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☆ A shadowy Russian assassination unit may be behind mysterious 'Havana syndrome' cases: investigation
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-01 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A new investigation has linked a shadowy Russian unit to instances of 'Havana Syndrome.' Carrie's account of "Havana Syndrome" was reported in an investigation jointly published by 60 Minutes, German outlet Der Spiegel, and investigative outlet The Insider. The outlets link Unit 29155, a shadowy Russian assassination unit, to multiple incidences of the syndrome, which is formally known to the US government by the term "anomalous health incidents," or AHIs. The Insider traced the movements of several Unit 29155 operatives around the time of several instances of alleged Havana Syndrome. AdvertisementHowever, in 2021 unnamed US officials told Politico that the GRU was at least suspected in ongoing investigations into the syndrome.

Persons: Der Spiegel, —, Carrie, she's, Greg Edgreen, Joy, Albert Averyanov, Marc Polymeropoulos, Insider's Aylin Woodward, It's, Walter Reed Organizations: Service, FBI, Der, CIA, Defense Intelligence Agency, The, National Intelligence, US, Politico Locations: Havana, Russian, Florida, Cuba, China, Russia, Tbilisi , Georgia, Moscow

☆ Why Iceland’s Volcanic Activity Is Different This Time: It’s All About the Lava
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

A 9-mile sheet of molten rock tunneling toward the surface of a peninsula in southwestern Iceland has set off hundreds of earthquakes and raised concerns that a volcanic eruption is imminent. “We haven’t had an eruption close to the population since 1973,” said Ármann Höskuldsson, a research professor in volcanology at the University of Iceland. As a precaution, the nearby town of Grindavik has been evacuated.

Persons: haven’t, ”, Ármann Höskuldsson Organizations: University of Iceland Locations: Iceland, volcanology, Grindavik

☆ NASA’s Journey to a Metal-Rich Asteroid Blasts Off
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ ‘Ring of Fire’ 2023: The Science and Awe of Saturday's Solar Eclipse
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-13 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Weather permitting, people in the eclipse’s path will see around 90% of the sun obscured by the moon. The remaining parts of the sun will appear as a bright ring around the moon’s silhouette — hence the name “ring of fire.”JAXA/NASA

Organizations: ” JAXA, NASA

☆ Love Fall Foliage? Why It’s Getting Harder to Schedule Leaf-Peeping Trips
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-06 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Photographs Landon Speers For The Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Nobel Physics Prize Awarded to Trio for Work on Electrons
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ NASA Capsule Set to Deliver Rare Sample From Asteroid Bennu
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ NASA’s Osiris-REx Mission Brings Home Largest Asteroid Sample Ever Collected
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ NASA Capsule Delivers Rare Sample From Asteroid Bennu
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Our Big Brains Have Shrunk. Scientists Might Know Why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Atlantic Ocean is getting wider every year. Researchers have finally figured out why.
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-25 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Tectonic plates under the Americas, Europe, and Africa are separating as the Atlantic Ocean grows wider. The tectonic plates undergirding the Americas are separating from those beneath Europe and Africa. Fragmented into tectonic plates, the Earth's crust fits together like a puzzle. Seafloor spreading, which occurs at divergent tectonic plates that are pulling apart like the MAR, is another. AdvertisementAdvertisementSolving a geological mysteryOne of the remote seismometers deployed by University of Southampton scientists in the Atlantic Ocean.

Persons: Joshua Stevens, Matthew Aguis, Agius, Catherine Rychert, Rychert Organizations: Service, NASA, University of Southampton, Roma Tre University, Ocean . University of Southampton Locations: Americas, Europe, Africa, Wall, Silicon, Sandwell, Iceland, Hawaii, Yellowstone

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☆ The New Race to Reach the Moon—and Find Water
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Micah Maidenberg | Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Watch the last billion years of Earth's tectonic plate movement in just 40 seconds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

In 2021, geologists animated a video that shows how Earth's tectonic plates moved over the last billion years. But in 2021 a group of geologists offered up an easily digestible peek at 1 billion years of plate tectonic motion. Building a better model of Earth's platesThe Earth's plates move in a variety of ways and can cause earthquakes, mountains, and canyons. The top layer — between 5 and 50 miles thick — is the crust, which is fragmented into tectonic plates that fit together. The jigsaw puzzle of Earth's continents hasn't stopped shifting, of course.

