Julie Majid

Julie is a passionate writer and editor with over seven years of experience in digital marketing. Specializing in SEO, content writing, and social media management, she crafts engaging, informative content for wildlife, science and nature blogs. When not writing, she enjoys time with her furry companions.

Why a Doomsday Plane at LAX Has People on Edge

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A rare landing leaves the city guessing.

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People waiting for rides outside Los Angeles International Airport noticed it first, a hulking four engine jet moving with unusual priority near the runways. Spotters began posting clips, travelers started asking staff, and speculation outran facts. The nickname attached to the aircraft did not help, and neither did the lack of an explanation. By the time it parked, the airport felt like it was holding its breath, because some arrivals look ordinary until you remember what they are built for.

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What Ancient Shell Piles Reveal About Early Coastal Tribes

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These heaps look boring until you read them.

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Along coastlines from the Pacific Northwest to Scandinavia and Japan, archaeologists keep finding the same strange landmark, huge piles of shells mixed with ash, bone, and broken tools. They are called shell middens, and they are basically ancient trash dumps that refuse to stay quiet. Because coastal food is seasonal and tides are predictable, these piles record habits with surprising precision. In many cases, they even preserve material that ordinary soils destroy, letting researchers reconstruct daily life in detail.

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NASA Found an Asteroid That May Have Helped Life Begin on Earth

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A handful of dust is raising big questions.

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When NASA brought pieces of asteroid Bennu back to Earth, the goal was simple and audacious, touch a relic from the early solar system and read its chemistry like a time capsule. In labs in Houston and around the world, the sample is now revealing carbon rich material, signs of water altered minerals, and a growing list of molecules tied to biology. None of this proves life came from space, but it sharpens the case that key ingredients arrived early and often.

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Antarctic Ice Sheet is Dumping Twice as Much Meltwater as in the 1990s

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The ocean is getting a fresh, cold surge.

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Antarctica is not melting like an ice cube on a counter, it is leaking in complicated ways that end up in the sea. More surface melt, faster glacier flow, and warmer water gnawing at ice shelves all add up to more freshwater entering the Southern Ocean than decades ago. When that extra meltwater spreads, it can change currents, sea ice, ecosystems, and how quickly ice slides toward the coast. The shift is not abstract anymore, it is measurable.

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10 Ways Corporations Are Greenwashing You Into Thinking You’re Helping the Planet

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The marketing sounds green, the math often is not.

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Green claims are everywhere now, on shampoo, sneakers, snacks, and streaming services. The tricky part is that many of these messages are designed to feel actionable without actually changing the company’s impact in a meaningful way. The result is a confusing consumer world where the language of sustainability gets used as a shield, not a roadmap. If you have ever felt oddly uncertain after buying the greener option, that feeling is not random. Here are ten common plays.

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