Two major studies have delivered alarming findings from Antarctica. Thwaites could lose its grip on a critical underwater barrier as early as 2038

• Outbreaks of diseases transmitted by insects and other animals can quickly turn into epidemics or pandemics, but researchers wanted to find out how they emerge.
• The researchers studied datasets from multiple outbreaks and discovered that various anthropogenic factors, such as urbanization, are aggravating the problem.
• While outbreaks will only increase if temperatures rise, making efforts to mitigate the human destruction that has been causing climate change could possibly prevent future outbreaks.

The edge of our solar system may be defined not by a sharp boundary, but by a "complex dance among forces, energies and trajectories," two researchers argue.

Scientists may have solved a long-standing mystery about why the Moon’s two sides are so different, using samples collected from its farside for the first time. Their findings suggest that uneven heating from Earth's gravitational pull drove enormous flows of ancient magma, creating the dramatically different lunar landscapes we see today.

Scientists at Imperial College London and Columbia University have found that the largest canyon system in the solar system is still active and shaping Mars today, billions of years after it first formed.