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Australia will establish a national space agency to grow its space industry, the government has said. The nation is one of the only developed countries in the world not to have a space agency.

In the past 540 million years, the Earth has endured five mass extinction events, each involving processes that upended the normal cycling of carbon through the atmosphere and oceans.

Scientists at The University of Manchester have created the world’s first ‘molecular robot’ that is capable of performing basic tasks including building other molecules.

With the help of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, a German-led group of astronomers have observed the intriguing characteristics of an unusual type of object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter: two asteroids orbiting each other and exhibiting comet-like features, including a bright coma and a long tail.

Matthew Walker has learned to dread the question “What do you do?” At parties, it signals the end of his evening; thereafter, his new acquaintance will inevitably cling to him like ivy.

How did Neanderthals grow? Does modern man develop in the same way as Homo neanderthalensis did? How does the size of the brain affect the development of the body?

For half a century, astronomers have been unable to find the source of the most energetic rays in our universe. But now, after detecting them for more than a decade, South American researchers say cosmic rays come from outside the Milky Way.

Yesterday I reported on the latest attempt by the CCC to scare the public about worsening heatwaves.

According to PBC Today:

Now, the CCC has warned people could be at risk if action is not taken. According to the organisation, the number of deaths due to heat waves is set to more than triple by 2040. With 7,000 deaths a year expected to be attributed to deadly heatwaves, the CCC is calling on the government to act now.

https://www.pbctoday.co.uk/news/building-control-news/building-regulations-must-change-prevent-overheating-deaths/33886

As Hurricane Maria heads north as a Cat 3 storm, much is being made of the fact that it is the strongest hurricane to hit Puerto Rico since 1928. The implication is that Maria must have been exceptionally strong.

Weather and climate analyst Schneefan here writes that the 2017/18 winter in Europe could be one of the coldest of the last 20 years.

This article is part of a series by Geraint Hughes.

Frizzlers are always telling you what you need to do is cut back, have less children, drive smaller cars, use less energy and pay more tax and just die off, evil human, you know, because your presence is just such a pain for liberal elites to deal with. It’s all a con, a scam and nothing else.

Violent collisions between the growing Earth and other objects in the solar system generated significant amounts of iron vapor, according to a new study by LLNL scientist Richard Kraus and colleagues.

Facts must be available in the form of irrefutable data and observations. The Earth is no laboratory where experiments can be repeated at will under well controlled conditions; on the contrary, any observations is made only once and in association with a multitude of disturbances that may or not be correlated with the target parameters. Therefore, the ability to develop and verify scientific climate theories is limited.

Abstract: The wasted and misspent money at NASA GISS and all climate research institutions is staggering. We continue to follow the money.

Do you want to know the origins of the 2-degree temperature target that underpins much of climate policy discussions and action?

Among the greatest challenges humankind has faced throughout its history, feeding the world’s hungry ranks at or near the very top of the list. And with the world’s population expected to top nine billion between 2050 and 2100, this issue will surely become even more important in the coming decades.