i have thought about this clementine conspiracy everyday since i first learned about this

'the strawberry is not a berry but an aggregate accessory fruit' en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry

Is that...teeth? Is that...a jawbone? Is that a hominin fossil in the floor tile?

Yes, yes, and yes. I wrote about the discovery of a very human-like fossil in someone's hallway floor.

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Inspired by today's news that the World Health Organization is finally acknowledging that diseases like COVID spread through the air, I'm retweeting this thread of mine from almost exactly 4 years ago.

My heart is with every person who lost a loved one because it took so long.

i have an 'always order the caesar salad' husband so i have witnessed many an abomination

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'Svalbard reindeer, the northernmost subspecies of Rangifer tarandus, has flesh so richly striated with fat that it forms a sheen around the mouths of those who eat it, leaving visible kisses on the rims of glasses.' ambrook.com/research/susta…

file under: everyone has to be an influencer now, dog rescue edition
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I read this story a week ago and I haven't stopped thinking about how Loro Piana gets the wool for its $9,000 vicuña sweater
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What would you do if there was a miracle drug for your baby's disease—but you couldn't get it?

I wrote about the pregnant moms trying to get a cystic fibrosis drug for their unborn babies, and the lengths they've been willing to go.

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Joe Pickrell There is a published (similar) estimate here: nature.com/articles/s4146…

While reporting this story, I heard about a few pregnant moms who went great lengths to take a new cystic fibrosis drug for their baby.

I found this so fascinating because we're usually so cautious about drugs during pregnancy, so I wrote a follow up:

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