Food Lobbyists Plot to Have It Their Way With RFK Jr.

This viral photo of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. during a mid-flight McDonald’s meal with President-elect Donald Trump and company this past weekend clashes with RFK Jr.’s anti-obesity “Make America Healthy Again” agenda. The food lobby is already gearing up to fight it. By Lee Fang, RealClearInvestigations and LeeFang.comNovember 20, 2024 America’s most famous fast-food fan… Continue reading Food Lobbyists Plot to Have It Their Way With RFK Jr.

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Miaou! Curly Tails Give Cats an ‘Accent’

November 15, 2024 3 min read Miaou! Curly Tails Give Cats an ‘Accent’ A genetic mutation makes some cats’ tail curl over their back, giving them something akin to an accent when they communicate with other kitties By Christa Lesté-Lasserre Baby the cat has a genetic mutation that makes his tail curl over his back… Continue reading Miaou! Curly Tails Give Cats an ‘Accent’

Mathematical Thinking Isn’t What You Think It Is

David Bessis was drawn to mathematics for the same reason that many people are driven away: He didn’t understand how it worked. Unlike other creative processes, like making music, which can be heard, or painting pictures, which can be seen, math is for the most part an internal process, hidden from view. “It sounded a… Continue reading Mathematical Thinking Isn’t What You Think It Is

Democrats Still Don’t Get It

When Kamala Harris finally conceded after Donald Trump’s decisive victory, she defiantly proclaimed “While I concede this election, I do not concede the fight that fueled this campaign…That is a fight I will never give up.” What is she talking about? Harris’ campaign focused on only two topics: Donald Trump is an unhinged, unstable dangerous… Continue reading Democrats Still Don’t Get It

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10 Jaw-Dropping Facts about Teeth in the Animal KingdomThe Tooth Is Stranger Than Fiction

Do you think teeth are boring or gross? From the iron-laden teeth of Komodo dragons to the horns on unicorns of the sea, the animal kingdom is filled with marvelous dental adaptations that will have you thinking again. Sharks are covered in toothlike scales called denticles Colored micrograph of shark skin showing the complex three-dimensional… Continue reading 10 Jaw-Dropping Facts about Teeth in the Animal KingdomThe Tooth Is Stranger Than Fiction

The Arecibo Message, Earth’s First Interstellar Transmission, Turns 50

A half-century ago humanity sent its first postcard to the stars, carried by a narrow beam of radio waves. It was November 16, 1974—a turbulent time on planet Earth. The cold war was reaching its crescendo, and the world economy was still sputtering from a Middle East oil embargo that was imposed the previous year.… Continue reading The Arecibo Message, Earth’s First Interstellar Transmission, Turns 50

Stingrays Move Thousands of Tons of Sand on the Seafloor per Year

Stingrays Move Thousands of Tons of Sand on the Seafloor per Year In search of snacks, stingrays’ feeding technique supports ecosystems by rearranging the underwater geography By Jeanne Timmons Drone imagery of a fever of estuary stingrays feeding in seagrass meadows. With their winglike fins undulating in slow motion, stingrays and other rays seem to… Continue reading Stingrays Move Thousands of Tons of Sand on the Seafloor per Year

Casey Won’t Admit Defeat, But Here’s Why He Lost

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey’s final days in office read like a cautionary tale about the dangers of political evolution. His inbox overflows with increasingly desperate fundraising pleas – “Some bad news,” “More bad news,” “To avoid catastrophe” – while his campaign has embraced an unlikely role: election truther. The three-term senator now spams supporters daily,… Continue reading Casey Won’t Admit Defeat, But Here’s Why He Lost

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The Church and Medjugorje

The Church and Medjugorje < !- end of Google Analytics Code Snippet by GA4WP–> ]]> Podcast: Download MYS338: In 1981, six young people in Medjugorje reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary. In the following 43 years, the Church at all levels has looked at whether they are authentic. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the… Continue reading The Church and Medjugorje

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Physicists Spot Quantum Tornadoes Twirling in a ‘Supersolid’

In a lab nestled between the jagged peaks of the Austrian Alps, rare earth metals vaporize and spew out of an oven at the speed of a fighter jet. Then a medley of lasers and magnetic pulses slow the gas nearly to a halt, making it colder than the depths of space. The roughly 50,000… Continue reading Physicists Spot Quantum Tornadoes Twirling in a ‘Supersolid’