Persons: Sabin Zahirovic, Pangea, Joshua Stevens, Dietmar Müller Organizations: Service, University of Sydney, U.S . Geological Survey, Geologists, NASA Locations: Antarctica, U.S, Sandwell, Africa, Europe

☆ A weirdly wobbly 'muon' particle might revolutionize physics by revealing a 5th force of nature or another dimension
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-15 | by ( Sonam Sheth | Jessica Orwig | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A subatomic particle called the muon is wobbling far more than leading physics models can explain. Its unusual behavior could be evidence of a fifth force of nature or a new dimension. And the reason could be evidence of a new, fifth force of nature. But there are still cosmic wonders we don't understand — mysteries that the discovery of a fifth force of nature may help solve. One possible explanation is that the muons' behavior is dictated by a fifth force of nature.

Persons: Aylin Woodward, Einstein, Rosen, Brendan Casey, Graziano Venanzoni Organizations: Service, Fermi, Accelerator Laboratory, Fermilab, Brookhaven National Lab Locations: Wall, Silicon

☆ Perseid Meteor Shower 2023: When It Is and How to Watch the Peak
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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July was Earth’s hottest month on record, surpassing the global monthly average temperature record set in July 2019, according to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European Union-funded scientific agency. Deadly heat blanketed parts of North America, Asia and Europe as wildfires blazed in Greece and Canada, hitting economies. Water shortages and high humidity affected parts of the Middle East. Residents in China contended with both extreme flooding and a heat wave as the country set a new national temperature record. All this came on the heels of the world’s hottest June on record.

Organizations: Residents Locations: Union, North America, Asia, Europe, Greece, Canada, East, China

☆ Euclid Space Telescope to Launch and Begin Unprecedented Study of Dark Universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Euclid Space Telescope Has Launched to Begin Unprecedented Study of Dark Universe
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-01 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Black Hole at Heart of Our Galaxy Is on Crash Course, Space-Time Ripples Reveal
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ Air Quality Is Terrible in Parts of the U.S. Here’s What to Know About Your Health and Safety.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-28 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wildfire smoke from Canada has returned to the U.S., this time striking the upper Midwest. Such smoke poses health risks to millions of Americans, especially those with underlying conditions in affected regions. Air quality reached unhealthy levels Tuesday and alerts were issued in major cities like Chicago, Detroit and Minneapolis. These poor air-quality alerts are expected to remain in effect through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.

Organizations: National Weather Service Locations: Canada, U.S, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis

☆ Summer Solstice 2023: How Is the Longest Day of the Year Celebrated?
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Aylin Woodward | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

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☆ The Titanic is slowly but surely disappearing — here's what the wreck looks like now
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Aylin Woodward | Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, after it hit an iceberg during its maiden voyage from England to New York. Since then, dozens of manned and unmanned submersibles have visited and photographed the Titanic's disintegrating body on the sea floor — and some have gone missing en route. The ship had been on its maiden voyage to New York City, but hit an iceberg about 400 miles from Newfoundland. Since then, dozens of manned and unmanned submersibles have visited the Titanic's underwater remains. In fact, scientists think the entire shipwreck could vanish by 2030 due to bacteria that's eating away at the metal.

Persons: — Organizations: Service, US Navy, Triton Submarines Locations: England, New York, New York City, Newfoundland .

☆ Watch: Russian Soldier Surrenders to Drone on Bakhmut Battlefield
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Wildfire Smoke Poses Health Risks: Here’s How to Protect Yourself Smoke from hundreds of wildfires in Canada is posing a health risk for millions of people. WSJ’s Aylin Woodward explains the dangers, what you can do to protect yourself and when we could see relief. Photo: Mary Altaffer/Associated Press

Persons: WSJ’s Aylin Woodward, Mary Altaffer Organizations: Associated Locations: Canada

☆ Donald Trump Charged in Classified Documents Case: A Legal Analysis
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Wall Street Journal | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Persons: WSJ’s Aylin Woodward, Mary Altaffer Organizations: Associated Locations: Canada

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