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2025-11-05 @ 18.54.09 ∈ In English

World’s biggest spiderweb discovered inside ‘Sulfur Cave’ with 111,000 arachnids living in pitch black
A giant colonial spiderweb in a sulfuric cave on the border between Greece and Albania may be the largest ever found[.]
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2025-11-05 @ 17.26.06 ∈ In English

Voting behavior in elections strongly linked to future risk of death
[Research suggests voting] behavior in elections is strongly linked to the future risk of death, and is likely a stronger determinant of health than education.
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2025-11-05 @ 17.17.02 ∈ In English

These Historical Figures Lived Long Enough to be Painted and Photographed
This fascinating collection shows that, actually, many painters did a remarkable job of capturing accurate likeness — even when their often royal subjects had features they might not want amplifying.
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2025-11-03 @ 11.55.47 ∈ In English

Is vaping less harmful than smoking, and does it help people quit?
[The] summary is quite simple: many health bodies suggest that vaping is much less harmful than tobacco. While they advise against it for young people or non-smokers, they do recommend it as a “quitting tool” for smokers for the health benefits of switching.
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2025-10-28 @ 17.02.10 ∈ In English

Caught on camera: Rats snatching bats from the sky at city hibernation sites
For the first time, brown rats have been filmed actively hunting bats, snatching some from the air and capturing others on the ground. The rodents were caught on camera at bat hibernation sites in northern Germany.
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2025-10-23 @ 18.25.34 ∈ In English

Your gluten sensitivity might be something else entirely, new study shows
Across studies, gluten-specific reactions were [uncommon. In one landmark trial, when people ate a low-FODMAP diet] their symptoms improved, even when gluten was reintroduced.
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2025-10-23 @ 10.16.49 ∈ In English

Rubenerd: Bring back the letter thorn (þ)
You don’t realise how much English depends on þat sound until you see þ littered all over þe place.
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2025-10-22 @ 14.04.11 ∈ In English

Mosquitoes found in Iceland
Three mosquitoes of the species Culiseta annulata were found in Iceland last week, after Björn Hjaltason of Kiðafell in Kjós noticed them in his garden.
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2025-10-21 @ 17.39.13 ∈ In English

What goes up must come down: The ‘universal thermal performance curve’ that shackles evolution
Crucially, the new UTPC shows that as all organisms warm, performance slowly increases until they reach an optimum (where performance is greatest), but then, with further warming, performance quickly declines.