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Older men are more likely to pass on disease-causing mutations to their children because of the faster growth of mutant cells in the testes with age Source link

For decades, forest, grasslands and other land ecosystems have collectively absorbed up to a third of the carbon dioxide we emit each year - but this climate buffer may be collapsing far sooner than anyone expected Source link

Some habitable worlds orbiting dead stars could be kept alive for aeons thanks to a quirk of Einstein’s theory of gravity Source link

Some conservation groups are calling for an effective ban on genetic modification, but others say these technologies are crucial for preserving biodiversity Source link

Several species of birds from different continents use and understand similar alarm calls when they see an invader that might lay an egg in their nest – this shared call hints at the origin of language Source link

The New Scientist Book Club has just finished reading Ursula K. Le Guin’s The Dispossessed. Most of our members enjoyed it, even if the sheer volume of ideas in the book made it a challenging read Source link

If you are a fan of the moon, then the next four months will give you something special to watch out for, says Abigail Beall Source link