Credit: CC0 Public Domain The world’s forests play an important role in mitigating climate change. They are carbon sinks, which means they absorb more carbon dioxide than they emit. But according to new research, the most prolific tree in North America, the Douglas fir, will absorb less atmospheric carbon dioxide …
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Image copyright Youtube YouTuber Jenna Marbles has announced that she will be leaving the video-sharing site. In an eleven-minute video, she talks about what she describes as “shameful” content she did in the past. The 33-year-old apologized for racist and sexist videos, including an impersonation of Nicki Minaj. The comedian, …
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The boy, a tourist who was 6 years old at the time, was hospitalized with “catastrophic injuries” after the August 4 incident, which took place on the 10th floor of the museum. Jonty Bravery of West London admitted an attempted murder charge to London’s Old Bailey court in December, saying …
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the Minneapolis City Hall Today, he will vote on a proposal to change the city statute to allow the removal of the city police department. It is a measure supported by the majority of the council after George Floyddeath, but far from assured, reports Amy Forliti to the Associated Press …
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By WM Keck Observatory June 25, 2020 Artist’s impression of the formation of the Pōniuā`ena quasar, beginning with a seed black hole, 100 million years after the Big Bang. Credit: International Gemini Observatory / NOIRLab / NSF / AURA / P. Marenfeld The most massive quasar known in the early …
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