Mike McRae https://newatlas.com/author/mike-mcrae/ Mike McRae en-US Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:03:00 GMT Review: I kicked myself out of my house to test the Jackery Explorer https://newatlas.com/outdoors/review-jackery-explorer-battery-power-station/ Jackery battery

Let’s get one thing out of the way. I’m your resident science writer. Alien comets, tiny universes, and body parts are the sort of thing I’m used to telling you about.

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]]> Sun, 05 Jul 2026 04:03:00 GMT https://newatlas.com/outdoors/review-jackery-explorer-battery-power-station/ Mike McRae Study predicts when the last plants on Earth will die https://newatlas.com/environment/earth-stay-green-longer-than-thought/ Plant seedling growing in soil

One day, far in the future, a leaf will turn brown and crumble to dust, representing the end of all plants on Earth. Without a crystal ball, nobody knows for certain when that day will come.

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]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2026 04:41:30 GMT https://newatlas.com/environment/earth-stay-green-longer-than-thought/ Mike McRae Our bodies may be able to regrow lost limbs after all https://newatlas.com/biology/our-bodies-regrow-lost-limb/ Illustration of a human hand with bones visible

The permanent loss of amputated digits and limbs is the cost of being human. While worms, amphibians, fish and echinoderms all contain species capable of regenerating body parts, few mammals have the knack.

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