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• This Fungus May be the Most Bitter Natural Substance, but It's Not Poisonous

  14-04-2025 23:50 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Although a bracket fungus proved to be the least palatable, it is not poisonous. This conclusion could make scientists rethink the relationship between taste and toxicity.
  
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• 100-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal a New Armored, Club-Tailed Dinosaur

  14-04-2025 23:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  The tracks show that two types of ankylosauruses co-existed at a time and place where they were once thought to be extinct.
  
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• Lasers Could Help Detect Nano- and Microplastics in Bodily Fluids

  14-04-2025 23:40 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Learn more about the research project that’s helping experts analyze the nanoplastics in the human body.
  
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• Russia’s Palm Sunday attack against Ukraine triggers calls for more US pressure on Putin - The Hill

  14-04-2025 23:30 via news.google.com
  Russia’s Palm Sunday attack against Ukraine triggers calls for more US pressure on Putin  The HillAnalysis: Trump calls Sumy missile strike a ‘mistake.’ But Russia’s war seems to be raging on exactly to Putin’s plan  CNNRussian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Sumy during Palm Sunday celebrations, killing more than 30  AP NewsCivilian Death Toll in Ukraine Climbs as Putin Resists Trump’s Peace Drive  WSJRepublican supporte
  
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• 'Homegrowns are next': Trump doubles down on sending American 'criminals' to foreign prisons - ABC News

  14-04-2025 23:15 via news.google.com
  'Homegrowns are next': Trump doubles down on sending American 'criminals' to foreign prisons  ABC NewsBukele says Trump has 350 million Americans to 'liberate' by ending crime, terrorism  Fox NewsTrump eyes deportation of ‘homegrown criminals’ to El Salvador  Al JazeeraLegal experts pan Trump's plan to deport U.S. citizens  NBC NewsTrump calls for deporting some citizens to El Salvador, testing US law  Reuters
  
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• Steph Curry Congratulates Rory McIlroy on Masters Win With Four-Word Message - Sports Illustrated

  14-04-2025 23:13 via news.google.com
  Steph Curry Congratulates Rory McIlroy on Masters Win With Four-Word Message  Sports IllustratedWinners and losers from the Masters, plus predictions for the rest of this year's majors  ESPNRory McIlroy wins The Masters: What was it like to be at Augusta National to witness Grand Slam history?  Sky SportsRory McIlroy Sends Strong Message to His Wife and Daughter After Masters Win  Yahoo Sports‘What are we going to talk about next year?’: Why Ro
  
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• Jeff Bezos takes a tumble while circling Blue Origin capsule carrying fiancée: Watch - Fox News

  14-04-2025 22:55 via news.google.com
  Jeff Bezos takes a tumble while circling Blue Origin capsule carrying fiancée: Watch  Fox NewsWhat’s more vacuous than an endless vacuum? It’s Lauren Sanchez and Katy Perry’s party in space | Marina Hyde  The GuardianKaty Perry's daughter Daisy, 4, is seen for the first time as she's filmed watching Blue Origin flight in awe  Daily MailBlue Origin’s First All-Female Spaceflight Stunt  The New York TimesLauren Sánchez a
  
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• ’The Last of Us’ Season 2 Premiere Ratings Beat Season 1 Opener - The Hollywood Reporter

  14-04-2025 22:37 via news.google.com
  ’The Last of Us’ Season 2 Premiere Ratings Beat Season 1 Opener  The Hollywood ReporterWe also have lots of questions about the season of premiere of ‘The Last of Us’  CNN'The Last of Us' Season 2 begins with major changes to the video game: What's different?  USA Today‘The Last of Us’ Season 2’s Ruthless New Character Speaks: “She’s a Chilling Ice Queen”  The Hollywood ReporterSee 'The Last of Us
  
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• Bizarre “Fairy Lantern” Species Discovered in Malaysian Forest

  14-04-2025 22:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Thismia aliasii is a newly discovered endangered species in Malaysia, dependent on fungi and rare in the wild. Researchers have identified a new species of the elusive ‘fairy lantern’ genus Thismia in a hill dipterocarp forest in eastern Peninsular Malaysia. A recent study published in the open-access journal PhytoKeys describes the distinct features of this [...]
  
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• The Rise of Cat Domestication May Have Started with Ancient Egyptian Sacrifices

  14-04-2025 21:45 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Discover how today’s cats might trace their roots back to cult rituals in ancient Egypt.
  
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• Tectonic Plates Have a Memory – And It’s Changing What We Know About Earth

  14-04-2025 21:10 via scitechdaily.com
  Recent discoveries offer deeper insight into the movement of tectonic plates. New research has found that variations in rock composition within oceanic plates, caused by ancient tectonic processes, can significantly affect the path and speed of these plates as they sink into Earth’s mantle. At depths between 410 and 660 kilometers lies the mantle transition [...]
  
