Science & Health
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Record-Breaking Lightning Just Chilled in the Sky for 17 Seconds
Lighting usually lasts for a couple seconds at most. Except for when it really, super doesn’t. On March 4, 2019, there was a lightning flash in Argentina that lasted for 16.73 seconds.
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Gigantic Splotches on the Star Betelgeuse Might Explain Its Freaky Dimming
Betelgeuse — a gigantic star in the final stages of its life — has been acting weird lately, exhibiting dramatic drops in brightness. New research attributes enormous star spots to Betelgeuse’s flaky appearance, though on a scale never seen before.
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Elizabeth Banks Will Will Drive the Magic School Bus in a Live-Action Movie
Ms. Frizzle, everyone’s favourite messy science teacher who lived for drama as well as education, is making her way to the silver screen in a live-action adaptation of The Magic School Bus. Given how much time kids have had to spend away from school because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the movie might actually be…
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Volcanic Eruption in Alaska May Have Sparked Political Turmoil in Ancient Rome
An unusually powerful volcanic eruption in 43 BCE has been linked to political upheaval on the other side of the globe, including the fall of the Roman Republic and the Ptolemaic Kingdom.