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The northern lights have peaked. Here’s how to see them before they fade. - The Washington Post
As the 11-year cycle downshifts from solar maximum to solar minimum, the lights will begin to diminish, so the time to plan a trip is now.
Academic journals and AI bleg - Marginal REVOLUTION
Given the rapid pace of advancement of AI, how should academic journals adapt to these changes? One issue might be an excess of submissions, but what other questions should be considered here? Which reforms should be made? Your thoughts would be most welcom…

Particles may not follow Einstein’s paths after all - ScienceDaily
Physicists have long struggled to unite quantum mechanics—the theory governing tiny particles—with Einstein’s theory of gravity, which explains the behavior of stars, planets, and the structure of the universe. Researchers at TU Wien have now taken a new step…
'Peculiar' crocodile ancestor started life on four legs before learning to walk on two - Phys.org
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People Are Sharing The "Facts" They Were Taught In School That Turned Out To Be Completely Wrong - BuzzFeed
"That tongues have different areas for taste."

Astronomers Produce the Largest Image Ever Taken of the Heart of the Milky Way - Universe Today
Astronomers have captured the central region of our Milky Way in a striking new image, unveiling a complex network of filaments of cosmic gas in unprecedented detail. Obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), this rich dataset—the…
Superconductivity controlled by a built-in light-confining cavity - Phys.org
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Scientists stunned to find signs of ancient life in a place no one expected - ScienceDaily
While exploring ancient seabeds in Morocco, scientists discovered strange wrinkle-like textures in deep-water sediments that shouldn’t have been there. These structures are usually made by sunlight-loving microbial mats in shallow waters. But the rocks formed…