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Eclipse gazers enjoying totality on August 21, 2017, in Isle of Palms, S.C. Eclipse experts say partial eclipses aren't nearly as dramatic.

Science

For April's eclipse, going from 'meh' to 'OMG' might mean just driving across town

7:44am March 08, 2024

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Lots of urban areas will be either in or adjacent to the path of totality for the eclipse on April 8. Experts advise getting into this path, as even a 99% partial eclipse is nothing like a total one.

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The 516 Arouca, the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in the world, hangs above the Aguieiras Waterfall in the Paiva Gorge in Arouca, Portugal. It is opening to the public next week.

World News
Arts

Portugal Opens World's Longest Pedestrian Suspension Bridge, And It's A Trip

3:22pm April 30, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

The record-breaking bridge measures roughly 1,692 feet long and is suspended more than 570 feet above a rushing river. Officials in the town of Arouca called it "frighteningly beautiful."