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Ask Ethan: How many generations of stars came before the Sun?

Ask Ethan: How many generations of stars came before the Sun?

Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. Here in our modern Universe, even in just our own Milky Way, we observe stars in all different stages of life: molecular gas clouds that are contracting and fragmenting, leading to protostars and young stellar objects, …

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Pokemon Legends Z-A gives Gastly a third redesign in three generations

Pokemon Legends Z-A gives Gastly a third redesign in three generations

Pokemon Legends Z-A has given Gastly another makeover, its third redesign in just three years. Gastly has always been one of those Pokemon you can’t help but notice – partly because it’s a classic, and partly because its look keeps changing. Back in 2022, Legends Arceus darkened its smog, making it feel heavier and far gloomier than the original artwork. …

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AirPods Pro 3 vs AirPods Pro 1: What’s new after two generations?

AirPods Pro 3 vs AirPods Pro 1: What’s new after two generations?

AirPods Pro 3 are set to launch in just two days, and they’re a rather notable upgrade – even if you’re coming from the previous-generation AirPods Pro 2. But, if you skipped that upgrade – AirPods Pro 3 are a massive leap for a plethora of reasons. Here’s exactly what you gain after 6 years of upgrades. Better noise cancellation …

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Abrupt changes taking place in Antarctica ‘will affect the world for generations to come’

Abrupt changes taking place in Antarctica ‘will affect the world for generations to come’

Antarctica has long been seen as a remote, unchanging environment. Not any more. The ice-covered continent and the surrounding Southern Ocean are undergoing abrupt and alarming changes. Sea ice is shrinking rapidly, the floating glaciers known as ice shelves are melting faster, the ice sheets carpeting the continent are approaching tipping points and vital ocean currents show signs of slowing …

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Abrupt Antarctic climate shifts could lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations,” experts warn

Abrupt Antarctic climate shifts could lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations,” experts warn

Abrupt and potentially irreversible changes in Antarctica driven by climate change could lift global oceans by meters and lead to “catastrophic consequences for generations,” scientists warned Wednesday. More broadly, a state-of-knowledge review by a score of top experts revealed accelerating shifts across the region that are often both a cause and effect of global warming, according to a study published …

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How Google caught up to Samsung in just two generations

How Google caught up to Samsung in just two generations

The was one of my favorite gadgets of 2024 to the point where it even landed on our list of the of the year. Not only was it a worthy alternative to Samsung’s long-running Galaxy Z Fold phones, its straightforward design once again proved that keeping things simple is often the wisest way to go. It turns out, the best …

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