New critique debunks claim that trees can sense a solar eclipse
“He puts forward logical alternative hypotheses,” said Cahill of Novoplansky’s critique. “The original work should have tested among a number of different hypotheses rather than focusing on a single interpretation.…
Nintendo Showcases Every Switch And Switch 2 Partner Direct Game In New Infographic
Image: Nintendo Nintendo’s latest Partner Direct showcase arrived yesterday, bringing with it a boatload of Switch and Switch 2 games to add to the ol’ wishlist. Just like clockwork, one…
Toronto’s Eglinton Crosstown LRT opening this weekend after 15-year ‘nightmare’
TORONTO — A long-delayed Toronto light rail line is finally set to open Sunday and while Premier Doug Ford describes the process of getting to that point as a “nightmare,”…
Police search two homes connected to Peter Mandelson over Epstein scandal | Peter Mandelson
Police are searching two properties connected to Peter Mandelson as part of an investigation into claims that he passed market-sensitive information to Jeffrey Epstein. A Metropolitan police statement, which did…
2026 Super Bowl longshot parlay, SGP picks, top player props from proven computer model
From NFL player props like Kenneth Walker anytime touchdown (-195) to Patriots vs. Seahawks (-4.5) picks against the spread, to over/under picks (45.5), to money-line picks (Seahawks -230, Patriots +190), your…
Friday assorted links
1. A good tweet about art collections. 2. Banknote bouquets could land you in jail, Kenya’s central bank warns. 3. Cass Sunstein on the aesthetics of liberalism. And Becca Rothfeld on…
The Only Thing Standing Between Humanity and AI Apocalypse Is … Claude?
Anthropic is locked in a paradox: Among the top AI companies, it’s the most obsessed with safety and leads the pack in researching how models can go wrong. But even…
Netanyahu Suggests Other Officials to Blame for Oct. 7 Failings
In a document released on Thursday night, the Israeli leader sought to distance himself from responsibility for intelligence and security failings before the Hamas-led attack. Source link
Why colorectal cancer breaks the immune system’s rules
In most solid tumors, large numbers of regulatory T (Treg) cells are linked to worse outcomes. These immune cells normally act as brakes on the immune system, which means they…
WADA is commenting on the ski jumping penis allegations at Olympics
As first reported in Bild, a German newspaper, the allegation suggests that ski jumpers can use this method to manipulate their ski suit fit, which could allow the athlete to…












