Daily Archives: September 19, 2023

                          Ponderings of Peanuts

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Standing Up Floating Across the Roof of the World

ByArt Thiel in the Post Alley Newsletter Drive east from Seattle on I-90 and take a left at Missoula, MT. Head due north for about 1,700 miles. Then, theoretically, you could dip the front wheels into the Arctic Ocean’s once-mysterious … Continue reading

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Octopuses used in research could receive same protections as monkeys

Thanks to Mike C. A giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is weighed and tagged by a biologist.Credit: Fred Bavendam/Minden Pictures/Alamy Cephalopods such as octopuses and squid could soon receive the same legal protection as mice and monkeys do when they … Continue reading

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