NASA’d too hard: The ultimate NASA trivia quiz

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NASA wasn’t born with a rocket in its hand — it was forged in the heat of the Cold War, when the race to space became a global obsession. Since its founding, the agency has transformed from a scrappy collection of engineers into the world’s most iconic space organization. But how well do you reallyContinue Reading

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As deforestation and climate change threaten some of the country’s least-known pollinators, scientists join forces with Indigenous Asháninka communities to protect the insects and their new legal rights. By Teresa Tomassoni SATIPO, Peru—Dry leaves rustled beneath the hem of her terracotta-tinted dress as Micaela Huaman Fernandez knelt on the forestContinue Reading

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NHS trusts dropped from maternity failings review Andy Giddings Shropshire and Victoria Scheer Leeds Getty Images The “rapid review” is now focusing on 12 English NHS trusts, with a report due by December Two NHS trusts have been removed from a review of maternity failings across England. Trusts in ShropshireContinue Reading

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Graham Platner, an upstart Democratic candidate running to challenge Republican Maine Senator Susan Collins, reportedly acknowledged that his skull-and-crossbones tattoo is a Nazi military symbol. Jewish Insider reported Tuesday that an acquaintance of Platner’s had heard the former Marine refer to his chest tattoo as “my Totenkopf,” a German termContinue Reading

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At least two people killed after Russia launched drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s capital, other areas overnight., At least two people killed after Russia launched drone and missile attacks on Ukraine’s capital and other areas overnight. Large-scale Russian attacks on Ukraine’s capital overnight have killed at least two peopleContinue Reading