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artificial intelligence Scientists find natural (and 10 times better?) alternative to Ozempic Ellsworth Toohey

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FBI violated DNA privacy rules to solve Idaho murder case Ellsworth Toohey

kickstarter "Oddly Compelling" explores the life of comic artist and CBLDF founder Denis Kitchen Thom Dunn

insects This is the oldest image of a bug's brain Allan Rose Hill

unusual sentences Michigan judge orders Walmart shoplifters to wash cars in store parking lot Carla Sinclair

cuisine Cabel Sasser's annual roundup of snacks and cereals Rob Beschizza

mice Scientists create mice with two fathers Allan Rose Hill

science fiction Dyson Trees could make a home for humans—and other things Rob Beschizza

deli slime for sale Boar's Head insects, grime, and "unidentified slime" found in more than one plant, say inspectors Carla Sinclair

animals These bizarre animals can fuse together into a single life form Allan Rose Hill

CDC Dr. Deborah Birx: "Our agencies are making the same mistakes they made with COVID" Jennifer Sandlin

tea Tea found in delicious microplastic infusion bags Rob Beschizza