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• Gilroy Garlic Festival, known to draw thousands, cancels event indefinitely - SF Gate

  22-04-2022 22:26 via news.google.com
  
  Gilroy Garlic Festival, known to draw thousands, cancels event indefinitely  SF GateGilroy Garlic Festival Canceled Indefinitely  KPIX CBS SF Bay AreaGilroy Garlic Festival says farewell to its large event  KSBW MontereyGilroy Garlic Festival canceled  KTVU FOX 2 San FranciscoGilroy Garlic Festival Cancels Annual Event Indefinitely  NBC Bay AreaView Full Coverage on Google News
  
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• NASA’s next flying lab readies for takeoff after new paint job

  18-08-2026 22:01 via popsci.com
  
  For over 35 years, NASA’s 157-foot-long Douglas DC-8 jetliner and its extensive onboard scientific laboratory contributed to numerous research breakthroughs before retiring in 2024—including some of the first comprehensive studies of Earth as a singular environmental system. But high-altitude scientific investigations are not ending just yet. That same year, the agency acquired a Boeing B777-200ER to not only replace the DC-8, but widen the scope of its experimental capabilities. Eng
  
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• Desert tarantulas prepare for sex and death at Zion National Park

  18-08-2026 20:00 via popsci.com
  
  The desert tarantulas (Aphonopelma iodius) residing in Utah’s Zion National Park aren’t exactly the most social desert dwellers. Despite regularly growing over five-inches in length, the hairy arachnids are rarely spotted by visitors. Instead, the non-venomous spiders spend most days hidden in their underground burrows and generally only venture out at night to hunt for insects and other small prey. Since a single meal can sustain a tarantula for a few weeks, these hunting excursions
  
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• TCL just dropped TVs and soundbars to clearance prices before the football season

  18-08-2026 18:08 via popsci.com
  
  TCL’s 2026 TVs have been out long enough that their prices are finally moving, and the 2025 sets are still sitting on the shelf underneath them, which makes TCL a confusing brand to shop. I went through every TV and soundbar in TCL’s August sale on Amazon this morning and pulled the price history on each one to sort the real discounts from the list-price theater. The 2026 QM8L and QM7L Mini LED sets are where the actual price lows are, while the 2025 QM6K line is cheap in absolute te
  
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• Male Neanderthal hips looked more like a human woman’s hips

  18-08-2026 18:00 via popsci.com
  
  Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis) are in the midst of an extensive image rehabilitation campaign. Recent paleoarchaeological discoveries have led to major revisions in what researchers know about our extinct ancestors’ intelligence, cognitive abilities, and communication skills. However, a new analysis of their physical anatomy reveals at least one way that Neanderthals remained firmly behind the curve. According to a study recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, the male
  
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• The World Reacts To Sam Altman’s Vision Of The Future

  18-08-2026 17:12 via technocracy.news
  
  Unfortunately, I think Altman is right when he says AI will “have perfect context of your whole life” and that it will occur “sometime in the next six months.” This is reminiscent of the Black Mirror episode, Nosedive, where, based on total transparency of activities, a social credit system took over society. Fantasy aside, for this and other reasons, I have moved my AI Multiplier to 3.3 from 3.5, which forecasts the speed of doubling in capacity.
  The multiplier is curren
  
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• Narwhal tusks are twisty, magical mathematical marvels

  18-08-2026 17:00 via popsci.com
  
  Narwhal (Monodon monoceros) tusks may not really be magical, but they do have some mathematical magic. Their tusk is actually made up of two spirals (or helices) instead of one. The tusk’s outer structure twists to the left, while the interior twists in the opposite direction. “The really special part is that these helices always have the same handedness—similar to if all [people] only had left hands,” Henrik Birkedal, a chemist at Aarhus University in Denmark, tells
  
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• In 1926, a Russian biologist tried to create a human-chimpanzee hybrid

  18-08-2026 15:03 via popsci.com
  
  Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection, published in the mid-19th century, challenged the belief that all living creatures were created by God. Many religious critics regarded the idea that humans and other apes shared evolutionary ancestry as blasphemous, particularly in the evangelical United States.By the early 20th century, public debate over evolution reached a fever pitch. In 1925, a young high school teacher named John Thomas Scopes was famously prosecuted for violating a
  
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• Bald eagle Shadow and new female KD1 sing a morning song

  18-08-2026 14:49 via popsci.com
  
  As a new week began in Big Bear Valley, internet-famous bald eagle dad Shadow and a new female bald eagle in the area named KD1 greeted the sunrise with song. Shadow called, while KD1 listened, as did the millions who follow the live stream of Shadow’s nest run by nonprofit Friends of Big Bear Valley (FOBBV).“Shadow and KD-1’s morning duet gives us all a sense of peace and hope,” FOBBV writes. “Whether forming a friendship or something deeper, we must trust in their
  
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• 300 years of mummies found in ancient Egyptian tomb

  18-08-2026 06:00 via popsci.com
  
  The standard image of an ancient Egyptian mummy often features a very specific type of person and pose. A royal figure is interred with their arms crossed and placed inside a detailed and elaborately decorated sarcophagus. But this particular burial tradition is just one of many within a civilization that existed for over 3,000 years. However, today’s archaeologists don’t have to scour multiple sites to see how these funerary rites shifted over generations Not far from Luxor, a singl
  
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• Tokenization Of H2O: Is O2 Next?

