Sports
July 31, 2024

Olympic Champion Simone Biles Fires Back at Negative Comments About Her Hair and Her Team

Simone Biles is back and better than ever. After taking a mental break that made her sit out the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the gymnast has already taken Paris 2024 by storm. Following a dazzling performance, she won the gold medal in the women's gymnastics team final. But despite her achievements, she's still on the receiving end of harsh comments—many about her hair. Hoping to shut them down, Biles addressed the topic on Instagram.

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Sports
July 31, 2024

Gravity-Defying Photo of Surfer Gabriel Medina Might Be the Best Photo of the Olympics

Embed from Getty Images As the 2024 Summer Olympics are underway, all eyes are on Paris, but an incredible photo is drawing attention nearly 10,000 miles away. That's because 48 athletes from the surf competition are actually competing in Tahiti, a French Polynesian island in the South Pacific. Photographer Jerome Brouillet is on hand to photograph the action, and his gravity-defying image of one surfer has made waves around the world.

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Environment
July 30, 2024

Scientists Discover That Climate Change Is Causing Longer Days

Global warming is having many disastrous effects on our planet, from more intense heat waves to hurricanes becoming stronger. Recently, scientists found yet another consequence of climate change: it's slowing down Earth's rotation, slightly extending the length of a day. Just as the melting of glaciers endangers animals and coastal communities, it has also contributed to this lengthening of the day.

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