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After 800 years of dormancy, Iceland's geological systems reactivated in 2021; since then, a volcano near Reykjavík has erupted 10 times.<\/a> \/ Reuters<\/span><\/p>\n

The discovery of a mummified saber-toothed tiger cub is providing scientists a first-ever glimpse of the species, and providing answers to long-held questions.<\/a> \/ National Geographic<\/span><\/p>\n

To understand the debate over fluoridated water, look to Portland, Ore., where the water remains fluoride-free, and the locals are still divided on the topic.<\/a> \/ The Washington Post [+]<\/span><\/p>\n

It may be nice to think science should be apolitical, but at this moment it isn't, and that's why the removal of Scientific American's editor-in-chief is such a loss.<\/a> \/ Defector<\/span><\/p>\n

Related: Do California teachers have the right to slam Donald Trump?<\/a> \/ Los Angeles Times<\/span><\/p>\n

“The backlash against incumbents is real, but it is only indirectly related to factual information about inflation and the economy.”<\/a> \/ Econbrowser<\/span><\/p>\n

A Q&A with the author of a book about the secret worlds that exist only for the super-rich, who make their own laws and rarely abide by them.<\/a> \/ Coda<\/span><\/p>\n

Did AI art just pass the Turing test? Only if you're comparing AI output to “JPEGs of photographs of paintings.”<\/a> \/ Read Max<\/span><\/p>\n

See also: A visit to the Met's staff art show, “the most enjoyable exhibition I've seen in recent memory.”<\/a> \/ The Loaf<\/span><\/p>\n

New to us, but, German Chocolate Cake isn't German and Baker's Chocolate isn't for bakers—both were instead named after people.<\/a> \/ Kottke.org<\/span><\/p>\n

You know the disclaimer movies include that states the film isn't based on anyone living or dead? It's there because of a lawsuit over the death of Rasputin.<\/a> \/ Interconnected<\/span><\/p>\n

“You experience a decrease in dopamine and norepinephrine, due to the decreased activity of the reward system cells.” The neuroscience of heartbreak.<\/a> \/ Mapping Ignorance<\/span><\/p>\n

Rooster fans rejoice: Here it is, the 2025 Tournament of Books long list.<\/a> \/ The Tournament of Books<\/span><\/p>\n

“All you could see were toys, toys, and toys, like a fabulous toy land.” New Yorkers recall shopping before the internet.<\/a> \/ New York Magazine<\/span><\/p>\n

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After 800 years of dormancy, Iceland's geological systems reactivated in 2021; since then, a volcano near Reykjavík has erupted 10 times. \/ Reuters<\/p>\n

The discovery of a mummified saber-toothed tiger cub is providing scientists a…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33608","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33608","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33608"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":33609,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33608\/revisions\/33609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33608"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=33608"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/associatednews.us\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=33608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}