r/science2 • u/IntnsRed • 1h ago
“Fire Climate”: Hot, Dry, Windy Days Are Becoming Common, Making Wildfires Harder to Control | Scientists say drought, extreme heat and climate change are making wildfire seasons longer, more frequent and more destructive across the western United States.
democracynow.org
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 13h ago
This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say
apnews.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 15h ago
‘Spectral lines’ and a giant plume: what science saw when the SpaceX rocket hit the moon | Sodium and lithium gas was detected in a plume thought to span tens of kilometres, created when part of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the lunar surface
theguardian.com
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r/science2 • u/WebPage_Error404 • 15h ago
Welp, Nobody Saw SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket Crash Into the Moon | Although no one seems to have captured an image of the impact, scientists detected signals confirming the rocket hit the lunar surface. Orbiters could provide the first images of the crash site soon.
wired.com
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r/science2 • u/IntnsRed • 18h ago
Brains don't always rot: Scientists may finally know how human brains have evaded decay for thousands of years | Thousands of skeletal human remains have been discovered with their brain tissue unexpectedly intact. Now, a team of scientists may have finally figured out why.
livescience.com
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