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World leaders will soon gather for the annual UN meeting on how to tackle climate change. Source link

Palaeontologists have argued for decades over whether certain fossils are young Tyrannosaurus rex or another species entirely – now they have strong evidence that the diminutive Nanotyrannus really existed Source link

BP and Teesworks are locked in a dispute over a patch of land at the former steelworks in Redcar. Source link

One of the Milky Way’s smallest galactic neighbours seems to have a supermassive black hole at its centre, upending assumptions that it was dominated by dark matter Source link

The books, TV, games and more that New Scientist staff have enjoyed this week Source link

In Ed Sayers’s breathtaking documentary, a global community of film-makers capture the wildlife in their local areas. It’s a bold departure from the glossy perspective of traditional nature documentaries, says Simon Ings Source link

Can sea slugs form abstract thoughts? Do we dare to see any “purpose” in evolution? Is the subjective just a complicated form of the objective? Nikolay Kukushkin’s One Hand Clapping is a bold voyage around the mysteries of the human mind, finds Thomas Lewton Source link

Could the government’s radical plan to change the way the UK distributes electricity really bring down bills – or just lead to a postcode lottery? Source link

These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms. Source link

The UN’s review of national climate plans shows the world is well off track to limit warming Source link