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🎉 The most wonderful time of the year is near: #CephalopodWeek starts on Monday, September 8 ! 🐙🦑

To celebrate, we're releasing a special edition of the Educate newsletter packed full of ex-ceph-tional projects and activities for squids of all ages.

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September 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Scientists have discovered how to attach bioluminescence to a key piece of cellular machinery.

In today's episode, how “RNA lanterns” could help us understand how viruses and memories work.

Listen here🎧:

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February 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Since 2004, Internet Archive has collaborated with a group of libraries and research organizations on the End of Term Web Archive. 💾 Learn more about the effort: eotarchive.org
End of Term Web Archive
The End of Term Web Archive is a collaborative initiative that collects, preserves, and makes accessible United States Government websites at the end of presidential administrations.
eotarchive.org
February 4, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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November 17, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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This is Lil Hobbs. He’s just waking up. Thought everyone would enjoy seeing his routine. Big stretch included. 14/10 #SeniorPupSaturday
November 16, 2024 at 4:43 PM
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Mom and Baby sharing a bite #birds
November 17, 2024 at 12:14 AM
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Cancer is the leading cause of death in domestic dogs.

Lucky for dogs (and their people), a breakthrough in treating canine cancer may soon be available: a vaccine that can slow or even stop the spread of tumors.
A Canine Cancer Vaccine Shows Promising Results
Cancer is the leading cause of death in dogs. A new vaccine has increased survival rates in clinical trials, offering hope for dogs and humans.
www.sciencefriday.com
November 14, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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The tension between publishers and libraries over e-book lending has real-world consequences for library budgets, responsible use of public funds, and lasting concerns about preservation of our published record. Learn more: www.context.news/ai/us-e-book...
US e-book lending boom pits US publishers against libraries | Context
Publishers and libraries at odds as rise of e-book lending raises challenges over digital rights, access issues
www.context.news
February 22, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life
How AI is helping the search for extraterrestrial life
Artificial intelligence software is being used to look for signs of alien lifeforms.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 22, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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In a Verizon ad that ran during the Super Bowl, Beyoncé said, “Drop the new music,” before the commercial ended. Soon after, her website updated with the announcement that a new album, identified as “Act II,” would be released on March 29.
Beyoncé Announces New Album in Super Bowl Commercial
The pop superstar used a Verizon ad to tell fans fresh music is on the way. A country-themed follow-up to “Renaissance,” which she referred to as “Act II,” will arrive on March 29.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2024 at 2:52 AM
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"Descending a short platform as he sang the opening verse of 'Caught Up,'" Elena Bergeron writes of the Super Bowl halftime show, "Usher got right to the kind of kinetic and dance-heavy performance he is known for." nyti.ms/3I11RQo
February 12, 2024 at 3:08 AM
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February 12, 2024 at 4:13 AM
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In 1987 Al Bundy was able to afford this house while selling women's shoes for $6 an hour:
February 11, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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The Wine Glass, by Johannes Vermeer, 1658-1660
February 12, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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February 12, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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The first few notes of Yeah are like sleeper agent trigger words that activate older millennials
February 12, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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One million new users since we opened Bluesky yesterday!

Welcome to Bluesky!!! 🎉
February 8, 2024 at 5:45 AM
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On Wednesdays we wear pink.
February 7, 2024 at 9:53 PM
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A baby linnet and newborn kitten were saved from hunger and malnutrition and nursed back to health by two convicted murderers at Folsom State prison. "The cat and bird live in the prison's print shop in complete harmony." 1936. digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:...
February 8, 2024 at 5:38 AM
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February 8, 2024 at 12:37 PM
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Last night's babies have already cut their first album. Here's the cover.
February 8, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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February 8, 2024 at 1:03 PM
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The Paris Olympics medals are monumental: They’re made with metal chunks from the Eiffel Tower
The Paris Olympics medals are monumental: They’re made with metal chunks from the Eiffel Tower
When they make history at the Paris Games, Olympic medalists will take a bit of France and its history home, too.
apnews.com
February 8, 2024 at 12:36 PM