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NASA began “sonifying” its famous photos of outer space to help people who are visually impaired enjoy the images. Recently, it recreated the sound of a black hole 240 million light-years away. (Image credit: NASA/CXC/Columbia Univ./C. Hailey et al.)

German judges and experts have arrived at the edge of a melting glacier high up in the Peruvian Andes to examine a complaint made by a local farmer who accuses energy giant RWE of threatening his home by contributing to

The war there is responsible — and makes it difficult just to assess the scale of displacement. Details are in a new report from the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. (Image credit: Amanuel Sileshi /AFP via Getty Images)

Glammed up in satin knickerbockers, sequins and platform boots, ABBA fans streamed into a concert hall in east London Friday for the opening night of “ABBA Voyage”, the Swedish supergroup’s digital avatar show. Many had crossed continents and had bought

3 detained as Peace Now members gather with bulldozers; security officials say illegal demonstration can’t go ahead, despite military securing earlier march by right-wing activists

The 7-member band hails from a conservative part of the country. They sing about female genital cutting, child marriage and gender equality. And they rock. (Image credit: Jean-Baptiste Guillot/BornBadRecords )

Trump, other Republicans reject gun reforms at NRA convention that showcases nation’s split  CNN Lee Greenwood says playing NRA convention would be seen as ‘endorsement’ of Texas school shooting weapon  Yahoo News Lee Greenwood addresses pulling out of NRA performance in Houston:

A timeline of how the Texas school massacre — and the police response — unfolded  CNN Texas governor “livid” law enforcement gave him bad information on school gunman  CBS New York She smeared blood on herself and played dead: 11-year-old reveals chilling

‘They say they rushed in,’ says Javier Cazares, whose daughter, Jacklyn, was killed in the attack, and who raced to the school as the massacre unfolded. ‘We didn’t see that.’

What some gun owners are saying in the wake of America’s latest mass shooting  NPR Gun sales spike after latest school shooting  WSB Atlanta Political contributions from Daniel Defense reveal gun industry’s financial clout  The Washington Post More firearm dealers than mental health