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Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
December 18, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Everyone knows about Ahmed al-Ahmad, the Syrian Muslim migrant who took down one gunman. Another man, a Middle Eastern refugee, ran into a firefight and kicked the gun away from the other gunman. Police shot him, and bystanders kicked him in the head while he was down, thinking he was the terrorist.
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🎨🔬 Art meets Science!
50 Exeter College Fashion & Textiles students teamed up with MRC CMM researchers to explore fungi & create stunning designs. We enjoyed an inspiring evening of art and science, while celebrating the students achievements 👏
#STEM #ScienceArt
50 Exeter College Fashion & Textiles students teamed up with MRC CMM researchers to explore fungi & create stunning designs. We enjoyed an inspiring evening of art and science, while celebrating the students achievements 👏
#STEM #ScienceArt
December 11, 2025 at 8:30 AM
🎨🔬 Art meets Science!
50 Exeter College Fashion & Textiles students teamed up with MRC CMM researchers to explore fungi & create stunning designs. We enjoyed an inspiring evening of art and science, while celebrating the students achievements 👏
#STEM #ScienceArt
50 Exeter College Fashion & Textiles students teamed up with MRC CMM researchers to explore fungi & create stunning designs. We enjoyed an inspiring evening of art and science, while celebrating the students achievements 👏
#STEM #ScienceArt
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So this is pretty straightforward attempted murder, and I'd be very unsurprised if any of the ICE involved turned out to be familiar with the term "starlight tour":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
December 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
So this is pretty straightforward attempted murder, and I'd be very unsurprised if any of the ICE involved turned out to be familiar with the term "starlight tour":
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskato...
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Former senator Linda Reynolds's bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded in a federal court.
Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt by federal court
Former senator Linda Reynolds's bid to have Brittany Higgins declared bankrupt has succeeded in a federal court.
www.abc.net.au
December 12, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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She stole a bag of carrots, staahed them in the back yard, then brought them in to eat one at a time.
December 7, 2025 at 5:14 AM
She stole a bag of carrots, staahed them in the back yard, then brought them in to eat one at a time.
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I wrote an Opinion piece for @thelancet.com about James Watson. It's not an obituary - Georgina Ferry did that for them - but offers some thoughts on the problematic aspects of Watson's history.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
James D Watson: a cautionary tale
There was always going to be a complex reckoning in the obituaries of James D Watson
(1928–2025), the American geneticist who co-discovered the structure of DNA. For many
years, Watson was one of the ...
www.thelancet.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I wrote an Opinion piece for @thelancet.com about James Watson. It's not an obituary - Georgina Ferry did that for them - but offers some thoughts on the problematic aspects of Watson's history.
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
It took 3 weeks of pain to get this one to work. Apparently the local Glomeromycota are high in GC?
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 AM
It took 3 weeks of pain to get this one to work. Apparently the local Glomeromycota are high in GC?
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'This should not be published': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipses.
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
'This should not be published': Scientists throw shade on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipses
Claims that spruce trees synchronize their responses to a solar eclipse were widely reported recently — but many researchers are sceptical of the results.
www.livescience.com
May 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
'This should not be published': Scientists cast doubt on study claiming trees 'talk' before solar eclipses.
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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'Genome sequences provide evidence for ancient fungal assault on the ancestors of land plants' -->Does this mean that mycorrhizas evolved from an antagonistic relationship between plants and fungi? Is this a correct interpretation?
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Early Diverging Fungi: Diversity and Impact at the Dawn of Terrestrial Life | Annual Reviews
As decomposers or plant pathogens, fungi deploy invasive growth and powerful carbohydrate active enzymes to reduce multicellular plant tissues to humus and simple sugars. Fungi are perhaps also the mo...
www.annualreviews.org
May 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
'Genome sequences provide evidence for ancient fungal assault on the ancestors of land plants' -->Does this mean that mycorrhizas evolved from an antagonistic relationship between plants and fungi? Is this a correct interpretation?
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...