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kottke.org/25/10/004774...
The ‘Anti-Woke’ Tax That All Americans Are Paying. “Tariffs...
The ‘Anti-Woke’ Tax That All Americans Are Paying. “Tariffs are the most obvious example” but also food pr
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October 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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interestingengineering.com/science/micr... #microplastics
Microplastics linked to gut changes, raise depression and cancer risk
The research offers a first direct examination of how various microplastics affect the human gut microbiome.
interestingengineering.com
October 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Osprey & Canada Goose | Rogers Place Nest Camera powered by Explore.org
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September 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Charlo Montana Osprey Nest powered by EXPLORE.org
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September 26, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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🔴 LIVE NEST CAM | Cumbrian Barn Owl Nestbox Cameras
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September 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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250319 Selati's Verreaux's Eagle Nest Live Stream by the Selati Wilderness Foundation | Camera 1
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September 26, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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September 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Ledge Camera -FalconCam Project LIVE
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September 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Box Camera - FalconCam Project LIVE
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September 26, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Sea-EagleCAM4 Live Stream
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September 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Dunrovin Nest Cam
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September 26, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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www.sciencealert.com/microplastic... #human #bones #microplastics
Microplastics Found Deep Inside Human Bones, Scientists Warn
Microplastics are now so ubiquitous we're drinking, eating, and inhaling them.
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September 25, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird... #farming #dairy #flu #cows #birdflu
Why Experts Are Worried about Bird Flu Mixing with Human Flu in Dairy Cows
Cells in cow udders could act as a site for human flu and bird flu viruses to swap genes and generate dangerous novel strains
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September 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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www.rockefeller.edu/news/38239-h... #antibiotics #soil
Hundreds of new bacteria, and two potential antibiotics, found in soil - News
Most bacteria cannot be cultured in the lab—and that’s been bad news for medicine. Many of our frontline antibiotics originated from microbes, yet as antibiotic resistance spreads and drug pipelines r...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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scitechdaily.com/the-salmon-s... #fish #salmon #superfood #algae #bacteria
The Salmon Superfood You’ve Never Heard Of
A hidden alliance between algae and bacteria in the Eel River powers ecosystems, sustains salmon, and may inspire future clean technologies. In northern California, salmon represent far more than a fo...
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September 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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www.scientificamerican.com/article/huma... #screwworms
Human Case of Flesh-Eating Screwworms Detected In U.S.
This gruesome parasite is more of a threat to your burger than to you
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August 25, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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interestingengineering.com/culture/egyp... #egyptrelics
Egypt pulls relics of 2,000-year-old sunken city from deep sea
Egypt unveils statues and ruins from a 2,000-year-old sunken city off Alexandria, a rare glimpse into Canopus’s Ptolemaic and Roman past.
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August 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Dunrovin Nest Cam
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August 16, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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scitechdaily.com/clear-cuttin... #BrtishColumbia #UBC #clearcutting
Clear-Cutting Triggers 18x More Floods, for 40+ Years
Researchers found that clear-cut logging can make extreme floods up to 18 times more frequent and far more severe, with effects lasting over four decades.
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August 13, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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www.sciencealert.com/a-disease-th... #ticks
A Disease That Makes You Allergic to Meat And Dairy Is Spreading Around The World
Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/... #nanoplastics
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns
Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet
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August 4, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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www.newscientist.com/article/2490... #CO2 #emissions #climatescience
US says CO2 emissions aren’t harmful – climate science shows otherwise
The Trump administration is attempting to argue that greenhouses gases don’t endanger people to reverse regulations limiting these harmful emissions – climate scientists are pushing back
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July 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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www.sciencealert.com/study-reveal... #microplastcis
Study Reveals The Shocking Amount of Plastic We Breathe in Every Day
According to a new study, humans can inhale more than 70,000 microplastic particles each day in an indoor environment – far more than previously thought.
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July 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Study Reveals Turning Point When Your Body's Aging Accelerates
The passage of time may be linear, but the course of human aging is not.
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July 28, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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scitechdaily.com/greener-and-... #zinc #farming
Greener and Cheaper: How Zinc Could Change Farming Forever
Legumes secretly rely on zinc to manage nitrogen fixation. A new discovery of the zinc sensor FUN could transform crop yields and soil sustainability.
scitechdaily.com
July 27, 2025 at 6:08 PM