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• 6 ways bats are surprisingly human

  24-10-2026 19:30 via Popular Science
  
  Bat Week officially begins today. It’s the one week where Earth’s only winged mammals get top billing. Often associated with disease, vampires, and other generally unpleasant things, bats are actually important pollinators and play critical roles in our ecosystem.“They’re just so cool and so interesting. During first forays into bat studies, it was just one question after another,” Rachel Page, an evolutionary biologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama, tells Po
  
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• Why volunteers are gluing seeds to clam shells in Connecticut

  24-10-2026 17:18 via Popular Science
  
  Environmental restoration sometimes requires out-of-the-box thinking. Along the waters of Long Island Sound in New York and Connecticut, experts are tackling the challenge of restoring crucial eelgrass habitats by gluing the plant’s seeds to clams. Eelgrass (Zostera marina) is an important member of the ecosystem. It provides foraging areas and shelter for young fish and invertebrates, diminishes coastal erosion, draws in excess nutrients, filters water, and releases oxygen, for instance. Com
  
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• How to turn your smartphone into a mobile video editing suite

  24-10-2026 14:00 via Popular Science
  
  With so many smartphone apps in the modern age locked (or partially locked) behind paywalls, it’s important to grab the free ones when they become available—and on rare occasions, it’s the biggest software companies on the planet offering apps free of charge. Adobe Premiere for iOS launched back in September 2025, and a year later, we got Adobe Premiere for Android too. You don’t need an Adobe account or a subscription to use these apps (unlike the desktop equivalents)—the only paid co
  
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• This beginner-friendly stock picker uses ChatGPT to help you select winning stocks

  24-10-2026 12:00 via Popular Science
  
  TL;DR: Demystify investing even as you build your portfolio with this lifetime subscription to Sterling Stock Picker for $49.97 (reg. $399).People always say the best financial advice is to invest in stocks. However, understanding the technical jargon so that you can get started can feel like you’ve picked up a new job. But Sterling Stock Picker uses its patent-pending North Star technology to help its users take the guesswork out of investing. There’s also a range of features that support b
  
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• AI-Powered Wearable Device Could One Day Transmit Smells Over the Internet

  24-10-2026 00:10 via All Articles | Discover Magazine
  
  Learn how a wearable device can recreate smells transmitted over the internet, potentially bringing a new sensory dimension to virtual experiences.
  
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• Mount Erebus Is One of Earth's Most Unusual Volcanoes, With a Rare Lava Lake and Chimney-Like Towers 

  23-10-2026 23:45 via All Articles | Discover Magazine
  
  Learn more about Mount Erebus, why it's so unique, and what modern technology has told us about it. 
  
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• Your Saliva Could Hold the Key to Detecting a Deadly Cancer

  23-10-2026 23:43 via SciTechDaily
  Scientists have discovered distinct bacterial patterns in the saliva of patients with a deadly form of esophageal cancer. Bacteria living in the mouth may hold clues to a deadly form of esophageal cancer that often goes undetected until treatment options are limited. Researchers in South Africa have identified distinctive bacterial patterns in patients’ saliva, raising [...]
  
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• This Unusual-Looking Snake Has a Fake Spider on its Tail, Using It to Catch Prey

  23-10-2026 23:27 via All Articles | Discover Magazine
  
  Learn about the spider-tailed horned viper, a snake that uses a spider-like appendage on the tip of its tail to lure in unsuspecting prey.
  
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• 12 striking images from European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  23-10-2026 23:20 via Popular Science
  
  For 13 years, photographer Imre Potyó has ventured into restricted-access mine tunnels in the Börzsöny Mountains of Hungary to capture images of hibernating lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). Despite their deep slumber, the bats occasionally wake to hunt insects that enter the dark caves.
  “In doing so, the bat leaves behind droppings that gradually accumulate into a continuous dark layer,” Potyó explains. “And this is where the real wonder begins: in the beam of a torch,
  
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• 12 remarkable images from European Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2026

  23-10-2026 23:20 via Popular Science
  
  For 13 years, photographer Imre Potyó has ventured into restricted-access mine tunnels in the Börzsöny Mountains of Hungary to capture images of hibernating lesser horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros). Despite their deep slumber, the bats occasionally wake to hunt insects that enter the dark caves.
  “In doing so, the bat leaves behind droppings that gradually accumulate into a continuous dark layer,” Potyó explains. “And this is where the real wonder begins: in the beam of a torch,
  
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• iPhone Duo, Apple’s First Foldable Phone, Goes On Sale

  23-10-2026 23:11 via NYT > Science and Technology
  Fans lined up for hours outside stores of Apple stores on Friday to buy the iPhone Duo, the company’s first foldable phone.
  
