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Beyond the Milky Way: Edwin Hubble’s Universe-Altering Discoveries
SciTechDaily· 7 days agoEdwin Hubble revolutionized astronomy by demonstrating that the universe is expanding and...
Ghosts of species past: shedding new light on the demise of NZ’s moa can help other flightless birds
The Conversation· 5 days agoNew Zealand was once home to giant flightless birds called moa. All nine species of moa were driven to extinction soon after first contact with humans. In our new research, we reconstructed ...
Who will light the Olympic cauldron? Here are 10 potential candidates
New York Times· 3 days agoThe lighting of the Olympic cauldron is a spectacle steeped in both tradition and secrecy. With just...
New nature writing genre brings wild and tricky aspects of climate crisis to life
The Conversation· 7 days agoThis is, after all, the Anthropocene – a geological period defined by the bootprint of humans on Earth. Bearing witness to our place in the world is critical ...
He was a basketball pro. Now, he’s a chef feeding the Olympic Village.
Washington Post via Yahoo News· 3 days agoMARSEILLE, France - On a recent Tuesday, nearly a dozen people were milling in and out of AM, the...
Deadpool and Wolverine director teases Hugh Jackman's new "less silent, less distant" Logan: "He's a...
Games Radar· 6 days agoDeadpool and Wolverine director Shawn Levy says Hugh Jackman's performance as Logan in the threequel...
Marine creatures at risk from "unusual warmth" hitting the world's oceans
Axios· 2 days agoNearly all of the world's oceans are in the midst of "unusual warmth," warns a leading NOAA...
Massive US-led naval exercises in Hawaii and Pacific islands reflect over a century of colonial...
The Conversation· 4 days agoSince the last week in June, navies and naval assets from 29 countries have been taking part the world’s largest naval exercises. The US-led Rimpac 2024 (Exercise Rim of the Pacific), the 29th ...
Australia platypus conservation centre, world's largest, welcomes first residents
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 4 days agoFeaturing multi-tiered streams, waterfalls, pools and earth banks for burrowing, the facility will...
After Losing Crops to Drought, Sicily Fears Losing Tourism, Too
New York Times· 5 days agoAs tourists savored icy granitas under hibiscus trees and swam in the cool Mediterranean Sea, in the...