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Can a human outrun a rhino? Just how fast are these giants when they charge? - BBC Wildlife Magazine
science 2026/05/30 06:21:55

Can a human outrun a rhino? Just how fast are these giants when they charge? - BBC Wildlife Magazine

You don’t want to get in the way of these intimidating animals, as they can move faster than you think…

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The Sun might look yellow, but seen from space without an atmosphere filtering its light, the sun is actually white — and the yellow color we see from Earth is the result of our atmosphere scattering blue wavelengths away, in the same physics that makes the sk - Space Daily
science 2026/05/30 06:15:31

The Sun might look yellow, but seen from space without an atmosphere filtering its light, the sun is actually white — and the yellow color we see from Earth is the result of our atmosphere scattering blue wavelengths away, in the same physics that makes the sk - Space Daily

The Sun is depicted as yellow in children’s drawings, in weather icons, on flags, and in the standard astronomical shorthand. Astronomers themselves classify it as a “yellow dwarf,” a G2V-type main sequence star. The yellow framing is so consistent across hum…

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A day on Earth is described as 24 hours, but the planet has been slowing down for billions of years — and growth rings in ancient coral fossils show that 380 million years ago, hundreds of millions of years before any dinosaur existed, an Earth day was only ab - Space Daily
science 2026/05/30 04:15:05

A day on Earth is described as 24 hours, but the planet has been slowing down for billions of years — and growth rings in ancient coral fossils show that 380 million years ago, hundreds of millions of years before any dinosaur existed, an Earth day was only ab - Space Daily

The length of a day on Earth is not constant. The planet’s rotation has been slowing for billions of years, primarily because tidal friction transfers rotational energy from Earth to the Moon, which slowly moves outward to a higher orbit. The current rate of …

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Ferrari’s new EV sparks Italian angst over Agnelli legacy - Financial Times
business 2026/05/30 04:01:49

Ferrari’s new EV sparks Italian angst over Agnelli legacy - Financial Times

Critics say John Elkann has detached the family empire from its home country

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US agrees ‘perpetual’ futures trading after offshore Hyperliquid’s huge growth - Financial Times
business 2026/05/30 04:01:49

US agrees ‘perpetual’ futures trading after offshore Hyperliquid’s huge growth - Financial Times

Oil-linked trading on unregulated and decentralised crypto exchange has skyrocketed during Iran war

Financial Times
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Should AI steal your job? - Financial Times
business 2026/05/30 04:01:07

Should AI steal your job? - Financial Times

The real question is not what the technology can do but what it ought to do. Sarah O’Connor on the people fighting for the future of work

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