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Turns out money might just buy happiness (it's complicated) : Planet Money : NPR
3 months ago

Turns out money might just buy happiness (it's complicated) : Planet Money : NPR

NPR  

Can money buy happiness? Enlarge this image toggle caption Courtesy of Barb Mellers; Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Burda Media; Courtesy of Matt Killingsworth. In 2021, psychologist Matt Killingsworth found nearly the opposite: That more money does correlate with more happiness. Two researchers with totally different takes come together to hammer out a better understanding of the relationship between money and …

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Climate change study puts expiration date on all mammals
1 year, 2 months ago

Climate change study puts expiration date on all mammals

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “The newly emerged supercontinent would effectively create a triple whammy, comprising the continentality effect, hotter sun and more CO …

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Chasing Armageddon: Human activities accelerating Earth’s death as 6 of 9 boundaries crossed
1 year, 3 months ago

Chasing Armageddon: Human activities accelerating Earth’s death as 6 of 9 boundaries crossed

Firstpost  

Human activities has accelerated the death of the planet. A recent study by the journal Science Advances has found that the Earth has crossed 6 of the 9 planetary boundaries, a framework of different thresholds that tell just how endangered a planet is It seems that humans are in a race against time to kill of the planet Earth, and …

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Elon Musk eyes ‘highly habitable’ planet that’s ‘practically next door’
1 year, 6 months ago

Elon Musk eyes ‘highly habitable’ planet that’s ‘practically next door’

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The study of Proxima Centauri b, which sits within the so-called ‘Goldilocks Zone’ of the red-dwarf star …

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Science This Week | A star swallows a Jupiter-sized planet and more
1 year, 7 months ago

Science This Week | A star swallows a Jupiter-sized planet and more

The Hindu  

From inching closer to what could have kickstarted the building blocks of life on Earth to finally knowing why our life ‘flashes’ before our eyes near death, this week’s stories have shed some interesting insights into the field of science. A bloated star swallows a Jupiter-sized planet Scientists for the first time have observed a star, bloated in its old …

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Jupiter-sized baby planet could give birth to new moons. We could watch it happen
2 years, 4 months ago

Jupiter-sized baby planet could give birth to new moons. We could watch it happen

India Today  

While the James Webb Space Telescope gears up to track the life history of plants, astronomers have spotted a unique planet, which is in its infant stage and is so young that it could provide key insights about planetary birth. "The best way to study planet formation is to observe planets while they’re forming," said Jaehan Bae, the University of …

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The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds
2 years, 4 months ago

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds

NPR  

The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the whole planet, study finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Sean Gallup/Getty Images Sean Gallup/Getty Images The Arctic is heating up nearly four times faster than the Earth as a whole, according to new research. Sponsor Message "The Arctic is more sensitive to global warming than previously thought," says Mika …

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Understanding exoplanets: Unraveling the mysteries of planets that are hotter than stars
3 years, 9 months ago

Understanding exoplanets: Unraveling the mysteries of planets that are hotter than stars

Firstpost  

Until the early 2000s, the only known planets were located in our own neighbourhood, the Solar System. They broadly form two categories: the small rocky planets in the inner Solar System and the cold gaseous planets located in the outer part. For example, data from the Kepler mission has shown that large, gaseous exoplanets can orbit very close to their …

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Spinach is good for planet, finds study
4 years, 2 months ago

Spinach is good for planet, finds study

Hindustan Times  

A wonderful source of iron, folate, chlorophyll, Vitamin E, magnesium, Vitamin A, fibre, plant protein, and Vitamin C-- Spinach, is not just good for human health, but for the environment as well. he AU researchers wanted to find an inexpensive and less toxic preparation method for an efficient catalyst by using readily available natural resources. Spinach, when converted from its …

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