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2026-03-07 @ 19.30.17 ∈ In English

Thunderstorms conjure ghostly coronae in treetops, observed outdoors for the first time
For the first time, researchers have observed and measured weak electrical discharges, known as coronae, on trees during thunderstorms, according to a new study published in AGU’s journal, Geophysical Research Letters.
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2026-03-06 @ 9.51.02 ∈ In English

The Black Death's counterintuitive effect: As human numbers fell, so did plant diversity
[Farmlands] were typically separated by woods, rough grazing lands and uncultivated plots, often enclosed by hedgerows or trees. [This patchy landscape resulted in high biodiversity.] The Black Death disrupted this by reducing human disturbance.
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2026-03-06 @ 9.46.47 ∈ In English

Wikipedia hit by self-propagating JavaScript worm that vandalized pages
[The] incident started after a malicious script hosted on Russian Wikipedia was executed, causing a global JavaScript script on Wikipedia to be modified with malicious code.
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2026-02-22 @ 10.01.05 ∈ In English

2-month-olds see the world in a more complex way than scientists thought, study suggests
When babies looked at an image like a cat, their brains might "fire" a certain way that researchers could record, O'Doherty said. If they looked at an inanimate object, their brains would fire differently.
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2026-02-22 @ 9.58.19 ∈ In English

Water is bed bugs' kryptonite: The parasites avoid wet surfaces at all costs
[The experiment showed] that all bed bugs—males, females, old and young alike—avoid wet surfaces. [Smaller], younger bed bugs make a faster U-turn when they realize they're approaching a wet surface, showing the younger insects are more sensitive to water and dampness.
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2026-02-21 @ 18.35.54 ∈ In English

Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds
Antibodies harvested from the blood of paediatricians are up to 25 times better at protecting against the common respiratory infection RSV than existing antibody therapies, and are now being developed as preventative treatments
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2026-02-20 @ 17.46.39 ∈ In English

Cleaner fish show intelligence typical of mammals
When presented with a mirror, the tiny fish not only recognized themselves, but experimented with the mirror themselves, interacting with it using a scrap of food.
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2026-02-06 @ 16.21.42 ∈ In English

Sudanese Copts acquired malaria resistance thanks to a rapid evolutionary process, research reveals
An international study investigating the genomic diversity of the Sudanese population reveals that the Copts originating in Egypt—who settled in the country between the seventh and eleventh centuries—have acquired a genetic variant that protects them from contracting malaria.
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2026-02-05 @ 18.27.31 ∈ In English

Fixing Links with the Wayback Machine
Automattic is excited to collaborate with the Internet Archive to launch the Internet Archive Wayback Machine Link Fixer, a new free WordPress plugin that keeps your links alive.