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BBC News - Science & Environment

1. East Antarctica's glaciers are stirring
   Nasa detects the first signs of significant melting in a swathe of previously quiet ice streams.
2. 'Surprise' Palu tsunami clue found on seafloor
   Scientists are getting closer to understanding the damaging tsunami that struck Sulawesi in September.
3. Himalayan and other Asian glaciers put the brakes on
   The ice streams that flow down the flanks of Asia's high mountains are moving slower as they thin.
4. Amount of deep life on Earth quantified
   Having dug and drilled into the Earth, scientists can now estimate how much life exists at depth.
5. Where did the Sun come from?
   Earth would be a frozen lump of rock without the energy created from our nearest star.