The world’s oldest story? Astronomers say global myths about ‘seven sisters’ stars may reach back 100,000 years

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In cultures around the world, myths about "seven sisters" describe a cluster of stars, but today the naked eye can…

Time’s Arrow, Part 1 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 5, Episode 26) Data’s head in a mine meets Mark Twain back in time, that’s a-cliffhang.

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Rewatching ST:TNG An archaeologist who's not very good at prioritizing natters on to Picard about finding some old glasses, a…

Time’s Arrow, Part 2 (#StarTrek #TNG Rewatch, Season 2, Episode 1) Data (fate preordained) scrums with skeptical Twain, that’s a-Part-2

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Rewatching ST:TNG Some time has passed since Part 1, as Picard and the away team members, presenting themselves as a…

Mask-wearing cuts Covid incidence by 53%, says global study

3 years ago

Globally, Covid cases exceeded 250 million this month. The virus is still infecting 50 million people worldwide every 90 days…

The battle against airborne COVID has shifted. Why your mask is the last layer of defence

3 years ago

There has been a paradigm shift in the thinking behind mask use, to the current emphasis on protecting oneself as…