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Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests

By Science News | Carly Kay | 10/29/2025 4:00 AM

Scientists found thousands of patterned fish nests in Antarctica’s Weddell Sea, boosting calls for marine protected areas. ... Read full Story

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Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for other Arctic species

By Science News | Gennaro Tomma | 10/28/2025 9:00 AM

A new study shows how much food polar bears leave behind — and how their decline threatens scavengers across the Arctic. ... Read full Story

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Subway mosquitoes evolved millennia ago in ancient Mediterranean cities

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 10/23/2025 6:00 PM

A variety of subway-dwelling mosquito seems like a modern artifact. But genomic analysis reveals the insect got its evolutionary start millennia ago. ... Read full Story

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Which venomous snakes strike the fastest?

By Science News | Erin Garcia de Jesús | 10/23/2025 2:43 PM

Vipers have the fastest strikes, but snakes from other families can give some slower vipers stiff competition. ... Read full Story

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Scientists and fishers have teamed up to find a way to save manta rays

By Science News | Melissa Hobson | 10/22/2025 1:00 PM

Thousands of at-risk manta and devil rays become accidental bycatch in tuna fishing nets every year. A simple sorting grid could help save them. ... Read full Story

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Guppies fall for a classic optical illusion. Doves, usually, do too

By Science News | Sujata Gupta | 10/20/2025 6:00 PM

Comparing animals’ susceptibility to optical illusions can show how perception evolved. ... Read full Story

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A rice weevil frozen in flight won the 2025 Nikon Small World photo contest

By Science News | Carly Kay | 10/17/2025 4:00 PM

From fluorescent ferns to sprawling neurons, this year’s winning photos reveal the structures and artistry of life seen through a microscope. ... Read full Story

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These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source

By Science News | Taylor Mitchell Brown | 10/15/2025 5:00 PM

Insects have long pollinated plants, but evidence of ancient pairing is rare. Fossils now show bees and linden trees goes back 24 million years. ... Read full Story

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The viral Chicago ‘Rat Hole’ almost certainly wasn’t made by a rat

By Science News | Amanda Heidt | 10/14/2025 7:01 PM

Researchers used methods from paleontology to analyze the quirky local landmark, created when a rodent of a certain size fell into wet concrete. ... Read full Story

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New wetsuit designs offer a layer of protection against shark bites

By Science News | Carly Kay | 10/14/2025 9:00 AM

By weaving Kevlar or polyethylene nanofibers into standard neoprene in wetsuits, researchers found ways to limit injury during rare encounters with sharks. ... Read full Story

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Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

By Science News | Alison Pearce Stevens | 10/9/2025 2:00 PM

Sensor data reveal greater noctule bats chasing, catching and chewing on birds during high-altitude, nighttime hunts. ... Read full Story

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Toy-obsessed dogs give clues to addictive behaviors

By Science News | Laura Sanders | 10/9/2025 11:00 AM

Some dogs love playing with toys so intensely they can’t stop—offering scientists a window into behavioral addictions. ... Read full Story

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What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 10/7/2025 10:00 AM

A nearly 20,000-year-old woolly rhino horn reveals the extinct herbivores lived as long as modern-day rhinos, despite harsher Ice Age conditions. ... Read full Story

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To make a tasty yogurt, just add ants (and their microbes)

By Science News | Erin Garcia de Jesús | 10/3/2025 11:01 AM

Spiking milk with live ants makes tangy traditional yogurt. Researchers have identified the ants' microbial pals and enzymes that help the process. ... Read full Story

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Meet the ‘grue jay,’ a rare hybrid songbird

By Science News | Sarah Boden | 9/26/2025 10:00 AM

Despite millions of years of evolutionary separation and a geographical divide, a blue jay and green jay mated in Texas. This bird is the result. ... Read full Story

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Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, it depends

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 9/25/2025 2:00 PM

The effectiveness of camouflage or warning colors for insect defense depends on conditions such as light levels and how many predators are around. ... Read full Story

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This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead

By Science News | Meghan Rosen | 9/23/2025 9:00 AM

Spotted ratfish, or “ghost sharks,” have forehead teeth that help them grasp onto mates. It’s the first time teeth have been found outside of a mouth. ... Read full Story

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Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

By Science News | Erin Garcia de Jesús | 9/19/2025 10:00 AM

Bats can carry some deadly human pathogens without signs of illness. A new survey shows that other viruses can still be bad for bats. ... Read full Story

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Tug or fetch? Some dogs sort toys by how they are used

By Science News | Jennifer S. Holland | 9/18/2025 11:00 AM

Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by function, a new example of complex cognitive activity in the canine brain. ... Read full Story

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Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs

By Science News | Jake Buehler | 9/11/2025 11:00 AM

Octopuses are ambidextrous, a new study finds, but they favor their front arms for investigating surroundings and their back arms for locomotion. ... Read full Story

