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In the 50s and 60s, Yugoslav president Tito didn't want to import Soviet or American movies so instead he imported Mexican films. Everyone loved them so much that they started singing ranchera music and wearing sombreros

A woman who rang ABC Sydney radio said she found out about the Optus outage from her cat. The cat has an automatic wi-fi feeder (connected to Optus) & when breakfast wasn't delivered at 6:10 am, the cat went to the bedroom to lodge a complaint with management.

The last thing Henry Kissinger saw

"as per my last email" - vague - annoyance is only implied - no costume change "I did not pass through fire and death to bandy crooked words with a witless worm" - sets up an outfit reveal - hints at your new and mysterious powers - establishes correct dynamic (they are worm)

Merry Christmas! ...Pippin Christmas

Happy Transparent Elrond and Frodo Week to all who observe!

someone gave the mothman statue in west virginia a tramp stamp

I have a story in The Atlantic today that I have been thinking about for years. I've written a lot about shocking discoveries from 23andMe and AncestryDNA tests, but several years ago, I heard about a support group for what might be the most shocking discovery of all.

The first trial testing whether it's safe to use genetically modified pig livers to treat people with organ failure is going ahead in the US later this year. My latest (and first!) for nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

A strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa can break down a plastic commonly used in sutures, wound dressings and more. It's the first pathogenic bacterium found to have this ability, but it's likely not the last. My latest for Nature: nature.com/articles/d4158…

#ScienceNews Black Death bacterium has become less lethal after genetic tweak. 🔴Reducing the number of copies of one gene in the pathogen could also make it more transmissible. nature.com/articles/d4158… Rachel Fieldhouse nature SciCommIndia 🇮🇳 SciSoup

Across three pandemics, a small genetic tweak has emerged in strains of Yersinia pestis, the bacterium that caused the Black Death. Now, researchers have uncovered how this tweak affects disease severity. nature.com/articles/d4158…

A trial of CAR-T-cell therapy is one of the first to show the cancer-fighting treatment is effective against solid tumours. Presented at #ASCO25 last weekend, the therapy could be a new option for people with advanced disease. My latest for Nature nature.com/articles/d4158…

The ispace team lost communication with the Resilience lander and are investigating why that happened 🧪🚀 My latest for Nature

Scientists from Japan and Australia have shown for the first time that sex determination in mammals can be influenced by environmental factors like diet. My latest for Nature 🧪🐀🐁

Scientists in Iran and Israel are grappling with the effects of the conflict between the two countries. The latest from me and my colleagues at Nature: nature.com/articles/d4158…

New GLP-1 drugs like ecnoglutide are showing promise for treating obesity, fatty liver disease, diabetes and other conditions. And it's one of dozens of these next-gen treatments emerging from China. nature.com/articles/d4158…

Families with three or more girls are more likely to have another girl than a boy, and vice versa, according to a new study in Science Advances. My latest for Nature 🧪👶 nature.com/articles/d4158…