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• Scientists Flip Two Atoms in LSD – And Unlock a Game-Changing Mental Health Treatment

  14-04-2025 21:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A team at UC Davis has created a new drug called JRT that mimics LSD’s brain-healing effects without the hallucinogenic side effects. By flipping just two atoms in LSD’s structure, researchers made a version that promotes neuroplasticity and enhances cognition, especially in conditions like schizophrenia where traditional psychedelics are too risky. In animal models, JRT [...]
  
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• Meet Neptune, a TikTok alternative where creators can hide likes and follower counts - TechCrunch

  14-04-2025 20:57 via news.google.com
  Meet Neptune, a TikTok alternative where creators can hide likes and follower counts  TechCrunchView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• Ghost Particles Just Got Lighter: KATRIN Sets a New Benchmark for Neutrino Mass

  14-04-2025 20:10 via scitechdaily.com
  Neutrinos, the mysterious and nearly massless particles that barely interact with anything, are revealing new secrets through the KATRIN experiment. Using tritium decay and advanced spectrometry, KATRIN has slashed the upper limit on neutrino mass, pushing our understanding of fundamental physics into new territory. With 250 days of data already analyzed and more to come, [...]
  
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• Google raises required minimum storage in Android 15, but it won’t affect most phones - 9to5Google

  14-04-2025 19:19 via news.google.com
  Google raises required minimum storage in Android 15, but it won’t affect most phones  9to5GoogleGoogle won't let cheap Android phones and tablets ship with only 16GB storage anymore  Android AuthorityGoogle Raises The Minimum Storage Requirements For Running Android 15 On Phones And Tablets, No Longer Can Devices Ship With 16GB Of Internal Memory  WccftechAndroid 15 raises the storage requirement for the first time since 2022  Android CentralHere ar
  
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• Supernova Death Blasts May Have Wiped Out Life on Earth – Twice

  14-04-2025 19:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Researchers link two ancient mass extinctions to nearby supernova explosions, which may have damaged Earth’s atmosphere and triggered global biodiversity loss. A new study suggests that at least two of Earth’s mass extinction events may have been triggered by the powerful effects of nearby supernova explosions. Researchers from Keele University propose that these massive stellar [...]
  
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• You can hot swap the battery on Samsung’s new rugged tablet - The Verge

  14-04-2025 18:12 via news.google.com
  You can hot swap the battery on Samsung’s new rugged tablet  The VergeSamsung's New Rugged Phone Is Made for Work Sites, Has a Replaceable Battery and AI  CNETSamsung Introduces Galaxy XCover7 Pro and Galaxy Tab Active5 Pro: Ruggedized Devices for Frontline Excellence  Samsung NewsroomSamsung's latest rugged devices are keeping old-school mobile traditions alive  EngadgetSouth Korea unveils $23 billion support package for chips amid US tariff uncerta
  
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• A Grain of Brain, 523 Million Synapses, and the Most Complicated Neuroscience Experiment Ever Attempted

  14-04-2025 18:09 via scitechdaily.com
  A team of over 150 scientists has achieved what once seemed impossible: a complete wiring and activity map of a tiny section of a mammalian brain. This feat, part of the MICrONS Project, rivals the Human Genome Project in ambition and scope, using cutting-edge AI, microscopy, and teamwork to map over 200,000 brain cells and [...]
  
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• Whence Chip Implants: From Brain Bluetooth To ‘Full RoboCop”

  14-04-2025 18:06 via technocracy.news
  Brain Bluetooth, providing near real-time access to the brain, might be the key to “planted memories and built-in trained skills supported with internet connectivity.” Of course, the chatter about this kind of breakthrough is all about helping the paralyzed but the darker Technocrat agenda is about controlling the human brain in the first place; in other words, “hacking the brain.” ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.In the 1987 classic film RoboCop, the deceased Detroit cop Ale
  
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• Born With It: How Your DNA Shapes Cancer Before It Even Starts

  14-04-2025 17:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A major new study has revealed that the genes we inherit at birth play a much larger role in cancer than previously thought—impacting not only how tumors form and evolve, but also how they respond to treatment. Unlike most cancer research that focuses on mutations acquired during life, this study explored millions of inherited variants [...]
  
