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The ‘Slow And Silent’ Part of The San Andreas Fault May Still Be an Earthquake Threat

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California is a land divided by a 1,287-kilometer-long (800 miles) rupture known as the San Andreas Fault. Running north to south through the state close to several major cities, it has been responsible for some of the US’s most devastating earthquakes.   There are regions in the state’s heart that haven’t experienced the fault’s full … Read more

Mathematicians Protest Russia Hosting Major Conference

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As Ukrainian researchers have feared for their lives and careers after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, mathematicians have been grappling over what to do about a prominent mathematical conference that was set to be held in Saint Petersburg, Russia, in July. The International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) is “the largest and most significant conference on pure and … Read more

The Key Actions From The UN’s Major New Climate Report

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Rising global temperatures bring dire threats, such as floods, heat-related injuries, water scarcity, and hunger, making up to 3.6 billion people – nearly half of the world’s population – highly vulnerable to climate change.   That’s according to a major report, released Monday, from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – a UN body that … Read more

A Major Signal From ‘The First Stars’ May Not Have Come From Space at All

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A signal interpreted as the first light illuminating the Universe may not be from the far reaches of the Universe after all, a new study has found. In fact, it may not even be from space.   Far from being a problem, however, this new finding may just set the Universe to rights. The signal, … Read more

A Major UN Climate Change Report Was Just Approved by Nearly 200 Nations

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Nearly 200 nations approved a major UN climate change report detailing the accelerating impacts of global warming on Sunday, at the end of a sometimes fraught two-week meeting overshadowed by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.   The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that debates had concluded over the report’s crucial “Summary for Policymakers”, a … Read more

Ukraine invasion: Mathematicians are angry that Russia may still host a major conference

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The International Congress of Mathematicians, held every four years, is a major event for the field, but mathematicians around the world are calling for it to be cancelled or postponed rather than going ahead in St Petersburg this July Physics 25 February 2022 By Alex Wilkins The Fields medal is the highest honour in mathematics … Read more

Major James Webb Space Telescope project will map half a million early galaxies

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It’s been nearly 350 years since Sir Issac Newton wrote, “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants,” but the sentiment certainly holds true today. Newton’s wisdom is exemplified by a grand project called the Cosmic Evolution Survey, or COSMOS. COSMOS builds on the legacy of the Hubble Space … Read more

White House Predicts Major Delays to Climate Rules After Court Nixes Carbon Metric

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A judge’s order blocking the Biden administration’s application of an interim climate metric will cause sweeping delays in agency rulemaking and stall planned projects requiring new environmental reviews, a White House official said this weekend. Dominic Mancini, the deputy administrator of the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, said a recent preliminary injunction … Read more

Major African Radio Telescope Will Help to Image Black Holes

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Astronomers across Africa and Europe have reacted with delight to news that Africa’s first millimetre-range radio telescope is to be built. The Africa Millimetre Telescope will fill a gap in the coverage of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a global network of telescopes that can receive and analyse radio waves of around 1 millimetre in … Read more

Major African Radio Telescope Will Help to Image Black Holes

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Astronomers across Africa and Europe have reacted with delight to news that Africa’s first millimetre-range radio telescope is to be built. The Africa Millimetre Telescope will fill a gap in the coverage of the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a global network of telescopes that can receive and analyse radio waves of around 1 millimetre in … Read more