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What We’re Reading: Mapping the World of Fungi Beneath Our Feet

Welcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at info@reasonstobecheerful.world and we just might feature it here. Networking Sixty-eight quadrillion miles: That unfathomable number represents the estimated extent of the network of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi weaving through soil around... The post What We’re Reading: Mapping the World of Fungi Beneath Our Feet appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.

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Science PhysOrg 5d ago
Ancient amber fossil captures mites marching in line

Many animals exhibit fascinating collective behaviors, which allow them to move, search for food, reproduce and avoid threats more effectively than they would alone. One of these behaviors is queuing migration, which essentially entails traveling as a group in an organized line or procession.

New York, NY NY Post 5d ago
NFL’s first female GM? Rams executive Nicole Blake is rapidly rising up the league ranks

She first connected with the Rams during a Stanford class taught by former 76ers executive Sam Hinkie.

New York, NY NY Post 5d ago
Best of the Babylon Bee: US votes to legally adopt World Cup fan Freddy the German

Every week, The Post will bring you our picks of the best one-liners and stories from satirical site the Babylon Bee to take the edge off Hump Day.

New York, NY NY Post 5d ago
When Does Harlan Coben’s ‘I Will Find You’ Drop on Netflix?

Here's everything you need to know about I Will Find You! 

New York, NY NY Post 5d ago
Cotswolds-inspired LA estate seeking $6M has Hollywood ties to ‘Casablanca’ director Michael Curtiz and Gene Hackman

Known as the Canoga Estate, the nearly century-old Woodland Hills property sits behind mature deodar cedars, oaks and pines in the Forest Hills neighborhood.

Science Smithsonian Mag 5d ago
Cellphones Were Created to Untether Us. Then They Got Smart and Evolved Into an Omnipotent Appendage

One device made it possible to hold a telephone, a watch, a calculator, the mailbox, credit cards, a meteorologist, a television, a detailed map of the globe, millions of songs and books … all in one hand.

Columbus, OH NBC4i 5d ago
Dublin ends its 'robo cop' pilot program

DUBLIN, Ohio (WCMH) -- The City of Dublin ended a pilot program for an autonomous robot to help its police department patrol certain areas. The robot, named DubBot, was deployed to patrol the Rock Cress parking garage. “It’s a force multiplier,” Dublin Police Department Sgt. Joshua Kirby previously told NBC4. “It gives us the ability [...]

Technology Electrek 5d ago
Uber’s Lucid-powered robotaxis are heading to Houston next

Uber, Nuro, and Lucid have picked Houston as the second city for their planned robotaxi service, with the launch in the Texas city expected in mid-2027.

New York, NY NY Post 5d ago
G7 leaders gorge on caviar, swill $7k vintage wine after vow to fight ‘lingering poverty’

was paired with magnums of Château Mouton Rothschild, including the 1982 vintage — bottles that currently list for around $7,000 each — along with a 2007 magnum and Champagne Drappier Grande Sendrée.

Environment Mongabay 5d ago
Africa’s community-led marine organizations on which 30×30 depends

This week, thousands of delegates are gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, for the first Our Ocean Conference to be hosted on African soil. As expected, much of the conversation will focus on the global “30×30” target — protecting 30% of the world’s land, freshwater and oceans by 2030. Yet, far from the conference halls, the big […]

Boston, MA WBUR 5d ago
Detained by U.S. customs 2 weeks ago, Iraq's Aymen Hussein scores in his World Cup debut

Earlier this month, it wasn't clear whether Hussein would be able to compete in the tournament after he was detained for several hours coming through U.S. customs in Chicago. But Tuesday night, Hussein scored the second World Cup goal in his country's history during Iraq's 4-1 loss to Norway in Foxborough.