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• 2025 NFL Draft: Notable fallers in the PFF Mock Draft Simulator - PFF

  14-04-2025 16:18 via news.google.com
  2025 NFL Draft: Notable fallers in the PFF Mock Draft Simulator  PFFMike Band 2025 NFL mock draft 2.0: Saints snag Shedeur Sanders; Browns make move for QB  NFL.com2025 NFL draft sleepers: Which players could be gems after early rounds?  USA TodayWho could be sleeper NFL draft picks? We asked college football coaches  ESPN17 prospects to attend 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay  Cleveland Browns
  
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• The 12-Week Lifeline: A Fast-Acting Drug Combo That Could Stop Your Next Heart Attack

  14-04-2025 16:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A major new study shows that giving heart attack patients a cholesterol-lowering combo treatment early on – not months later – can dramatically improve their outlook and even save lives. Patients treated within 12 weeks using both statins and ezetimibe were significantly less likely to suffer future heart attacks or die, compared to those treated [...]
  
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• Half of the universe's hydrogen gas, long unaccounted for, has been found - Phys.org

  14-04-2025 15:46 via news.google.com
  Half of the universe's hydrogen gas, long unaccounted for, has been found  Phys.org
  
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• Samsung Good Lock is now available via the Play Store as global launch begins - 9to5Google

  14-04-2025 15:40 via news.google.com
  Samsung Good Lock is now available via the Play Store as global launch begins  9to5GoogleThe wait is over, Good Lock is finally available globally!  SamMobile[Exploring Good Lock ③] 3 Features Recommended by Samsung Developers and Newsroom Editors  Samsung NewsroomWhile One UI 7 stalls, Samsung gives Good Lock a global green light  PhoneArenaSamsung Begins Global Rollout of Good Lock App for Galaxy Devices Starting With Romania: Report  Gad
  
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• In the Deep Ocean, Dark Oxygen May Mysteriously Emanate from the Bottom

  14-04-2025 15:00 via discovermagazine.com
  
  Dark oxygen was first discovered in 2015, but what is it? Learn how a deep-sea discovery could rewrite our understanding of how life on Earth evolved.
  
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• Dino Mystery Unlocked: 100-Million-Year-Old Footprints Reveal Missing Link in Armored Evolution

  14-04-2025 15:00 via scitechdaily.com
  Footprints of tail-clubbed armored dinosaurs, ankylosaurids, have been discovered for the first time, thanks to fossil trackways found in the Canadian Rockies. These rare, three-toed prints belong to a newly identified species, Ruopodosaurus clava, shedding light on a mysterious gap in the fossil record. This breakthrough not only proves that these dinosaurs roamed North America [...]
  
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• AI at the Speed of Light: How Silicon Photonics Are Reinventing Hardware

  14-04-2025 12:56 via scitechdaily.com
  A cutting-edge AI acceleration platform powered by light rather than electricity could revolutionize how AI is trained and deployed. Using photonic integrated circuits made from advanced III-V semiconductors, researchers have developed a system that vastly outperforms traditional silicon GPUs in both energy efficiency and speed. This technology could not only lower energy costs but also [...]
  
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• 10-Year Study Links Air Pollution to Cognitive Decline

  14-04-2025 12:04 via scitechdaily.com
  Long-term exposure to air pollution is associated with cognitive decline, particularly in language skills, among older adults in England, according to a decade-long UCL study. A new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) has found that long-term exposure to high levels of air pollution may negatively impact brain health in older adults [...]
  
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• U.S. measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know - Los Angeles Times

  14-04-2025 12:00 via news.google.com
  U.S. measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know  Los Angeles TimesUS measles cases surpass 700 with outbreaks in six states. Here’s what to know  AP NewsUS exceeds 700 measles cases as officials struggle to contain outbreaks  USA TodayHealthcare Providers: Stay Alert for Measles Cases  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (.gov)Measles vaccine booster: Who should get it and why?  Medical News Tod
  
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• See Two Meteor Showers And A ‘Planet Parade:’ The Night Sky This Week - Forbes

  14-04-2025 12:00 via news.google.com
  See Two Meteor Showers And A ‘Planet Parade:’ The Night Sky This Week  ForbesHow and where to watch the Lyrid meteor shower  The GuardianMeteor Activity Outlook for April 12-18, 2025  American Meteor SocietyWant to watch the next meteor shower? Here are great spots for stargazing in Delaware  The News JournalLook Up! Two Stunning Meteor Showers Are About to Light Up The Sky  ScienceAlert
  
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• Melting Ice, Moving Pollutants: The Arctic Drift That’s Rewriting Ocean Chemistry

  14-04-2025 11:00 via scitechdaily.com
  A groundbreaking study reveals that the Transpolar Drift, a major Arctic current, is far more dynamic than once thought. As sea ice melts and ocean patterns shift, pollutants from Siberian rivers are spreading farther and faster, posing rising threats to fragile polar ecosystems. Pollutants on the Move as Climate Warms A new study has revealed [...]
  