  18-08-2026 05:24 via technocracy.news
  
  Water is the foundation of life itself. The UN says we are entering an age of “Global Water Bankruptcy” and therefore we should be subjected to “bankruptcy management,” where “conservators” are appointed by the court to manage the sale of remaining assets. Hence, tokenization enters stage right: sell the scarcity to the world in a price auction. The whole scheme is indisputably evil! ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.The Elites are Claiming the World’s Water
  
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• Don’t worry, Katmai’s brown bears didn’t vanish from Brooks Falls

  17-08-2026 22:22 via popsci.com
  
  If you’ve been spending the summer keeping cool in the great indoors watching the famous brown bears (Ursus arctos) of Katmai National Park and Preserve in Alaska, you may have noticed fewer bears on camera recently. But do not panic.Every year in late June, the brown bears return to Brooks Falls for the salmon migration. Now that August has arrived, the salmon have reached their spawning grounds and are more spread out in the Brooks River. Since the fish dispersed, the bears must spread o
  
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• TikTok helps scientists discover new underground, translucent eel in India

  17-08-2026 21:04 via popsci.com
  
  Yes, TikTok and social media can be a huge time suck. But in some cases, it can lead to exciting discoveries. Scientists found a new colorless subterranean eel named Gangaichthys indonepalicus all thanks to one video. The eel is described in a study recently published in the journal ZooKeys.In 2024, a team of scientists in northern India saw a short video on TikTok of an unusual small fish coming out of a narrow hole drilled into the ground on the India-Nepal border. The fish’s unique body
  
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• 3D-printed ‘balloon banjo’ is ready for pickin’

  17-08-2026 20:01 via popsci.com
  
  The banjo is an infamously difficult to learn musical instrument. Mastering multiple open tunings makes the learning curve much steeper than the guitar, while its many complex finger picking and roll patterns only add to the challenges. But if you are looking for a much simpler alternative to the bluegrass staple, the designers at Co:Creation Lab have you covered. All you need is a 3D printer, some nylon fishing line, and an everyday party favor to build a diminutive “balloon banjo.”
  
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• Scientists put tiny backpacks on crayfish

  17-08-2026 18:17 via popsci.com
  
  This back to school season, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists are testing out a backpack of their own. But this one doesn’t carry notebooks and pens. It tracks crayfish movements and survival.  View this post on Instagram
  The trial is part of the FWS’ efforts to boost the populations of the Big Sandy crayfish (Cambarus callainus), a freshwater crustacean that lives in the rivers and streams of Appalachia. Since 2016, these four-inch long creatures have been conside
  
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• Danish town plans for underground parking garage, finds long-lost medieval convent

  17-08-2026 17:00 via popsci.com
  
  Archaeologists in Denmark have finally pinpointed the remnants of a long lost 13th-century monastery, although its location may dismay local sports fans. With the help of ground-penetrating radar (GPR), researchers confirmed that traces of St. Clare’s Convent still exist roughly six feet beneath a soccer field in the town of Roskilde west of Copenhagen.“We knew that St. Clare’s Convent had been located here, but not how much of the complex from 1256 [CE] had been preserved,&rdq
  
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• Southern right whales have bumpy ‘fingerprints’ on their heads

  17-08-2026 15:00 via popsci.com
  
  How do you tell the difference between two individual southern right whales (Eubalaena australis)? Just like humans have unique fingerprints, these large baleen whales have identifying arrangements of callosities on their heads. These bumpy, raised patches of thick skin are similar to the calluses on our feet, and are also likely caused by friction. These head bumps feature plays an important role within a Southern Right Whale Research Program project in which researchers take aerial photog
  
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• Silicon Valley Was Right From the Start

  17-08-2026 14:16 via nytimes.com
  Silicon Valley was never pacifist; it just followed the customers.
  
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• How Silicon Valley Fell Back in Love With Bombs

  17-08-2026 11:02 via nytimes.com
  Silicon Valley was never pacifist; it just followed the customers.
  
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• As China Hunts for Scientific Talent, the US Makes It Easier

  17-08-2026 06:01 via nytimes.com
  Young researchers have long come to the U.S. for academic training, but a combination of Chinese money and U.S. restrictions is shifting the balance.
  
