The Quadrantids are the first meteor shower of 2024. Here's where to look and the best time to see it.

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Dozens of shooting stars fall to Earth against a dark, starry night sky.
The Quadrantids can produce over 100 meteors an hour.

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Brazil's Amazon region has faced devastating flooding and drought. Dramatic photos show life in towns weathering the extremes of climate change.

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Left: Anama, Brazil, flooded. Right: Manaus, Brazil, dried up
Brazil's Amazon region has faced both devastating flooding and extreme drought.

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An 8,000-year-old fort defies expectations, showing that Stone Age societies built protective structures far earlier than we thought

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Circular depressions indicate the presence of an 8,000-year-old fortified settlement near the Amnya River in western Siberia
The fortified settlement was close to the Amnya River, which likely provided ample fishing for the inhabitants.

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Harvard's president might not be the last to lose her job over plagiarism claims, thanks to the power of AI

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Claudine Gay, former Harvard President, is seen testifying at a congressional hearing.
Claudine Gay, then-President of Harvard University, testified before the House Education and Workforce Committee on December 05, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Space photos show Japan's ground splitting open and mass destruction after a powerful 7.6-magnitude earthquake

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Coastline near Ukai Japan after a powerful earthquake. Dozens of destroyed homes along the coast are shown.
Destroyed, decimated buildings along the coastline near Ukai Japan.

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10 things turning 100 in 2024, from Band-Aids to Popsicles

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Ready-to-use Band-Aids debuted 100 years ago in 1924.

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  • Sweets like Dum Dums and Popsicles were invented in 1924.
  • The first Winter Olympics were held 100 years ago in Chamonix, France.
  • 2024 will mark the 100th year of the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

The world has come a long way since 1924.

Check out this huge Jurassic sea-monster skull that just went on display

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A top shot shows Sir David Attenborough standing next to the fossil of the pliosaur, which is about seven feet long.
The skull of the pliosaur is seen here next to David Attenborough, BBC presenter, who is presenting a documentary about the find.

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Gen Z and millennials should be thanking boomers, not bashing them

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For all the flak the older generation gets, baby boomers have left millennials and Gen Z with a better and richer America.

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India launches a satellite to study black holes as it preps to become the fourth country to send humans into space

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People watch a Indian Space Research Organisation launch.
People watch an Indian Space Research Organization launch in September 2023.

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A candy maker helped popularize canning by bottling everything from eel to eggs to peaches

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A cartoon depicting William Pitt, left, sitting at a table with Napoleon Bonaparte, right, both dressed in military uniform and hat, with each carving a large plum pudding on which is a map of the world, with Pitt's slice larger than Napoleon's.
Napoleon wanted to conquer the world, but he lost thousands of soldiers to starvation, disease, and hypothermia.

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