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Earth now has a 5th ocean, according to National Geographic, which upgraded the status of the waters around Antarctica
Many scientists have been using the Southern Ocean name for years, but international bodies have be…
Marianne Guenot
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Nearly a quarter of the world's population may not have access to the COVID-19 vaccine until 2022, BMJ study shows
These findings together suggest that the operational challenges of the global COVID-19 vaccinat…
PTI
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Netflix is changing how it reports one of its most-watched metrics. Wall Street analysts have mixed feelings on the move.
"The move to report and guide to 'global paid subscribers' will potentially obfuscate the trends in…
Daniel Strauss
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A new National Geographic series shows warring lion clans up close - here are stunning images captured by the crew
"You've got to have a love for the bush, for being out there. You've got to not be too attached to …
Jeremy Berke
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Half Of Canada Lives In Just These Counties
So technically, Canada doesn't have "counties," they have "Census Geographic Units" but they serve …
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The Princeton Review's pricing method has a terrible impact on Asians, study finds
For each online test prep tutoring service in question, The Princeton Review offers four different …
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Archaeologists are fuming over the alleged discovery of a 'lost city' in the middle of the Honduran rain forest
In 2012, a team of American and Honduran archaeologists returned to the site on a tip from Californ…
Erin Brodwin
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Why Ukraine Isn't 'The Ukraine,' And Why That Matters Now
It's an understandable mistake, perhaps - until its independence in 1991, when Ukrainian leaders fo…
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Amazon is close to winning a 7-year battle with South American countries for the '.amazon' domain
It brings to head a seven-year battle, in which Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, S…
Mary Hanbury
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This animated map shows how religion spread across the world
Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam are 5 of the biggest religions in the world. O…
Alex Kuzoian
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Most of the produce you think is local probably originated on other continents
Researchers from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and several other interna…
Clinton Nguyen
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Here's how climate change is already affecting your health, based on the state you live in
Allergy seasons are already getting worse as a result of air pollution. Why? Carbon dioxide, one of…
Erin Brodwin
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Semiconductor giants are sounding the alarm on soft China demand. Here's what they're saying
President Donald Trump's trade war has added uncertainty for companies seeking to do business in th…
Ethel Jiang
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Here comes manufacturing PMI ...
"The broadening across geographical regions and industries suggest that the weakness has moved beyo…
Akin Oyedele
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People hadn't set foot in this ancient 'lost city' in the Honduran jungle for 500 years - until now
There was one problem, though, according to researchers who signed a public letter condemning the n…
Erin Brodwin
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Even the US government can't agree on how to divide up the states into regions
The US Census Bureau, for example, considers there to be four regions of the US: the Northeast, the…
Mark Abadi
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Illinois governor says COVID-19 surge has left ICU capacity 'frighteningly limited' in parts of the state
Just 316 of 2,977 ICU beds are available across the entire state, according to the Illinois Departm…