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Carbon credits – land grab or the Amazon’s future? | BBC News
By Katy Watson Ilha de Marajó, Pará Indigenous people of different ethnic groups marched in Belém for land demarcation ahead of the summit The eight countries who share the rainforest are in Brazil for a “milestone” meeting. This week, delegates … Continue reading
This town banned cars (except tiny electric ones)
Zermatt, in Switzerland, bans all private cars and all gasoline cars. But if you run a business, you might be able to buy one of the special, tiny ones that are built right there. ■ Zermatt: https://zermatt.ch ■ Stimbo: https://stimbo.ch/ … Continue reading
Can You Make a Quantum Computer out of Olive Oil?
[…] Why on earth did Wikipedia say that olive oil performs spontaneous parametric down-conversion? In this video, we learn the basics of quantum mechanics and we use it to explain why extra virgin olive oil shines red with a green … Continue reading
Can cells think? | Michael Levin
We know that humans are an intelligent species. But this biologist breaks down the intelligence of each of our cells — and it will blow your mind. ❍ Subscribe to The Well on YouTube: https://bit.ly/welcometothewell ❍ Up next: An evolutionary … Continue reading
11 Difficult English Accents You WON’T Understand
❓🤨❓ How good are your English listening skills? Can you figure out where these accents are from? Can you understand what they are saying? […]
An Offshore Wind Farm in England Hosts Hundreds of Potential Nests for Endangered Kittiwakes | Colossal
JULY 31, 2023 KATE MOTHES All images © Ørsted and Red7Marine With a little help from unique collaborators, kittiwakes can make use of three new structures installed along England’s East Coast. The name kittiwake, which describes two related species of … Continue reading
The insane potential of Pumped Storage Hydropower.
Pumped Storage Hydro had, until recently, been all but written off as a fully exploited dead-end for energy storage expansion. According to new research though, it turns nothing could be further from the truth! It could literally be the lynch … Continue reading
Surprising Things about American English
Here’s a collection of things I find surprising about American English as a British linguist living in Southern California. I look at vowel mergers in US English, vocabulary and grammar features, surprising pronunciations and hypercorrections. This is the first time … Continue reading
Europe’s sleeper train network is expanding. Can it go the distance?
For more than a century, sleeper trains have provided a way for everyone, from budget backpackers to royals, to get around Europe. But these services are expensive to run and come with many operational challenges not faced by the more … Continue reading
HOW TO USE THOU …as well as thee, thy, ye & you.
English used to have a formal and informal way of saying “you” – like lots of other languages do now! Allow me to explain… What does “thou” actually mean? How is it different to “you”? And what about “thee”? These … Continue reading
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