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A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides the first empirical evidence that loggerhead sea turtles can learn and remember the unique magnetic signatures of different geographic regions. This discovery offers new insights into how turtles and other migratory animals navigate vast distances to…
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Data shows that teens are spending less time hanging out with friends in person, and more time on their devices. America’s 15- to 24-year-olds spend 35 percent less time socializing face-to-face than they did 20 years ago, The Atlantic reports. Instead, American kids and teenagers spend nearly six hours a day looking at screens,…
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Over the years I have been one of those people encouraged by the many parallels between European populist-nationalists and the MAGA movement in the US. There is indeed something going on in many places in the world where shadowy deep states are under threat by nationalist movements of many types. Sometimes though, I have struck a…
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In a shocking revelation that has sent ripples through the halls of Capitol Hill and beyond, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has exposed an unprecedented level of government waste and inefficiency. According to a recent X post by DOGE, the U.S. government currently operates over 4 million active credit cards and…
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The United States Vice President JD Vance delivered a speech that stunned Europe, at the 61st Munich Security Conference. In his speech, Vance criticized the European Union leaders for what he described as backsliding on freedom of speech and democracy. Even before the reelection of U.S. President Donald Trump, European leaders…
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In all of Earth’s history, the interval 42,000 years ago stands out as a remarkable period of upheaval. This was a time marked by rapid climatic shifts, widespread extinctions, and profound modifications of the biosphere. The driving force behind these events, as suggested in a landmark study titled A global environmental crisis…
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