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Aug 25, 2020

Watch the world’s first electric hydrofoil boat in action

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When six-time Powerboat World Champion Erik Stark climbs aboard a boat, it’s often to rocket toward a gold medal at around 150 mph (240 km/h). But today we’re all getting a chance to go along for a ride as he tests out a very different type of boat: Candela’s electric hydrofoil boat.

The opportunity comes via Stark’s new Team Subtech video where he toured the Candela factory in Stockholm, Sweden.

Aug 25, 2020

2,000-year-old redwoods survive wildfire at California park

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2,000-year-old redwoods survive wildfire at California’s oldest state park.

Aug 25, 2020

This could be the Air Force’s future flying car of choice

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The Air Force is on the hunt for a Jetsons–style flying car, and service officials just got an eyeful of one of their very first prototypes.

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass were among the officials present for the first Agility Prime electric vertical takeoff and landing flight (eVTOL) flight demonstration at Camp Mabry on Aug. 20.

Aug 24, 2020

Fires are raging in the Amazon—again

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The Amazon is burning again, and the fires this year could be even more devastating than in 2019.

Aug 24, 2020

Massive stone structures in Saudi Arabia may be some of oldest monuments in the world

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Mysterious stone structures that dot lava fields and deserts across Saudi Arabia may be some of the oldest monuments in the world, scientists say.

Aug 24, 2020

The future is fungal: why the ‘megascience’ of mycology is on the rise

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The study of fungi has long been overshadowed by more glamorous scientific quests. But biologist Merlin Sheldrake is on a mission to change that.

Aug 23, 2020

Kim Jong Un reportedly in a coma as his sister Kim Yo Jong takes control

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North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un has fallen into a coma, a former South Korean official is claiming on the heels of reports that the northern leader has ceded over some of his power to his younger sister.

Chang Song-min, a former aide to late-South Korean president Kim Dae-jung, has alleged that the Hermit Kindom’s honcho has become seriously ill amid speculation about his limited public appearances this year, the Mirror reported.

“I assess him to be in a coma, but his life has not ended,” he told South Korean media.

Aug 23, 2020

Mystery gas discovered near center of Milky Way

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An international team of researchers have discovered a dense, cold gas that’s been shot out from the center of the Milky Way “like bullets”.

Exactly how the gas has been ejected is still a mystery, but the research team, including Professor Naomi McClure-Griffiths from The Australian National University (ANU), say their findings could have important implications for the future of our galaxy.

“Galaxies can be really good at shooting themselves in the foot,” Professor McClure-Griffiths said.

Aug 23, 2020

What people in 1900 thought life would be like in the technological paradise of 2000

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Well, they were right about the North Pole being warmer.

Aug 23, 2020

How You Speak Reflects Who You Are: The Way We Talk Both Unites and Divides Us

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In new book, Prof. Katherine D. Kinzler argues that how you speak reflects who you are.

Have you ever considered that the way you talk may determine who you’re friends with, the job you have, and how you see the world? Even if you don’t realize it, “how you speak is, in a very real way, a window into who you are and how other people see you.”

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