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The focal plane took six months to assemble. Each grid of nine sensors is called a scientific raft, and 25 rafts had to be fitted into their spots along the grid. The sensors can easily crack if they come in contact with each other, and they only have a tiny gap between rafts -- less than five human hairs wide. … [Read more...] about The world’s largest digital camera could unlock mysteries of the universe

"This report reminds us that we destroy the planet at our peril -- because it is our home. As humanity's footprint expands into once-wild places, we're devastating species populations. But we're also exacerbating climate change and increasing the risk of zoonotic diseases like Covid-19," WWF-US President and CEO Carter Roberts said in a statement. … [Read more...] about World’s wildlife populations have fallen by an average of 68% in four decades, World Wildlife Fund says

Stephen Bayley, cultural critic and Londoner, said the fresh, foreign impetus had left London unrivaled. “Baalbek, Palmyra, Pompeii, Rome, Liverpool. New York can now be added to that melancholy list of lustrous metropolises gone dull,” he said. “My son often goes to what he calls New York, but he means Brooklyn. Williamsburg means to him what SoHo once meant to me. He never goes to Manhattan because Manhattan means old money, old values. It seems to have lost the sense of urgency and organic vitality that made it great. Meanwhile, the strange thing about London, as the capital of a conservative nation, is that it’s a city positively addicted to change. … [Read more...] about Wealth Report: London, Not New York, Is World’s Greatest City

EU officials reasonably point out that you don't get China, the world's largest polluter and among the worst human rights offenders, to sit around a table without a significant carrot. Disengagement, they claim, is no way to bring about global change on anything. They also suggest the EU's economic leverage uniquely enables it to sit on a call with Xi, where Merkel and co will be able to raise issues like human rights at the highest level. Not to do so would be irresponsible. … [Read more...] about China has spent 2020 losing friends. But Brussels can’t afford to make an enemy of world’s next hyperpower

According to the organizer’s website, the parade of boats was to begin at 10:10am, following the National Anthem and a low altitude flyover of World War II biplanes. The start point was Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach and stretched south through the Pinellas Intercoastal Waterway, concluding in Madeira Beach. … [Read more...] about Trump Boat Parade Attempts World Record In Madeira Beach