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Visualising the effects of gravity on different planets in the solar system Watch out for the sun gravity at the end

Elephant gives birth in the Masai Mara reserve in Kenya

While forest cover has changed dramatically in the past several hundred years, the change in the forest makeup has arguably been more stark. Since european settlers arrived in the US, 90% of the virgin forests that once covered much of the lower 48 states no longer exist.

Mercury is so dense an iron anvil floats in it. Credit: Cody'sLab x.com/DubiousByName/…

The extraordinary moment when the great humanitarian & trauma surgeon David Nott met the Queen, shortly after his return from Aleppo.

The idea that you can convert your dog's age to human years by multiplying by 7 is a total myth. Now researchers have developed a formula based on changes to DNA over time: multiply the natural logarithm of your dog's age in years by 16, then add 31 buff.ly/35fZJii

Average flag colour by latitude

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Back in 1968, Harold Williamson paid a visit to primary school kids in Liverpool to talk about their favourite books and reading habits.

Incredible gathering today! FCDC Kenya leaders received firsthand insights into Deris Wanaag, a transformative Kenya-Somalia-Ethiopia Borderlands Project which is going to pave the way for peace, stability, and development at the borders. A timely project supported by UK's FCDO

As part of my PhD, I've been looking through old whaling catch data from the Southern Ocean. It's easy to forget just how extreme whaling actually was and a few things I read reminded me of the severity of this global slaughter 1/n

#OnThisDay 1974: Newcastle United's losing FA Cup final team returned crestfallen to the city, to receive the kind of reception that most winning teams could only dream of.

Excellent discussion on Women, Peace and Security today with African Women Peace and Security Institute - time to increase women's participation in peace processes. Austrian Embassy Addis Ababa @DKambinAddis EU in Ethiopia / የአውሮፓ ህብረት በኢትዮጵያ German Embassy Addis Ababa Luxembourg Embassy in Addis Ababa Stian Christensen Embajada de España en Etiopía Sweden in Ethiopia & AU Embassy of Switzerland in Ethiopia UK at the African Union

This graph will feature in the Economics and Marginalia links later today, but I can't wait to share it. Astonishing how far ahead the US is, and how far behind most of Africa is.

The #AUHlP-#Sudan 🇸🇩also met with partners, including #EU member states and the #UK, to discuss plans for the forthcoming preparatory conference towards an all-#Sudan political dialogue.

Landlocked and double-landlocked countries

🚨BREAKING: #FAMINE IN SUDAN🇸🇩 🔍The IPC's Famine Review Committee confirms #Famine in North Darfur 💥Escalating violence has limited humanitarian access & pushed households into Famine. Read more➡️ ipcinfo.org/fileadmin/user… #SudanFamine #FoodCrisis The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification