on 3 March to look for hydrothermal vents and undiscovered organisms, potentially shedding light on how life may have arisen on other planets

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A scene from NEXT EXIT, a Magnet release. Photo courtesy of Magnet Releasing.

Humans

Next Exit film review: New tale of the afterlife takes a wrong turn

Culture

Oosterschelde flood barrier with windmills in the Netherlands at the Northern Sea taken from above with a drone

Environment

Coastal cities have added 2500 squares kilometres of land since 2000

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Hulhumale, a new island in the Maldives

Environment

Artificial urban islands could supply homes in Maldives as waters rise

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crustacean larvae

Life

Prawn larvae conceal their eyes with reflectors to hide from predators

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An artist's impression of ‘Oumuamua, passing through the solar system

Space

Space rock or flashy alien technology? We're going to find out

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Supernova 1987A shines brightly close to centre of this image

Space

Supernovae might be a good place to hunt for alien broadcasts

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Two planets orbiting a red-dwarf star (illustration)

Space

Up to 74% of planets in the ‘habitable zone’ may not be good for life

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Launching vehicle loaded with an ORCA type detection unit KM3NeT - LOM-on-anchor.jpg KM3NeT the next generation neutrino telescopes KM3NeT is a research infrastructure housing the next generation neutrino telescopes. Once completed, the telescopes will have detector volumes between megaton and several cubic kilometres of clear sea water. Located in the deepest seas of the Mediterranean, KM3NeT will open a new window on our Universe, but also contribute to the research of the properties of the elusive neutrino particles. With the ARCA telescope, KM3NeT scientists will search for neutrinos from distant astrophysical sources such as supernovae, gamma ray bursters or colliding stars. The ORCA telescope is the instrument for KM3NeT scientists studying neutrino properties exploiting neutrinos generated in the Earth's atmosphere. Arrays of thousands of optical sensors will detect the faint light in the deep sea from charged particles originating from collisions of the neutrinos and the Earth. The facility will also house instrumentation for Earth and Sea sciences for long-term and on-line monitoring of the deep sea environment and the sea bottom at depth of several kilometers.

Earth

Help in the hunt for neutrinos while exploring deep-sea ecosystems

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common starfish, common European seastar (Asterias rubens), at an underwater plant, view from above - Image ID: 2M0FA0C (RM)

Life

Marine heatwaves could wipe out all common sea stars by 2100

Simulations of ocean warming show that future marine heatwaves that last more than 13 days would kill off all of the world's common sea stars

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Environment

Breakaway iceberg raises concerns over Antarctica’s 'doomsday glacier'

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Life

Ichthyosaurs used a barren region of the ocean as an ancient nursery

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Space

LIGO may be able to detect alien warp drives using gravitational waves

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Life

Spotlight on plankton, the ocean's fascinating, bite-sized creatures

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