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Viruses may help store vast amounts of carbon in soil

Soil is full of an uncountable number of viruses, and scientists are only beginning to understand just how substantial their role in the carbon cycle may be




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We've seen particles that are massless only when moving one direction

Inside a hunk of a material called a semimetal, scientists have uncovered signatures of bizarre particles that sometimes move like they have no mass, but at other times move just like a very massive particle




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COP29: Clashes over cash are set to dominate the climate conference

The focus is on finance at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, this month, but countries are a long way from any kind of consensus




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The COP16 biodiversity summit was a big flop for protecting nature

Although the COP16 summit in Colombia ended with some important agreements, countries still aren’t moving fast enough to stem biodiversity loss




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Heat can flow backwards in a gas so thin its particles never touch

A surprising reversal of our usual understanding of the second law of thermodynamics shows that it may be possible for heat to move in the “wrong” direction, flowing from a cold area to a warm one




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Dazzling images illuminate research on cardiovascular disease

The British Heart Foundation’s Reflections of Research competition showcases beautiful images captured by researchers studying heart and circulatory disease




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Knots made in a weird quantum fluid can last forever

Shapes created by vortices in water often fall apart, but an odd quantum fluid made from ultracold atoms could support vortex knots that never lose their knottiness




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Quantum Rubik's cube has infinite patterns but is still solvable

Allowing for moves that create quantum superpositions makes a quantum version of a Rubik’s cube incredibly complex, but not impossible to solve




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Chimps do better at difficult tasks when they have an audience

An analysis of thousands of cognitive tests carried out by chimpanzees finds that the number of spectators influenced their performance in different ways depending on the difficulty of the task




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How a single gopher restored a landscape devastated by a volcano

Never underestimate what a single gopher can achieve in a day: one of the burrowing mammals helped boost soil fungi in an area blanketed by ash from the explosive eruption of Mount St Helens in Washington state




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Audio AIs are trained on data full of bias and offensive language

Seven major datasets used to train audio-generating AI models are three times more likely to use the words "man" or "men" than "woman" or "women", raising fears of bias




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Humanity has warmed the planet by 1.5°C since 1700

Most assessments of global warming use 1850-1900 as a baseline, but researchers have now established a new pre-industrial reference by using Antarctic ice cores to estimate the average temperature before 1700




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SpaceX targets Starship flight next week – just a month after last one

SpaceX is preparing for the sixth test flight of Starship, the world's most powerful rocket. Next week's launch – if successful – will be the fastest turnaround yet




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This robot can build anything you ask for out of blocks

An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks




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Next Mauna Loa eruption could be forecast months in advance

An analysis of crystals in lava from the 2022 eruption of Mauna Loa has revealed an unknown magma reservoir within the volcano, which could extend forecasts of eruptions from minutes to months




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20 Of The Cutest Itty Bitty Kitties That Can Easily Fit In The Palm Of Your Hand (November 9, 2024)

Good morning, cat people, and welcome back to the most dangerous, spooky listicle that will shake you to your core and leave you trembling. Do not be fooled by the title. While it is indeed true that this listicle is full of itty bitty kitties that can fit in the palm of your hand, that does not mean that it is not dangerous. In fact, it's much more dangerous than you think. These teeny weeny kitties have incredible powers of meownipulation. They can make us do all kinds of things, whether we want to or not. 

They even force us to write this listicle every single week, showcasing the tiniest kittens - i.e. the biggest criminals of the week. Beware of their powers when you start scrolling down, because before you know it, you may end up walking to a shelter in search of your fourth kitten to adopt. Trust us, we have been there, continue with caution. 




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24 Funniest Feline Posts for Meme-Loving Cat Pawrents to Meow Caturday Cheer Throughout the Holiday Season

Hey, I Can Has-ers. Now that Meowlloween is over, it's officially time for us to start prepping for the meowlidays. Every Caturday is a holiday for us, and the fact that we get to have tasty meals and days off from work on other holidays is just an added bonus. Heck, even Christmas could use some Caturday energy. How should we do that, you ask? Well, by adding cat memes to our meowlidays and enjoying the best of both worlds while remaining chonky, cheery, and pawsitively ameowzing.

These funny feline posts are for meme-loving cat pawrents, and meme-loving cat pawrents only! If you're not one of these, you can just close the screen. Be gone!

