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10 U.S. Airports With Outdoor Lounges Any Traveler Can Access — Daily Passport Airport planners across the country are increasingly incorporating green spaces and outdoor terraces into terminal designs — and you don’t need a business-class ticket or status with an airline to access them.

Wish you could get some fresh air while traveling? — dailypassport.com/u-... — #travel #airport #architecture

Could a Cancer Treatment Cure Autoimmune Diseases? A “living drug” was developed as a cancer treatment. Now it is showing promise for conditions, such as lupus and multiple sclerosis, that have long been considered incurable.

Innovative #medical treatment, could give hope to at least 15 million people in the US — www.newyorker.com/cu... — #lupus #autoimmune

Can #Ozempic do even more than we hoped for? — www.npr.org/sections... — #addiction #alcoholism

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How #microplastics are affecting #antartica ‘s only #insect — e360.yale.edu/digest... — #pollution #pollution

Leveraging #dogs #genetics and #behavior traits may increase the number of service #animals — www.science.org/cont... — #disability

See 20 fancy antique cash registers that transformed the way America did business (1880s) - Click Americana Explore antique cash registers, how they were invented, and why these mechanical marvels helped reshape American retail.

Love old fashioned cash #registers ? Then this article is for you — clickamericana.com/t... — #history #retail #antiques

How the home version of a masterpiece was created — www.fastcompany.com/... — #art #monet #lego

Scientists Find a Global ‘Language’ Hidden in Bird Calls Birds across the planet share a learned warning cry that may echo the origins of language itself.

Interesting mystery… Over 20 #bird species across four continents produce nearly the same warning when spotting specific enemy — scitechdaily.com/sci... — #parasite #nature #instinct

Colossal Is Using New AI Tools That Might Just Save the Gray Wolf | Den of Geek Exclusive: The Colossal Foundation gives an inside look at how newly developed AI tech is discovering species thought extinct, and how it might help those still endangered like the American gray wolf.

For only $55k we could monitor all #enangered #animals in the world’s largest national parks — www.denofgeek.com/cu... — #birds #AI

Matisse Chapel (Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence) in Vence Located near the French village of Vence, Chapelle du Rosaire is filled with the artist's signature style.

Surprise! #Matisse did more than paint masterpieces — www.atlasobscura.com... — #architecture #art

Meet a #cat haven in an unlikely place — www.npr.org/2026/02/... — #lebanon #pets #heroes

I've raised several species of mantis, and the largest ones by far were my Devil's Flowers. Here's one of the males eating a bluebottle fly.

#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #prayingmantis #mantis #insects #eastcoastkin #photography

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PhDs now being awarded based on #innovations — wwwnature.com/articl... — #inventions #engineering

Caught on the RattleCam: a most unexpected snake behavior For a long time, scientists didn’t think snakes needed each other. New research proves that wrong.

So…turns out that #snakes have friends — www.nationalgeograph... — #animals

Fossilized vomit reveals 290-million-year-old predator’s diet The regurgitated material from before the time of dinosaurs provides a rare window into the feeding habits of a prehistoric hunter.

Ewww! Definitely not the way I want to be memorized — www.sciencenews.org/... — #dinosaur #fossil #Komodo

Bubble feeding trick spreads through humpback whale social groups Humpback whales off the west coast of Canada have learned a cooperative hunting technique from whales migrating into the area, and this cultural knowledge may help the population cope as food becomes scarce

Heat wave led to #whale #culture spreading — www.newscientist.com... — #ocean

Lesson 5️⃣: Bonobos teach us cooperation outperforms competition

Bonobos thrive because cooperation is embedded in daily life. Play, care, and collaboration are not extras. They are essential systems that support long-term survival and well-being.

#WorldBonoboDay

Among the ants I most wanted to see during my recent trip to Borneo were swarm-raiding ponerine army ants in the genus Leptogenys. Just like swarm-raiding army ants in the subfamily Dorylinae, these species have a generalist diet. Here they are subduing a whip scorpion, or vinegaroon. Danum Valley.

Here is another ant-mimicking spider from Sabah, this time from Danum Valley. This is a jumping spider in the subtribe Myrmarachnina, literally meaning “ant spiders”. Constrictions of the cephalothorax and opisthosoma give it the appearance of an ant with a separate head and “wasp waist”.

From the ants community on Reddit: Just saw some artsy ants in Dominican Republic, creating a cool pattern through paint! Explore this post and more from the ants community

Apparently some paints contain chemicals attractive to ants, which leads the ants to create really intricate patterns as they cut away and carry off paint chips. From Reddit:

Dapper Acorn Woodpecker
#birds #wildlife #photography #naturephotography

Fighting indoor air pollution — medicalxpress.com/ne... — #health #pets #culture

Flying with whales: Drones are remaking marine mammal research From collecting whale snot to capturing surprising behaviors, aerial drones are giving scientists a new view of life at sea

How we collect #whale snot, and why we’d want to — knowablemagazine.org... — #Drone

So we now have a firm specializing in #Antarctica #architecture www.fastcompany.com/... — #climatechange

50 Jaw-Dropping Wildlife Photos From The People’s Choice Award Today, February 4, marks the official opening of public voting for the Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award, inviting people worldwide to pick their favorite image from one of the most prestigious photography competitions on the planet, organized by the Natural History Museum in London. Animals

Like #wildlife ? You’ll love these #photos — www.boredpanda.com/w... — #nature

Painting on black paper of a fanfin angler fish , fish is side on

Same painting , from a different angle

Metallic watercolour of an angler fish , with a bit of dip pen with silver ink , plus back and white gel pens #watercolour #art #penandink #fish #nature
2 photos to catch different lighting

Fossil hunters urged to avoid Jurassic Coast cliff falls There have been a number of landslides along the Dorset coast in recent months due to wet weather.

Fossil hunters urged to not search cliff falls. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The real reasons people love playing games A seemingly trivial practice has deep benefits — but there are times we simply don’t get them.

A seemingly trivial practice has deep benefits — but there are times we simply don’t get them. www.vox.com/podcasts/479...