Science
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Oldest legible sentence written with first alphabet is about head lice
The early adopters of the alphabet cared about their personal hygiene, judging by the inscription on the side of an…
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5 signs you need a new laptop
You might to shocked to learn that the most reliable Chromebooks have an honest-to-goodness expiration date. Once that date is…
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Return of the ‘blood moon’: A total lunar eclipse will be visible around the world on Tuesday
Skywatchers on four continents will have the chance next week to catch the last total lunar eclipse for three years.…
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Planets around graveyard star were consumed before Earth was even born
A strangely cool star that has been dead for more than 10 billion years contains levels of some elements that…
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World’s largest plant for making methanol fuel from CO2 opens in China
The first commercial-scale plant for making methanol from carbon dioxide will save an estimated 500,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions a…
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News at a glance: Earth’s top geological sites, cameras on sharks, and China’s space station
NATURAL HISTORY Science society lists Earth’s top ‘geoheritage’ sites The International Union of Geological Sciences last week marked its 60th…
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Tumblr reverses policy, will allow nudity again
Tumblr is reversing its mature content policy and will once again allow nudity. In new community guidelines, the blogging website…
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SpaceX launches Falcon Heavy, the world’s most powerful rocket, on Space Force mission
Elon Musk’s SpaceX on Tuesday launched the first Falcon Heavy mission in over three years, a towering rocket that is the…
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Covid-19 appears to affect memory less than other aspects of cognition
People who have had covid-19 can have lingering impairments in multiple aspects of cognition, but memory appears to be less…
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Want to leave Facebook? Do this vital step first to save your photos
While you can’t completely delete yourself from the internet, you can stop people from finding out more information about you.…
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