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As West Nile virus concerns rise, some parents are turning to essential oil patches for easy bite prevention. Mosquito authorities explain why you should stick to sprays instead.
Last Word On Nothing - 13 hours 26 min agoIn job ads for news writers, you'll often see a reference to the ideal candidate having a "fast news metabolism". It means: How much information can you cram into your eye holes and how quickly can you digest it all into a compact pellet of 400 words? (I apologise for taking the metaphor to its […] The post Science (journalism) metaphors: Chronaxie appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
A new study found evidence of natural selection in the dogs of Chernobyl, but it's still unclear what drove these genetic differences and what evolutionary advantages they may provide.
On Wednesday morning, Delhi's air quality index reading stood at 377, in the "very poor" category.
Kseniia Petrova, a Russian-born scientist at Harvard, seen after she was released from U.S. federal custody in Boston in 2025.
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GeekSpin - 23 hours 11 min agoFor decades, archaeologists have excavated the sun-baked layers of Egypt's historic Nile Delta, assuming they had uncovered everything this legendary ancient site had to offer. But as it turns out, history was keeping a massive secret just beneath their boots. Thanks to high-tech satellite scans from space, scientists have mapped a colossal, 2,600-year-old religious complex […] Read the original article here: Satellite scans reveal 2,600-year-old complex buried in Egypt...
Nature - 23 hours 31 min agoFor decades, conservation has worried about the risks of too many people. In some places, depopulation is the real threat.
Nature - 23 hours 31 min agoIt might seem counterproductive to put more people in nature, but sometimes human activity nurtures biodiversity.
Nature - 23 hours 31 min agoA clinical trial in three people tested a combination of gene-laden viruses and a drug.
GeekSpin - 1 day 26 sec agoWhen two black holes collide, they can merge into one enormous black hole. But what if one black hole could do the opposite and split into two? A new theoretical study suggests that this strange possibility isn’t completely forbidden by physics. Under extraordinarily specific conditions, a black hole spinning close to its maximum possible speed […] Read the original article here: Scientists find loophole that lets black holes split apart...
The olive ridley sea turtle nest is the third one ever documented on the nation's West Coast.
Retraction Watch - 1 day 5 hours agoBioengineered retracted 119 papers in October amid investigations into suspected paper mill activity and other integrity-related concerns at the Taylor & Francis journal. Clarivate delisted Bioengineered from its Web of Science platform in May 2025, after placing it on hold a year earlier. In July 2025, the publisher suspended new submissions to the journal, which … Continue reading Bioengineered retracts 119 more papers as investigation continues...
Archaeologists in Romania say a recently opened Roman sarcophagus appears to hold the traces of a child's short life and the care taken to honor it. Inside the 1,800-year-old stone coffin, found near the ancient city of Tomis (modern-day Constanta) on the Black Sea coast and opened Oct. 27,...
Scientists just pulled a "back from the dead" moment with a tiny, toxic primate in Indonesia. The Bangka slow loris, last noted in scientific literature in 1937 and flagged by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as possibly extinct in 2015, is very much alive, per a new study...
The 3,200-pound satellite is expected to reenter Earth's atmosphere later this week with a wide reentry zone covering parts of Africa, Australia, Southeast Asia, and South America.
Australian Geographic - 1 day 18 hours agoMore frequent and severe fire events pose a dire challenge for even the most adaptable Aussie creatures. Now scientists are mapping the traits of our invertebrate species to help them survive. The post Fighting for fire’s smallest victims appeared first on Australian Geographic .
Australian Geographic - 1 day 19 hours agoNew research explains one of Australia's strangest illusions Lady Elliot Island's 'phantom' lighthouse. The post The phantom lighthouse appeared first on Australian Geographic .
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Popular Mechanics - 2 days 1 hour agoA 1966 mining disaster in Wales is famous for its alleged premonitions. New research suggests what those strange "gut feelings" could mean.
Popular Mechanics - 2 days 1 hour agoHe wants to call it "The Tubulator 5000."...
A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.
Last Word On Nothing - 2 days 14 hours agoI went cross-country skiing on Saturday. It was my fifth ski day of the new season, which is a welcome change after last year’s abysmal snowfall. We have another storm underway and with any luck, we should have some packed trails this week. Saturday also happened to be Halloween. I think of Halloween skiing as […] The post My Favorite Halloween Tradition: Skiing! appeared first on The Last Word On Nothing .
Australian Geographic - 2 days 21 hours agoFilmed over three years in some of our planet's coldest, driest, windiest places, the new Australian landmark documentary series Ages of Ice captures earth's spectacular polar regions like never before. The post The making of Ages of Ice appeared first on Australian Geographic .
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