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The greenhouse effect is when carbon dioxide and other gases in the Earth’s atmosphere capture the Sun’s heat radiation. Greenhouse gases include CO2, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone. They also include small but lethal amounts of hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons. We need some greenhouse gases. Without any, the atmosphere would be 91 degrees Fahrenheit cooler. The Earth would be a frozen snowball and most life on Earth would cease to exist....

Amid rumors of a potential Harry Potter and The Cursed Child (Harry Potter 9) live-action adaptation, franchise veteran Rupert Grint addressed prospects of a possible comeback. While 2011’s Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 capped off the titular wizard’s story in satisfying fashion, there is still interest in the Wizarding World franchise. Although the Fantastic Beasts movies didn’t live up to the expectations, there were rumblings that Harry Potter 9 would be made....

When people see animals on TV or in movies, it often triggers an increase in popularity of those specific breeds. A 2014 study found that in the 1940s, there was a 40 percent increase in collie registrations after “Lassie Come Home.” In the ’50s, there was a 100-fold rise in Old English Sheepdog registrations following the Disney hit, “The Shaggy Dog.” Later movies had people buying dalmatians after “101 Dalmatians,” St....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now officially in theaters all across the world after a difficult road toward its debut over the past couple of years. Not only did the worldwide pandemic push its debut to a full year after it was initially supposed to arrive, but six weeks of reshoots also had fans worried that this movie was in some serious development trouble. At the start of the opening weekend for Doctor Strange 2, fans are coming out in droves to see the first MCU movie of 2022 and sharing largely positive reviews about their first time fully experiencing the Multiverse....

Now is the time to collect walnut and butternut seeds for planting this fall if you know how to identify them. Remember, after harvesting seeds, keep them moist for the entire time you store them - never let them dry out! They can also be planted the following spring. Husk or No Husk In theory, you can plant the seed with the husk. That is what nature does and seems to work okay....

Two weeks of climate action are starting on April 15. You wouldn’t know it in North America, but it’s a big day for climate protests. It’s the start of two weeks of direct action by Extinction Rebellion. “This is not a one-off march – we will keep going for as long as we have to, shutting down cities day after day until our demands are met,” the most significant being CARBON NET ZERO BY 2025 – The Government must enact legally-binding policies to reduce carbon emissions to net zero by 2025 and take further action to remove the excess of atmospheric greenhouse gases....

While Warner Bros. might be in the home stretch of one controversy with Amber Heard’s civil court case ending, another is still alive and well thanks to Ray Fisher’s ongoing tirade against the company. For the better part of two years, Fisher has been a regular presence on social media after accusing Warner Bros. of allowing abuse and racism on the set of Justice League.Outside of Justice League director Joss Whedon, Fisher has largely focused his remarks on Warner Bros....

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is now officially on the big screen worldwide, and it’s making its mark on the global box office as Marvel Studios’ first theatrical release of 2021. Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige brought his A-game with this solo sequel, from the costumes to the action, and it already has fans rushing to the theaters to see what the MCU has to offer. One of the big challenges of this film was bringing so many different versions of classic characters to life thanks to various universes being realized throughout the plot....

While properties like the X-Men and Fantastic Four are seemingly far off in the MCU’s future, Ms. Marvel is the latest Disney+ show to grab the world’s attention and the newest entry in the MCU’s ever-growing collection of stories. The introduction of Kamala Khan has been received well for the most part, and she’s made for a fantastic addition to Marvel’s world. The finale just dropped on Disney+, and its final minutes made quite a splash—Iman Vellani’s character will no doubt be the talk of the town for weeks to come....

Thor: Love and Thunder will showcase the return of Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster in the MCU, but this time around, the character gets an upgrade. After being a renowned astrophysicist, Foster is set to transform into the Mighty Thor, wielding the newly-reassembled Mjolnir to help Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder to fight off Christian Bale’s Gorr the God Butcher. Marketing for Love and Thunder has ramped up in the past weeks, and one of its highlights is Portman’s muscular build as the new MCU hero....