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Susan Cianciolo at Cibrián

by Contemporary Art Daily | Nov 01 2025

auto

Nissan Debuts Next Generation Elgrand Minivan At Japan Mobility Show

by carbuzz.com | Nov 01 2025

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Trump ordered to pay SNAP benefits; CT officials still want to help

by CT Mirror | Oct 31 2025

food

Julia Child's Ideal Beef Cut For Pot Roast Isn't Chuck Or Round

by The Daily Meal | Nov 01 2025

golf

Ryder Cup: U.S. and European Golfers Face a Challenge at Bethpage Black

by NY Times | Sep 25 2025

health

Unused Period Products Unlikely to Contain Mold, Health Experts Say

by Healthline.com | Nov 01 2025

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New Study: Birds Are Most Likely to Poop on This One Type of Car (Yes, Really—This Was an Actual Study)

by Reader's Digest | Oct 31 2025

music

Kali Uchis Named a 2025 ASCAP Women Behind the Music Honoree & More Uplifting Moments

by Billboard | Nov 01 2025

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Mariah Carey shares the long-awaited video welcoming Christmas

by marca.com | Nov 01 2025

politics

Mamdani’s God Squad: The clerics, activists and political operatives who have his back

by Fox News | Nov 01 2025

real_estate

Rendering Revealed for Arras Residential Development in Jamaica, Queens

by New York YIMBY | Nov 01 2025

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❌ Foul on Vini Jr, instant red: Real rival sent off in 37 seconds

by Yahoo Sports | Oct 20 2025

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Best Beaches for every month of the year

by The Travel Magazine | Nov 01 2025

wellness

Sleep Doctors Say Waking Up at the Same Time Every Day Can Help You Doze Off Faster

by Self.com | Oct 31 2025

Word of the Day

ostracize

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for November 1, 2025 is:

ostracize • \AH-struh-syze\ • verb

To ostracize someone is to exclude them from a group by the agreement of the group's members.

// She was ostracized by her community after refusing to sign the petition.

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Examples:

"Telling stories with affection and noodging, [comedian Sarah] Silverman has always been encouraged by her family, who embraced rather than ostracized her for revealing family secrets on the way to reaping howls of laughter." — Thelma Adams, The Boston Globe, 19 May 2025

Did you know?

In ancient Greece, citizens whose power or influence threatened the stability of the state could be exiled by a practice involving voters writing that person's name down on a potsherd—a fragment of earthenware or pottery. Those receiving enough votes would then be subject to temporary exile from the state. Ostracize comes from the Greek verb ostrakízein (itself from the noun óstrakon meaning "potsherd"), used in 5th century Athens for the action of banishing someone by way of such a vote. Someone ostracized today is not exiled, but instead is excluded from a group by the agreement of the group's members.

Deep Antarctic waters hold geometric communities of fish nests

Polar bears provide millions of kilograms of food for other Arctic species

Subway mosquitoes evolved millennia ago in ancient Mediterranean cities

Which venomous snakes strike the fastest?

Scientists and fishers have teamed up to find a way to save manta rays

Guppies fall for a classic optical illusion. Doves, usually, do too

A rice weevil frozen in flight won the 2025 Nikon Small World photo contest

These ancient bumblebees were found with their pollen source

The viral Chicago ‘Rat Hole’ almost certainly wasn’t made by a rat

New wetsuit designs offer a layer of protection against shark bites

Mic’d bats reveal midnight songbird attacks

Toy-obsessed dogs give clues to addictive behaviors

What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology

To make a tasty yogurt, just add ants (and their microbes)

Meet the ‘grue jay,’ a rare hybrid songbird

Is camouflage better than warning colors? For insects, it depends

This ‘ghost shark’ has teeth on its forehead

Bats live with some viruses. But others can do them in

Tug or fetch? Some dogs sort toys by how they are used

Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs

Susan Cianciolo at Cibrián

Nissan Debuts Next Generation Elgrand Minivan At Japan Mobility Show

Trump ordered to pay SNAP benefits; CT officials still want to help

Julia Child's Ideal Beef Cut For Pot Roast Isn't Chuck Or Round

Ryder Cup: U.S. and European Golfers Face a Challenge at Bethpage Black

Unused Period Products Unlikely to Contain Mold, Health Experts Say

New Study: Birds Are Most Likely to Poop on This One Type of Car (Yes, Really—This Was an Actual Study)

Kali Uchis Named a 2025 ASCAP Women Behind the Music Honoree & More Uplifting Moments

Mariah Carey shares the long-awaited video welcoming Christmas

Mamdani’s God Squad: The clerics, activists and political operatives who have his back

Rendering Revealed for Arras Residential Development in Jamaica, Queens

❌ Foul on Vini Jr, instant red: Real rival sent off in 37 seconds

Pelé's life in pictures

Best Beaches for every month of the year

Sleep Doctors Say Waking Up at the Same Time Every Day Can Help You Doze Off Faster

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

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2.Ohio man forgets winning lottery ticket at home, wins another $500,000

3.Watch: Lost dog found 5 years later, 520 miles from home

4.Ozzy Osbourne pumpkin mosaic breaks Guinness World Record

5.Watch: Deer rescued from between bars of metal fence in Virginia

6.Ohio State marks mascot's 60th by breaking a world record

7.Watch: Utah man drops 1,917-pound pumpkin onto his Geo Metro

8.Watch: Dog rescued after fall from San Francisco cliff

9.Please, Please, Please Do Not Wear Any Of These Wildly Offensive Halloween Costumes This Year

10.Watch: Dog reunited with owner 7 years after burglary in Florida