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Ancient footprints show two different human ancestors coexisted at the same spot 1.5M years ago
Maybe they helped each other. Maybe they ran from each other. Maybe they ignored each other.It’s long been known that ... Read More
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Why is a global treaty on plastic pollution dividing the world?
SEOUL, South Korea — What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies?
That is the question that the delegates from 175 countries are trying to answer this week in Busan, ...Read more
This Day in History, November 29
On November 29th, 1922, the tomb of Tutankhamun was opened to the public.
Storms threaten to snarl travel over busy Thanksgiving weekend
Millions of Americans flying or getting behind the wheel for the Thanksgiving holiday are bracing for flight delays and dangerous roads as bad weather sweeps the U.S. in what’s forecast to be a record-breaking travel ...Read more
Pennsylvania's buck season opens this weekend, and many deer hunters will stay in Allegheny County
PITTSBURGH — For the opening of buck season on Saturday and the rest of firearms deer season, many local hunters won't be leaving Allegheny County.
More than half a million hunters are expected to take to the woods for ...Read more
New York City hit with arctic blast, lake-snow effect to batter upstate
NEW YORK — December is nearly upon us, and it’s finally starting to feel like winter in New York.
After a damp and dreary Thanksgiving, a frigid chill swept across much of the tristate area overnight and into Friday, ...Read more
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship. -- American author Louisa May Alcott
Other Notable Events for November 29
On this date in history:
In 1877, Thomas Edison demonstrated a hand-cranked phonograph that recorded sound on grooved metal cylinders. Edison shouted verses of Mary Had a Little Lamb into the machine, which ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 29
Those born on this date include:
- Physicist Christian Doppler in 1803
- writer Louisa May Alcott in 1832
- Chinese Empress Dowager Tz'u Hsi in 1835
- electrical engineer John Fleming in 1849
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Today's Word "urbane"
urbane \ur-BAYN\ (adjective) - Polished and smooth in manner; polite, refined, and elegant.
"The grey-haired man was obviously the woman's inferior; he sat on the ground at a distance, and although what he said was urbane...Read more
Balls in a Jar
You're walking down a street, when you see some people gambling on the roadside.
The dealer says:
"There are 10 black balls and 10 white balls in this jar. You are blindfolded and you randomly pick 10 balls. If 5 of the balls you picked are black and the other 5 are white, you lose $2. Otherwise you win $1."
Is the gamble fair?
View full teaser and answerThe Pittsburgh region's driest year since 2002 has led to an increase in wildfires
PITTSBURGH — When most people think of wildfires, they envision the thousands of acres in the western United States burned to ashes each year.
But this summer and fall has been the driest on record for Western ...Read more
How will climate change impact Florida's Everglades? Gators may be a key gauge
MIAMI — A bright searchlight pierces the darkness as the 18-foot airboat glides across the Everglades, the beam igniting small sparkling shimmers in the ink-black water dotted with lily pads.
Glowing gator eyes — the ...Read more
'Marching orders haven't changed': New Artemis mobile launcher takes shape amid uncertain future
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER — Months after an alarmist review from NASA’s Office of the Inspector General, hundreds of construction workers seem out to prove their critics wrong as progress picks up steam on the Artemis ...Read more
Has nuclear power entered a new era of acceptance amid global warming?
LOS ANGELES — When Heather Hoff took a job at Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant, she was skeptical of nuclear energy — so much so that she resolved to report anything questionable to the anti-nuclear group Mothers for ...Read more
Other Notable Events for November 28
On this date in history:
In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan entered the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world. He was the first European to sail the Pacific from the east.
In 1919, Virginia-born Nancy ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 28
Those born on this date include:
- Writer William Blake in 1757
- architect Henry Bacon in 1866
- musician/record executive Berry Gordy in 1929 (age 95)
- musician Randy Newman in 1943 (age 81)<...Read more
Awareness of food waste can help us appreciate holiday meals
Americans celebrate the winter holidays in many ways, which typically include an abundance of food, drinks, desserts – and waste. Food waste is receiving increasing attention from managers, activists, policymakers and...Read more
Today's Word "alpenglow"
alpenglow \AL-puhn-gloh\ (noun) - A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of mountains.
"I sit down by the Hermit's Creek and eat chocolate bars and listen to the water, and then, when it is four hours ...Read more
This Day in History, November 28
On November 28th, 1660, the Royal Society was founded at Gresham College.
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