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• Sleeping Black Hole Erupts in Real Time – Blasting Out Record-Breaking X-Rays

  14-04-2025 10:23 via scitechdaily.com
  A mysterious black hole in a distant galaxy just woke up after decades of silence—and it’s putting on a cosmic light show! ESA’s XMM-Newton and other X-ray telescopes are capturing massive bursts of energy known as quasiperiodic eruptions (QPEs) that defy current theories. Unlike anything seen before, these powerful flashes may be rewriting the rulebook [...]
  
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• The Secret “Radar” Bacteria Use To Outsmart Their Enemies

  14-04-2025 09:15 via scitechdaily.com
  A chemical radar allows bacteria to sense and eliminate predators. Investigating how microorganisms communicate deepens our understanding of the complex ecological interactions that shape our environment is an area of key focus for the Cluster of Excellence “Balance of the Microverse.” A research team from the Cluster, based at the Leibniz Institute for Natural Product [...]
  
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• New Study: One or Two Days of Exercise May Offer Similar Health Benefits As Daily Workouts

  14-04-2025 08:09 via scitechdaily.com
  Exercising just one or two days a week can reduce the risk of death as much as regular weekly workouts, as long as it totals 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity. Engaging in physical activity just one or two days per week, commonly referred to as being a “weekend warrior,” can offer similar health [...]
  
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• The Galaxies That Should Be Dead – But Still Burn Bright

  14-04-2025 07:18 via scitechdaily.com
  Galaxies may not be as simple as “young and blue” or “old and red.” A new idea from astrophysicist Charles Steinhardt proposes a third type: red star-forming galaxies that break the mold. These galaxies challenge what we thought we knew about how stars are born and suggest the universe may have formed far more stars [...]
  
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• A Poem About Globalists, Technocrats, Transhumanists

  14-04-2025 06:32 via technocracy.news
  Are you a right-brain or left-brain thinker? Some people can’t follow prose so maybe a poem is just the ticket. If this is you, here you are. This poem is courtesy of a fellow reader Technocracy News & Trends from New Mexico. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.  
  GLOBALISTS
  Most people have no clueMost people don’t want to knowMost people will stick their head in the sandAnd say that it just can’t be so
  Globalism is at its rootAbout the takeover of humanityBy technological d
  
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• New Research Reveals How Bronze Age Scandinavians Could Have Crossed the Sea

  14-04-2025 06:27 via scitechdaily.com
  Sea voyages from Denmark to Norway may have been possible across open waters, though sticking to the coastline was likely the safer route. People living in Bronze Age Denmark may have been capable of traveling directly across the open sea to Norway, according to a study published on April 2, 2025, in the open-access journal [...]
  
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• Is Brown Rice Really Healthier? Shocking Study Reveals a Hidden Risk

  14-04-2025 05:22 via scitechdaily.com
  Brown rice has more nutrients but also more arsenic, which may be risky for young children. Nutrition and food safety should both factor into rice choices. Whether you’re picking up rice at the grocery store or ordering it as a side at a restaurant, you might choose brown rice over white rice for its higher [...]
  
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• Secrets of the Green Sahara: Ancient DNA Reveals Lost North African Lineage

  14-04-2025 03:18 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study reveals that a distinct North African human lineage lived in the Central Sahara over 7,000 years ago, during the African humid period. This population had been long isolated from other groups. DNA analysis of two naturally mummified individuals from Libya, dating back over 7,000 years to the African Humid Period (also known [...]
  
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• Archaeologists May Have Just Solved a Long-Standing Cave Art Mystery

  14-04-2025 02:27 via scitechdaily.com
  A new study unveils the potential reason children participated in creating prehistoric cave art. In prehistoric societies, children participated in cave paintings because they were seen as mediators between the physical and spiritual worlds. A team of prehistoric archaeology researchers from Tel Aviv University has proposed a new hypothesis to explain a long-standing mystery: Why [...]
  
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• Major Climate Threat: New Research Reveals Startling Environmental Impact of Dogs

  14-04-2025 01:36 via scitechdaily.com
  New research finds pet dogs significantly harm wildlife and ecosystems. Their presence, waste, and food industry impact the environment, yet most owners are unaware. New research from Curtin University highlights the significant but often overlooked environmental impact of pet dogs, revealing widespread negative effects on wildlife, ecosystems, and the climate. Although the ecological damage caused [...]
  
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• Natural Compound Found in Common Fruits and Vegetables Could Slow Dementia

  14-04-2025 00:45 via scitechdaily.com
  A recent study from the University of Missouri suggests that a compound found in certain fruits and vegetables may hold the key to treating neurodegenerative diseases. A natural compound commonly found in fruits and vegetables may help protect nerve cells and shows potential as a treatment for ALS and dementia, according to new research from [...]
  
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