Light pollution is set to double between now and 2050
22 November 2017
The first global “light census” shows that the area affected by artificial lighting is growing by 2.2 per cent every year, posing risks to wildlife and human health
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Spongy clay might create huge water deposits deep inside Earth
20 November 2017
We might finally know how ocean-sized deposits of water hundreds of kilometres below Earth's surface are getting there: a spongy sort of clay that is bringing it underground
Amish gene can make them live 10 years longer and avoid diabetes
15 November 2017
A gene variant that arose six generations ago in an Amish group seems to make people carrying the gene live ten years longer, and protect them from diabetes
A layer of haze keeps Pluto’s atmosphere extremely cold
15 November 2017
Pluto is far from the sun, so astronomers expect its atmosphere to be cold, but it's colder than predicted. Now we know that soot sends the sun’s heat back into space
