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Bolsonaro given 48 hours to explain alleged plans to flee to Argentina
Brazilian supreme court judge sets ultimatum after police claim far-right populist sought to flee to avoid punishment over failed coup A supreme court judge has given Brazil’s ex-president, Jair Bolsonaro, 48 hours to explain police claims he was planning to flee to Argentina to avoid punishment for allegedly masterminding a failed coup after losing the…
Water on Mars Probably Doesn’t Explain These Weird Streaks
The UniverseFridays Mars ‘Water’ Streaks Could Just Be Dust A new global overview of Mars suggests dust, rather than water, is the source of mysterious streaks there By Phil Plait edited by Lee Billings Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this image from…
Psychology’s Groupthink Helps Explain the Signal Chat Fiasco
Opinion ArgonautWednesdays By Dan Vergano U.S. President Donald Trump, U.S. National Security Adviser Michael Waltz, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, on March 13, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Waltz, Vance, and Hegseth have faced criticism for communicating their plans and rationale for bombing Yemen via the encrypted messaging app Signal. Keep…
What does COVID-19 have to do with nature? These 5 articles explain
This post was updated May 19, 2020. Editor’s note: The COVID-19 pandemic has spread around the world at lightning speed, infecting more than 4.8 million people and killing more than 319,000 people to date. Protecting nature will be critical to preventing future pandemics, some scientists say. With that in mind, here are five articles that…
How Reality TV Helps Explain Trump’s Success
Opinion How Reality TV Helps Explain Trump’s Success What makes reality shows so popular also helps explain why Donald Trump is so popular By Maxim Voronov, Madeline Toubiana & Trish Ruebottom edited by Megha Satyanarayana In May 2024 a red hat with the saying “Make America Great Again” was placed on the Hollywood Walk of…
Conjoined Twins Abby & Brittany Hensel Explain How They Share Anatomy
Conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel shared how their anatomy operates with separate organs as well as fused organs they share. Abby Hensel and Brittany Hensel aren’t keeping this information close to their chest. While the conjoined twins have been willing to share insight into their captivating personal lives, like Abby marrying husband Josh Bowling…