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A tsunami makes its way across the Pacific, with waves hitting the U.S. West Coast
By Rachel Treisman Much of the West Coast of the U.S. is under tsunami alerts, after one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded struck eastern Russia and sent powerful waves into Japan, Hawaii, California and counting. A magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit near Russia’s sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula early Wednesday morning — tying with two other…
6 tales of mystery and mishap — all hitting book stores on April Fools’ Day
Colin Dwyer Don’t worry, you’ve come to a safe space. To be clear, the same can’t be said for the rest of the internet, which every April Fools’ Day lards its usual mystery blend of fact, rumor and misinformation with, well, still more misinformation — this time in the service of what some allege to…
Trump’s DEI Purge Is Hitting NASA Hard
Trump’s DEI Purge Is Hitting NASA Hard Space scientists within NASA and outside it feel betrayed by the Trump administration’s changes at the agency, which was known for promoting inclusion in science By Alexandra Witze & Nature magazine NASA’s diverse astronaut corps was an example of the agency’s support for diversity and inclusion. In the…