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  1. Climate

    Limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees versus 2 has big benefits, the IPCC says

    A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change compares the impact of warming targets on extreme weather, sea level rise and habitat loss.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  2. Cosmology

    The universe’s continued existence implies extra dimensions are tiny

    The strictest limits yet on the size of extra dimensions come from the fact that black holes haven't destroyed the universe.

    By Lisa Grossman
  3. Astronomy

    ‘Einstein’s Shadow’ explores what it takes to snap a black hole’s picture

    The new book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Event Horizon Telescope’s attempt to image a black hole.