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The ocean is our only hope of resolving the climate crisis, but it still needs our support. The ocean can capture at least 25% of carbon dioxide that is released into the atmosphere by humans because of its large size. The ocean floor can store carbon for thousands of years, or even millions, over time. …
Friday morning saw the uncontrolled return to Earth of the charred remains of a rocket booster. This was criticized in the West for being an irresponsible move by China’s National Space Administration. Just after 6 a.m., the rocket entered the atmosphere above the south-central Pacific Ocean. ET according to the US Space Command which is …
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In 1941, a bombing raid in London claimed that the first complete skeleton from a prehistoric marine reptile had resulted in its destruction. Mary Anning, a paleontologist, discovered the ichthyosaur dinosaur fossil in 1818. This was two decades before the term dinosaur was even introduced to our lexicon. Because these strange-looking reptiles resembled a mix …
Rocket Lab, a company that makes small orbital missiles, launched another successful mission Friday. But it failed to recover its rocket booster, which tumbled toward Earth. The company deployed a helicopter fitted with a hook attachment but it was unable to catch the booster. The company plans to make money by reusing rocket parts that …
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