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2024-01-31 @ 16.09.09 ∈ In English

Are insects drawn to light? New research shows it’s confusion, not fatal attraction

Rather than being attracted to light, researchers believe that artificial lights at night may actually scramble flying insects' innate navigational systems, causing them to flutter in confusion around porch lamps, street lights and other artificial beacons.

2024-01-30 @ 14.39.02 ∈ In English

Why You’ve Never Been In A Plane Crash—Asterisk

Conducting a police-style investigation that faults a deceased pilot does nothing to affect the probability of future accidents. To follow the spirit of Annex 13, investigators must ask how others could be prevented from making the same mistakes in the future.

2024-01-30 @ 14.28.19 ∈ In English

First-ever sighting of a live newborn great white may help solve longstanding mystery in shark science

"Where white sharks give birth is one of the holy grails of shark science. No one has ever been able to pinpoint where they are born, nor has anyone seen a newborn baby shark alive," Gauna said. "There have been dead white sharks found inside deceased pregnant mothers. But nothing like this."

2024-01-29 @ 16.26.36 ∈ In English

Fugitive bomber revealed his true identity to hospital staff | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and Analysis

Hospital staff were stunned when an elderly patient suddenly said, “I am Satoshi Kirishima.” […] Kirishima has been on the police most wanted list for a series of bombings in the 1970s that included one in which eight people were killed and 380 injured.

2024-01-28 @ 17.33.35 ∈ Suomeksi

Tähdet ja avaruus: Kiertoradalle kaavaillaan jättiläismäisiä aurinkovoimaloita - energia siirtyy mikroaalloilla

Euroopan avaruusjärjestön ESAn tavoitteena on […] rakentaa sadan megawatin pilottivoimala jo vuonna 2035. [Teho] vastaa noin kahta Olkiluoto 3 -ydinreaktoria.

2024-01-27 @ 12.31.38 ∈ In English

‘We need jungle, I’m afraid’: how University Challenge went viral on the rave scene

A quote from Amol Rajan, host of the highbrow British quiz has inspired a stream of samples in tracks – and invitations for him to perform live

2024-01-27 @ 11.31.21 ∈ In English

(From 2020)

Blacklight – The Markup

Enter the address of any website, and Blacklight will scan it and reveal the specific user-tracking technologies on the site—and who’s getting your data.

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