Millions of Americans who buy their own health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces faced a stark choice this year: pay more than twice as much to keep…
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Why space games still struggle with the scale of the universe
Space is incomprehensibly vast. So huge that the human mind struggles to even conceptualize it. The observable universe spans roughly 93 billion light-years. Even our own humble galaxy, the Milky…
Mysterious stone sphere discovered in Azerbaijan
Archaeologists excavating the prehistoric site of Pasha Tepe in Azerbaijan’s Jalilabad district have uncovered a rare polished stone sphere that researchers say has no known parallels in the South Caucasus.…
Study Maps the 9 Distinct Types of Procrastinators
Summary: Researchers synthesized insights from hundreds of studies across psychology, behavioral economics, and neuroscience. The study reveals that procrastination is an intricate psychological battlefield driven by a fundamental evolutionary mismatch…
Your lost dog can now call home with the world’s 1st satellite-connected dog collar
Imagine you’re on a hike in a remote mountain range. Your hyperactive dog catches the scent of a deer and, powered by his hunter’s instinct, disappears in the forest. He…
Early Abbasid silver coin hoard unearthed on the Baltic Coast
Archaeologists have uncovered a hoard of 59 silver dirhams dating to the 8th and early 9th centuries during excavations on the southern shore of the Kaliningrad (Vistula) Lagoon, providing new…
AI Chip Mimicking Brain’s Reflex Center Developed
Summary: Researchers unveiled a novel, cerebellum-inspired electronic chip. While most neuromorphic computing tries to recreate the thought-heavy cerebrum, this new device emulates the reflex-driven cerebellum, which ignores expected baseline data…
Launching from 2 continents: Germany’s Isar Aerospace leases Canadian pad for $150 million
German company Isar Aerospace is expanding its operations overseas after signing an agreement with Canada’s Maritime Launch Services for use of its Spaceport Nova Scotia. The deal allows Isar to…
Loss and damage fund delays first project approvals as needs dwarf resources
The board of the UN’s fledgling Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD) has decided to consider its first package of projects for support at its next meeting in…
Berber Meulepas | High nitrogen loading impacts the temperature-size rule and heat tolerance in a nettle-feeding butterfly – Functional Ecologists
In this blog post, we’re getting stung with knowledge on the fascinating responses to temperature shifts in the Map butterfly (Araschnia levana). From their new paper: “High Nitrogen loading impacts…
