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TTN6C3 Low angle majestic view of aurora borealis over forest

Does Earth’s magnetic field affect the weather? (continued)

91av readers continue to debate the impact of magnetic fields on the weather - including links to a mass extinction event 42,000 years ago

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This photograph is of the sky over north London on Wednesday 15th June at 8:13 am. The picture Is cropped to centre the image. The effect was not due to camera or glass of vehicle photo was taken from and looked identical to naked eye. What can have caused the contrails to end so evenly? No aircraft were immediately apparent, it did turn out to be a remarkable hot day. I am assuming my passenger?s suggestion of a glitch in the matrix leading to an incomplete sky rendering is incorrect- can you or your readers provide a more sensible explanation

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Why do insects buzz when flying? Does making this sound help them?

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2AD2YRB Pile of pink pills and around a white one. Medication, self-treatment or placebo concept: one tablet is different from the lot of others

What provides the healing effect of a placebo treatment? Part 2

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Could dinosaurs have developed human-like abstract intelligence?

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DPDYEE Candles lit by Churchgoers

What shape would a candle’s flame be in zero gravity?

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Common frog (Rana temporaria) leaping into a pond, controlled conditions, UK.

If frogs return to breed where they hatched, how do they spread?

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Guy Bell/Shutterstock (9842294ad) Thursday night - a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti (pictured), cello and Itamar Golan (pictured), piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance. The New Generation Festival, Palazzo Corsini, Florence, Italy - 30 Aug 2018 Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in D Major, and his Symphony No. 5 with soloist - Charlie Siem, followed by a Late-night Concert at the Chiesa di Ognissanti with Soloists: Erica Piccotti, cello; Charlie Siem, violin; Itamar Golan, piano - The New Generation Festival 2018 is inspired by the first ever Corsini festival of 1680. Over 300 years later, the Palazzo Corsini and Gardens welcome you to this year's Renaissance Masque featuring opera, theatre and music to rival the greatest carnivals of the Renaissance.

Why does music evoke emotions, even if it doesn’t have lyrics? part 2

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What is the reason the highest mountains in each of the five countries of the British Isles are all within about 10 miles of the coast? And what stops us from processing weeds into tasty and edible food?

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Why do little children run everywhere instead of walking?

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Is the human brain really the most complex object in the universe?

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How do I know when to bring washing indoors before dew forms on it?

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