Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel. Early Thursday morning at 7:58 a.m. ET, members of the SpaceX Polaris Dawn crew successfully completed the world’s first all-civilian spacewalk 450 miles above Earth’s surface. Tech entrepreneur and adventurer Jared Isaacman was followed by…
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30 years ago this month, botanists in Australia made the “find of the century” when they discovered a species of pine tree in the mountains near Sydney that have survived from the time of the dinosaurs. Now, to mark the occasion, the Botanic Gardens of Sydney are auctioning off 6 saplings…
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A couple who planned separate marriage proposals to surprise each other at a special concert both got down on one knee at the same time. Rachel Hundertmark had been planning for months to propose to her partner Rashad Polk at an upcoming concert performed by the couple’s favorite band. They had…
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A British explorer has discovered the source of an uncharted Amazon river, after being stalked by jaguars and ravaged by army ants. The area has only ever been mapped by satellites, leading to solely inaccurate coordinates due to the jungle tree cover. The daring 33-year-old, Ash Dykes, beamed with joy after…
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Cars and planes could soon be built from the world’s strongest batteries, thanks to a ground-breaking innovation from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden. Researchers detailed the advance of so-called massless energy storage—and a structural battery that could cut the weight of a laptop by 50%, make mobile phones as thin…
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Americans have revealed the most unusual hacks to help their gardens thrive, like keeping away cats using cinnamon, and making plants grow faster by singing to them. The survey uncovered some weird and wonderful ways people tend their gardens, according to Sabrina Carmona, a VP at the game developer behind Farm…
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39 years ago today, the Penang Bridge officially opened connecting the Malay Peninsula with the island of Penang. Stretching 5.2 miles across the Penang Strait, it’s the second-longest bridge over water in Malaysia. Architects decided to use a cable-stayed suspension design similar to the Golden Gate Bridge rather than the steel-tied…
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