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Emissions from rocket launches could affect Earth's weather systems

Increasing numbers of space launches will put more black carbon high in the atmosphere, where it can trap heat from the sun

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by SpaceX/ZUMA Wire/Shutterstock (10664346i) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley onboard. NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission is the first launch with astronauts of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency's Commercial Crew Program. SpaceX Demo-2 Historic Manned Launch, Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. - 30 May 2020

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Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

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Dazzling photo of a pink salt lake shortlisted for major competition

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Vast reservoir of water discovered under the ice in Antarctica

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View of the four-person team?s field camp on the Whillans Ice Stream, West Antarctica with the Transantarctic Mountains in the background.
What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?

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What are the mysterious continent-sized lumps deep inside Earth?

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The Murchison meteorite

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All four of the key DNA building blocks have been found in meteorites

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30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity

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30 by 30: The conservation breakthrough we need to save biodiversity

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AI strips out city noise to improve earthquake monitoring systems

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Aerial view of river delta for River film

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River: New film shows Earth's waterways from stunning perspectives

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Wave-like flow at the surface of the Earth's outer core and background magnetic field lines.

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Tiny magnetic waves have been discovered in Earth’s core

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Red and purple microbes give Australia’s mysterious pink lake its hue

DNA sequencing has revealed that a bright pink lake on an island off Western Australia gets its colour from a mix of salt-loving bacteria and algae

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Aerial view of Lake Hillier, Middle Island near Esperance

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Burst of animal evolution altered chemical make-up of Earth's mantle

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First evidence that dinosaurs caught potentially fatal coughs

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Geology needs to reinvent itself as we fight against climate change

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Geologists to pinpoint official birthplace of the Anthropocene in 2022

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