Happy #WomensDay! For those who follow their dreams, support dreams of others, & everyone trying to make the world better - you are reason for hope. There are so many reasons to fight for gender equity. Tag an inspiring femme, tell us why in the comments below!
#8MarchWomensDay
1/ The US banned Russian oil imports. That's a big deal for three reasons:
🇷🇺 Russia is the world's third-largest oil producer
🛢️ Oil is a big global market, so a hit on Russia could ripple out
⛽ Gas is pricey in the US, and the ban could send prices even higher
The Amazon rainforest is reaching a ‘tipping point’ where large swathes will soon begin to transform into savannah, according to a new study 🌳➡️🏝️https://t.co/XayKBzXCOv
#Discovery | More wonders of the ancient world were revealed in 2021, including the mummies of #Egypt's pharaohs, sunken #Crusader treasure, and a #Roman crucifixion
https://t.co/hZMmTDwid2
20 years ago today, Peter Jackson's #TheLordoftheRings films launched with the release of 'The Fellowship of the Ring,' forever changing the world of fantasy filmmaking #LOTR20
More: https://t.co/9DYW2mlIk5
Shocking! 24 rhino have been killed in S African parks since 1 Dec. After a decline in poaching in 2020, due to lockdowns, incidents are worryingly on the rise. The loss of 24 rhinos in just 2 weeks is a stark reminder of the delicate balance rhinos face for survival. @tusk_org
A female scientist named Eunice Newton Foote warned back in 1856 that too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could cause the Earth to warm. Global action on climate change came… 140 years later. https://t.co/KZFcdUknIY
President Biden is restoring three national monuments that had been severely shrunk by former President Donald J. Trump: Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante in Utah and the National Northeast Canyons and Seamounts off the coast of New England. https://t.co/FUrmfEpf5K
Knock, knock?
Unfortunately, no one's there, after the U.S. declared the ivory-billed woodpecker and 22 birds, fish and other species extinct https://t.co/KGKy8TgZ4r
Footprints found in New Mexico date back to the Ice Age, a study found, suggesting humans arrived in the Americas before the glaciers melted. https://t.co/QZ9hGwjuml
Cuneiform tablets and thousands of other looted archaeological artifacts were returned to Iraq this week after being held for years by Cornell University and the Museum of the Bible, which was founded by the family that owns the Hobby Lobby chain. https://t.co/tCMvLBtbvf