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The four-mile trail from the village of Haworth to Top Withens in West Yorkshire is well trodden; numerous footprints squelched into the boggy ground by those seeking the view said to have inspired the setting for Emily Brontë’s 1847 novel…

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com’s Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights.
Our planet has experienced dramatic climate shifts throughout its history, oscillating between…

From Tabata’s literary ghosts to Komagome’s lush pockets and the lived-in warmth of Sugamo, a walk through the Yamanote Line’s northern reaches reveals Tokyo’s layered heart, between old shopping streets, green gardens, and traces of…

The Quartz Crisis of the 1970s and 1980s was a defining moment for the industry, to say the least. Following Seiko’s Astron in 1969, the first quartz watch to hit the market, a huge swathe of traditional brands closed…

Throughout his life, Matt Kaeberlein felt healthy enough. Despite his day job studying healthy aging, he didn’t have a very regimented workout routine, loved eating red meat, and never really thought much about…

A planet locked in ice can still experience seasons, climate swings, and solar rhythms, according to new research. For decades, scientists pictured Snowball Earth as a long pause in climate history, with movement and change frozen in place.
Ice…

Canada may be the nation most closely associated with curling, thanks to their sustained dominance of the sport.
However, it is Great Britain that can lay claim to the sport’s longest historical association.
Great Britain’s connection to…

The first release candidate of the big NetBSD 11.0 release is now available for testing.
NetBSD 11.0 had been aiming to release last October with their release candidate hoped for in September, but that didn’t ultimately pan out. At least this…