Okay, now that it's just us, let's scroll through these hisstercal kitties in the form of digital delights. Are you in your jammies? Are you purrfectly snuggled under a blankie? Are you ready to meow Caturday cheer for the next two months? Good. Now let's get to work! And by work, we mean giggling. It's a tough job, but somebody's got to do it! 




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24 Cute Chonky Cats Celebrating a Cheerful Carbs Season By Impurrsonating Your Round Thanksgiving Turkey

'Tis the season to get chonky, fa la la la la, la la la la. We love almost every holiday, but Thanksgiving and Christmas are the best ones because we get to eat as much delicious food as we want and no one can tell us otherwise. From pumpkin pie to turkey, to stuffing and cranberry sauce, we can't wet to get our chonk on and eat as many plates as we can. We also like to spread some of he holiday cheer to our cats by giving them a little extra treat on the holidays, if we can get chonky, why can't they?

These cheerful chonkers are celebrating carbs season in the cutest way pawssible. They are large and in charge, chunky yet funky, and purrfectly round for all the belly rubs you desire. The more belly there is, the more belly rubs to be had, and then, everyone is happy. So, embrace the chonk this holiday season, eat all the turkey, and remember to wear stretchy pants during holiday meals. Enjoy!




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20 Snuggly and Silly Cat Memes for Cat Parents Embracing Blanket Season

Take a deep breath, everyone. It's Sunday morning, it's autumn, it's blanket season, our favorite season, and it feels like we have never felt quite so content. No work, no alarm clock, blankets that enwrap us in the best feeling in the world, and our cats beside us, enjoying these blankets just as much as we do. There is not a lot that can make this morning even better, but there is one thing. Because is always one thing that can make our mornings better, and that is, of course, a whole bunch of pawsome cat memes

Staring any morning with a good bunch of cat memes is a good thing for us, but there is something about giggling at cat memes in bed, under those heavy blankets, with our cats, that just… hits different. It hits better. So, we hope that you enjoy these memes, friends, and that you have just as much fun scrolling through them as we did bringing them to you. 




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28 Fortunate Floofy Funny Felines in Furtastic Memes to Meownifest Purrfectly Pawesome Positivity

Hey, feline fam. We don't know about you, but after our Caturdays filled with feline activities and catnip craziness, we like to unwind with some cat memes to mentally prepare ourselves with pawsitivity for the week ahead. Mondays can turn even the brightest, sweetest feline into a cranky, grumpy cat - which is why we need to boost our mewd with feline funnies so we don't scratch somebody's eyes out tomorrow meowrning. It only happened once, and that was because they tried to talk to us before we had our coffee. We did warn them, to be fair.

With these fortunate floofy funny felines in furtastic memes, we expect to wake up with chirps of happiness and ek-ek-eks of excitement to start the day. Okay, that might be exaggerating a little bit, but it never hurts to meownifest good vibes! If not, we'll just call in sick and stay home with our cats all day. It's only the 10th time we've done it in the last month. Our boss will understand, right?




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25 Sassy Sunday Cat Memes Whisking Whimsy Weekend Plans of Purrecious Pawsome Cat Time

Hello feline fanatics and cat pawrents, what are your plans for the rest of the weekend? Do they involve cats? Well, of course your plans involve cats, we didn't think otherwise. But don't worry, we don't judge, we have the exact same plans. We're cat pawrents who are fully-fledged feline fanatic fans, and there's not even one inch of us that's ashamed of it. On the contrary - we're proud to be such huge cat fans! And since the weekend isn't over yet, we still have plenty of plans with our cute cats at home. We're going to play with them and make them do the wiggle wiggle before they pounce, we're going to nap with our cats in our arms, and we're going to look at some sassy Sunday cat memes with them.

Do you want to involve some cat memes in your weekend plans with your cat? Well, look no further - because we have the sassiest of this Sunday's cat memes right here.




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A Happy Helping of Kittens That Are As Smol As They Are Awwdorable

Greetings and salutations. Today is another day in this crazy beautiful thing we call life. It ain't all sunshine and flowers, but it sure is meaningful when you get to share your time with people you love. People, or cats, that is. We recommend spending some special quality time with your sweet feline companions, they grow up so fast. And they sure are extra sweet when their smol little babies just learning their way in the world. 

Over here at the ICanHasCheezburger editorial office, we are big fans of all things feline. We swipe through silly cat memes all day, even during lunch breaks. That's why we are so especially moved when we come across a happy helping of kittens that are as smol as they are awwdorable. Here's a delightful compilation of cute kitten pictures to inspire you to look through your photo albums and find your own cats' baby pictures. 




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Glorious Orange Cat Bleps That Are Every Bit As Hilarious As They Are Endearing

Hey all, we're probably well familiar with the idea that orange cats are known to share one collective brain cell and are, how can we put this, not the brightest bulbs in the tanning bed, but utterly endearing in their own right. We often refer to them as 'Cheeto puffs'.  A cheeto puff is a soft, tender friend, a cheeto puff will always be there for you in good times and in bad. An orange cat will always be your best friend if you can provide some treats occasionally and treat them like the precious beings that they are. 

One of the more amusing gestures that we often find our orange feline companions demonstrating is something that we in the cat-loving community lovingly refer to as 'blepping'. Those who know, know, and are unfamiliar are about to experience a whole bunch of glorious orange cat bleps that are as hilarious as they are endearing. You are welcome in advance. 




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30 Purrfect Pictures of Cats Cuddling Calmly in Cozy Covers is Exactly What You Need to Pleasantly Pause and Ponder on Life’s Pleasures

Dear I Can Has-ers, today, we woke up thinking about a Danish term that will elate your days until the blessed weekend arrives: hygge. 

Hygge describes contentment derived from coziness, comfort, and gaiety. It is comprised of all that is cuddly, pleasant, cake-centered and candle-lit—in short, all the factors that make us purr.  
 

Hygge is all about enjoying each day to the fullest. All it takes is noticing the pleasantries of our daily lives. And it's no coincidence that cats and Hygge go together like Ben & Jerry. As you can see in the following photos of proud pawrents presenting their funny fluffy feline - cats are superior creatures, and understand that even the most mundane thing can be celebrated: a ball of yarn placed too low, cuddles with hoomans, and of course - continuous napping. If only we hoomans would appreciate our cozy domestic daily moments as cats (and Danes) do!
 

The ingredients for this comforting contented coziness are incredibly easy to obtain: Pour yourself a nice warm cup of your favorite beverage, wrap your feet with animal-shaped slippers, animal-printed socks, or your partner's backside, cuddle with your cutest cat, and scroll down these lovely screen shots from this post on Reddit. We must warn you, though - this post is not easy to leave. If you have plans today, cancel them. You are about to enter cuddle heaven.




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Salaryman Yamasaki Shigeru Manga Gets Short Anime on TikTok

Yūma Uchida, Tomokazu Sugita star in anime based on Hikaru Tanaka's viral manga




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Melonbooks Dōjinshi Store Chain to Halt Visa/Mastercard Payments on December 19

Chain will still accept payments via JCB/American Express cards or other means




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New Zenryoku Usagi Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2025

Season 1's main cast returns, with Atsushi Nigorikawa back to direct




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French-Japanese Film Ghost Cat Anzu Streams New Clip Ahead of N. American Release

"Forest Spirit Party!" clip streams for film opening in N. America on Friday




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Voice Actor David Wald Leaves Role as Gajeel in Fairy Tail, Will Not Return to Crunchyroll Following Claims Company Opened His Mail, Gave Away Contents

David Wald claims Crunchyroll opened his private mail, threw away letters, gave away contents to staff




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Live-Action Under Ninja Film Reveals 4 More Cast Members

Tsuyoshi Muro, Haruka Kinami, Shinobu Hasegawa, Jirō Satō join cast




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That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ISEKAI Chronicles Game's Trailer Highlights 3 DLC Characters

Hinata, Veldora, Milim join cast of game




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Hiromi Morishita, Syohei's Seishōnen Ashibe Manga Ends

Sequel of Morishita's Shōnen Ashibe manga launched in 2017




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Live-Action Red Blue Series Reveals Cast, Staff, December 17 Debut

Keito Kimura, Makoto Hasegawa, Taiga Tsubaki, more join mixed martial arts story




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I Have a Crush at Work Anime's Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, Theme Songs, January 6 Debut

