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You can do more with a kind word and a gun than with just a kind word. – Al Capone
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Low Notes Really Do Get People Dancing, Research Finds
When it comes to getting into the groove on the dancefloor, it really is all about the bass, researchers have found. Scientists say when very low frequency (VLF) sound was introduced during a live electronic music event, gig-goers moved more even though they could not hear the frequencies. “This is Read more…
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Fast Fashion Waste Is Choking Developing Countries With Mountains of Trash
Less than 1% of used clothing gets recycled into new garments, overwhelming countries like Ghana with discards. It’s a disaster decades in the making, as clothing has become cheaper, plentiful and ever more disposable. Each year the fashion industry produces more than 100 billion apparel items, roughly 14 for every Read more…
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Bar-tailed Godwit Sets World Record With 13,560km Continuous Flight
A juvenile bar-tailed godwit — known only by its satellite tag number 234684 — has flown 13,560 kilometres from Alaska to the Australian state of Tasmania without stopping, appearing to set a new world record for marathon bird flights. The five-month-old bird set off from Alaska on 13 October and Read more…
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We’re On a Highway To Climate Hell, UN Boss Says
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres told countries gathered at the start of the COP27 summit in Egypt on Monday they face a stark choice: work together now to cut emissions or condemn future generations to climate catastrophe. The speech set an urgent tone as governments sit down for two Read more…