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Remains of dinosaur ‘mummies’ found 100 years ago in Wyoming still have skin and hooves, researchers say

The skeletons of the duck-billed dinosaurs, Edmontosaurus Annectens – which lived more than 66 million years ago in the late Cretaceous period – were unearthed in 1908 in a ravine area of east-central Wyoming

The Independent UK

The most ‘pristine’ star in the universe discovered by astronomers

Red giant star J0715-7334 is 20,000 times purer than the Sun

The Independent UK

Fed Governor Lisa Cook's Record Is a Reminder of the Social Justice Insanity of 2020

Trump is attempting to fire a Federal Reserve board governor.

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Ex-wife of Berkeley professor arrested after his shooting death amid custody battle

Przemyslaw Jeziorski was shot dead in Greece while in the country to settle a custody dispute

The Independent UK

Who were the Huns, the nomadic horse warriors who invaded ancient Europe?

The Huns were nomadic horse warriors, originally from Asia, who invaded Europe in the late fourth century A.D. and carved out an empire that stretched from Asia to Europe.

LiveScience

Colleges will soon have to fork over millions of dollars as Trump’s bill extends a tax on their endowments

Universities use their endowments to fund critical operations and to provide services, such as tuition assistance to low-income students

The Independent UK

New 'breathalyzer' could detect signs of disease in human breath, scientists say

Scientists have developed a device intended to detect disease markers in human breath, which could someday offer a potential alternative to blood, urine or saliva tests.

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Richard Garwin obituary

Physicist and US government adviser who designed the first working hydrogen bomb

The Guardian - UK

A DOGE staffer who hasn’t even graduated college yet is using AI to rewrite an entire agency’s rules and regulations

The college junior is reportedly charged with reviewing the department’s rules and then using AI tools to determine where rules can be ‘relaxed or removed altogether’

The Independent UK

Tradition Stokes Pollution At Myanmar 'Slash And Burn' Festival

A charred Myanmar hillside is wreathed by flames, spewing ochre smoke that smothers out sunlight in an apocalyptic scene.

International Business Times

Herbert Gans, leading sociologist and media analyst, dies at 97

Herbert Gans, an eminent sociologist and media analyst, has died at age 97

The Independent UK

Oxylabs' Project 4β Scales Up with Elite Partners for Social Impact

Founded in 2015, Oxylabs has evolved into a worldwide leader in web intelligence, serving dozens of Fortune Global 500 corporations and garnering plaudits as Europe's fastest-growing web intelligence acquisition firm on the Financial Times' FT 1000 list for three consecutive years (2022–2024).

International Business Times

4 tiny, Earth-like planets found circling 2nd-closest star system to us — and could be visited by future human generations

A quartet of small, rocky exoplanets likely circle Barnard's Star, around 6 billion light-years from Earth, putting them in contention as targets of missions for future human generations.

LiveScience

4 rocky exoplanets found around Barnard's Star, one of the sun's nearest neighbors

After many previous claims and false alarms, astronomers can finally confirm the existence of at least four planets less massive than Earth orbiting Barnard's Star.

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Al Jazeera

Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, what does that mean?

For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second.

Inverse

What Is The Origin Of Life On Earth? Rain’s Crucial Role Offers A Big Hint

Recently published research looks at the possibility that rainwater played a crucial role in stabilizing early cells, paving the way for life’s complexity.

The Conversation

Rain may have helped form the first cells, kick-starting life as we know it

Billions of years of evolution have made modern cells incredibly complex. Inside cells are small compartments called organelles that perform specific functions essential for the cell’s survival and operation. For instance, the nucleus stores genetic material, and mitochondria produce energy.

The Conversation

Nobel economics prize: how colonial history explains why strong institutions are vital to a country’s prosperity – expert Q&A

This year’s Nobel memorial prize in economics has gone to Daron Acemoglu and Simon Johnson of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and James Robinson of the University of Chicago for their work on why there are such vast differences in prosperity between nations.

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Optical storage could get ‘ultra-high-density’ reprieve thanks to quantum research

Scientists claim to have revealed a pathway to a new kind of 'efficient, ultra-high-density optical memory storage.' The researchers hope to revive the fortunes of optical storage with the help of rare earth elements and quantum defects.

The Independent UK

She tweeted about protesting Kamala Harris at the DNC. Then the K-Hive called the Feds

University of Chicago professor Eman Abdelhadi tweeted about the anti-Gaza war protests outside the DNC. Then, the FBI called.

Reason

Graduate Students for Academic Freedom v. Graduate Students United at UChicago

A few years ago, the graduate students at the University of Chicago, where I teach, formed a legally recognized labor union. Last year, that union expanded to include the law school, at least to the extent that law students engage in paid work such as providing research assistance. Law students…

The Independent UK

More than 50% of Gen Z gets their health advice from TikTok

About 58 percent of respondents said they felt less secure about their appearance after using the app

The Guardian - US

Trump rally shooting comes amid rise in support for political violence

Research shows more Americans support violence to stop a second Trump presidency than back violence in his favor

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University Of Chicago Commencement Disrupted By Gaza Protest

University of Chicago students protest Gaza war during commencement, leading to disruption and diploma withholding. Protests highlight alleged genocide aga...

The Independent UK

Amy Homma succeeds Jacqueline Stewart to lead Academy Museum

Jacqueline Stewart is leaving her post leading the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures to return to the University of Chicago

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