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Uluru Is a National Marvel, This Is the Epic 550-Million-Year Story of Its Formation
Part of the magic of Uluru is the way it tricks your senses. Deep orange by day, at sunrise and sunset it appears to change colour, becoming a more vibrant shade of red, and then almost purple. Its size also seems to change depending on your perspective. Approaching Uluru from afar you are struck by…
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Snowstorm Traps People Overnight on I-95 in ‘Dystopian’ Virginia Nightmare
Hundreds of people have been trapped in their cars on a stretch of highway in Virginia on Monday and Tuesday after a heavy snowstorm made roads nearly impassible. Traffic was still stalled on the highway on Tuesday morning as some drivers told news outlets they had been on the road for almost 24 hours.
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Here’s How to Make Interacting With a Chatbot Less Frustrating
Hands up if you’ve ever cursed, mocked or yelled at a chatbot. No surprise if you have. Those automated “helpers” – supposedly designed to make customer service smarter, faster and more efficient – can certainly be a source of frustration for sentient beings. Interactions with chatbots have become increasingly common in our daily lives. But…
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Material From Asteroid Ryugu Starts To Give Up Secrets of Early Solar System
Just over a year ago, material from the Japanese Hayabusa 2 mission to Asteroid (162173) Ryugu arrived back on Earth . And this week, the first two papers reporting analysis of the material have been published in Nature Astronomy. Excitingly, they suggest we may be on the brink of discovering whether water and organic material,…