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Pagan News Beagle: Earthy Thursday, March 3
The nature of gravitational waves is explained. The hidden danger beneath Greenland's ice is examined. And just how special is Earth? It's Earthy Thursday, our weekly segment about science and Earth-related news! All this and more for the Pagan News Beagle!
Earlier last month, scientists revealed the discovery of gravitational waves, validating part of Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. But what are gravitational waves? And why are they so important. Discover Magazine offers an explanation here.
Have you ever wondered what's it like to live in space? If so you might found astronaut Sam Cristoforetti's experience enlightening. Astronomer Phil Plait shares a lecture by Cristoferetti about her 200 days in space.
Global warming has been slowly but surely progressing for decades now. So slowly, in fact, that many haven't noticed it. But could that be changing? New evidence suggests that Greenland's natural inhibitions against massive ice loss are now degrading and that the results could be catastrophic.
Just how special is the Earth? As far as we know it's the only planet in our solar system that supports life—or ever has—but could it be more typical beyond our neighborhood? Maybe not, suggests one study.
What caused the collapse of the Maya civilization? Was it war, disease, or something else? New evidence suggests that massive droughts were at least one of the major causes of the Maya collapse centuries before Spanish colonists set foot in the Americas.
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