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BY Sofia Andrade, Slate

In the past few weeks, we've seen deadly heat domes across the Pacific Northwest, a petroleum pipeline leak in the middle of the ocean that set the Gulf of Mexico on fire, and deadly floods in Germany and Belgium. Here's what scientists are saying about climate change impacts this summer. Read on »
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naughty lazy meh usa,but whast the huh
a relaxing saturday,nonetheless yay

This Graphic Artist's Olympic Pictograms Changed Urban Design Forever

The Science Behind a Faster, Higher, Stronger Team U.S.A.

Cleveland Baseball Team to Rebrand as the Guardians

This Butterfly Is the First U.S. Insect to Be Wiped Out by Humans

Why Germany's Newly Opened Humboldt Forum Is So Controversial

Fragments of Gold-Adorned, 14th-Century Triptych Reunited After Decades

Microbes Thrive on Pulverized Rock Under a Half-Mile of Antarctic Ice

Traces of Submerged Roman Road Found Beneath Venetian Lagoon


where,would life be without smithsonian,i say ha,true

 

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A Fairy Tale Ghost Town
Halfway between Istanbul Istanbul and Ankara, in one of the most historic and beautiful parts of northwest Turkey, is a deep valley covered in dense
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FROM THE ARCHIVES
The Heraean Games

 

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Are your bags packed? Are ready to travel? It's not too late to book one of these amazing trips.
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11 DAYS, 10 NIGHTS | Romania
Romania: Castles, Ruins, and Medieval Villages
10 travelers | September 10-20
Trip Highlight: Explore Bran Fortress, also known as "Dracula's Castle."

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12 DAYS, 11 NIGHTS | Tunisia
Tunisia: Through the Sands of Time
12 travelers | September 13-24
Trip Highlight: Visit El Jem, a massive 35,000 seat, Roman-Era colosseum.

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8 DAYS, 7 NIGHTS | Spain
Kingdoms of Andalusia: Secret Gardens & Haunted Palaces
14 travelers | September 13-20
Trip Highlight: Discover relics of a great Moorish mosque within the Gothic Catedral de Sevilla.

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3 DAYS, 2 NIGHTS | New York
Only in Queens: Tasting Our Way Through NYC’s Most Diverse Borough
12 travelers | September 10-12
Trip Highlight: Deep dive into rich neighborhood life, visiting many local restaurants and markets.

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plenty to be seen
fear,little time to experience it

6 DAYS, 5 NIGHTS | Sweden
Rewilding: Tracking Wolves in the Forests of Sweden
14 travelers | September 6-11
Trip Highlight: Accompany experienced wildlife guides to track the Swedish grey wolf.

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TRAVEL
Need Some Travel Ideas? We’ve Got You Covered

 

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What would happen if Earth was flat?
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What does Mars' interior look like?
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Are Stephen Hawking's theories right?
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TRAVEL
America's Most Surreal Lakefront Is an Ancient Psychedelic Playground

Michigan is the undisputed king of jaw-dropping lakeshore drives, with almost 3,200 miles of waterfront covering three Great Lakes, endless adorable towns, and enough lighthouses to fill a whole damn library full of coffee-table books about lighthouses.

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Every Country Open to Vaccinated Travelers—and Why You Should Go

keeping our light/life shining,despite
multiple adversities,percieved huh

 

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funny how
oh,never mind

 

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humanity
just love our naturals getting on with life

Inside the surprisingly complex engineering process that creates an Olympic torch
A torch like the one in the Tokyo games is so much more than just a simple vessel for flame. This is how they spark into being.
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Forward

The Best PS5 games to show off the console’s next-gen features
The best PS5 games take advantage of all that computing power.
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Raging wildfires will give the moon an eerie orange hue
July's full moon, aka the 'Buck Moon' may look spectacular, but it’s a sign of our blazing Earth.
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THE WEIRDEST THING I LEARNED THIS WEEK
How Abebe Bikila won the Olympic
marathon without shoes
While world record times, particularly in the marathon, have come down with the advent of higher-tech shoes, sneakers aren’t everything. Case-in-point: Abebe Bikila and his barefoot Olympic triumph.
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Two pics I took on Tuesday of this week. An hour and a half apart. (For the record, the afternoon of Tuesday 20th July 2021. Location; Kent, England.)

I took the first one as I had my lunch in my back garden. It had been hot with totally clear blue skies up until literally a few minutes before I took the picture. (My sweat after gardening for three hours was testament to that!) I sat down with my well-earned lunch and ice cold drink, and instantly clouds billowed like mad......and minutes later thunder boomed incessantly.

I took the second pic as I crossed the river to go to work. (M2V on the late shift as always!) The back edge of the thunderstorm that didn't even exist two hours before....

Sorry if they bore. But I'm a bit of a nature photography freak. And I'm a thunderstorm obsessive too! So I was totally and utterly in my element on Tuesday!

 

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Two pics I took on Tuesday of this week. An hour and a half apart. (For the record, the afternoon of Tuesday 20th July 2021. Location; Kent, England.)

I took the first one as I had my lunch in my back garden. It had been hot with totally clear blue skies up until literally a few minutes before I took the picture. (My sweat after gardening for three hours was testament to that!) I sat down with my well-earned lunch and ice cold drink, and instantly clouds billowed like mad......and minutes later thunder boomed incessantly.

I took the second pic as I crossed the river to go to work. (M2V on the late shift as always!) The back edge of the thunderstorm that didn't even exist two hours before....View attachment 38900951


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Sorry if they bore. But I'm a bit of a nature photography freak. And I'm a thunderstorm obsessive too! So I was totally and utterly in my element on Tuesday!

No, I really like those photos you attached. Seems like there was a storm brewing and I love storms. Beautiful pics, M

 

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The universe synchronizes with itself

Photo by Greg Rakozy on Unsplash