Encounter

6 Evidence-Based Ways to Reduce Feeling Anxious Before Going to The Gym

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Whether you’re new to the gym or returning after a long break, it can be an intimidating place. There’s even a term to describe the feeling of nervousness or anxiety that many people feel when they think about going: “gymtimidation”.   One survey found as many as half of Americans experienced “gymtimidation”, while another UK … Read more

‘Once-in-a-Lifetime Encounter’ With Rare Octopus Filmed at Great Barrier Reef

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A mesmerizing new video shows a “once-in-a-lifetime encounter” with a bizarre, bright red octopus swimming above the Great Barrier Reef in northeastern Australia.  The encounter, first reported by local Australian news website Bundaberg Now, was a rare sighting of a blanket octopus, named after the blanket-like fleshy cape between its arms. Jacinta Shackleton, a marine biologist and reef guide, filmed and photographed … Read more

Mysterious Object That Survived a Close Encounter With a Black Hole Is Unmasked

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A mysterious cloud that somehow survived a close encounter with a supermassive black hole has now been unmasked. According to a new study of the object, called G2, it’s actually three baby stars, shrouded in a thick cloud of the gas and dust from which they were born. This interpretation offers a very tidy solution … Read more

Encounter review: A sci-fi road trip that gets lost along the way

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By Gregory Wakeman Malik (Riz Ahmed, centre) is determined to prepare his sons to fight the aliens Amazon Content Services LLC Encounter Michael Pearce UK cinemas, Amazon Prime ENCOUNTER brings together three of the most exciting stars in the British film industry: director Michael Pearce, whose debut feature Beast was critically acclaimed on its release … Read more