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Climate report from U.N. warns of dire consequences if action isn't taken soon

12th - Higher Ed
A report from the U.N. scientific panel on climate changes urged governments around the world to take immediate action to avoid disastrous levels of temperature rise.
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Ecuador detects Chinese fishing boat flotilla in seas near Galapagos Islands

12th - Higher Ed
Ecuador is left scrambling for a “protection strategy” after 260 fishing boats were detected near the Galapagos Islands’ exclusive economic zone.
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Chinese warplanes enter Taiwanese airspace for fourth time in nine days

12th - Higher Ed
Taiwan’s air force on Wednesday warned off Chinese warplanes that approached the country in the fourth such intrusion in just nine days.
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Researchers find longest animal ever recorded

12th - Higher Ed
According to a press release from the Schmidt Ocean Institute, researchers found a new submarine creature off the coast of Australia while aboard the Falkor research ship.
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More than 600 new cases of coronavirus emerge at German slaughterhouse

12th - Higher Ed
More than 600 people at a slaughterhouse located in Rheda-Wiedenbruck, Germany have tested positive for coronavirus.
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New research sheds light on why it feels harder to wake up in cold winter mornings

12th - Higher Ed
Research done on fruit flies shows that a special batch of neurons sensitive to outer temperatures “suppresses” other neurons in charge of morning “activeness.”
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Ancient Mars may have been covered in ice: study

12th - Higher Ed
Several billion-years-old valleys on Mars may have been formed by glaciers and not flowing rivers, according to new study in Nature Geoscience.
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China finds heavy coronavirus contamination at Beijing food market

12th - Higher Ed
China has published the preliminary report on the Xinfadi market, a major food distributor that is linked to Beijing’s latest surge in coronavirus cases.
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Study finds human coronaviruses can survive on surfaces for up to 9 days

12th - Higher Ed
New analysis shows that many human coronavirus strains can stay infectious on inanimate surfaces for up to 9 days.
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Greece plans to install sea barrier to prevent influx of migrants

12th - Higher Ed
Greece wants to put up a sea barrier to deter refugees and asylum-seekers from reaching its islands.
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Increase in HFC-23 emissions linked to China, India: Study

12th - Higher Ed
New research from the University of Bristol has found that atmospheric levels of hydrofluorocarbon gas, or HFC-23, have continued to rise despite China and India saying they had stopped emissions.
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New skyscraper proposed for Chicago

12th - Higher Ed
American architectural firm Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill has unveiled updated design plans to build a 1,422-foot tall skyscraper in Chicago.
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What is prorogation and what does it mean for Brexit?

12th - Higher Ed
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has asked the Queen to prorogue Parliament. Here’s what that means and why it’s important.
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Facebook to launch Libra cryptocurrency in 2020

12th - Higher Ed
Facebook is coming out with a controversial new Bitcoin-style cryptocurrency.
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SpaceX set to launch astronauts to the International Space Station on May 27: NASA

12th - Higher Ed
The U.S. will send two astronauts to the International Space Station from U.S. soil for the first time in 11 years in May.
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India, Bangladesh brace as super cyclone is poised for landfall

12th - Higher Ed
India and Bangladesh are evacuating millions before the path of Tropical Cyclone Amphan.
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Ex-astronaut Kathy Sullivan dives to deepest known point on Earth

12th - Higher Ed
Kathy Sullivan, the first American woman to walk in space, dived into the Challenger Deep last Sunday.
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Explainer: How the Nevada caucus works

12th - Higher Ed
After Iowa and New Hampshire comes the third nominating contest for the Democratic presidential contenders in Nevada, the “First of the West.”
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Plans for Tokyo’s wooden skyscraper explained

12th - Higher Ed
Japanese company Sumitomo Forestry has announced plans to build the tallest wooden skyscraper in the world in the city of Tokyo by 2041.
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Ghost nets explained

12th - Higher Ed
The International Union for Conservation of Nature or IUCN describes ghost nets as a silent menace threatening the world’s marine species.
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Taiwan unveils new suicide drones at aerospace exhibition

12th - Higher Ed
Taiwan unveiled two military suicide drones at the Taipei Aerospace & Defense Technology Exhibition in August in a bid to counter Chinese military aggression.
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Solving an Equation Using the Distributive Property

9th - 12th
Students will be introduced to equations with parentheses. A procedural check list is provided to guide students through the steps of solving an equation first using the distributive property. Students will review how to check their...
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Silver carp linked to decline of native fish in the Mississippi River: Study

12th - Higher Ed
New research published in the journal Biological Invasions has linked invasive species of Asian carp to a decline of native sport fish in the Mississippi River and some of its tributaries.
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Feeding cows pink seaweed could reduce their methane emissions

12th - Higher Ed
Australian scientists have found a pink seaweed that can help reduce methane emissions from cows.