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Global temperatures over last 24,000 years show today's warming ...
Nov 10, 2021 · The magnitude and rate warming over the last 150 years far surpasses the magnitude and rate of changes over the last 24,000 years. "This reconstruction suggests that current temperatures are ...
How social media is changing the way people get to know one …
Oct 27, 2021 · Credit: Unsplash/User dole777. Social media has the ability to connect us with almost anyone in the world, but it can also change the way brains form new social relationships, maintain current ...
What is fracking and is it harmful? Key terms and negative effects …
Oct 19, 2022 · There are many negative effects associated with fracking, both health-wise and environmentally. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, because of the toxic air pollution resulting ...
History shows that societies collapse when leaders ...
Oct 16, 2020 · History shows that societies collapse when leaders undermine social contracts. The ruins of the Roman Forum, once a site of a representational government. Credit: Linda Nicholas, Field Museum. All ...
A universe of 10 dimensions - Phys.org
Dec 11, 2014 · Superstring theory posits that the universe exists in 10 dimensions at once. Credit: Piner at Caedes.net. When someone mentions "different dimensions," we tend to think of things like parallel ...
How far are the planets from the Sun? - Phys.org
Apr 22, 2014 · Closest: 1.35 billion km / 839 million miles (9.05 AU) Furthest: 1.51 billion km / 938 million miles (10.12 AU) Average: 1.43 billion km / 889 million miles (9.58 AU) Closest to Saturn from Earth ...
What will the planet look like in 50 years? Here's how climate ...
Sep 10, 2021 · Hausfather, along with co-author Schmidt, compared 17 model projections of global average temperature developed between 1970 and 2007 with actual changes in global temperature observed through the ...
Is it time to get rid of homework? Mental health experts weigh in
Aug 16, 2021 · Emmy Kang, mental health counselor at Humantold, says studies have shown heavy workloads can be "detrimental" for students and cause a "big impact on their mental, physical and emotional health ...
The five scientists who won two Nobel prizes - Phys.org
Oct 5, 2022 · ICRC and UNHCR. Two organisations have won multiple Nobel Peace Prizes. The International Committee of the Red Cross won in 1917, 1944 and 1963 and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for ...