Interstellar invader: the cosmic event that rewrote Earth’s climate history

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Two million years ago, the solar system encountered a dense interstellar cloud that may have significantly affected Earth’s climate by compressing the heliosphere and exposing the planet to high levels of cosmic and galactic radiation. (Artist’s concept.) Credit: SciTechDaily.com New astrophysical research highlights a major cosmic event two million years ago, when the solar system … Read more

Live Xbox Games Showcase Coverage – All the news from the Xbox and Bethesda event

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Refresh 09-06-2024T17:07:31.856Z Doom, but make it medieval? 09-06-2024T17:06:42.590Z Bethesda world premiere first. 2024-06-09T17:05:53.091Z First COD game coming to Game Pass Day One. 09-06-2024T17:05:17.105Z Treyarch and Raven are working on it. 10 years since COD was last in an Xbox show. We’ll look at the campaign, multiplayer and zombies later. 09-06-2024T17:04:35.088Z It is set in the … Read more

Once-in-2,000-year event: Study explains unprecedented ice loss in Antarctica, equivalent to 10x the size of Britain

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In 2023, Antarctic sea ice fell to historically low levels, prompting researchers to use CMIP6 climate models to assess the rarity of the event and its link to climate change. The study found that without climate change such a drastic reduction would be extremely rare, but current climate conditions made it more likely. The research … Read more

Rare lunar event could reveal Stonehenge’s link to the moon | CNN

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. CNN — To those who have gathered throughout the centuries at Stonehenge – the imposing prehistoric monument that knew it dominated the Salisbury Plain in south-west England for some 4,500 years – it was probably … Read more

What to expect from Microsoft Build 2024: the Surface event, Windows 11 and AI

If you can’t tell by now, virtually every tech company is eager to pray at the altar of AI, for better or for worse. Google’s recent I/O developer conference was dominated by AI features, such as the seemingly lifelike Project Astra assistant. Just before that, OpenAI debuted GPT 4o, a free and conversational AI model … Read more