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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Karl Petersen/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (9760878a) A general view shows an iceberg stranded near the village of Innaarsuit, in the Avannaata Municipality, northwestern Greenland, 12 July 2018 (issued 13 July 2018). The Avannaata Municipality was alarmed on 11 July, after a huge iceberg was grounded just outside the village of Innaarsuit. According to local media, police asked villagers who live closest to the water, to leave their houses over fears the iceberg could calve and affect the village with a tsunami. Iceberg grounded outside village in northwestern Greenland, Innaarsuit - 12 Jul 2018

What tipping points can we expect to see if we reverse global warming?

The extent of human-made climate change may make it tricky for us to notice its reversal at first, explain our readers

KEXX6Y Mowing grass

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A 3D illustration of the now debunked competing conspiracy theory that the Earth is flat, as it appears from land, rather than spherical. Earth texture maps courtesy of NASA.gov; Shutterstock ID 1240127368; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other:

What would the horizon look like on a disc-shaped planet? part 3

Twisteddoodles on a helpful new drug-delivery system

Tom Gauld proposes a standard model of Easter egg structure

High five from a cute scruffy dog with a big smile! Cream wall background, shallow depth of field. Clever dog, the Bailey lightbox

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What is the advantage to walnuts and pecans of their convoluted form?

Close-up of adorable young seal swimming in clear blue water and looking at camera, near Brighton, Sussex, United Kingdom

Why do seals have such cute faces?

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When we breathe, why does the dominant nasal passage swap sides?

EH7TAT Clock faces, illustration

Can a person experience more than 24 hours in a day? Part 3

There are numerous examples from history of this occuring, explain our readers

Environment

Stunning photographs show the dynamic patterns of the natural world

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Is this the most niche scientific tourist attraction in the world?

Environment

Stark photos show quest for profit cutting swathes through the Amazon

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