“Utterly Bizarre” – Scientists Discover Another New Species of Dinosaur on Isle of Wight (scitechdaily.com)
The discovery of a new species marks the second hypsilophodont family member identified on the Isle of Wight, indicating that Europe hosted a unique group of small herbivorous dinosaurs, distinct from those in Asia and North America.
First global survey reveals who is doing ‘gain of function’ research on pathogens and why. (www.nature.com)
As US policymakers spar over how to regulate research involving potentially harmful pathogens, a report finds that it will be difficult to do so without compromising studies that are necessary for creating vaccines and life-saving therapies....
China appears to have suspended spy balloon program after February shootdown, US intel believes | CNN Politics (www.cnn.com)
China appears to have suspended its surveillance balloon program following a major diplomatic incident earlier this year, when one of the country’s high-altitude spy balloons transited the United States, multiple sources familiar with US intelligence assessments told CNN.
Top 5 Cringe-Worthy Additions to Your Gaming Setup (www.kangaroo4deals.com) Danish
Welcome to the world of gaming, where innovation meets eccentricity. Gamers, much like any other subculture, have their fair share of trends and products that, while well-intentioned, often land on the cringe-worthy spectrum. In this blog post, we're diving headfirst into the top 5 cringe-worthy items that you might find in a...
Antarctic sea-ice at 'mind-blowing' low alarms experts (www.bbc.co.uk)
Missing winter sea ice signals changes that could be a "disaster for the world", scientists say....
‘Species Repulsion’ Enables High Biodiversity in Tropical Trees. (www.quantamagazine.org)
Because the areas around adult trees are selectively hostile to their seedlings, more tree species can be packed into tropical forests.
Flowering plants survived the dinosaur-killing asteroid—and may outlive us (phys.org)
If you looked up 66 million years ago you might have seen, for a split second, a bright light as a mountain-sized asteroid burned through the atmosphere and smashed into Earth. It was springtime and the literal end of an era, the Mesozoic.
NASA clears the air: No evidence that UFOs are aliens (arstechnica.com)
NASA’s independent study team released its highly anticipated report on UFOs on September 14, 2023....
Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse (www.thetimes.co.uk)
California sues oil giants for downplaying risks posed by fossil fuels (www.reuters.com)
Sept 16 (Reuters) - The state of California has sued major oil companies including Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM.N), Shell PLC (SHEL.L), and Chevron Corp (CVX.N), accusing them of playing down the risks posed by fossil fuels, according to a court filing on Friday....
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care (apnews.com)
Oregon has taken an unprecedented step in offering psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, to the public.
Harnessing All-Solar Energy: Nanocrystal Breakthrough Transforms Infrared Light Conversion (scitechdaily.com)
Systematic copper doping boosts all-solar utilization in tungstic acid nanocrystals. Sunlight is an inexhaustible source of energy, and utilizing sunlight to generate electricity is one of the cornerstones of renewable energy. More than 40% of the sunlight that falls on Earth is in the infrared,
GitHub - Automattic/wordpress-activitypub: ActivityPub for WordPress (github.com) German
ActivityPub for WordPress. Contribute to Automattic/wordpress-activitypub development by creating an account on GitHub.
Woman spots strange shape among rubbish, gets closer, and calls for help (summitgist.blogspot.com)
Among old discarded mattresses and piles of rubbish were two stray dogs in desperate need of help
Brother and sister, who were in a relationship, were high on drugs and engaging in indcent activity behind elementary school before he beat her to death because “she told him to hit her, but he did not want to!” (summitgist.blogspot.com)
According to the court documents, the 27-year-old defendant, later identified as Cody, told prosecutors that he beat his 18-year-old sister to death behind a local elementary school. Prosecutors said the defendant and his sister, Heather, were reportedly in a inc3stuous relationship. During an interview with investigators, the...
How to Follow WordPress Blogs From Anywhere on the Fediverse (wedistribute.org)
Integration between WordPress and ActivityPub has been a long time coming. It's existed in several different iterations over the years, but the latest attempt is directly sponsored by Automattic, the owners of WordPress. This article covers some basic how-tos and explains some various quirks in the integration.
What Happens After You Flush: How Wastewater Treatment Plants Transform Sewage Into Safe Water (www.popularmechanics.com)
The water from your toilet doesn’t just empty into the Atlantic Ocean like you saw in Finding Nemo.
6 'Soldiers of Christ' members are in custody after a woman's body was found in a car trunk (apnews.com)
DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Five adults and a 15-year-old self-described as “Soldiers of Christ” religious group members were in custody Thursday on murder charges after a woman’s body was found in the trunk of a car parked outside a popular spa in Atlanta’s suburbs.
Trump asks court to trim 'Electric Avenue' copyright lawsuit (www.reuters.com)
Sept 15 (Reuters) - Former Republican U.S. President Donald Trump and musician Eddy Grant both asked a Manhattan federal court on Friday for pretrial wins in Grant's lawsuit over Trump's use of his hit 1983 song "Electric Avenue" in a 2020 campaign video.
The Hidden Brain Connections Between Our Hands and Tongues (www.quantamagazine.org)
Sticking out your tongue while doing delicate work with your hands reveals a history of evolutionary relationships.
Biden urges carmakers to give UAW workers more in strike talks (www.reuters.com)
WASHINGTON, Sept 15 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said "no one wants a strike" but that car companies have enjoyed record profits in recent years without sharing them fairly with workers, hours after the United Auto Workers began strikes at Detroit's three biggest automakers.
The U.S. Antarctic research program is in trouble, as canceled field seasons imperil data sets and demoralize researchers (www.science.org)
This summer NSF decided to cancel or curtail 67—more than half—of the 131 projects and activities funded for the 2023–24 austral summer after concluding it couldn’t provide them with the necessary logistical support.
The “Unknome”: A Database of Human Genes We Know Almost Nothing About (scitechdaily.com)
Accelerating research by sharpening the focus on unknown proteins. UK researchers have developed a new publicly accessible database, and they hope to see it shrink over time. That’s because it is a compendium of the thousands of understudied proteins encoded by genes in the human genome, whose exis