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Explaining the Most Important Artemis II Photos

9 Apr 2026 GOOD STUFF Y’ALL All of the photos in this video were pulled from NASA Johnson’s Flickr! https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2ex… NASA’s AMAZING video on Earth Rise:    • Earthrise in 4K   SciShow’s video on Vavilov:    • Joseph Stalin Was Very Wrong About Agricul…   […]

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Artemis II splashes down

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How did English come to have different words for “ape” and “monkey”?

Photo by Leslie Low / Unsplash The etymology of our words for living primates gives some insight into how common ideas adjusted to new scientific knowledge. JOHN HAWKS JAN 06, 2019 In scientific English, today we often distinguish between “monkeys” … Continue reading

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why do we even HAVE the word “monkey”? #linguistics

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The human side of Artemis II: Reactions from the team alongside views of the Moon and Earth

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The literal meanings of city names

Want to learn a language the fun way? Get started with Lingopie today, with 55% off the annual plan: https://learn.lingopie.com/words-unra… What’s in a names? Jess and Rob are exploring why major cities are called what they’re called and what their … Continue reading

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The Black Hole Paradox That Keeps Physicists Awake at Night

14 Jan 2026 Black holes don’t just bend space and time. They also expose where our understanding of reality begins to break. In this video, we journey – with up-to-the-minute discoveries and insights – through every kind of black hole, … Continue reading

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This 5,000 year old burial mound in Newport, Wales, predates both the great Pyramids and the standing stones of Stonehenge

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The Brutalist Utopian Vision of the Future

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For the first time ever, the entire Orientale Basin has been revealed to human eyes via NASA’s Artemis II crew. A stunning new view of our Moon. 🌕🛰️

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