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Unlike most snakes, this viper won’t run from you, and that’s the danger
The Malayan pit viper is responsible for thousands of bites a year because it holds its ground instead…
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The 2004 Navy encounter that stayed secret until The New York Times found it
A 2004 US Navy encounter with an unidentified object remained largely unknown for over a decade until it…
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3,000 birds arrive every year, and by monsoon’s end the number doubles
Around 3,000 migratory birds arrive at Danapur cantonment in Patna during peak season, with the number doubling once…
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5 life lessons hidden in one line by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson's famous quote about actions and words offers several life lessons on trust, integrity and leading…
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1.8 billion people live without safe housing, the UN says that’s a human rights crisis
More than 1.8 billion people live in informal settlements or inadequate housing worldwide, according to the United Nations,…
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From Polio Vaccine Drives In Delhi To The Space Station: Astronaut Anil Menon’s Journey To Tuesday’s ISS Launch
NASA astronaut Anil Menon, who once lived in Delhi supporting polio immunisation, is set to launch on an…
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How Switzerland Moved an 1889 Brick Building 60 Metres Instead of Demolishing It
Swiss engineers relocated Zurich's historic MFO building 60 metres on rails rather than demolish it, part of a…
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DNA Study Identifies Two Lost Colonial Governors Buried Beneath a Maryland Chapel
A new genetic study has identified two 17th-century colonial governors buried beneath a Maryland chapel, and uncovered the…
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The travel advice going viral for people who can’t just quit their jobs
As travel influencers often glamorise quitting work to travel, creator Annie Sharma's video offering a practical, job-keeping alternative…
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Antarctica was one of the last places without nanoplastics. Not anymore
A new study has found nanoplastic particles in the soil of Antarctica's McMurdo Dry Valleys, closing one of…