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BBC
Japan on high alert for 'huge' second quake after issuing tsunami warning: Japan's meteorological agency warns another, stronger earthquake may hit in the next week,
Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism: British Jews have described to BBC Panorama how they are experiencing a rise in antisemitism.
'They told me he was dead': Children born near army base learn truth about UK soldier dads: A DNA and legal project has identified the fathers of 20 children born near a military base in Kenya.
Man kills seven of his children, and an eighth child, in Louisiana mass shooting: Three boys and five girls, aged between three to 11, were killed in the shooting on Sunday, officials say.

CBC
Former fundamentalist minister in B.C. found not guilty of historical sexual abuse:

Lee-Ann McChesney acquitted in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster on charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation dating back to 1989.

Electric ferry aims to reduce underwater noise, but deadly threats still remain for humpback whales in B.C.:

A new all-electric passenger ferry is moving ahead and while it will reduce underwater noise pollution, marine mammal experts and researchers says it is increasing another risk to humpback whales.

Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4% in March, driven by high gas prices:

Canada's annual inflation rate rose to 2.4 per cent in March, Statistics Canada said on Monday. Economists expected the rising cost of fuel to weigh heavily on inflation, as the oil crunch in the Strait of Hormuz has driven gas prices up worldwide.

New York Times Science
How Female Anglerfish Evolved to Have It All: The deep-sea fish ended up with glowing lures not just to snag meals, but also to attract mates, a new study finds.

In Defense of Dumb Dogs: Your pet is (probably) not a genius, and that’s OK.

Nature Is Still Molding Human Genes, Study Finds: Some researchers hold that evolution hasn’t much altered humans in the past 10,000 years. A new analysis of ancient DNA indicates that natural selection continued to shape hundreds of genes.

Whydah Gally Shipwreck Corrects a Myth About African Gold: Centuries-old European tales about Gold Coast traders adulterating precious metals hundreds of years ago are challenged by the famous Whydah Gally shipwreck.


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The oldest known human art is also the oldest known human attempt to record Nature.  This painting is 34,000 years old and was found in the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, which is the subject of Werner Herzog’s film: Cave of Forgotten Dreams. Herzog used a 3D camera to capture how the shapes of the walls were incorporated into the paintings.

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