EC Merino
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With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist podcast about refreshing his 2003 bestselling book on science
Bill Bryson on why he has updated A Short History of Nearly Everything
With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist podcast about refreshing his 2003 bestselling book on science
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December 25, 2025 at 12:08 PM
With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist podcast about refreshing his 2003 bestselling book on science
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From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that reveals about our brains
What the evolution of tickling tells us about being human
From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that reveals about our brains
www.newscientist.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:23 PM
From bonobos and rats to tickling robots, research is finally cracking the secrets of why we’re ticklish, and what that reveals about our brains
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Welcome 2026 in a jurass-sick way 🦖 Mixers & Elixirs: New Year’s Eve at HMNS. Live bands, DJs across multiple floors, karaoke, food vendors, cash bars, and a screening of Ocean’s Eleven. VIP includes early entry, lounges, food voucher, drinks, and a champagne toast. Tickets at hmns.org.
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Welcome 2026 in a jurass-sick way 🦖 Mixers & Elixirs: New Year’s Eve at HMNS. Live bands, DJs across multiple floors, karaoke, food vendors, cash bars, and a screening of Ocean’s Eleven. VIP includes early entry, lounges, food voucher, drinks, and a champagne toast. Tickets at hmns.org.
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Cephalopod evolution has long had a missing chapter in its story: how did squid-like ancestors give rise to today's octopuses? The answer, it turns out, was floating in the deep sea all along.
#animals #squid #genetics
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#animals #squid #genetics
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Scientists finally sequence the vampire squid's huge genome, revealing secrets of the 'living fossil'
The genetic link between squids and octopuses may just be found in the vampire squid genome.
www.livescience.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Cephalopod evolution has long had a missing chapter in its story: how did squid-like ancestors give rise to today's octopuses? The answer, it turns out, was floating in the deep sea all along.
#animals #squid #genetics
www.livescience.com/animals/moll...
#animals #squid #genetics
www.livescience.com/animals/moll...
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Nobody will ever be as cool as Koolasuchus
One of the largest temmnospondyls ever to exist: the gigantic Koolasuchus was also the last non-lissamphibian temnospondyl to exist. It survived into the Early Cretaceous of Australia when all other stereospondyls were long gone
#temnospondyls #paleoart
#temnospondyls #paleoart
November 3, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Nobody will ever be as cool as Koolasuchus
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Our beloved Foucault Pendulum has stopped swinging! 😮
So what's going on with this Houston icon?
Our Podcast/YouTube manager Johnny Hemberger gives us a breakdown (no pun intended 😉)
So what's going on with this Houston icon?
Our Podcast/YouTube manager Johnny Hemberger gives us a breakdown (no pun intended 😉)
December 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Our beloved Foucault Pendulum has stopped swinging! 😮
So what's going on with this Houston icon?
Our Podcast/YouTube manager Johnny Hemberger gives us a breakdown (no pun intended 😉)
So what's going on with this Houston icon?
Our Podcast/YouTube manager Johnny Hemberger gives us a breakdown (no pun intended 😉)
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For nearly 70 years, NORAD has been tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve flight as he races to bring presents to children around the world. #GoodNews
How NORAD began tracking Santa Claus’s Christmas Eve flight
For nearly 70 years, NORAD has been tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve flight as he races to bring presents to children around the world.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
For nearly 70 years, NORAD has been tracking Santa’s Christmas Eve flight as he races to bring presents to children around the world. #GoodNews
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The latest trove of pictures from the Epstein estate, released by House Oversight Democrats, includes some eye-catching snaps.
All the Epstein and Trump Secrets Exposed in New Photo Dump
The latest trove of pictures from the Epstein estate, released by House Oversight Democrats, includes some eye-catching snaps.
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December 13, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The latest trove of pictures from the Epstein estate, released by House Oversight Democrats, includes some eye-catching snaps.
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The #Geminid Meteor Shower—one of the best celestial shows of the year—is peaking Saturday night into early Sunday, with ideal viewing conditions between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Expect dozens of meteors lighting up the sky. Watch Ana tells us more about this meteor shower and how you can view it at home.
December 13, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The #Geminid Meteor Shower—one of the best celestial shows of the year—is peaking Saturday night into early Sunday, with ideal viewing conditions between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. Expect dozens of meteors lighting up the sky. Watch Ana tells us more about this meteor shower and how you can view it at home.
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VP Harris: Both parties have failed to hold the public's trust. People are done with the status quo. In comes Trump, casting himself as the change agent, with empty promises. Trump is a symptom of a failed system. As we plan for what comes after this administration, we cannot afford to be nostalgic.
December 13, 2025 at 1:20 AM
VP Harris: Both parties have failed to hold the public's trust. People are done with the status quo. In comes Trump, casting himself as the change agent, with empty promises. Trump is a symptom of a failed system. As we plan for what comes after this administration, we cannot afford to be nostalgic.
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What happens to your body after a year in space? 🧬
NASA’s Twin Study followed astronaut @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social during his year on the ISS while his identical twin, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social stayed on Earth.
Watch the video here:
NASA’s Twin Study followed astronaut @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social during his year on the ISS while his identical twin, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social stayed on Earth.
