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2024-10-04 @ 16.01.08 ∈ In English

Live UNIX timestamp counter
The Unix timestamp is a 32-bit signed integer format that holds the number of seconds since 01.01.1970, 00:00:00 UTC. It is an internationally accepted measure of time that is used as a fixed reference for time all around the globe. […] Below you see a binary representation of the UNIX timestamp.
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2024-10-02 @ 16.54.14 ∈ In English

(From the ”Nature is metal” dept.)

This Mite-y Beetle Buries the Dead to Start a Family | Deep Look
Insects called burying beetles haul mouse carcasses down into the dirt and prep them to feed their future offspring. Also known as carrion beetles, they have some stiff competition … and some help from tiny traveling mites.
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2024-10-02 @ 16.50.06 ∈ In English

Clearwing tropical moths travel 4,500 miles from Guyana to Port Talbot
[The moths] were spotted on a windowsill in the winter by ecologist Daisy Cadet and her mother Ashleigh in what scientists have described as an "improbable event" that "defies rational explanation". Through DNA analysis, the scientists confirmed the moths were not only a non-UK species, they were also previously unknown to science.
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2024-09-28 @ 18.53.03 ∈ In English

Notable people
Using data from Morgane Laouenan et al., the map is showing birthplaces of the most “notable people” around the world. Data has been processed to show only one person for each unique geographic location with the highest notability rank. Click below to show people only from a specific category.
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2024-09-28 @ 16.33.41 ∈ In English

How good are Mathematicians at estimating 1 meter? (Not very)
Some Tom Foolery from behind the scenes at the recent Number City project in Orkney!
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2024-09-28 @ 16.31.56 ∈ In English

(TIL)

Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This Virus
You’ve got trillions of viruses inside you – right now! But these aren’t the viruses you fear. Some of them are your body’s secret protectors, keeping deadly bacteria in check and even killing cancer cells. But what happens when they turn against you? Let's look at the wild world of the human virome.
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2024-09-27 @ 12.24.49 ∈ In English

Study explores what families fight about: Communication, moods, and chores
For couples, the most severe conflict issue was communication, followed by mood and tempers, parenting, household chores, and money management. For parents and teenagers, [it was] household chores and untidy rooms. For parents and young kids, bedtime delays, obeying instructions, and picky eating were the top conflict areas.
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2024-09-26 @ 19.58.30 ∈ In English

Octopuses recorded hunting with fish — and punching those that don’t cooperate
The research […] even suggests that the famously intelligent animals organized the hunting groups’ decisions, including what they should prey upon. [The researchers witnessed the cephalopod species] punching companion fish, apparently to keep them on task and contributing to the collective effort.
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2024-09-25 @ 19.36.09 ∈ In English

“World-first” indoor vertical farm to produce 4M pounds of berries a year
The Richmond farm uses 97% less land and up to 90% less water than conventional farming, eradicates the use of pesticides, and the controlled environment and shorter supply chain will also lower pathogenic risk to crops.