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How Peter Raven transformed what we know about plants

nationalgeographic.com·2w

Environmental Photo Competition Shows Devastating Impact Humans Can Have on Wildlife

petapixel.com·2w

Ranch dressing: An American staple that actually began life on ... a ranch

Researchers Who Had No Choice But To Study Themselves

youtube.com·2w

You're probably taking the wrong painkiller

asteriskmag.substack.com·4w·Substack

Gone but Not Forgotten: Recovering the Dead Web

blog.archive.org·3w·Hacker News, Hacker News

A Heroic Dog Led Men Across 1,300 Miles of Antarctic Hell. When His Job Was Done, He Vanished.

popularmechanics.com·2w

Older than the dinosaurs: scientists finally unlock secret of the mayfly’s dance

theguardian.com·2w

This iconic shrine in Japan is rebuilt every 20 years. This is your chance to see it.

nationalgeographic.com·3w

The Black executioner

Spooky feelings in old houses may be caused by boiler sounds, study suggests

theguardian.com·2w·Hacker News, r/psychology

Video: 3 grammar rules that you don’t need to follow anymore [5:33]

youtube.com·2w

French high-tech mission reveals secrets of 16th-century shipwreck

Archaeologists Found a Sacred Egyptian Amulet in an Ancient Spanish Tomb

popularmechanics.com·2w

From Micro to Mega, Jon McCormack’s Striking Photos Reveal Nature’s Patterns

thisiscolossal.com·2w

Study Finds A Third of New Websites are AI-Generated

404media.co·2w·Hacker News, Hacker News, r/OpenAI, r/web_design

My husband and son dived to see the wreck of the Titanic, and never came back – this is what happened at sea

theguardian.com·3w·Hacker News, r/Longreads, r/longform, r/truecrimelongform

The Profession That Does Not Exist

thebaffler.com·6w·Hacker News, Hacker News, r/longform

Is my blue your blue?

ismy.blue·2w·Hacker News

A Startup Says It Grew Human Sperm in a Lab—and Used It to Make Embryos

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