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• Scientists Discover a Hidden Cholesterol Switch That Could Change How We Treat Heart Disease

  23-10-2026 23:08 via SciTechDaily
  Researchers uncovered how a high-cholesterol diet weakens the liver’s defenses and lowered LDL in mice by blocking the pathway, pointing to a potential new use for a shelved heart failure drug. A diet high in cholesterol can gradually weaken the liver’s ability to remove harmful cholesterol from the blood. Cholesterol-related heart disease remains the leading [...]
  
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• It Could Take Over 17,000 Years for Humans to Travel to Proxima Centauri, Home to the Closest Known Exoplanet

  23-10-2026 22:40 via All Articles | Discover Magazine
  
  Learn more about interstellar travel and what it would look like to travel to Proxima Centauri. 
  
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• A Major Drug Breakthrough Could Change How Ozempic and Wegovy Work

  23-10-2026 22:33 via SciTechDaily
  New compounds have overcome a longstanding challenge by directly targeting β-arrestins, proteins that regulate cellular signals, providing laboratory tools that could help guide more precise treatments with fewer side effects. A drug can hit its intended target and still have its effects cut short. That’s because cells have built-in molecular brakes that dial down signals [...]
  
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• The 5-Second Rule is scientifically false

  23-10-2026 22:07 via Popular Science
  
  Since elementary school, we’ve all been taught the “5-Second Rule.” The idea is simple: Food dropped on the floor is still perfectly edible if retrieved in under five seconds. The logic behind the theory, such as it is, is that germs and dirt and pet dander are somehow caught by surprise by the sudden arrival of food and need a few seconds to get their bearings. If you snatch the food up quick enough, they won’t have time to get it “dirty.”Even as kids, we were skeptical but admit it
  
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• Thousands of Snakes Close an Illinois Road, a Mysterious Space Object in a Farmer's Field, and an Update on the Flesh-Eating Screwworm

  23-10-2026 21:49 via All Articles | Discover Magazine
  
  Discover the top stories from Oct. 17 to Oct. 23, 2026, including why thousands of snakes close a road in Illinois twice a year and a mysterious space object found in a farmer's field.
  
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• Play ‘Doom’ on this tiny, uterus-shaped period tracker

  23-10-2026 21:42 via Popular Science
  
  Doom is much more than a classic, bloodsoaked first-person shooter known for its chaotic action, over-the-top weapons, and challenging boss fights. For some odd (but very enjoyable) reason, it’s served as a benchmark for testing basic computing capabilities for well over 30 years. Name a device——calculators, ATMs, digitally enabled tractors, and even biochips built with E. coli bacteria—and someone has likely coded it to run Doom.The latest entry in the ever-growing list of Doom compatib
  
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• Trump administration cancels some Canada tariffs, Sen. Susan Collins says

  23-10-2026 20:48 via NBC News Technology
  
  The Trump administration canceled some tariffs on Canada, according to GOP Sen. Susan Collins.
  
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• Researchers Find an Unexpected Benefit of Putting Sheep on Solar Farms

  23-10-2026 20:27 via SciTechDaily
  Solar grazing is helping sheep farmers expand their businesses, opening opportunities for rural jobs, new investment, and stronger agricultural supply chains. Sheep can feed on the vegetation growing around solar panels while farmers get paid to keep it under control. Too few sheep may leave farmers with grass they still need to mow, while heavier [...]
  
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• Scientists Discover a New Butterfly Species Hiding in Plain Sight

  23-10-2026 19:52 via SciTechDaily
  Nearly identical butterflies share the same tropical forests, yet scientists still cannot fully explain how they recognize their own kind. When Andrés Orellana found caterpillars stripping the leaves from a Cecropia sapling in Venezuela, they had the familiar black bodies and yellow spines of Colobura butterflies. None, however, had the cream-colored markings seen in the [...]
  
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• A Cave Full of Ancient Human Remains Has a Strange Secret: Where Are All the Males?

  23-10-2026 19:17 via SciTechDaily
  Ancient tooth proteins raise the possibility that Homo naledi, an extinct human relative, reserved a burial site for females, hinting at complex customs once thought unique to modern humans. For more than a decade, researchers have wondered why the adult fossils in South Africa’s Dinaledi Chamber look so much alike. The remains of Homo naledi, [...]
  
