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Featured Article: Solstice
A solstice is an astronomical event that occurs twice a year, when the tilt of the Earth's axis is most oriented toward or away from the Sun, causing the Sun to reach its northernmost or southernmost extreme. The name is derived from the Latin sol (sun) and sistere (to stand still), because at the solstices, the Sun stands still in declination; that is, its apparent movement north or south comes to a standstill. Two solstices occur annually, around June 21 and December 21, and have significance for a variety of different religions.
Popular Article: Permian
The Permian period is an interval of about 48 million years, spanning roughly from 299 to 251 million years ago (mya). The period is noteworthy for having most of Earth's land mass collected into the single super-continent, Pangea, which provided the forms of life with vast areas of dry or seasonally dry land, but, in comparison with the preceding Carboniferous period, provided greatly reduced swampy lands and coastal margins.
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Although Otis Chandler made the LA Times great he did not want to become its publisher and he did not want his sons to take over its leadership when he retired. (source: Otis Chandler)
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