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The Binnenalster and Central Station in Hamburg in 1941, cloaked against aerial attack. In 1941, the Nazis camouflaged an entire lake at the centre of Hamburg.A painted tarp was made to look like a bunch of city blocks from above, in the hope of misdirecting RAF bombers.But the Brits weren't…

The Binnenalster and Central Station in Hamburg in 1941, cloaked against aerial attack. In 1941, the Nazis camouflaged an entire lake at the centre of Hamburg.A painted tarp was made to look like a bunch of city blocks from above, in the hope of misdirecting RAF bombers.But the Brits weren't…

Key point: Of course, none of these conventional weapons comes close to the power of a nuclear weapon. The United States Air Force has dropped one of the largest non-nuclear bombs ever built on an ISIS terrorist tunnel network in Afghanistan. The weapon—called the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast— was…

In the tradition of the Enlightenment salons that helped drive the Age of Reason, Science Salon is a series of conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, scholars, and thinkers, about the most important issues of our time. Listen to Science Salon via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play Music,…

Key point: ​For years after World War II, the Soviets charged that the nuclear attacks on Japan were a warning to the USSR. Every summer, as the anniversaries of the U.S. nuclear strikes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki approach, Americans engage in the painful moral exercise of wondering whether President Harry Truman…

TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN today planted a two new trees to replace the university’s iconic Oregon Maples.   The first maple collapsed in June 2018, while a second Oregon Maple was removed later because of fears it could also collapse.  Both trees, which dated from the 1840s, had been undergoing a preservation…

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Incinerated coronavirus bodies, nuclear fallout, and pollution were among theories to explain mysterious black rain falling on parts of Japan.Soot-coloured rainwater was reported to authorities and on social media by people living in several wards in Saitama Prefecture in Japan, on 2 March.The majority of 'black rain' reports came from the city…

Sort by Oldest Latest Popular 23 Comments Login to comment Yubaru Mar. 4 07:00 am JST The ministry, which has supported the confederation's three previous exhibitions, suggested it could withdraw its backing unless the requested changes are made, said Sueichi Kido, the group's secretary general. Always about the money with…

Section 11: Epidemic Disease Occurrence Level of disease The amount of a particular disease that is usually present in a community is referred to as the baseline or endemic level of the disease. This level is not necessarily the desired level, which may in fact be zero, but rather is…