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Naked Mole-Rats Speak in Community Dialects

These are probably among the weirdest amimals I have ever heard of; living like termites, not aging like other mammals, living without oxygen for hours and just looking so strange. And now Mary Jo tells us that they not only speak, but have different dialects so that they can ignore others; they sound like my kids. "In any social group, including our own, having a rapid way of identifying who belongs to the group and who is excluded is useful for many practical reasons"

Europe Generated More Electricity From Renewables Than Fossil Fuels in 2020

Having a pandemic helps; you turn off the dirtiest power first.

How a Cleaning Routine Has Improved My Life

"Get the whole family involved to make it go faster and to teach your kids how to clean." Put those kids to work!

In Praise of Stairs

Here's to the man who invented stairs
And taught our feet to soar!
He was the first who ever burst
Into a second floor.

This Company Turns 'Ugly' Produce Into Nutritious Powders

I think I would prefer kale powdered and pulverized.

Floating Finnish Cabin Connects Guests to the Forest

"The cabin has less of a direct impact on the forest floor" ... but there is a big foundation hidden there.

What Is the Future of Our Main Streets?

Will it be something new and different, or something we loved in the past?

18 Extraordinary Types of Monkeys

These ones like hanging around in Japanese hot springs, which I can attest is pretty wonderful. Never shared with these guys, though.

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