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The Useful Reason Why Some Commercial Ships Blow Bubbles Underwater
The next time you see a supertanker or cargo ship sail by, you might notice a stream of bubble trailing behind it. Here's why ...
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Filmmaker captures ‘Orcas – Life in Black and White’
Following 30 years of filming wildlife documentaries for channels such as BBC and National Geographic, Whidbey resident ...
Why the US Navy – and Denzel Washington – almost torpedoed Crimson Tide
Washington and Gene Hackman’s taut submarine thriller narrowly averted nuclear Armageddon. But the real war was off-screen ...
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Black or white smoke: Inside Vatican’s tense conclave politics to vote pope
After each round of voting, the ballot cards are burned. Chemicals are added to make the smoke black or white. Black smoke indicates an inconclusive ballot, while the white smoke announces a new pope.
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White smoke, black smoke, conclave: Here’s a papal glossary of terms
anthracene (a component of coal tar), and sulfur to produce black smoke. But if there is a winner, the burning ballots are mixed with potassium chlorate, lactose and chloroform resin to produce the ...
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White GOP Rep Calls 77-Year-Old Black Congressman ‘Boy’
Tennessee Republican Rep. Diana Harshbarger has come under fire for referring to Texas Democrat Al Green, a 77-year-old Black man, as “boy.” Green generated headlines for interrupting and ...
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Black Godfather of Scuba
Dr. Albert “Doc” Jones, founder of the National Association of Black Scuba ... and scuba diving. [bubbles burbling] I started to say, "Oh, this is cool. "I can breathe underwater." ...
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Uncancel the minutemen: Celebrate Lexington and Concord heroes, Black and White, on battle's 250th anniversary
Now is the perfect time to uncancel the minutemen, the Revolutionary War marksmen who were ready to defend their towns at a moment’s notice. This week marks the 250th anniversary of the Battles ...
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Underwater robots, great white sharks and glowing jellyfish: New $50 million high-tech ship arrives to unlock ocean mysteries
It also will become the main launch point for the Doc Ricketts, MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle that can dive more than 2 miles underwater ... at the aquarium of white sharks, squid, and ...
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The 'David Packard' is named for Silicon Valley pioneer who donated more than $1 billion to ocean research
It also will become the main launch point for the Doc Ricketts, MBARI’s remotely operated vehicle that can dive more than 2 miles underwater ... at the aquarium of white sharks, squid, and ...
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Issa Rae, Awkwafina, and ‘Black Mirror’ Director Unpack the Horrors and Longing in Rebellious Queer AI Love Story “Hotel Reverie”
Nick Wall/Netflix A Story of Love and Longing With an Appreciation for (But Willingness to Defy) Historical Limitations of Filmmaking “Hotel Reverie” is a fictional black and white film made ...
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RWE draws underwater bubble curtain around offshore wind turbines to protect marine life
RWE has drawn an underwater bubble curtain around turbine construction sites at the 1.4GW Sofia Offshore Wind Farm on Dogger Bank to help protect marine life from noise, in a move the energy giant ...