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Globe trotter: Altoona woman has set foot on all seven continents in her 93 years
Delphine Shannon, 93, of Altoona counts herself among the less than 1% of the population who has traveled to the seven ...
Scientists know where the big earthquakes will hit. They just don’t know when
A lurch in the Earth’s tectonic plates can wreak havoc at any time – as we’ve just seen in Vanuatu. How do scientists measure ...
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The shallow Baltic Sea holds deep secrets about a hybrid war on NATO
During World ... five submarines designed for brown-water operations near land – and is constructing two more – in contrast to the blue-water, deep-sea navies of other NATO states, and a set ...
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Incredible hotels at the ends of the Earth
Where the only thing as remarkable as the location is that a luxury hotel or lodge could be planted this deep in the wilderness – amid the highest mountains, in the middle of great oceans or ...
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Life probably exists beyond Earth. So how do we find it?
The Subaru’s 8.2-meter (27 feet) reflector is among the largest single-piece mirrors in the world. (Operated by ... Are there continents? Oceans and clouds? All these questions can be answered ...
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kottke.org posts about photography
For his book Feed the Planet: A Photographic Journey to the World’s Food (Bookshop), George Steinmetz travelled the world with his drone, spending “a decade documenting food production in more than 36 ...
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Peloton instructor Becs Gentry completes 7 marathons in 7 continents in 7-day span
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Running a marathon is already impressive - now imagine seven ... continents. That is what Peloton coach and runner Becs Gentry accomplished a few weeks ago in the Great World ...
Continental drift: Why the need for critical minerals might change the way we define Earth's zones
Continents and oceans have scientific definitions that underpin international law. The idea of dividing the world into ...
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Every world map you’ve seen is wrong – this is what maps should look like
According to that new article, this new world map is not only the most accurate ever created, but it actually showcases the proper size of the landmasses and continents that make up our planet.
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Mumbai Class 12th Girl Becomes the Youngest Girl to Conquer Seven Highest Peaks in the World
Class 12 student Kaamya Karthikeyan of Mumbai's Navy Children School achieved history by becoming the world's youngest woman to climb the seven highest peaks on seven continents. The 17-year-old ...
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Kaamya Karthikeyan becomes world’s youngest girl to conquer highest peaks on all seven continents - who is she?
Kaamya Karthikeyan, 17, has become the youngest girl globally to conquer the highest peaks on all seven continents after ... s youngest climber and the world’s second youngest to achieve this ...
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Here’s how many days it took this runner to complete 7 marathons on 7 continents
One runner decided to run seven marathons on seven continents ... about four or five times a week, in preparation for the Great World Race. Here are some top tips to train for a marathon: Build ...