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☆ Geologist Marie Tharp mapped the ocean floor and helped solve one of science's biggest controversies
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Back then, no one knew what the ocean floor looked like — until one woman used her many talents to find out. When she reflected on her life, geologist Marie Tharp recollected being able to fill in the blanks of the ocean floor, which she saw as a fascinating jigsaw puzzle. Their final project together was the World Ocean Floor Map. The Heezen-Tharp “World Ocean Floor” map painted by Heinrich Berann. Marie Tharp Maps, LLCAfter Heezen's death, organizations that had hired him and Tharp to work on projects reassigned them.

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☆ Does human intelligence come from our big brains? A new discovery in ancient humans with brains one-third the size of ours is challenging the idea that bigger is better.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Maddie Burakoff | Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Homo naledi had brains one-third the size of humans but were capable of complex thought. The Homo naledi species is still new and mysteriousH. naledi is a pretty new addition to the family tree of hominins, which includes our direct ancestors and other extinct relatives who walked on two legs. Researchers analyze fossils of Homo naledi at the University of the Witwatersrand's Evolutionary Studies Institute in Johannesburg. But those species still had big brains — unlike H. naledi, whose burials would raise further questions about human evolution, Stringer said. For study author Agustin Fuentes, an anthropologist at Princeton University, the H. naledi evidence takes the focus off brain size.

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☆ Long-necked dinosaur fossil found by Argentine scientists is one of biggest ever
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-18 | by ( Lucila Sigal | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The find in the Pueblo Blanco Nature Reserve, presented on Thursday, was first discovered by scientists in 2018. Paleontologist Nicolas Chimento said scientists decided to name the dinosaur "Chucarosaurus Diripienda", meaning hard-boiled and scrambled, because it had rolled around and survived the accident. At 50 tonnes and 30 meters in length, the Chucarosaurus is the largest-ever dinosaur discovered in the mountainous Rio Negro province. Some 140 dinosaur species have been discovered in Argentina, which ranks among the world's top three countries for research and discoveries alongside China and the United States. Reporting by Lucila Sigal; Writing by Sarah Morland; Editing by David GregorioOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ George Santos's elaborate lies has seen the Congressman compared with a 19th-century huckster. History bears that out.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Allegra Rosenberg | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

My obsession is summed up pretty well by a tweet from @blagojevism: "George Santos is essentially a 19th-century character. Media depicting these characters found inspiration from real life: in a time before digital records and facial recognition, opportunity was everywhere. George Santos's brand of full-throated scammery is particularly American, something that belongs to this country as much as Abraham Lincoln and apple pie. The phrase "and if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell you" comes from his legendary real-life method. But Santos, so far, has avoided jail time, giving him at least one leg up over the Yellow Kid.

☆ Lumea are 5 oceane, nu 4; Oceanul Sudic, recunoscut oficial de National Geographic
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-11 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Sursa foto: ShutterstockLumea are 5 oceane, nu 4; Oceanul Sudic, recunoscut oficial de National GeographicNational Geographic Society a anunțat că va recunoaște un nou ocean în zona Antarcticii, crescând astfel numărul total de oceane la nivel global la cinci. Organismul de cartografiere al SUA recunoşte deja Oceanul Sudic ca ocupând acelaşi teritoriu, dar aceasta este prima dată când National Geographic o face. Oceanul Sudic mai poartă numele şi de Oceanul Antarctic sau Oceanul Austral, scrie Mediafax. Încercările de a ratifica graniţele şi numele de Oceanul Sudic la nivel internaţional au fost zădărnicite. În ciuda acestui fapt, Tait a spus că este foarte important ca National Geographic să diferenţieze apele.

Persons: Alex Tait, Tait Organizations: National Geographic National Geographic Society, National Geographic, National Geographic Society, Mediafax, Washington Post Locations: Sudic, SUA

☆ Tabără de instruire National Geographic Photo Camp/ Образовательный лагерь National Geоgraphic Photo Camp (vârsta/возраст 18-25)
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-18 | by ( Alte Articole | ) www.civic.md time to read: +6 min

Internews în Moldova invită tineri și tinere activi/e din toată țara să se înscrie la cea de-a II-a ediție a taberei National Geographic Photo Camp, organizate în parteneriat cu National Geographic Society. Internews va lua toate măsurile necesare pentru respectarea normelor epidemiologice și va acoperi toate cheltuielile pentru transportarea, cazarea și alimentarea tuturor participanților. De asemenea, Internews va pune la dispoziția lor toate cele necesare pentru instruire, inclusiv aparatele foto. Internews в Молдове приглашает активных молодых людей Молдовы стать участниками второго образовательного лагеря National Geоgraphic Photo Camp, организованным в партнёрстве с National Geographic Society. Учебную сессию будет вести международная команда фотографов из National Geographic Society, которая предоставит участникам инновационные инструменты и технологии для фотографирования.

Persons: August, Internews Organizations: National Geographic, National Geographic Society, UTA, Национальная чрезвычайная комиссия общественного здоровья, АТО, Посольство, СМИ Locations: Moldova, UTA Găgăuzia, chisinau, Marii Britanii, Chișinău, Молдова, Гагаузия, Великобритания

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