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Despite the vast diversity of human languages, specific grammatical patterns appear again and again. A new study reveals that around a third of the long-proposed "linguistic universals"—patterns thought to hold across all languages—are statistically supported when examined with state-of-the-art evolutionary methods.
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A two-decade-long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests' long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard.

Prompt 2670: Dig

Nov. 17th, 2025 09:38 pm
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Today's prompt is: dig



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An international team led by researchers from the University of Cologne has solved the mystery of an extraordinary phenomenon known as the "Diamond Ring" in the star-forming region Cygnus X, a huge, ring-shaped structure made of gas and dust that resembles a glowing diamond ring. In similar structures, the formations are not flat but spherical in shape. How this special shape came about was previously unknown.
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The Ngogo chimpanzees of Uganda's Kibale National Park have long been known for violent clashes with neighboring groups, often resulting in deaths—a phenomenon sometimes described as "chimpanzee warfare."
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By studying more than 10,000 necropsies, researchers now know how much plastic it takes to kill seabirds, sea turtles, and marine mammals, and the lethal dose is much smaller than you might think. Their new study titled "A quantitative risk assessment framework for mortality due to macroplastic ingestion in seabirds, marine mammals, and sea turtles" is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Public opinion polls and other surveys rely on data to understand human behavior. New research from Dartmouth reveals that artificial intelligence can now corrupt public opinion surveys at scale—passing every quality check, mimicking real humans, and manipulating results without leaving a trace.
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A 12,000-year-old clay figurine unearthed in northern Israel, depicting a woman and a goose, is the earliest known human-animal interaction figurine. Found at the Late Natufian site of Nahal Ein Gev II, the piece predates the Neolithic and signals a turning point in artistic and spiritual expression. Combining naturalism, light manipulation, and symbolic imagination, it reveals how early communities used art to explore the relationship between humans and the natural world.
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Researchers Sumika Kato, Takeo Kubo, and Taro Fukazawa of the University of Tokyo have discovered that c1qtnf3, a secreting factor, namely a protein molecule that is secreted by a cell and influences functions of other cells, is expressed in putative muscle stem cells and shifts macrophages from immune to regenerative functions in the regenerating tails of tadpoles.
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A new study uncovered fresh chemical evidence of life in rocks more than 3.3 billion years old, along with molecular traces showing that oxygen-producing photosynthesis emerged nearly a billion years earlier than previously thought.
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One of the major realizations of the Anthropocene era has been the importance of biodiversity for the functioning of the Earth system, as well as for human societies.
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A single iron-sulfur building block directly determines whether ribosomes—the protein factories of our cells—work smoothly or not. This is the conclusion of a recent research project led by the RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau. The findings significantly expand our understanding of the roles of metal ions in protein production and have been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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The Konkan region along the western coast of India has a rich cultural history and is popular for its beaches, temples and forts. The region is dotted with idyllic coastal towns and villages where tourists come to relax and enjoy the sea.

One such town is Harihareshwar, known for its iconic temple complex. It is also called Dev-Ghar, or "House of God," and Dakshin Kashi, or "Kashi of the South," in reference to the northern holy city of Varanasi, regarded as India’s spiritual capital.

Next to the Harihareshwar temple complex, there is a canyon with stone steps that descend towards the sea. At the base of the hill are fascinating rock formations shaped like honeycombs. These are called tafoni, clusters of cavities that develop in granular rocks due to centuries of weathering by natural elements, in this case, the sea.

These tiny rock cavities lend the place an almost supernatural, other-worldly atmosphere.

Happy Holidays!

Nov. 17th, 2025 10:18 am
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Hello! It's my first time participating in this event, and I have only a few requests ^-^

1. I would love to get anything inspired by my own fics. This can be fanart, covers/picspams... Or the reverse, with a few not-fics I have on ao3 (under the "Embedded Images" tag), or with short-form fics such as drabbles, double d that could instead inspire some writing. Things like remixes, podfics, translations, continuations... you name it, it's all welcome.

2. Putting more femslash into the world is always a net positive, so I'd love to get some f/f fic! I'd especially love some heroine/antagonist stuff.

