The Atlantic’s Great Conveyor: Could a Warming Planet Leave Britain Colder?
Could a warming planet leave Britain colder? Explore AMOC weakening, collapse risks and what the latest research means for the UK.
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Biblical Prophecy: Ancient Warnings, Modern Headlines and the End of the World
Daniel, Revelation, 666 and Armageddon: what the biblical texts say, why interpretations differ, and how to assess claims that today’s headlines fulfil ancient prophecy.
The Next Mass Extinction: What Are We Actually Losing?
Population decline, threatened species and extinction are different measures. What does the evidence reveal about a sixth mass extinction—and what can still be saved?
Thwaites Glacier: The Slow Disaster Behind the ‘Doomsday’ Name
Thwaites is not a countdown to an overnight apocalypse. The latest research reveals something more unsettling: ice loss that can outlast the changes that triggered it.
Are We Mostly Water—or Mostly Empty Space?
Water by mass, tiny atomic nuclei and the sensation of solidity: how biological and quantum descriptions of the body can fit together, and where ‘made of nothing’ misleads.
Quantum Entanglement: Does Anything Travel Faster Than Light?
Entanglement challenges our picture of separated objects. What do Bell tests establish, why can’t it send faster-than-light messages, and what remains a question of interpretation?
Asteroids and Earth: How Scientists Measure the Risk
What does ‘potentially hazardous’ really mean? How scientists calculate asteroid impact risks, why probabilities change, and what NASA’s DART mission demonstrated.
Nostradamus: What He Wrote—and How Predictions Are Interpreted
Authentic verses, later interpretations and fabricated quotations: a careful examination of Nostradamus, Henry II, the 1999 verse and claims about 9/11.
The Hidden Energy Cost of Artificial Intelligence
AI feels weightless on screen, but its electricity, water and infrastructure demands are real. What do the latest figures tell us—and who should bear the costs?
The Corporate Monetisation of Free Speech
Free speech may still be free to produce. Increasingly, distribution is not. On 12 October 2026, while trying to share a new science article about El Niño, this site encountered a small but revealing change in the economics of the social web. Facebook displayed a notice telling us that we had used our two posts … Read more