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Suez Canal Authority Blames Ever Given Accident On Ship’s Captain
Remember the Ever Given? How could you forget — it’s one of the largest shipping container vessels in the world and its still sitting in the Great Bitter Lake after spending six days lodged in the Suez Canal back in March. Now we know how it got stuck in the first place, at least, according…
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Climate Change Has Knocked Earth Off Its Axis
Of all the things attributable to climate change, the magnetic poles moving differently is definitely one of the weirder ones. But a new study shows that’s exactly what’s happening. It builds on previous findings to show that disappearing ice is playing a major role, and shows that groundwater depletion is responsible for contributing to wobbles…
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6 Mysterious Disease Outbreaks That Were Never Solved
As the past year has painfully made clear, infectious diseases remain one of humanity’s greatest perils. It only took weeks for scientists to identify the cause of our ongoing pandemic — a previously unknown species of coronavirus — but there have been plenty of outbreaks, past and present, whose true cause isn’t so obvious. Here…
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An Alkaline Water Brand Is Making People Seriously Ill in Nevada, Officials Say
A brand of alkaline water is likely sickening people in Nevada, federal and local health officials say. At least 11 people in the state have come down with varying symptoms, including serious liver injury, after drinking “Real Water” products. People are being advised not to drink the stuff, while one family has since filed a…