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Retired entomologist (MS Purdue 1967)
Vietnam veteran
Served in US Army 1967-88
Born and raised in North Dakota
Started caving in 1965; had to stop in 2025
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What Did History’s Most Important Moments Smell Like?
Think about the historical moments you’ve learned about over the course of your life — scenes shaped by textbook descriptions, famous photographs, paintings, or old newsreels. Some historical events l...
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February 18, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...
How elephants pass on crucial survival skills to next generations
Scientists are finding elephant youths respond differently to danger if they grew up without elders.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:14 PM
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These bats make intricate tents out of leaves
A team of National Geographic Explorers is studying how these bats developed their architectural expertise—while cataloguing the various styles of tents they make.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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Romeo, once the last known frog of his kind, died. But this story isn't a tragedy.
Even though the famous frog and his "Juliet" failed to mate, a new discovery raises hope for their species.
www.nationalgeographic.com
February 18, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/o...
Opinion | One Man Stole $660 Million. He’ll Never Pay It Back.
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February 18, 2026 at 9:04 PM
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www.livescience.com/animals/exti...
Our adorable, noodle-like ancestor had 4 eyes, half-a-billion-year-old fossils reveal
The earliest recorded vertebrates had four eyes to escape predators in the ancient Cambrian ocean, according to half-a-billion-year-old fossils from China that shed light on our evolutionary origins.
www.livescience.com
February 18, 2026 at 4:43 PM
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www.science.org/content/arti...
How do busy bees avoid overheating from flying?
New measurements could help predict pollinators’ ability to withstand climate change
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February 18, 2026 at 4:21 PM
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www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Hegseth’s Firing Campaign Reaches Down Into the Ranks
The ouster of the spokesperson Dave Butler, a colonel, shows that the defense secretary’s culling is far from over.
www.theatlantic.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:31 PM
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The Long Goodbye: A California Couple Self-Deports to Mexico
Enrique Castillejos and his wife, Maria Elena Hernandez, raised a family in California. But they were undocumented immigrants, and after President Trump’s crackdown began, they decided to return to Me...
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February 18, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Giant viruses hijack their hosts’ protein factories
Researchers identify a complex that hands mimivirus control of protein synthesis in infected amoebae
www.science.org
February 18, 2026 at 1:03 PM
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Excruciating tropical disease can now be transmitted in most of Europe, study finds
‘Shocking’ data shows the climate crisis and invasive mosquitos mean chikungunya could spread in 29 countries
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February 18, 2026 at 12:59 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/o...
Opinion | Netanyahu Plays Trump and American Jews for Fools — Again
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February 18, 2026 at 10:43 AM
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February 17, 2026
Trump’s White House website welcomes visitors with a pop-up that reads: “WELCOME TO THE GOLDEN AGE!” But on this heavy news day a year into Trump’s second term, it is increasingly clear that as his re...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Censorship Comes for Stephen Colbert
The latest dustup between the talk-show host and CBS should be concerning for people of any political leaning.
www.theatlantic.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump has pulled the US out of the World Health Organization – here’s why that’s sheer hypocrisy | Devi Sridhar
There’s a lesson here for the UK and the anti-WHO Nigel Farage – Trump attacks it in public, but in private he knows he still needs it, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at the Universi...
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February 18, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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A man pushed me in the street, he wanted to teach me a lesson. Is that OK now? | Lucy Pasha-Robinson
Many women reading this will have experienced something similar: a warning that sharing public space isn’t a man’s job, it’s a woman’s, says Lucy Pasha-Robinson, a Guardian assistant Opinion editor
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February 18, 2026 at 10:10 AM
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www.livescience.com/archaeology/...
Did modern humans wipe out the Neanderthals? New evidence may finally provide answers.
A complex picture of how Neanderthals died out, and the role that modern humans played in their disappearance, is emerging.
www.livescience.com
February 18, 2026 at 10:07 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/s...
Lake Erie’s Storm Surges Become More Extreme
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February 18, 2026 at 9:58 AM
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www.washingtonpost.com/health/2026/...
RFK Jr. claimed that keto diets cured schizophrenia. Here’s what science says.
Ketogenic diets do show promise for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, but the research is preliminary and not backed by randomized controlled trials.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Stephen Colbert says CBS blocked interview with Texas Democrat over FCC concerns
In an on-air rebuke, Colbert said lawyers for CBS’s parent company barred airing an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D), a U.S. Senate candidate.
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February 17, 2026 at 9:32 PM
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www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Hegseth forces ouster of senior Army spokesman in latest internal clash
Col. David Butler, who had been selected by senior Army leaders for promotion to brigadier general, will instead retire, officials said.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:07 PM
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The impact of Trump's attacks on the IRS, in two charts.

From my latest for @economist.com.

www.economist.com/finance-and...
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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www.cell.com/trends/plant...
Eclipse of reason: debunking speculative anticipatory behavior in trees
Advancing plant behavior research requires robust experimental design, falsifiable hypotheses, sufficient replication, and stringent controls. A recent study claims that Picea abies trees collectively...
www.cell.com
February 17, 2026 at 4:38 PM
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A plant ‘vaccine’ takes on corn rootworm, a fearsome pest
Inoculating soil with pink microbes could help reduce the use of toxic insecticides.
www.science.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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www.npr.org/2026/02/17/n...
3 big changes are proposed for FEMA. This is what experts really think of them
The Trump administration is proposing massive changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. We asked disaster experts to weigh in.
www.npr.org
February 17, 2026 at 11:09 AM