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Article URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/italian-farmer-found-unknown-seeds-attic-with-nothing-lose-planted-them-result-biblical-180989644/ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50320963 Points: 49…
Read at hnrss.orgHi everyone! I'm a Graphic & Game Design student at Istituto Pantheon (Italy), currently working on my thesis project: a Unity toolkit designed to help indie developers implement accessibility features more easily. I've created a…
Read at www.reddit.comFor courage, says Bulgarian folk wisdom instructs, keep a horse chestnut in your pocket. Even as a child, I was mistrustful of superstition. But every autumn, I would pick up dozens of them from the sidewalks of Sofia and fill my…
Read at www.themarginalian.orgBy probing its molecular structure, biologists are uncovering how a tangle of unstructured proteins turns into a strong, flexible fiber. The post How Spiders Spin ‘Silk Dope’ Into Nature’s Toughest Material first appeared on Quan…
Read at www.quantamagazine.orgHer unsparing fiction and true crime writing have made her one of Australia’s most controversial and celebrated authors. The author discusses relationships, resilience – and finding global recognition five decades into her career…
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