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania surprised fans around the world when it unexpectedly released a trailer with little warning. It gave audiences their first official glimpse of a mysterious part of the Quantum Realm, Cassie Lang’s upgraded role, Bill Murray, and, most importantly, Jonathan Majors’ Kang the Conqueror.Most notably, viewers are treated with a brand new shot of the villain in his fully comic-accurate look—blue mask and all, something that hasn’t even been seen before at conventions....

Spider-Man: No Way Home will be the final chapter in the web-slinger’s thrilling MCU trilogy, which all started early in Phase 3 once Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios agreed to bring the character into the story. Following his debut in Captain America: Civil War, Tom Holland’s new take on the web-slinger took on his first solo story with 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. As the MCU’s Peter Parker did in Civil War, Homecoming set him up to continue his mentorship with Robert Downey Jr....

Spider-Man: No Way Home remains a hot topic amongst comic book movie fans, largely for how much the threequel accomplished for the MCU during its record-breaking run in theaters. After Marvel Studios’ and Sony Pictures’ theatrical cut made nearly $2 billion worldwide in late 2021 and early 2022, the studios have decided to bring the movie back with an extended cut. Back in June 2022, Spider-Man actors Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire shared news about a “More Fun Stuff Version” of No Way Home coming to the big screen for Labor Day Weekend....

Though fan excitement is still high after Marvel Studios’ multiple Comic-Con panels, there are plenty of questions that have been brought up because of all that was announced. Things like who will be directing Avengers: Secret Wars? Where the heck was Armor Wars? And is Spider-Man: Freshman Year canon? After Marvel Studios went deep into the upcoming wall-crawling animated epic, fans have been scratching their heads at where in the MCU this Disney+ series fits....

That doesn’t mean we shouldn’t still be trying to electrify everything. Engineers from NIST, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, have just published a study titled “Gas vs Electric: Heating system fuel source implications on low-energy single-family dwelling sustainability performance.” Of course, this government-funded organization’s research is paywalled so I am basing this on their summary, where they ask: Really? There is tons of research. But never mind. The researchers evidently ran 960,000 building design combinations and eight economic scenarios over a period of up to thirty years and guess what they found:...

A new trailer for The Flash Season 9 was released online over the weekend, but The CW quickly took notice and addressed the apparent DC leak. The Flash Season 9 is set to mark the end of the Arrowverse as Grant Gustin’s titular Speedster embarks on his final adventure. The final batch of episodes is expected to address Season 8’s massive cliffhanger while also featuring surprise guests along the way. Set photos confirmed that Batwoman actress Javicia Leslie will make an unexpected return as the Red Death alongside other returning Flash villains from previous seasons....

After years of anticipation and buildup, James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad has finally arrived. The film, born from the fires of Gunn’s dispute with Disney, landed with high praise from both critics and fans alike. Needless to say, it’s already off to a better start than 2016’s Suicide Squad.The Suicide Squad is doing so well, in fact, that the movie had at one point beaten the Rotten Tomatoes Score of The Dark Knight....

Warner Bros. is currently in a massive state of flux with regard to its upcoming slate of movies, most prominently the ones within the struggling but expansive DC Universe. Included in that mix is Static Shock, which features a bright up-and-coming Black hero, although it’s struggled to even get off the ground for the studio through its merger with Discovery.Michael B. Jordan is set to serve as an executive producer on this mysterious DC movie, which centers on Virgil Hawkins as he learns about his electromagnetic powers....

Viola Davis as Amanda Waller was one of a handful of characters that continued their DCEU journey in James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad. After 2016’s Suicide Squad directed by David Ayer was a critical failure, many characters were scrapped or quickly killed off in Gunn’s recent soft reboot/sequel. Waller is a hard-nosed government worker, given the mission to put together criminals for the greater good. As seen in The Suicide Squad, her actions and motives aren’t always heroic and she works within the gray area of advanced individuals....

Earlier in the year, Netflix’s Marvel shows made the jump over to Disney+. With that move came renewed hopes for the likes of Daredevil, Jessica Jones and the Punisher as the character rights returned to Marvel Studios. Fans’ patience was rewarded when Charlie Cox’s Daredevil returned to the screen in Spider-Man: No Way Home, and later in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, proving that Marvel Studios was still somewhat committed to the Netflix versions of its characters....