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We are hiring an Assistant Magazine Editor here at New Scientist to join the print team newscientist.com/nsj/job/140205… #journalismjobs

CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels in 2024 are set to blow past last year’s record, dashing hopes this year will see the planet-warming emissions peak. #COP29Baku GlobalCarbonProject newscientist.com/article/245581…

📢Global Carbon Budget 2024📢 Despite some predicting a peak in global fossil CO2 emissions, we estimate growth of 0.8% [-0.3% to 1.9%] in 2024. Maybe a peak next year? Is it all bad news, or can we find some good news? 1/

We are calling for tighter restrictions on fireworks following the death of Roxie, our endangered red panda kit, on bonfire night. Our expert vet team believe it's likely that three-month-old Roxie died due to stress caused by fireworks in the local area.

The world’s largest coral has just been discovered by accident in the Solomon Islands. Measuring 34 metres by 32 metres, it is larger than a blue whale – and it might be more than 300 years old. newscientist.com/article/245592…

Divers thought it was a shipwreck. In fact, it was the world's largest coral newscientist.com/article/245592…

Billions of dollars of infrastructure - including plenty of fossil fuel kit - set to become stranded assets as water levels in the Caspian Sea drop newscientist.com/article/245643…

Great description from Pete Buttigieg of how disinformation is eroding our democracy.

Great story from my colleague James Dinneen - you can lead a horse to water.... #COP29

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This is fascinating (and not a little terrifying) newscientist.com/article/245723…

Mind well and truly blown by this feature, which is also beautifully written by Helen Thomson newscientist.com/article/mg2643…

We might finally know why 2023 & 2024 have seen record breaking temperatures Folks, it’s probably not good news newscientist.com/article/245886…

Come for the feature on farts, stay for the fiendishly difficult word search New Scientist

How to make a giant snowflake, featuring: A crack team of (very game) academics One tarpaulin One kettle One bicycle pump One empty drinks bottle A very, very cold room newscientist.com/article/mg2643…

The powerful Santa Ana winds fanning #lafires are the latest in a “very highly improbable sequence of extreme climate and weather events” that have contributed to the fast-moving blazes, says Park Williams at UCLA.🧪 newscientist.com/article/246334…

Longer, more intense heatwaves, more slow-moving rainstorms… have we broken the jet stream? My latest cover feature for New Scientist is now live newscientist.com/article/mg2653…

In th⁠is week’s issue: why extreme weather is here to stay - and what that means for us all. Grab a copy in shops now or download our app for digital editions.⁠ newscientist.com/issue/3526/

Delighted to have been shortlisted for science & technology journalist of the year at the Press Awards thepressawards.com/finalists/made…