EU Finance Ministers Discuss Taxing Windfall Energy Profits
EU finance ministers put a tax on energy companies’ windfall profits on the Dublin table on 18 September. The backdrop is oil above $100 a barrel, abo...
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Why Does a Microwave Oven Door Have a Metal Mesh?
A microwave door looks like glass, but behind it sits a mesh with thousands of holes. You need to see the food and, at the same time, keep electromagn...
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156 years since the Old Faithful geyser received its name
18 September 2026 marks 156 years since members of the Washburn–Langford–Doane expedition named Old Faithful, the geyser in what is now Yellowstone Na...
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Britain Seeks Inclusion in the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ Industrial Policy
John Healey, chancellor of the Exchequer, is going to the EU finance ministers’ meeting in Dublin with a precise request: that the United Kingdom not...
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Why Is the Sky Blue While Sunsets Turn Red?
Sunlight looks white, but it is a mix of wavelengths. Passing through the atmosphere, it interacts with nitrogen and oxygen molecules. For particles m...
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EU Announces €3.3 Billion Payment to Support Ukraine’s Defence
The European Commission is to transfer €3.3 billion to Ukraine on Friday, 18 September, for the procurement of missiles and drones. President Ursula v...
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207 years since the birth of Léon Foucault, the physicist who made Earth’s rotation visible
18 September 2026 marks 207 years since the birth of French physicist Jean-Bernard-Léon Foucault, known for the experiment that makes Earth’s rotation...
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Why Do We Get Goosebumps?
A cold draft, a tense scene or a musical chord can raise the same bumps on the skin. The phenomenon is piloerection — popularly, goosebumps. The tiny...
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Why Is the Ocean Salty?
River water usually tastes almost neutral; seawater is salty. Not because rivers carry no salts, but because they carry little, and the oceans collect...
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233 years since the cornerstone of the United States Capitol was laid
18 September 2026 marks 233 years since the cornerstone ceremony for the United States Capitol, the building intended as the home of Congress. The 179...
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Why Do Cats Purr—and Why It Does Not Always Mean Happiness
The sofa purr is often, correctly, read as contentment. Cats also purr when frightened, hurt, ill or asking for food. The sound is a flexible channel,...
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121 years since the birth of Greta Garbo, an icon of classic cinema
Greta Lovisa Gustafsson was born in Stockholm on 18 September 1905, into a working-class family. After appearances in advertising and Swedish films, s...
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