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    ‘So rare:’ 4-year-old finds blue-eyed cicada

    Most of the millions and millions of cicadas have those bright red eyes. But one found recently by a 4-year-old has a rare mutation that gives the insect blue eyes.

  • ‘So rare:’ 4-year-old finds blue-eyed cicada

    Most of the millions and millions of cicadas have those bright red eyes. But one found recently by a 4-year-old has a rare mutation that gives the insect blue eyes.

  • Short measuring costs average UK drinker £115 a year, study finds

    Trading standards officers find 70% of test purchases of beer and wine have less of the drink than they shouldMore than two-thirds of beer and wine sold in pubs and bars is short-measured, costing the average consumer about £115 a year, according to research.Trading standards officers visited 77 venues across the UK, finding 96 short measures out of 137 test purchases, meaning approximately 70% had less of the drink than had been declared or paid for. Continue reading

  • Legacy of Indigenous stewardship of camas dates back more than 3,500 years, study finds

    An Oregon State University study has found evidence that Indigenous groups in the Pacific Northwest were intentionally harvesting edible camas bulbs at optimal stages of the plant's maturation as far back as 3,500 years ago.

  • Ancient people hunted now extinct elephants at Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile 12,000 years ago, study finds

    Thousands of years ago, early hunter-gatherers returned regularly to Tagua Tagua Lake in Chile to hunt ancient elephants and take advantage of other local resources, according to a study published May 22 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Rafael Labarca of the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile and colleagues.

  • The human race watched 62,000 years of One Piece on Netflix last year

    We don’t know about you, dear reader, but our understanding of time gets pretty abstract when its comes to the idea of hundreds of millions of hours. (Seems like a lot, but if we were good at math, we wouldn’t spend our days thinking and writing about podcast comedy and X-Men ’97.) So when Netflix released its new installment of its twice-yearly “What We Watched” report today, exhaustively detailing its users’ viewing habits in the second half of 2023, we needed to put some context around the...

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    This Week in Chicago History: Cicada Watch

    Curator of The Vintage Tribune Kori Rumore joins the Steve Cochran Show to discuss whether the 1938 cicadas predicted World War 2, the reason behind Brookfield Zoo's request for guests to bring in cicadas, and what the Chicago Tribune advised readers to do with the 2007 cicadas. https://omny.fm/

  • These Cars Have The Highest And Lowest Depreciation One Year Off The Lot

    These Cars Have The Highest And Lowest Depreciation One Year Off The Lot With the budget of the American consumer stretched thinner and thinner each day under Bidenomics, extra care and consideration for large purchases is being exercised and the experts at MarketWatch Guides have tried to lend a helping hand when it comes to auto purchases. Last week MarketWatch Guides laid out a list of both gas-powered and electric vehicles and examined the cars from the same brands to uncover...

  • Bird ancestors had both feathers and scaly skin, study finds

    UCC scientists have collaborated with Nanjing University in China to discover a key step in the evolution of dinosaurs into modern birds. : Bird ancestors had both feathers and scaly skin, study finds

  • [WATCH] Stacy Dash Celebrates Seven Years of Sobriety

    In the whirlwind of Hollywood, actress Stacey Dash has navigated her share of ups and downs. From her provocative persona on political views to her tumultuous personal battles offscreen, Dash’s journey has been anything but ordinary. However, in a recent revelation on TikTok, the Clueless star opened up about a significant milestone in her life: […] The post [WATCH] Stacy Dash Celebrates Seven Years of Sobriety first appeared on The Source.

  • Illegitimate interruptions reduce productivity in the workplace, finds study

    A team of researchers from The University of Queensland has found employees experience more stress at work when interrupted with requests for unnecessary or unreasonable tasks.

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    Southern and Cajun accents ranked most attractive in America, study finds

    The study, conducted by the online language learning platform Preply, stated that the Cajun accent is unique due to its blend of French and English.