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6 days ago
Analysis jcscherHow one teaspoon of Amazon soil teems with life
Scientists discover hundreds of different fungi in Amazonian soil, thought to play a vital role in nature.
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8 days ago
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Why Birds Can Fly Over Mount Everest
A story for my granddaughter about oxygen, evolution, and our planet’s fate. By Walter Murch
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8 days ago
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The astonishing Vision and Focus of Namibia’s Nomads
The Himba people of Namibia can see fine details and ignore distraction much better than most other human beings – a finding that may reflect the ways that modern life is changing us.
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9 days ago
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Satellites reveal major new gas industry methane leaks
Last fall, European Space Agency satellites detected huge plumes of the invisible planet-warming gas methane leaking from the Yamal pipeline that carries natural gas from Siberia to Europe.
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3 weeks ago
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In this Together
Nakia Almond holds the hand of Erin Corner, after they prayed while meeting for the first time just after viewing the body of George Floyd during a memorial in the town where he was born, in Raeford, North Carolina. REUTERS/Jonathan Drake
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1 month ago
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Oldest and largest ancient Maya structure found in Mexico
Scientists using an aerial remote-sensing method have discovered the largest and oldest-known structure built by the ancient Maya civilization - a colossal rectangular elevated platform built between 1,000 and 800 BC in Mexico's Tabasco state.
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1 month ago
Thanks ! How are you btw?
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1 month ago
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Berlin Monument to 1989 Heroes - in pictures
Little remains of the Berlin Wall, but a new monument in the German capital will honour the protesters who defied the communist state in 1989 and led the divided nation to reunification.
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1 month ago
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This is interesting. I wonder what they will find.
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1 month ago
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Deer are seen around the grounds of Raby Castle, Britain.
Photo/Reuters/Lee Smith
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1 month ago
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Amazon under threat: Fires, Loggers and now Virus
How the loss of the Amazon goes beyond deforestation - and what the nine countries that share this natural resource are doing to protect it.
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1 month ago
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Fears of coronavirus second wave prompt flu push at U.S. pharmacies, drugmakers
U.S. pharmacy chains are preparing a big push for flu vaccinations when the season kicks off in October, hoping to curb tens of thousands of serious cases that could coincide with a second wave of coronavirus infections.
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1 month ago
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The Remarkable Power of the Prickly Pear
A stalwart of the Mexican landscape is finding a second life powering up buildings in the desert, and it is proving to be an unusually sustainable biofuel.
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1 month ago
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Antarctica's weird green snow set to spread due to climate change, scientists predict
It's not grass growing along the Antarctic Peninsula. The culprits are a lot smaller.
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1 month ago
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Hertz preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as Friday night
Car rental firm Hertz Global Holdings Inc is preparing to file for bankruptcy as soon as Friday night after failing to reach a standstill agreement with its top lenders, the Wall Street Journal reportrd citing people familiar with the matter.
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1 month ago
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The Arctic Is Unraveling as a Massive Heat Wave Grips the Region
It wouldn’t be spring in the climate change era without a massive heat wave in the Arctic.
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1 month ago
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Category 5 Amphan to Push Massive Storm Surge Toward Eastern India and Bangladesh
Amphan was upgraded at 3 am EDT Monday to the highest possible level: super cyclonic storm. Only a handful of storms—about one per decade—achieve this level, which corresponds to a three-minute-averaged wind speed of 120 knots (140 mph).
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1 month ago
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Can You Tell Fact from Fiction?
Fact checks from Reuters journalists on social media claims and visual material
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8 months ago
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Hubble's Scary New Halloween Image
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has unveiled a spooky new image staring out from the depths of the cosmos. The new image reveals the twin galaxies AM 2026-424 — a pair of interacting galaxies that may foreshadow our Milky Way’s own frightening fate.
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8 months ago
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WIRED25: Stories of People Who Are Racing to Save Us
Humanity is facing thorny problems on all fronts. These folks are working to solve them—and trying to avoid the unintended consequences this time.