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Shrews’ noses grow in winter as their brains shrink
Science Newsby Jake Buehler·5d ago
This nose grows. During harsh Japanese winters, long-clawed shrews’ snouts temporarily expand. The seasonal swelling is the opposite of the previously known winter pattern in shrews, in which the...
Trump’s destruction of national parks is just getting started
Salonby Troy Farah·5d ago
The Trump administration’s construction project in Big Bend National Park, which is destroying the area’s pristine environment to build more of President Donald Trump’s border wall, is temporarily...
Widely prescribed blood pressure drugs linked to 33% higher kidney risk in type 2 diabetes
ScienceDaily·5d ago
Widely prescribed blood pressure drugs linked to 33% higher kidney risk in type 2 diabetes A common blood pressure drug may quietly increase the risk of serious kidney decline in people with type 2...
Tiny robots powered by light can hunt down and collect bacteria
ScienceDaily·5d ago
Tiny robots powered by light can hunt down and collect bacteria Light-powered nanorobots can now hunt down, collect, and relocate bacteria like futuristic microscopic cleaning crews.
Arctic Report Card Will Move Ahead Without NOAA - Eos
Eosby Grace van Deelen·5d ago
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today.
Royal Report Card: See How Kate Middleton, Prince William, and Prince Harry Performed in School
Vanity Fairby Tatler·5d ago
Back-to-school is nearly upon us, and as Prince George prepares to enroll at Eton College, (the alma mater of both his father, Prince William, and his uncle, Prince Harry), take a look back at the...
Forest Service to End Protection for 45 Million Acres of Forest - Eos
Eosby Kimberly M. S. Cartier·5d ago
Research & Developments is a blog for brief updates that provide context for the flurry of news regarding law and policy changes that impact science and scientists today. The U.S.
The Russian hurdle in Trump’s new offensive cyber program
Defense Oneby David DiMolfetta·5d ago
The Russian hurdle in Trump’s new offensive cyber program The White House wants private companies to help take down cybercriminals overseas.
Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone
Nieman Labby Hanaa' Tameez·5d ago
Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence.
"Ice Princess" quietly defined Hayden Panettiere's whole career
Salonby Coleman Spilde·6d ago
The fame machine is a distinctly American invention. In what other country is it wired into people’s heads from the moment they can coherently string together five words that they, too, can be a...
How to Be a Sea: Albert Camus on Learning to Die and Learning to Live
The Marginalianby Maria Popova·6d ago
How to Be a Sea: Albert Camus on Learning to Die and Learning to Live By Maria Popova The summer I turned sixteen, I took a bus across Bulgaria — I suppose you could call it running away, though my...
Global Bond Markets Put Governments On Notice Over Fiscal, Inflation Risks
World Newsby Dhara Ranasinghe; Gregor Stuart Hunter; Samuel Indyk·6d ago
LONDON, Aug 18 (Reuters) - Long-term borrowing costs from the U.S. to Germany and Japan hit their highest levels in decades on Tuesday due to ballooning government debt and geopolitics, raising...
The Bird in the Heart: Terry Tempest Williams on the Paradox of Transformation and How to Live with Uncertainty
The Marginalianby Maria Popova·6d ago
The Bird in the Heart: Terry Tempest Williams on the Paradox of Transformation and How to Live with Uncertainty By Maria Popova It is strange how, in a universe governed by relentless change, human...
Scientists discover a natural Arctic cloud factory missing from climate models
ScienceDaily·6d ago
Scientists discover a natural Arctic cloud factory missing from climate models - Date: - August 18, 2026 - Source: - University of Birmingham - Summary: - A newly discovered Arctic process can...
There's Something Dangerous About Sam Rockwell - Longreads
Longreadsby Brendan Fitzgerald·6d ago
Kevin Dupzyk’s profile of Sam Rockwell, a “legendary scene-stealer” now in his fourth decade of work, is a crisp and entertaining one-act, with journalist and actor holed up in a spare Manhattan...
Free for a Week! I Tried Selling My Body for Money—I Was Surprised By What I Found
Narrativelyby Jerry Portwood·6d ago
This post has been receiving quite a bit of attention behind the scenes! To all the new subs who came here for it, welcome.
Drills Cut By Trump Are Central To The U.S.-South Korea Alliance, Observers Say
World Newsby Hyung-Jin Kim·6d ago
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For decades, the United States and South Korea have regularly staged military drills to prepare their soldiers to work together smoothly in the event of a crisis or...
Mysterious waves sweeping across your brain may help turn sensory chaos into what you see
ScienceDaily·6d ago
Mysterious waves sweeping across your brain may help turn sensory chaos into what you see - Date: - August 18, 2026 - Source: - Salk Institute - Summary: - Traveling electrical waves sweeping...
When AI art has no author: Study finds generated images often can’t be traced to training data
History of MITby Rachel Gordon | MIT CSAIL·6d ago
When an artificial intelligence image generator produces a portrait, whose work went into it? The question sits at the center of lawsuits, licensing deals, and proposed regulations worldwide.
The Phone Scammers Next Door - Longreads
Longreadsby Krista Stevens·6d ago
The house with the red-brick exterior, huge old-growth maple, and sprawling back patio on Castle Frank Crescent in Toronto’s pricy Rosedale neighborhood seemed like the perfect symbol of...
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