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Smart duck.. 😂

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Inside Europe’s trailblazing hybrid trains – BBC News

These trains are Europe’s first tri-mode trains to enter passenger service, after starting running on routes in Italy at the end of 2022. As well as being fitted with pantograph overhead power and a standard diesel engine, they also have … Continue reading

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By Engraving Found Plastic Waste, Duke Riley Links Extractive Practices Throughout Human History | Colossal

JULY 6, 2023 GRACE EBERT “No. 382 of the Poly S. Tyrene Memorial Maritime Museum” (2023), painted, salvaged plastic, ink, wax, 12.5 x 8 x 3.5 inches In the 1860s, the U.S. government introduced kerosene as an alternative for lighting … Continue reading

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Naturally occurring corn…

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Why Is There So Much Right-Wing Media?

[…] PragerU, The Daily Wire, countless far-right talk shows, YouTube channels, think tanks, and online magazines. Where are they all coming from, and why are they all so well funded? Let’s take a look at the groups bankrolling far-right rhetoric … Continue reading

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Gravitational Waves | Cosmic Symphony

Thanks to the efforts of the U.S. National Science Foundation’s NANOGrav Physics Frontiers Center a new milestone in gravitational wave detection can be revealed. […]

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How vultures are changing European mountains

Conservation groups all over the world are bringing animals back from the brink of extinction. I meet a team in Bulgaria working with the creepiest species of them all: vultures. The idea is that they will eventually help mitigate climate … Continue reading

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Very clever

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What the Polar Vortex Will Do to Earth this Decade

Everything about the Polar Vortex, Polar Night Jet, and the Jet Streams. […]

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Time Is Broken, According To This New Theory

[…] The Big Bang Theory has become the most accepted theory for the origin of the universe for decades. And it still is. But there are a handful of theories – mostly mathematical models – that offer a steady-state explanation … Continue reading

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