Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic
Ars Technica
Lab owner pleads guilty to faking COVID test results during pandemic
Ill-gotten millions bought a Bentley, Lamborghini, Tesla X, and crypto, among other things.
MAGA Christian school head convicted of torturing children https://boingboing.net/2024/09/30/maga-christian-school-head-convicted-of-torturing-children.html
18 years for woman who hoped to destroy Baltimore power grid and spark a race war
Ars Technica
18 years for woman who hoped to destroy Baltimore power grid and spark a race war
US says ex-cons exchanged letters while in different prisons, then planned attack.
Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground
New Scientist
Dinosaurs may have run like emus by keeping one foot on the ground
It seems to be more energy efficient for emus to keep one foot on the ground when running at a moderate pace, and the same may have been true for d...
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
Open Culture
The Medieval Masterpiece, the Book of Kells, Is Now Digitized and Available Online
If you know nothing else about medieval European illuminated manuscripts, you surely know the Book of Kells. “One of Ireland’s greatest cultura...
People of Dune, You Will No Longer Have to Think About Water When I Am Elected. [SATIRE] "I can confirm that if you are really, really thirsty, you will be able to get access to water. Think of it as a powerful exception to “who gets water and who doesn’t get water,” as long as you are literally about to die of thirst. And maybe not even then." https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/people-of-dune-you-will-no-longer-have-to-think-about-water-when-i-am-elected
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within. The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions
Scientific American
Meet the New Autocrats Who Dismantle Democracies from Within
The new interconnected breed of autocrats gains and retains power by deception, globally undermining democracies through their own institutions
Moo Deng, the Pygmy Hippo from Thailand, Is Getting Too Famous for Her Own Good
Gizmodo
Moo Deng, the Pygmy Hippo from Thailand, Is Getting Too Famous for Her Own Good
She's small, she's cute, and she's in danger as fandom gets out of hand.
Nassau County forced to admit children’s picture book pulled from schools was not ‘obscene’ in lawsuit settlement
The Mary Sue
Nassau County forced to admit children's picture book pulled from schools was not ‘obscene’ in lawsuit settlement
Nassau County recently settled a book-banning lawsuit, which included acknowledging that 'And Tango Makes Three' is not 'obscene.'
Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse
Ars Technica
Old Easter Island genomes show no sign of a population collapse
Native American DNA in the genomes dates to roughly when Rapa Nui was settled.