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AUSTRIA - JANUARY 01: Venus of Willendorf, statuette made of limestone, made about 25.000 BC. Photography by Gerhard Trumler, 1990. (Photo by Imagno/Getty Images) [Venus von Willendorf, Statuette aus Kalkstein, um 25.000 v. Chr. entstanden. Photographie von Gerhard Trumler, 1990.]

Humans

How our ancestors invented clothing and transformed it into fashion

Physics

A new kind of hidden black hole may explain the mystery of dark energy

Society

The psychologist exposing the mental gymnastics that conceal racism

Leaders

Society

Building a true meritocracy means removing barriers, not ignoring them

US President Donald Trump has pledged to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion programmes in government agencies in order to build a 鈥渕erit-based鈥� society. But psychological research shows that such initiatives can create fairer outcomes, if employed correctly

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The world???s largest iceberg is on a collision course with the British Overseas Territory of South Georgia. These images of the A23a iceberg are taken from an RAF Atlas A400M aircraft as it flew a routine Operation COLDSTARE mission over the South Atlantic. The flight, conducted by 1312 Flight from Mount Pleasant in the Falklands, captured striking aerial images of the iceberg, which has been drifting north from Antarctica and is now approximately 173 miles (280km) from South Georgia. Experts fear it could ground and shatter upon impact, endangering the island's unique wildlife, including colonies of king penguins and millions of elephant and fur seals. South Georgia???s icy shores have faced such threats before. In 2004, the massive iceberg A38 grounded on the island???s continental shelf, blocking access to feeding grounds and leaving countless penguin chicks and seal pups to perish. The iceberg A23a, which originally calved from Antarctica???s Filchner Ice Shelf in 1986, became trapped on the seafloor and ensnared in an ocean vortex for decades. It finally broke free in December 2024, embarking on what experts describe as its ???final journey??? into warmer waters north of Antarctica. Satellite imagery reveals the iceberg is steadily shrinking, its towering cliffs???once rising 1,312ft (400m), taller than London???s Shard???are melting and disintegrating. Once covering an area of 3,900 sq km, it has reduced to 3,500 sq km, roughly the size of Cornwall. Large slabs of ice are constantly breaking away, tumbling into the surrounding ocean. A23a could splinter into massive fragments at any moment. These floating cities of ice could linger for years, unpredictably drifting around South Georgia and posing ongoing risks to the island's wildlife. The potential ecological impact is significant, as South Georgia is a haven for wildlife. The island supports some of the world???s most valuable king penguin colonies and is home to millions of fur and elephant seals. By capturing images of A23a, the RAF provides critical data to scientists, sailors, and conservationists worldwide, who are closely monitoring the iceberg's movements. As the iceberg looms closer, experts remain hopeful it may bypass the island. However, preparations are underway to mitigate potential damage to this fragile ecosystem. Where: South Georgia, SEA, United Kingdom When: 22 Jan 2025 Credit: UK MOD Crown copyright/Cover Images **EDITORIAL USE ONLY. MATERIALS ONLY TO BE USED IN CONJUNCTION WITH EDITORIAL STORY. THE USE OF THESE MATERIALS FOR ADVERTISING, MARKETING OR ANY OTHER COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. MATERIAL COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH STATED SUPPLIER.**

Environment

A giant iceberg is headed for the island of South Georgia

The world's largest iceberg, A23a, is drifting towards the wildlife haven of South Georgia, where it may cause problems for the resident penguins

Life

Dinosaurs may have first evolved in the Sahara and Amazon rainforest

Environment

The world is on track for between 1.9 and 3.7掳C of warming by 2100

Physics

Twisted crystals show hints of a new kind of superconductivity

Health

Covid smell loss eased by injecting blood cells into the nose

Technology

A hole-filled battery could make wearables more breathable than cotton

Environment

Reliance on wind and solar does expose nations to energy price spikes

Technology

Brain implant lets man with paralysis fly a virtual drone by thought

Environment

Setting fire to a million acres of California could cut smoke by half

Earth

Gorgeous images capture coral breeding breakthrough

Space

Habitable planets could have formed at the dawn of the universe

Environment

Carbon removal schemes on farms could change Earth鈥檚 reflectivity

Mind

This optical illusion expands as you stare at it – and now we know why

Life

Giant sloths lived alongside humans in South America for millennia

Technology

Electric cars now last as long as petrol and diesel counterparts

Life

An orchid uses a finger-like appendage to pollinate itself

Health

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy lower the risk of 42 conditions

Space

Weird icy balls in space could be a totally new kind of star

Environment

Sicily’s hills were 40 metres below water during Earth’s megaflood

Physics

Extremely cold atoms can selectively defy entropy

Earth

Towering structures in Earth鈥檚 depths may be billions of years old

Space

An alien planet has winds that blow at 33,000 kilometres per hour

Environment

Farms can install vertical solar panels without reducing crop yields

Analysis

Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 23 January 2025.

Society

What Trump’s first week means for climate, science, health and tech

In a barrage of executive orders, President Donald Trump has set the US on course to derail climate goals, biomedical research and pandemic readiness

Aperture

Space

Incredible images show the moment SpaceX’s Starship exploded

James Temple was "in the right place at the right time" to take these dramatic images of SpaceX's Starship's seventh flight test disintegrating above the Atlantic Ocean

Regulars

Features

Physics

A new kind of hidden black hole may explain the mystery of dark energy

Space-time may hide a bizarre new kind of black hole that causes Einstein鈥檚 theory of gravity to fail 鈥� and could solve the mystery of dark energy

Humans

How our ancestors invented clothing and transformed it into fashion

Society

The psychologist exposing the mental gymnastics that conceal racism

Culture

Mind

This look at animal consciousness is a moral workout 鈥� in the best way

Some animals 鈥� and even machines 鈥� may turn out to be conscious. Must we wait for scientific certainty before sharing our rights, asks The Moral Circle

Life

A lively history shows that the human neck is full of surprises

Comment

快猫短视频 recommends the British Museum’s Silk Roads exhibition

Life

How humans evolved to think about risk may cost Earth dearly

Space

These interstellar spaceship designs are wildly impractical

快猫短视频s鈥� ideas for travelling to the stars range from the the wholly improbable to the hugely expensive and very difficult, says Ed Regis

Environment

Rewild the UK with lynx soon? Not a cat in hell鈥檚 chance, sadly