Misaki Watada, Sora Tokui, Kentarō Tone, Kenshō Ono, Shinichirō Miki join cast




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I Left My A-Rank Party Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast & Staff, January 11 Debut

Yoshiki Nakajima, M.A.O, Yoshino Nanjō, more join cast




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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Anime Casts Daisuke Namikawa

Namikawa appears as young Count Piast in 8th episode on Saturday




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Taishi Mori's Asoko de Hataraku Musubu-san Series to End in 2 Chapters

Manga about sales representative who likes condom researcher Musubu-san launched in 2017




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Graphix to Release Yoshnio Koyoka's Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms Manga in Print in April

First volume of manga adaptation ships on April 15




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Manga Adaptation of Akinari Asakura's Rokunin no Usotsuki na Daigakusei Novel Ends

Keiga Ōsawa's Rokunin no Usotsuki no Daigakusei: Plus One manga launched in 2022




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Live-Action It Takes More than a Pretty Face to Fall in Love Film's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, March 7 Debut

Ryubi Miyase, Rinka Kumada star in film directed by Liar x Liar's Saiji Yakumo




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Thomas Paine

"Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad."




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Alexandre Dumas

"All generalizations are dangerous, even this one."




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Creeping Fascism

Among the most engaging passages in Trotsky’s History of the Russian Revolution are those dealing with the weeks and days leading up to the October insurrection,  when the Petrograd Soviet, under the leadership of the Bolsheviks, began pushing.  That is, they gradually took for the Soviet more and more power from the Provisional Government, waiting at … Continue reading Creeping Fascism




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On Fascism–Things Are Different Now

In the late 60s and early 70s there was an epidemic of “everything I hate is fascism.”  We seem to be back to that again.  But there are differences, and they are important. We warned then, and it is worth repeating now, that we use a narrow and precise definition of fascism because it is … Continue reading On Fascism–Things Are Different Now




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Comic [1610] "OSE: Conscience Enforcement Authority: The New Kitty Case Worker [special comic]"

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easy basque cheesecake

While I do not think that the internet necessarily needs another recipe for burnt Basque cheesecake, it turns out I did. And since you’re stuck with me for as long as you’re here, pull up a chair, because we can’t get enough of this one.

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blistered peas-in-the-pod with lemon and salt

Even though my kids are not yet on summer break and even though I, as an adult, do not have a thing called a summer break, I’ve apparently helped myself to one. I’m sneaking off to the beach on weekdays (oops), reading novels, gorging myself on cherries and crisp-from-the-market cucumbers, playing midday tennis like a lady who lunches, and getting vexed when I receive work-related emails and texts. [“Alex, why are they texting me on a Sunday?” “Deb, it’s Tuesday.”]

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braised chickpeas with zucchini and pesto

Last summer, when my younger child joined my older child at sleepaway camp for a month for the first time, leaving us unmoored and a little restless, we made a list of restaurants we’d been meaning to try and friends we don’t see enough and took this task on like it was our job. I barely cooked once. By the end of the third week, everything hurt and we realized our template for a child-free life (going out late, cocktails on weeknights, and generally behaving despicably) was based on our age and energy level when we were last child-free, which (I’m sorry as this fact seems to upset you guys as much as it does his actual parents) was almost 15 years ago.

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lemon chicken with potatoes and chickpeas

It’s humbling that way every September, without fail, knocks me on my rump. One week, you’re breezy and unscheduled, reading books on a beach and tearing lobster apart with your bare hands (indeed, we were in Maine) and the next you’re realizing a certain fetid backpack was never emptied on the last day of school in June, scrambling for after-school care, and despite the fact that I work every week of the year, somehow there’s a lot more to do. If dinner can’t be made in one pan in which everything cooks at once, I haven’t been making it. And yet I’ve made this chicken dish four times in the last month; it’s clearly time to shout about it across the internet.

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easiest cinnamon rolls

What if I told you I had a from-scratch cinnamon roll recipe that was effortlessly veganized, required no kneading, and could be coming out of your oven in just over two hours? And what if I told you’d I’d been making it for years and didn’t tell you about it because I thought, for some bizarre reason, that the site didn’t need another breakfast bun recipe? Yes, I’d throw a jar of cinnamon at my head too. Good news, though, you can stop yelling now because I’ve come to my senses.

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