Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it’s pointed right at... A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is on par with the infamous sunspot that birthed the 1859 Carrington Event—but, for now, it’s staying quiet.
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Giant sunspot on par with the one that birthed the Carrington Event has appeared on the sun — and it
A massive new sunspot complex, dubbed AR 4294-4296, has emerged on the sun and is facing directly at Earth. The dark patch is on par with the infam...
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’Intelligence comes at a price, and for many species, the benefits just aren’t worth it’: A neuros... In his book “One Hand Clapping: Unraveling the Mystery of the Human Mind“ ❲Prometheus/Swift Press, 2...
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'It puts the birth of our species in a broader context': A neuroscientist explains the 'social brain hypothesis' of what makes us human | Live Science
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#glados Recites The Litany Against Fear From #dune GLadOS voice made using
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GitHub - nerdaxic/glados-tts: A GLaDOS TTS, using Forward Tacotron and HiFiGAN. Inference is fast and stable, even on the CPU. A low quality vocoder model is included for mobile use. Rudimentary TTS script included. Works perfectly on Linux, partially on Maybe someone smarter than me can make a GUI.
A GLaDOS TTS, using Forward Tacotron and HiFiGAN. Inference is fast and stable, even on the CPU. A low quality vocoder model is included for mobi...
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Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would ban state agencies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride flags Ohio Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban the display of LGBTQ+ Pride flags on any buildings or grounds owned by state agencies
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Ohio Republicans introduce bill that would ban state agencies from flying LGBTQ+ Pride flags
Ohio Republicans have introduced a bill that would ban the display of LGBTQ+ Pride flags on any buildings or grounds owned by state agencies
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The race to stop octopus farming before it starts A major seafood company wants to farm octopuses for their meat. Activists and academics say it’s impractical and cruel.
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The race to stop octopus farming before it starts
A major seafood company wants to farm octopuses for their meat. Activists and academics say it’s impractical and cruel.
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Volcanic eruption triggered ’butterfly effect’ that led to the Black Death, researchers find A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.
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Volcanic eruption triggered
A volcanic eruption in 1345 may have kicked off a series of events that led to the Black Death sweeping through medieval Europe.
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Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive too.
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Trump’s anti-climate agenda is making it more expensive to own a car
The president hates EVs. But his policies are making gas cars more expensive too.
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Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing has changed.
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Chicago Promoted Two Police Officers After Investigators Found They Engaged in Sexual Misconduct
The Chicago Police Department’s promotions system allows officers’ disciplinary records to be ignored. Despite years of reform efforts, nothing...
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Giant rotating string of galaxies is ’probably the largest spinning object’ in the known universe A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how galaxies form.
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Giant rotating string of galaxies is
A giant rotating filament of the cosmic web may be the largest spinning structure ever seen, and could help reveal how galaxies form.
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China has planted so many trees it’s changed the entire country’s water distribution Huge
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China has planted so many trees it
Huge "regreening" efforts in China over the past few decades have activated the country
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