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• JPMorgan, Goldman And 38 Others Test Trading Of Tokenized Assets Across Wall Street

  17-08-2026 03:31 via technocracy.news
  
  Using blockchain-based representations of real-world assets (securities, including equities and bonds), and operating under the SEC’s December 2025 No-Action Letter that covers Russell 1000 stocks and major ETFs, the titans of Wall Street put the pedal to the metal for 4 hours. The test was a successful proof of concept, and DTCC is planning to move toward a live October 2026 launch. The trading system will operational by the end of 2026. ⁃ Patrick Wood, Editor.For four hours in
  
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• The world’s largest electric plane takes flight

  16-08-2026 19:00 via popsci.com
  
  The world’s largest, fully battery-powered jet officially completed its maiden flight. The successful test run marks a noteworthy step forward for long-awaited electric aircraft and battery technology broadly, but don’t expect to book a fully battery-powered flight anytime soon. Manufactured by Los Angeles-based Heart Aerospace, the plane is called the X1. It has a 106-foot wingspan, measures 76 feet from nose to tail, and weighs more than 25,000 pounds, roughly the weight of an
  
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• We just got a glimpse at what NASA’s Skyfall helicopters will look like in action

  16-08-2026 16:24 via popsci.com
  
  If you just can’t wait for NASA’s new Mars helicopters to get to work, you can now see what they would look like in action. This week, the agency released an artist’s concept of the SkyFall aircrafts flying over the red planet. SkyFall is set to launch aboard NASA’s Space Reactor-1 Freedom in late 2028. NASA will use what it describes as a “daring mid-air deployment” to deliver three helicopters equipped with advanced instruments for subsurface and infrar
  
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• Can’t whistle? It’s not you, it’s mouth geometry.

  16-08-2026 14:01 via popsci.com
  
  There’s a video on YouTube, filmed back in 2019, where 100 random people try to whistle on camera. About half of them fail, often spectacularly. But partway through, the video flashes through the 50 or so who succeed, and something interesting jumps out: at a glance, every single one of them appears to be making the identical shape with their mouth. Look closely, and the shape is surprisingly specific. The lips pull back slightly at the corners, rather than pucker forward. A small, round o
  
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• Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with Virginia State University shooting - WTOP

  16-08-2026 04:03 via news.google.com
  
  Police have arrested a 19-year-old in connection with Virginia State University shooting  WTOP5 injured in shooting at Virginia State University; lockdown lifted  13newsnow.comSuspect in Virginia State University shooting arrested, found hiding in closet  WRIC ABC 8NewsChesterfield Police find shooting suspect hidden in closet on VSU campus  WWBTAt least 1 student among 5 people shot at Virginia State University as police investigate  Daily Press
  
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• UFC 330: Live results and analysis for Makhachev vs. Machado Garry - ESPN

  16-08-2026 04:00 via news.google.com
  UFC 330: Live results and analysis for Makhachev vs. Machado Garry  ESPNMain Card Results | UFC 330: Makhachev vs Machado Garry  UFC.comUFC 330 LIVE STREAM: Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry | Uncrowned Watch Party & Post Show  Yahoo SportsUFC 330 odds, predictions, time: Islam Makhachev vs. Ian Machado Garry picks by elite MMA expert  CBS SportsWhat Time is UFC Tonight? UFC 330 Walkout Times for Makhachev vs. Machado Garry Fight  Sports
  
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• Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state - AP News

  16-08-2026 02:41 via news.google.com
  
  Indiana authorities say at least 5 people have died as severe weather crosses the state  AP NewsBroad Ripple residents urged to evacuate as floodgates close  WTHRLive flood updates: At least 5 dead from Indiana storms, officials say  IndyStarPHOTOS: Flooding in Noblesville, Indiana  WISH-TVState of emergency declared in Hamilton County  Fox 59
  
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• 5 people injured in shooting with multiple shooters at Virginia State University - CBS News

  16-08-2026 02:33 via news.google.com
  
  5 people injured in shooting with multiple shooters at Virginia State University  CBS News5 injured in shooting at Virginia State University; lockdown lifted  13newsnow.comSuspect in Virginia State University shooting is arrested after police find him hiding in a closet  CNN‘I started running’: Students react after 5 people shot at Virginia State University  WRIC ABC 8NewsChesterfield Police find shooting suspect hidden in closet on VSU campus&
  
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• Live flood updates: At least 5 dead from Indiana storms, officials say - IndyStar

  16-08-2026 02:19 via news.google.com
  Live flood updates: At least 5 dead from Indiana storms, officials say  IndyStarBroad Ripple residents urged to evacuate as floodgates close  WTHRPHOTOS: Flooding in Noblesville, Indiana  WISH-TVState of emergency declared in Hamilton County  Fox 59At least 6 people have died in flooding across Indiana, authorities say  NBC News
  
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• Takaichi skips controversial shrine on 81st anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender - Politico

  16-08-2026 02:02 via news.google.com
  
  Takaichi skips controversial shrine on 81st anniversary of Japan's World War II surrender  PoliticoJapan defence minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead  ReutersJapanese leader skips controversial shrine visit, avoids mention of remorse on World War II surrender anniversary  NBC NewsA look at the history and beliefs behind Japan’s controversial shrine to the war dead  AP NewsTakaichi drops ‘remorse’ in her first war memori
  
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