  • Some ships I'd love to receive gifts of: Rosita/Waverly (Wynonna Earp), Aurora/Maleficent (any version), Carmilla/Laura (original novel), Eleanor/Max (Black Sails), Buffy/Faith, Maika/Tuya (Monstress), Echo/Raven (The 100), Cersei/Sansa, Selina/Stephanie (DC comics, pre-reboot).
  • Some tropes or themes I enjoy: amnesia, angst, time travel/loop, unusual forms of fics (epistolary, outsider POV, etc.), heists and escapes, lovers to enemies, explorations of mourning, mind control, abuse aftermath, humour/dark humour, exes-to-lovers (or just exes), hurt/comfort, secrets being uncovered, roleplaying, primal kink, bittersweet endings, bloodsharing.
  • DNWs: non-con; omegaverse and similar AUs (i.e. biologically assigned D/s roles); watersports/scat, gender swaps, non-canon pregnancies, overt fluff and "cozy" stories or slice of life, modern/no capes/mundane AUs, soulmate AUs, focus on romance that isn't F/F.

3. On that same spirit, what about some lesbian recs? Both romantic/shippy or not. These can go from fanworks, to novels (adult lit, please), non-fiction books, films... Tell me your favourite stories about wlw. Here the "not overt fluff and cozy stories or slice of life" applies, too.


Thank you for your time, and I hope you have a good time these holidays!

👑⚔️🐝

Happy Holidays!

Nov. 17th, 2025 12:49 pm
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Hello and Happy Holidays! Thank you for taking a moment to check out my wishes.

1. Fic Recs: 9-1-1 (Buck/Eddie; inclusion of Chris, Bobby, Maddie, etc welcome); Hawkeye (tv) (Kate & or / Yelena; inclusion of Clint and/or Lucky welcome); Kevin Can F**k Himself (Allison & or / Patty); MCU (Clint/Coulson, Steve/Bucky); Murder, She Wrote (tv) (Jessica-centric; fun crossovers welcomed); Nancy Drew (tv) (Carson/Ryan); NCIS (Tony-centric, no Tony/Ziva or Tony/Kate please; crossovers fine); Primeval (Nick/Stephen); SGA (John/Rodney); Teen Wolf (Derek/Stiles, Peter/Chris); Terminator (Genisys or Dark Fate; Sarah-centric) or any other fandom you know I read in.

2. Book Recs: I love fantasy, mysteries (cozy or otherwise) and M/M romance. Here are some of authors I’ve read in the past year: Ben Aaronovitch (Rivers of London); KJ Charles (various); Deborah Crombie (Duncan Kincaid series); C.S. Harris (Sebastian St. Cyr Mysteries); Miranda James (Cat in the Stacks Mysteries); Elizabeth Peters (Amelia Peabody series); J.D. Robb (In Death series); David Rosenfelt (Andy Carpenter series); and Martha Wells (Murderbot Diaries). (Don't be afraid to rec things by these authors, as well, as I have probably not read everything by them!)

3. Comments on my fic. (AO3). (Especially in my small fandoms.)

4. Transformative works for my fic. (AO3). (Happy to choose something if that's easier for you.)

5. Charitable Donations! To any organization you'd like, but here are some ideas: your local NPR station or the ACLU; Spina Bifida Association (in honor of Baby A (now Toddler A *g*)) or the American Cancer Society (several women in my life have had to deal with breast or uterine (and now pancreatic) cancer) or Planned Parenthood (or other organization that assists women who need healthcare); or your local animal shelter.

Birdfeeding

Nov. 17th, 2025 01:50 pm
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Today is partly sunny and cool.

I fed the birds. I've seen a large flock of sparrows.

I put out water for the birds.

EDIT 11/17/25 -- I trimmed brush along the south edge of the house.

EDIT 11/17/25 -- We cleared the rest of the brush from in front of the garage.

EDIT 11/17/25 -- I did a bit of work around the patio.

I've seen a goldfinch on the thistle feeder.

EDIT 11/17/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

EDIT 11/17/25 -- I did more work around the patio.

As it is getting dark, I am done for the night.
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Municipal wastewater contains a large range of excreted antibiotics and has therefore long been suspected to be a spawning ground for antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Now, a study led by a team from the University of Gothenburg and published in Nature Communications provides a more nuanced picture. By testing the potential of untreated municipal wastewater from 47 countries to select for resistant E. coli, the researchers show that while some samples indeed do so, most instead suppress them.

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