Watch the video here:
NASA's Shocking Twin Study Results
YouTube video by Museum of Science
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December 9, 2025 at 9:49 PM
What happens to your body after a year in space? 🧬
NASA’s Twin Study followed astronaut @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social during his year on the ISS while his identical twin, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social stayed on Earth.
Watch the video here:
NASA’s Twin Study followed astronaut @stationcdrkelly.bsky.social during his year on the ISS while his identical twin, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social stayed on Earth.
Watch the video here:
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🦖 30 years of wonder. Millions of visitors. One unforgettable journey through Earth’s ancient past. Explore the origin story of #PrehistoricJourney in our newest #Catalyst article! https://dmns.mobi/4pUyraL
December 8, 2025 at 11:55 PM
🦖 30 years of wonder. Millions of visitors. One unforgettable journey through Earth’s ancient past. Explore the origin story of #PrehistoricJourney in our newest #Catalyst article! https://dmns.mobi/4pUyraL
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We are rapidly approaching the finish line!
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 PM
We are rapidly approaching the finish line!
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Trump Swipes ‘Horrible’ Jimmy Kimmel As He Hands Out Kennedy Center Medals to Kiss and Sylvester Stallone
Trump Swipes ‘Horrible’ Jimmy Kimmel As He Hands Out Kennedy Center Medals to Kiss and Sylvester Stallone
President Donald Trump took a swipe at late-night host Jimmy Kimmel while handing out Kennedy Center medals in the Oval Office Saturday.
The post Trump Swipes ‘Horrible’ Jimmy Kimmel As He Hands Out Kennedy Center Medals to Kiss and Sylvester Stallone first appeared on Mediaite.
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December 6, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Trump Swipes ‘Horrible’ Jimmy Kimmel As He Hands Out Kennedy Center Medals to Kiss and Sylvester Stallone
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BREAKING: A Florida federal judge on Friday ordered the public release of grand jury transcripts tied to the federal sex-trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
Judge orders Epstein grand jury transcripts released from Florida case
DOJ seeks to unseal records from Epstein’s 2006–07 Florida probe, his 2019 NY case, and Maxwell’s 2021 NY trial.
www.newsnationnow.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
BREAKING: A Florida federal judge on Friday ordered the public release of grand jury transcripts tied to the federal sex-trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Chrome can now autofill details from your Google account
Chrome can now autofill details from your Google account
Chrome’s new updates make the holidays slightly less stressful.
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December 5, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Chrome can now autofill details from your Google account
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A unified, high-precision test hints at a new avenue to look for physics beyond our knowledge.
www.iflscience.com/the-road-to-...
www.iflscience.com/the-road-to-...
December 5, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A unified, high-precision test hints at a new avenue to look for physics beyond our knowledge.
www.iflscience.com/the-road-to-...
www.iflscience.com/the-road-to-...
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Kirby is one! Our very own Kirby had a birthday party to remember this weekend. Her animal care team threw her a celebration featuring the iconic Nintendo character, Kirby. Stop by to see our Asian elephant herd this week. Every time you visit, you help us save Kirby’s counterparts in the wild.
November 17, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Kirby is one! Our very own Kirby had a birthday party to remember this weekend. Her animal care team threw her a celebration featuring the iconic Nintendo character, Kirby. Stop by to see our Asian elephant herd this week. Every time you visit, you help us save Kirby’s counterparts in the wild.
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“Amazonia is perhaps one of the last big frontiers of human knowledge,” says National Geographic explorer João Campos-Silva. “When we are immersed there, we can imagine new pathways and rethink our own existence.” bigpicturescience.org/episodes/ama...
December 4, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“Amazonia is perhaps one of the last big frontiers of human knowledge,” says National Geographic explorer João Campos-Silva. “When we are immersed there, we can imagine new pathways and rethink our own existence.” bigpicturescience.org/episodes/ama...
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What did extinct dire wolves really look like? Compare and contrast this virtual dire wolf from Prehistoric Planets: Ice Age, with the gene-edited grey wolves Romulus and Remus that a certain company describes as "dire wolves"
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
What did extinct dire wolves really look like? Compare and contrast this virtual dire wolf from Prehistoric Planets: Ice Age, with the gene-edited grey wolves Romulus and Remus that a certain company describes as "dire wolves"
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Live Seven-Arm Octopus Spotted In The Deep Sea – Only The Fourth Time It’s Been Seen In 40 Years
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www.iflscience.com/live-seven-a...
Live Seven-Arm Octopus Spotted In The Deep Sea – Only The Fourth Time It’s Been Seen In 40 Years
It actually has eight arms, but then the males do something rather strange…
www.iflscience.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Live Seven-Arm Octopus Spotted In The Deep Sea – Only The Fourth Time It’s Been Seen In 40 Years
www.iflscience.com/live-seven-a...
www.iflscience.com/live-seven-a...
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Last night’s result in Tennessee should be a wake up call for Republicans. You can’t just embrace Trump and think you’re going to win by wide margins. Today, Republicans in close races are rethinking their election strategies.
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Last night’s result in Tennessee should be a wake up call for Republicans. You can’t just embrace Trump and think you’re going to win by wide margins. Today, Republicans in close races are rethinking their election strategies.