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• Psychologist found the first corporate psychopath—a 17th century Dutch mutineer

  23-10-2026 18:48 via Popular Science
  
  The concept of a corporate psychopath is eerily recognizable, depending on your work history. It’s also notoriously misunderstood. The archetype of the manipulative, self-serving manager has regularly resurfaced in popular culture for decades, but concrete evidence supporting the wider concept is debatable. For example, a research study went viral in 2016 after estimating upwards of 1-in-5 business employees fit the “psychopath” bill, only to be retracted two years later. Additionally, psy
  
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• Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Lower, Oil Prices Hit 5-Month High — Live Updates - WSJ

  23-10-2026 17:07 via news.google.com
  
  Stock Market Today: Dow Opens Lower, Oil Prices Hit 5-Month High — Live Updates  WSJStocks Fall as Oil Rally Keeps a Lid on Treasuries: Markets Wrap  Bloomberg.comWall Street dips after AI-led selloff; SpaceX worries hit telecoms  The Detroit NewsMore swings for Big Tech pull Wall Street lower in early trading  AP NewsHere Are This Week’s Biggest Losers After the Tech Selloff  WSJ
  
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• Exclusive | Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions - WSJ

  23-10-2026 17:05 via news.google.com
  Exclusive | Trump Called Musk and Asked Him to Lift Ukraine Starlink Restrictions  WSJStarshield slowdown probe sought by Silicon Valley Democrats  PoliticoUkrainian officials say Starshield restrictions still in place, despite Trump’s claims  CNNMusk's clash with Ukraine accelerates demand for Starlink alternatives. Few exist  CNBCTrump Asked Musk to Reverse Limits on Ukraine’s Military Internet Use  The New York Times
  
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• World’s largest wildlife crossing nears completion in California

  23-10-2026 17:03 via Popular Science
  
  California is known for its giant, multi-laned highways bustling under bright blue skies. And while this infrastructure is useful to humans, the Golden State’s many highways represent an almost impenetrable barrier for wildlife.Soon, habitats on either side of the 10-laned 101 Freeway in Agoura Hills, California will be reconnected thanks to the world’s largest wildlife crossing, according to the Los Angeles Times. The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing is scheduled for completion on Decembe
  
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• Russia, Ukraine agree to Oleshky ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump, White House says - Reuters

  23-10-2026 16:53 via news.google.com
  Russia, Ukraine agree to Oleshky ceasefire brokered by Melania Trump, White House says  ReutersMelania Trump helps forge a ceasefire deal in Russian-occupied Oleshky, the White House says  WCVBMelania Trump Brokered Ceasefire to Allow for War Zone Evacuation  YahooMelania Trump brokered ceasefire at besieged Ukrainian town, White House says  The Washington PostWhite House says Melania Trump brokered a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire in Russian-occupied Oleshky starting next week  Fortune
  
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• Etsy to restrict AI-generated content in effort to combat seller slop

  23-10-2026 16:39 via NBC News Technology
  
  Etsy announced new restrictions on AI-generated content on its platform, saying it threatens the integrity of sellers’ work and leaves buyers exposed to fraud.
  
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• Beyond cigarettes: Uncovering the causes of lung cancer in nonsmokers - The Washington Post

  23-10-2026 16:32 via news.google.com
  Beyond cigarettes: Uncovering the causes of lung cancer in nonsmokers  The Washington PostPersistent cough leads to healthy woman’s lung cancer diagnosis  multicare.orgEric K. Singhi, M.D., on lung cancer among younger adults  Managed Healthcare ExecutiveLung Cancer in Nonsmokers: Rising Among Women and Younger Adults  GreaterGood
  
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• Common Chemicals Trigger Alarming Changes in Human Breast Tissue Models

  23-10-2026 16:20 via SciTechDaily
  Chemicals that disrupt hormones may leave a molecular “scar” that could someday help identify people at higher risk of breast cancer, research in human breast tissue models suggests. People are typically exposed to several chemicals at once, including endocrine-disrupting chemicals that can interfere with the body’s hormones. Scientists have increasingly questioned whether these exposures contribute [...]
  
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• Drivers Are Livid and Activists Exult After Vote to Ban Horse Carriages - The New York Times

  23-10-2026 15:57 via news.google.com
  
  Drivers Are Livid and Activists Exult After Vote to Ban Horse Carriages  The New York TimesNYC Council passes law to phase out horse-drawn carriages by 2028  ABC7 New YorkCouncil OKs bill to end horse carriage industry in NYC  GothamistBreaking news: New York City ends the use of carriage horses  Humane World for AnimalsHorse Carriage Ban Officially Passes in N.Y.C., Ending the Central Park Staple  People.com
  
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