formation

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By comparing Dante's descriptions to modern theories of asteroid impacts and crater formation, researchers argue that the 14th-century poet envisioned an Earth-altering cosmic event long before scientists understood meteoritics.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

“This is just a small step, but it’s one step in that direction to encourage more families to begin their family formation earlier.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Jones, who arrived at the scene with his partner a few minutes behind the others, was seen running to the front of the diamond formation without being ordered to do so.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

The players have made no progress in their request for benefit contributions, and rejected discussions about the formation of a Grand Slam player council.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

The first experiments on reproductive incompatibility and species formation were carried out before the selection experiments, but Dobzhansky and his students continued to work on both problems in the 1940s and 50s.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee