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Signs and Space

Sign languages rely on the use of space (locations, motions, and handshapes) to express meaning or grammatical nuance... • By Marisa Brook • 21 September 2020

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The Plant Pandemics Just Keep on Coming • (see also)
theatlantic.com
 The weird world of kidnapping insurance
theweek.com
 Gallery: Stalin's Rope Roads
flashbak.com
 The daring plan to save the Arctic ice with glass
bbc.com
 Video: Footage of the Hindenburg Disaster, colorized and upscaled with AI [5:26] • (see also)
youtube.com
 Could the Sahara ever be green again?
livescience.com
 A 'Climate Anomaly' Worsened World War I and the 1918 Flu Pandemic, New Research Suggests
gizmodo.com
 Here's How You Can 'See' Molecules—on a Whole 'Nother Planet
wired.com
 Astronauts are Getting a New Toilet Next Week
universetoday.com
 Why figs need wasps—here's how mutualism works
nationalgeographic.com
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Lake Peigneur: The Swirling Vortex of Doom

Written by Alan Bellows • September 2005

Early in the morning on November 21, 1980, twelve men decided to abandon their oil drilling rig on the suspicion that...

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The Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon

Written by Alan Bellows • March 2006

You may have heard about Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon before. In fact, you probably learned about it for the first time...

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Australia’s Humped Pestilence

Written by Christine Ro • November 2017

The introduction of non-native species can be a tricky business. The feral camels of Australia are a case in point. T...

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