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Some Geologists Argue Earth Has Fewer Than Seven Continents
Recent earth science developments suggest that how we count our planet’s largest land masses is less clear than we learned in school.World - The New York Times - 20 hours ago -
How Two of the Rarest Horses on Earth Got Lost
The entire world’s population of Przewalski’s horses once dwindled to a mere dozen. So how did a pair named Fiona and Shrek end up in livestock auctions in the West?Top stories - The New York Times - October 23 -
NASA Astronaut Released From Hospital After ‘Medical Issue’
Three NASA astronauts and a fourth from the Russian space agency returned to Earth from the International Space Station on Friday morning in a SpaceX capsule.Science - The New York Times - 4 days ago -
Ryanair warns of fewer flights next summer due to Boeing aircraft delays
Airlines are increasingly frustrated by the global shortage of new planesBusiness - Financial Times - October 16 -
Can a $350 Million Plan Transform 5th Avenue Into a Grand Boulevard?
New York City officials and business leaders plan to expand sidewalks, add seating areas and trees and remove two car lanes to make the renowned avenue more pedestrian friendly.Top stories - The New York Times - October 17 -
Fewer than a quarter of UK workers want alcohol at social events
Increase in demand for games-based activities signals end of boozy Christmas partyBusiness - Financial Times - October 22 -
UK urged to send fewer offenders back to jail for minor probation breaches
Growing number punished for breaking conditions of release, undermining efforts to ease overcrowdingWorld - Financial Times - Yesterday -
How to See Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS as It Passes Near Earth
Comet Tsuchinshan-ATLAS is nearing Earth and getting brighter.Science - The New York Times - October 15 -
Review: Sean Baker's freewheeling 'Anora' is a stripper's fairy tale crashing to Earth
Starring an inspired Mikey Madison, who dominates in the role of a stripper who falls for the wrong guy, Sean Baker's high-energy comedy comes with a side of sadness.Entertainment - Los Angeles Times - October 16 -
Humanity is on the verge of ‘shattering Earth’s natural limits’, say experts in biodiversity warning
As the Cop16 conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zone. Humanity is “on the precipice” of shattering Earth’s limits, and will suffer ...World - The Guardian - October 21 -
Mega meteorite tore up seabed and boiled Earth's oceans
It was 200 times bigger than the one that wiped out the dinosaurs nearly three billion years later.Top stories - BBC News - October 21 -
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Four space station crew members head for Friday return to Earth
Spending a month longer than planned aboard the ISS, three NASA astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are finally headed home.Top stories - CBS News - October 23 -
4 large asteroids, including 1 the size of a skyscraper, speed past Earth
Four huge asteroids — and a fifth that's much smaller — are passing Earth on Thursday in their closest approaches to the planet ever recorded.Top stories - CBS News - 6 days ago -
‘Pole of Cold’: life in the coldest inhabited village on Earth – photo essay
The Siberian republic of Sakha in the Russian far east is one the coldest inhabited regions in the world. The photojournalist Natalya Saprunova spent almost two months documenting the daily lives ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
4 astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble
Four astronauts are back on Earth after a space station mission that lasted almost eight monthsTech - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Space station crew gets medical evaluation after record 235-day mission
The Crew Dragon splashed down in the Gulf of Mexico a month later than planned, setting a SpaceX endurance record in the process.Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
WATCH: Astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's capsule trouble
Four astronauts returned to Earth on Friday after a nearly eight-month space station stay extended by Boeing's capsule trouble and Hurricane Milton.Top stories - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Crew of SpaceX Dragon capsule taken to medical facility after return to Earth
NASA says three NASA astronauts and one Russian cosmonaut were taken to a medical facility for additional evaluation after splashing down to Earth Friday morning in the SpaceX Dragon Capsule. ...Top stories - CBS News - 5 days ago -
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Bull market turns 2. Why fewer Fed rate cuts won’t rattle stock investors.
Even though concerns around a potential reheating of inflation have added to the uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path, it may not stop stocks from going higher, analysts said.Business - MarketWatch - October 13 -
Teen tobacco use falls to 25-year low as fewer pick up e-cigarettes
Tobacco product use among middle and high school students has dropped to a 25-year low, federal agencies announced Thursday.Business - CNBC - October 17 -
Fewer diners, ice cream shops: Trump and Harris shift campaign strategies amid security threats
Trump and Harris have pulled back on stops at small businesses that are meant to feel more spontaneous, amid security concerns and reluctance from local owners.Top stories - NBC News - October 21 -
Switzerland to close 9 centers for asylum-seekers as fewer people arrive than expected
Swiss authorities say they will shut nine temporary centers for asylum-seekers because the number of people seeking asylum recently has been below expectationsWorld - ABC News - October 22 -
More students are eligible for college aid, but fewer high schoolers enroll — 'there's still work to do,' official says
Although more students are eligible for federal aid this year, rising college costs and ballooning student debt balances are still major concerns.Business - CNBC - October 23 -
PGA Tour proposes sweeping changes, including smaller fields and fewer full-time members, to implement in 2026
The PGA Tour policy board will vote on the proposals on Nov. 18 ahead of the RSM ClassicSports - CBS Sports - Yesterday -
Why did Joker 2 lose so much money? And how on earth did it cost so much in the first place?
Todd Phillips’ first take on the supervillain was a billion-grossing smash, but setting out to chastise devoted fans with the second looks set to cost the film industry dear. To quote Heath ...World - The Guardian - October 16 -
US-led Minerals Security Partnership backs new rare earths project in Brazil
The coalition is the west’s answer to China’s control of minerals that are critical to the energy transitionWorld - Financial Times - October 22 -
A giant, ancient meteor four times the size of Mount Everest may have sparked life on Earth
A giant meteorite first discovered in 2014 caused a tsunami bigger than any in known human history and may have sparked life, scientists reveal.Top stories - NBC News - October 22 -
Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's Starliner problems and Hurricane Milton
Four astronauts return to Earth after being delayed by Boeing's Starliner problems and Hurricane MiltonTech - ABC News - 5 days ago -
Wool webs, faceless mannequins and creepy lights: five budget Halloween decoration ideas that won’t cost the Earth
With a little craftiness, common household goods and secondhand items can be turned into eerie embellishments. Get our weekend culture and lifestyle email Trick or treat, or recycle and reuse? ...World - The Guardian - 5 days ago -
Michelle Obama blasts Trump in battleground Michigan: ‘Why on earth is this race even close?’
Former First Lady Michelle Obama hit the campaign trail for Vice President Harris in battleground Michigan on Saturday, blasting former President Trump and railing against what she cast as a double ...Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago
