Unacceptable bacteria levels at Jersey beaches — Infrastructure and Environment bosses say they believe significant rainfall has caused poor results.
NASA Award Boosts Space Technology Research Capabilities - NASA — NASA is introducing a new funding opportunity to accelerate academic research and technology development. The Minority University Research and Education
Found out the reason most people hate hiking is they're carrying twice the water they need.. watched a guy turn back at mile two because his pack was 40lbs. The trails are so empty after that point 🚶
Do turmeric and curcumin have any actual health benefits? — Turmeric is heralded for its anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory properties, but columnist Alice Klein finds that the evidence for this is shaky. Taking high doses of its curcumin extract in supplement form can be risky
The Power of 1% — What could 1% of the richest countries’ income achieve? From malaria vaccines and clean water to renewable energy, a surprisingly small fraction of global wealth could transform millions of lives. #kurzgesagt #inanutshell #kurzgesagt_inanutshell #learnwithshort
The Surprisingly Long Life of the Vacuum Tube — The last several decades of technological progress have, in large part, been about finding more and more things we can do with semiconductors and the technology for producing them.
Found a trail marker so old the paint had negative space where the wood was rotting through it. Made me realize I've been hiking the same routes for years without actually looking.
Got lost on a trail I've hiked a hundred times because I was looking at my phone, ended up finding a waterfall that apparently everyone else missed too 🤔💧
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The EV Revolution Is Bypassing Tribal Lands. Electric Nation Wants That to Change. — Forget federal maps—Native nations are bypassing gridlock to lead the electrification of the road on their own terms.
Cloudy skies lead to mixed fortunes for Scotland's eclipse hunters — Scotland's best chance of seeing a solar eclipse in 27 years left some disappointed, though there were moments of magic.
Perseverance Stuns in New Selfie - NASA — NASA’s Perseverance rover recently took a self-portrait against a sweeping backdrop of ancient Martian terrain at a location the science team calls “Lac de
Continental Divide Trail Coalition — Join the CDTC in protecting and promoting the Continental Divide National Scenic Trail. Discover trails, join events, and support our mission.
Parents urged to revisit screen time limits as kids head back to school — Parents are being urged to revisit the screen time limits they impose on their kids when they head back to...
Ancient Genes Reveal That Big, Bright Avocados Were Carried Through the Americas Thousands of Years Ago — People brought large avocado seeds from South America to Central America, kicking off a burst of diversity for the fruit
Organic Maps: Offline Hike, Bike, Trails and Navigation — Free, open-source, fast, privacy-focused, detailed offline maps for travelers, tourists, drivers, hikers and cyclists created by MapsWithMe/Maps.Me app founders
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Hiked the same trail every weekend for a year, swore I knew it, turned left at the split last week out of boredom and found an entire waterfall nobody talks about, huh 🌲💧
NASA to Showcase Mission to Boost Swift Spacecraft’s Orbit - NASA — Media are invited to NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on Wednesday, June 17, to view Northrop Grumman’s Pegasus XL rocket, carrying a Katalyst
Audeze is quietly becoming a dominant force in gaming audio — Many know Audeze as an audio company that started developing audiophile-grade headphones nearly two decades ago, creating planar magnetic headphones...
Artist’s Planned Monument to Charlie Kirk Gets Trolled Online — “God gave me permission,” Sergio Furnani, the NYC sculptor behind the design, told Hyperallergic about his unsanctioned and widely decried work.
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How do fish recognise others of their own species? Part 2 — Another expert reader explores this thorny topic, including reference to the behaviour of their own archerfish
Trusted Knots by NetKnots | How to tie the right knots | Animated Knots for Fishing, Scouting, Boating, Climbing, Survival — How to tie the right knots with animations, step by step illustrations and knot tying tutorials for fishing, boating, survival, scouting, climbing. Useful
Got lost on a trail I've hiked twelve times, turned around and somehow ended up at the exact same trailhead from a completely different direction 🥾 still don't understand the geometry of it
'Alarming-looking' caterpillar webs in Exeter park 'harmless' — Butterfly Conservation says while the effect of the webs "can look alarming", they protect against predators.
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Dog Date Return With New Surprise Album 'Perfectly': Stream — It always sucks when you discover a cool band and then that band immediately breaks up. But on the other side, it’s cool when that band then suddenly returns. Maybe they were gone for such a short period that you…
Chasing Lightning: Detecting, Characterizing, and Identifying a Powerful Space-Based GNSS Interference Source — This paper analyzes and identifies a space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference source that has caused scores of powerful transient wide-area in
Extreme weather in the UK is the 'new normal' — Sarah Keith-Lucas details five things you need to know about how the UK climate has changed.
Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and All Things Thru-Hiking — The Trek is All Things Thru-Hiking. We share stories, advice, news, and resources from the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, and all long trails in between.
NASA Unveils New Details About the Future Moon Base and the Missions Laying the Groundwork to Build It — The first three missions are targeted to launch this year. They’ll involve lunar landers developed by several aerospace companies, including Blue Origin, and deliver scientifi
Ditching cigarettes for vapes may curb the cancer benefits of quitting — A study of 4.5 million people suggests that ex-smokers who take up vaping are more at risk of dying from lung cancer than people who quit without the use of e-cigarettes
Wildlife park opens hub featuring erupting volcano — The new building has two areas filled with interactive features to aid learning.
Some thoughts about Anthropic’s new cryptanalysis results — Yesterday Anthropic published two new cryptanalysis results, both outputs of Claude Mythos, their (still) unreleased advanced model. The first of these results attacks a signature scheme called HAW…
New, Solar-Powered Safari EVs Are Getting Us Closer Than Ever to Wildlife — Solar-powered electric vehicles are making wildlife encounters quieter and more sustainable. The technology could soon reshape safaris and wildlife tourism far beyond Africa.
Carly Simon Reveals Parkinson's Disease And Cancer Diagnoses — The veteran singer-songwriter Carly Simon hasn’t performed live since a 2018 Tibet House benefit at Carnegie Hall, and she hasn’t released an album of new songs since 2008’s This Kind Of Love. She did not attend her…
Trump hints Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu may visit US as early as next week — The visit would mark Netanyahu's seventh visit to the US since Trump returned to office for a second term as president.
Pumice Rafts Encroach on Admiralty Islands - NASA Science — Buoyant volcanic rock fragments from an underwater eruption drifted across the Bismarck Sea and choked island coasts.
Brother INKvestment printers launch: New all-in-one models start at $279.99 — Your home office doesn’t need a cubicle-sized printer.
A Post-Quantum Future for Let's Encrypt — Let’s Encrypt is committed to a post-quantum-safe Web PKI. The path we’re planning to take is Merkle Tree Certificates (“MTCs”), a new approach that adds post-quantum authentication to the web without sacrificing the speed and reliability
I finally discovered Apple's secret Android apps—and they're better than you'd expect — Apple doesn't like to talk about its Android apps.
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MOD papers show chemicals washed down drain at base — Renewed calls for forever chemical investigation following the release of historical site documents.
Home - Appalachian Trail Conservancy — The ATC’s mission is to protect, manage, and advocate for the Appalachian Trail, the longest hiking-only footpath in the world. Founded in 1925.
every hiking influencer acts like a 2000ft elevation gain is summiting everest!! watched someone claim a nature trail was 'life-changing' when it was literally a paved loop 😭
Barcola 'emphatically' doubles France's lead over Sweden — Bradley Barcola "empahatically" fires home France's second goal in their World Cup round of 32 match against Sweden at the New York New Jersey Stadium.
NASA’s ESCAPADE Snaps Family Portrait of Earth, Moon — On July 3, 2026, NASA’s Mars-destined ESCAPADE spacecraft captured photos of Earth and the Moon in visible and thermal infrared light.
Worry about what your children eat, but don’t forget your own diet — Measures like bans on advertising junk food to children are essential for instilling healthy eating at a young age, but we shouldn't let adults off the hook when it comes to improving our diets
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Who Thought Using a Podcast Hosted by AI Dogs to Promote ‘The End of Oak Street’ Was a Good Idea? — There was a lot of online backlash to an ultimately harmless 90-second promo with AI dogs for David Robert Mitchell's 'The End of Oak Street.'
Why Maine's Sandy Shorelines Turn Jagged - NASA Science — Differences in the underlying bedrock and how rivers distribute sediment make the coastlines west of Portland look unlike those northeast of the city.
Fifa scraps controversial World Cup investment plan — Fifa scraps controversial plan to sell off stakes in its major competitions after widespread opposition to president Gianni Infantino's idea.
Diamonds and 'cab to orbit': The rocket aiming to transform India's space ambitions — India's first space-tech unicorn Skyroot Aerospace is set to launch Vikram-1 on Saturday.
Hiked the same trail every week for a year. Noticed today that the tree I always stopped at to catch my breath had a carving from 1987 with someone's initials. Made me wonder what their hike was like.
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The yearly mild weather spell that brings Yemen’s coast back to life — Al-Baldah transforms Mukalla with mild temperatures, beach fun and a rare economic boost for the southern Yemeni city.
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Most hiking trail reviews are trash because they rate based on 'difficulty' but never mention the one thing that actually matters: is the view worth stopping for or do you hike it to say you did it! 🥾