Umami-rich scrap fish and invasive species can liven up vegetables, says gastrophysicist

Phys.org— Greening the way we eat needn't mean going vegetarian. A healthy, more realistic solution is to adopt a flexitarian diet where seafoods add umami to "boring" vegetables. University of Copenhagen gastrophysicist Ole G. Mouritsen puts mathematical equations to work in calculating the umami potential of everything from seaweed and shrimp paste to mussels and mackerel.

The Washington Times—Hamas believes it can survive Israeli invasion of Rafah, says think tank. Hamas leaders have likely calculated that their organization will endure even if Israel launches a major ground incursion into Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, where four of the terror group’s operational battalions are believed to be operating.

The Washington Times—Americans say Joe Biden's border chaos is an invasion; federal judges say it's not. Republican attempts to label the migrant surge an “invasion” have fallen flat in the courts, where judges say the flow of people and drugs looks less like a constitution-breaking military incursion and more like the kind of border problems that have plagued the country for decades.

TheHill—‘If Roe v. Wade can fall, anything can fall,’ says Jeffries in stressing importance of elections. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) emphasized the stakes of the 2024 election in a “60 Minutes” interview on Sunday, warning that much more than abortion rights are at risk if former President Trump gets a second term. He told CBS’ Norah O’Donnell that reproductive freedom will be an “incredibly significant” issue in the race.