Scientists want to build 62-mile-long curtains around the 'doomsday glacier' for a $50 billion Hail Mary to save it

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Thwaites Glacier
The Thwaites glacier is the widest on Earth, but it's losing massive amounts of ice each year.

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A grey whale was seen in the Atlantic for one of the only times in the last 200 years. Scientists say it's bad news for the planet.

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Grey whales

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A 4,000-year-old lipstick uncovered in Iran may be the oldest ever found. It's uncannily similar to modern ones.

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This stone tube was found to contain pigment that may have been an early lip paint, said researchers.

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NASA had an ambitious $2 billion plan to refuel satellites in orbit using robotic arms. A decade later, it's in shambles.

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NASA carried out a test of the OSAM-1 in February 2023.
NASA carried out a test of the OSAM-1 in February 2023.

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SpaceX launched a satellite that Google will use to map methane leaks for all to see by the end of this year

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MethaneSAT is the first of a new wave of satellites designed to pinpoint sources of methane emissions.

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What it would take to survive on Dune's planet Arrakis, according to 3 experts

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Covering yourself is important to survive the sun-baked planet of Arrakis.

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A single genetic tweak caused human ancestors to lose their tails 25 million years ago — but it came at a cost

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A human pelvis contains a coccyx, the remnants of an ancestral tail.

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A man stumbled upon a 70-million-year-old dinosaur fossil but kept it secret for 2 years

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A man in France discovered a dinosaur skeleton while walking his dog.
A man in France discovered a dinosaur skeleton while walking his dog.

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NASA space photo shows odd-looking sky holes near Florida

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Cavum clouds are an odd phenomenon that have been mistaken for flying saucers.

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Researchers just discovered a massive 'jacuzzi bubbling with almost pure hydrogen' — a lucrative source of clean energy

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Bulqizë chromite mine
The Bulqizë chromite mine just 25 miles east of Albania's capital Tirana contains a massive reservoir of hydrogen.

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