Massive magma eruptions may have ripped Africa and South America apart Huge outpourings of magma accompanied the split between South America and Africa 135 million years ago.
https://www.livescience.com/pl....anet-earth/geology/m

Thousands of strange, blobby creatures are washing up on California beaches What are the blue blobs washing up on California beaches? What to know about these strange sea creatures.
https://www.livescience.com/an....imals/cnidaria/thous

Science news this week: AI lies and North America's 'dripping' crust April 5, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend.
https://www.livescience.com/ph....ysics-mathematics/sc

AI data scrapers are an existential threat to Wikipedia As AI developers harvest Wikipedia content to train their models, the resulting surge in automated traffic is driving up costs for the non-profit that runs the popular crowdsourced encyclopaedia
https://www.newscientist.com/a....rticle/2475215-ai-da

Planetary health diet and Mediterranean diet associated with similar survival and sustainability benefits A cohort study was conducted in Spain to compare the health and environmental benefits of the Planetary Health Diet (PHD) and the Mediterranean Diet. Compared to participants with low adherence, higher adherence to both diets was similarly associated with lower all-cause mortality and with comparable low environmental impact. This study highlights the advantages of the plant-based diets, with wider adoption of healthy and sustainable diets needed to prevent excess premature deaths worldwide.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/r....eleases/2025/04/2504