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Paris plans to transform iconic Champs-Élysées into pedestrian-friendly green space
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New giant ‘radio galaxies’ help shed light on the history of the universe
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Study: Low-traffic neighborhoods in London are making roads 3 times safer
Low-traffic neighborhoods are on trend at the moment. Resarch shows that by prioritizing vulnerbale road users, roads can ...
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Hubble spots remains of a supernova humans saw explode 1700 years ago
The opening years of the Fourth Century saw work begin on St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, and the astronomer Pappus of Alexandria wrote details of his observation of an eclipse of the Sun. In the southern hemisphere, a star was seen erupting within a small, fuzzy patch of the ...
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Hyundai’s ultra-fast new EV charge station used to pump gas
South Korean carmaker Hyundai has just opened an electric vehicle charging station that was built atop an old gas station. ...
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Astronomers just detected the oldest and most distant quasar ever
More than 13 billion light years from Earth, the quasar J0313–1806 radiates vast quantities of electromagnetic radiation. This body, formed just 670 million years after the Big Bang, is seen shining with 1000 times the total light produced by the Milky Way Galaxy. The supermassive ...
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Audi and BMW’s US subscription car service shutdown points to a murky future
BMW and Audi's US-based car subscription services are shutting down. BMW looks like it's reworking its offering, but there's ...
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Thank god, 2021 is shorter than 2020 by 1 second — here's why
The Earth is spinning faster than it has at any time in the last 50 years, careful study of our planet reveals. Each of the 28 shortest days ever measured came in 2020. It is possible this may require shortening the standard time on which much of our technological systems are ...
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Despite EV growth, gas mileage of US vehicle fleets has tanked
Even though it was a bumper year for electric vehicle (EV) sales in 2020, sadly, the average gas mileage of manufacturer's vehicle fleet got worse. According to figures from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), shared by Carscoops, the average fleet fuel efficiency for 2019 ...
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Volvo owner Geely partners with China's biggest search engine company on autonomous cars
Chinese vehicle maker Geely and China's search engine giant Baidu are teaming up to make connected and autonomous electric ...
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New stunning HD images show the largest canyon in our solar system
Ten times longer than the Grand Canyon, and three times as deep, the Valles Marineris (The Mariner Valley) cuts ...
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Astronomers just discovered the oldest and most distant galaxy ever
As astronomers look deep into space, they also see far back in time. Now, astronomers at the University of Tokyo may ...
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It’s 2021, and the Netherlands still invests millions to support cycling
This article was originally published by Christopher Carey on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility ...
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Germans say 'ja ja ja' to EVs in 2020
Germany bought three times as many EVs in 2020 than they did in 2019. The country is well on the way to putting 7 million ...
