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What’s 4B? A South Korean feminist movement reaches the U.S. : NPR

Search interest and social media posts about 4B have surged in the U.S. since the election. The South Korean movement rejects heterosexual romance, sexual relationships, marriage and childbirth. Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Getty Images Following President-elect Trump’s victory — which was fueled by male voters and to many looked like a referendum on […]

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What’s Up: November 2024 Skywatching Tips from NASA

Now, staying with Venus, one of NASA’s intrepid solar system explorers is headed for a close encounter with this Earth-sized hothouse of a planet on November 6th. Parker Solar Probe studies our planet’s nearest star, the Sun. Its mission is to trace the flow of energy that heats the Sun’s outer atmosphere and accelerates the […]

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What’s the difference between a tsunami and a tidal wave?

Tidal waves and tsunamis — the two most powerful types of wave on Earth— are often confused in popular discourse. While the terms are sometimes used synonymously, tidal waves and tsunamis actually have distinct causes. “The English term tidal wave dominated until the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, partly because most tsunami observations until then described […]