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Dune Chronicles: The Surprising Science Behind Shifting Sands

Silhouette of person in Dubai's desert during daytime.
Dubai's desert during daytime. Musab Al Rawahi/UNSPLASH

David Thomas, Professor of Geography at the University of Oxford, has been studying dunes for the past 40 years. And no, they’re not “just sand” — far from it.

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Brazil Senators v. Bolsonaro, China’s Billion Boosters, Dune Part 2

Photo of a health worker preparing a COVID-19 vaccine booster shot at a community medical service center in Huzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang Province. More than 2.25 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines had been administered on the Chinese mainland, the most of any country.
Preparing a COVID-19 vaccine booster in Huzhou, China. Weng Xinyang/Xinhua/ZUMA

? Ciao!* Welcome to Wednesday, where Brazil’s senate backs “crimes against humanity” charges against Jair Bolsonaro, the UN has a grim new climate report and Dune gets a sequel. Meanwhile, German daily Die Welt explores “Xi Jinping Thought,” which is now being made part of Chinese schools’ curriculum. [*Italian]   7 THINGS TO KNOW RIGHT […]

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