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For every degree of global heating, there is a 12% increase in lightning strikes.

And she's pursuing two engineering degrees. https://t.co/hy2qLajyjP

Why mine for more, when you can recycle it? https://t.co/O5Uq4kieMS

Nord Stream pipeline sabotage: how an attack could have been carried out and why Europe was defenseless. https://t.co/CPFxG1TLLZ

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The movement of insects into new environments could upset the delicate balance of ecosystems. https://t.co/EiyITPoHQF

In 2020, a bit of Lego fell out of a boy’s nose. It had been up there for two years.

This psychedelic drug could "rewind" our brains, allowing for more dynamic thinking. https://t.co/RHCwo5rD1y

Spacecraft have come a long way since the Apollo era, and continue to evolve before our eyes. https://t.co/K6JZGih8va

Including decaffeinated and instant ones. https://t.co/3jtTuYUVkM

It's an impressive design. https://t.co/sZPtROSWb4

🐸Have you ever heard of the “dumpy tree frog?” It’s a nickname that some locals use to reference the Australian green tree frog (Litoria caerulea). It inhabits Australia’s forests, swamps… and sometimes even toilet bowls! With the help of its large mucus-covered toe pads, it’s able to climb and cling to surfaces with ease. The steady secretion of mucus also helps keep its toes clean by “flushing” out contaminants and leaving them behind in the footprints! Photo: Stephen Michael Barnett, CC BY 2.0, flickr #AnimalFacts #frogs #dumpytreefrog #greentreefrog #nature #australia

Pond Square, North London is said to be haunted by a chicken that Francis Bacon tried to preserve in ice in 1626.

Even today, the automotive sector is regarded as a male-dominated industry. But since the earliest days of motoring, there have been women determined to compete with men at the highest levels. Link in bio for the fascinating stories of 10 early women pioneers who all left their mark on the automotive industry. 🏎️⁠ ⁠ #accessibility text: ⁠ ⁠ Photo 1: Beatrice Shilling Beatrice Shilling on her motorcycle with two women pushing from behind.⁠ Photo 2: Kay Petre sitting in her car, looking at the camera, preparing to race. ⁠ Photo 3: Clärenore Stinnes with Swedish cinematographer Carl-Axel Söderström and Ernest Smith (manager of The American Automobile Association). /⁠ Photo 4: Camille du Gast in the 1903 Paris–Madrid race

And it's non-invasive, requiring no surgery.And it's non-invasive, requiring no surgery. https://t.co/MejN5y3Hlq