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  • 'The Batman'
    Experience Gotham City on the Giant Dome Screen. "The Batman" premieres at the Heikoff Giant Dome Theater at the Fleet Science Center on March 3. Tickets and showtimes available online now. Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the evidence begins to lead closer to home and the scale of the perpetrator's plans become clear, he must forge new relationships, unmask the culprit and bring justice to the abuse of power and corruption that has long plagued the metropolis. Visit Fleet Science Center on Facebook + Instagram + @fleetscience on Twitter
  • Voice notes, a feature that's lived in popular apps like Apple's iMessages for years, has become a favorite communication form for people who say a text can only say so much.
    Are you getting more voice notes these days? You're not alone
    Also colloquially known as a "voice text" or "voice message," the feature has been in our phones for years. But only recently has it emerged as a go-to communication method — especially for Gen Z.
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    San Diego gains new majority Latino congressional district
    New congressional districts map approved by the Citizens Redistricting Commission made a big change to San Diego County — a majority Latino district, one of 16 in California. Plus, Pfizer is considering increasing the doses for its children COVID-19 vaccine to three after a two-dose trial shows disappointing results. And, a closer look at renting in the San Diego area and the growing housing rights movement in the wake of the pandemic. Finally, a preview of Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Live Time Bubble Tour coming to the Balboa Theatre.
  • Overfishing and poaching have been detrimental to marine wildlife, including the Shkodra's lake, a body of water that straddles Albania and Montenegro, which is shown above.
    What to know about the new U.N. high seas treaty — and the next steps for the accord
    Right now, two-thirds of the ocean are regulated by a fragmented patchwork of agreements and organizations. This treaty plans to unite countries to improve the health of the ocean.
  • Europe's largest nuclear power plant is at risk
    NPR's Juana Summers talks with Olena Pareniuk of the Institute for Safety Problems of Nuclear Power Plants of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine about the threat to the Zaporizhzhia power plant.
  • Methane, the main component of natural gas, is also a byproduct of oil drilling.
    Research shows oil field flaring emits nearly five times more methane than expected
    Scientists took a dozen research flights over major U.S. oil and gas fields to sample flare emissions. They found more methane than was supposed to be there.
  • On <em>Maps</em>, an album-length collaboration with the producer Kenny Segal, rapper billy woods (in the photo above obscuring his face, as is his custom) offers the collected wisdom of two decades worth of journeys.
    It's time to get on the billy woods bandwagon
    A longtime hero of the underground rap scene for his worldly, wily lyrics that are erudite and streetwise, billy woods has made his clearest, most engaging album yet with Maps.
  • The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that it has moved the minute hand of the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds to midnight. From left,, Siegfried Hecker, Daniel Holz, Sharon Squassoni, Mary Robinson and Elbegdorj Tsakhia with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists remove a cloth covering the Doomsday Clock at a news conference at the National Press Club in Washington on Tuesday.
    The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever
    The world is closer to catastrophe than it ever has been, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said on Tuesday. The group's experts called out Russia's invasion of Ukraine and other threats.
  • This you?
    Press 1 for more anger: Americans are fed up with customer service
    A new survey shows Americans are unhappy with the service they're getting — and are not afraid to let people know about it.
  • Travel rules and regulations — and national lockdowns — have varied wildly, which gave SARS-CoV-2 lots of opportunities to spread. Above: A young traveler's temperature is checked at Taipei Songshan Airport in July 2020.
    4 ways the world messed up its pandemic response — and 3 fixes to do better next time
    A new report from the Lancet Commission sums up the many mistakes that have been made and offers proposals for a more effective global strategy if and when another pandemic should strike.
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