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Global rainforest loss continues at rate of 10 football pitches a minute

Despite major progress in Brazil and Colombia, deforestation led by farming still cleared an area nearly equal to Switzerland

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2024

Despite Gains In Brazil, Forest Destruction Still 'Stubbornly' High: Report

The world lost 10 football fields of old-growth tropical forest every minute in 2023 and despite uplifting progress in the Amazon, the picture elsewhere is less rosy, researchers said on Thursday.

International Business Times · Apr 4, 2024

On eclipse day, hundreds of students will send up balloons for science

The NASA-backed Nationwide Eclipse Ballooning Project puts students in charge of a bold scientific endeavor to study the April 8 total solar eclipse.

WEKU · Mar 25, 2024

On this day: Len Bias, Garfield Smith, Sam Cassell born; Bob Cousy traded

On this day, Celtics Len Bias, Garfield Smith, and Sam Cassell -- while Boston icon Bob Cousy had his rights traded to the Cincinnati Royals.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 18, 2023

Searching for the right angle – students in this course shoot pool to learn about journalism

Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

The Conversation · Nov 6, 2023

Meet the newest class of Tribune fellows

Fellows play key roles in the most important work of the Tribune, helping with The Texas Tribune Festival and covering the biennial legislative sessions, education and the environment, among other important topics.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 6, 2023

Major brands are pulling ads on Musk's X after posts appeared beside pro-Nazi content

"If trust is lost it's like a house of cards—and currently X lacks trust from both its audiences and its B2B partners."

Fortune · Aug 17, 2023

Mega Millions lottery jackpot nears $1B ahead of Friday drawing

The Mega Millions lottery jackspot is approaching $1 billion ahead of Friday’s drawing

The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2023

New Tech Uses Eye Reflections To Build 3D Pictures

Researchers develop tech to create 3D images from reflections in human eyes

Zenger · Jun 30, 2023

Do dead stars crash with the light of 500 million suns?

New findings by Elias Most of the California Institute of Technology and Alexander Philippov of the University of Maryland, College Park, in a study published on June 16 by Physical Review Letters, suggest that fast radio bursts could be triggered by a collision between two neutron stars, and released just…

The Hindu · Jun 25, 2023