Consumer Reports tested 13 e-scooters to rate and review. But because of the frequency of injuries being reported - including injuries sustained by the CR testers themselves in this process - CR is not recommending ANY. www.consumerreports.org/cars/electri...

We Tested 13 Electric Scooters. We Don’t Recommend Any. - Consumer Reports

CR doesn't recommend e-scooters because of their high speeds and rising injury rates. Two of CR's testers sustained injuries while evaluating e-scooters, too.

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Owl aboard - British Army sailors rescue exhausted stowaway 70 miles out to sea reut.rs/3Ut4wfg

Owl aboard - British Army sailors rescue exhausted stowaway 70 miles out to sea

A British Army sailing crew competing ‌in one of yachting's most demanding races found themselves conducting an impromptu wildlife rescue 70 nautical miles from shore when an exhausted barn owl made a determined bid to join their team.

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gotta love a wild profusion of purple 💜🌱🦋

Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle@mnhn.fr · last yr.

Ne pas tondre sa pelouse, c'est donner une chance à la biodiversité ! 🦋 Comment aider au mieux les papillons, les petits animaux du #jardin, et la #biodiversité en général ? Comment revigorer son herbe ? Découvrez nos conseils 👉 www.mnhn.fr/fr/pourquoi-...

An experimental cancer vaccine kept melanoma from coming back. It’s the first successful late-stage mRNA study validating decades of custom-treatment research.

Moderna, Merck Vaccine Succeeds in Preventing Melanoma From Returning

Result in high-risk patients validates decades of research into mRNA-based therapeutic cancer vaccines.

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In about 10 minutes (8:10am Eastern), I’ll be on CBC Kitchener-Waterloo radio’s Morning Edition, talking about my upcoming book! www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

Want me to send a personalized happy birthday message to the shark lover in your life? I’ll throw in some fun shark facts. I’m now on Cameo at Cameo.com/whysharksmatter

"One of Smithsonian Magazine‘s Ten Best Science Books of 2025" #book #science

Carl Zimmer@carlzimmer.com · 6d ago

Grateful for review of Air-Borne by @cbo.bsky.social: "Zimmer combines narrative precision, journalistic range, and scientific synthesis to produce a book that is both informative and intellectually ambitious." www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.... & www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/724793...

I think I was unnecessarily concerned.

#FridayFunDay #fridayfunnies #funnymemes

A new video emerged which seems to show a surface rupture in Yatsushiro, Japan following the M6.8 earthquake in July! Exact location of the video would be 32°30'04.0"N 130°38'29.9"E. Absolutely wild. Only the second ever video of a surface rupture forming after the 2025 Myanmar video! ⚒️🧪 #geology

It's exhausting.

#music 💜🎶

Mockingbird - Carly Simon & James Taylor

YouTube video by Carly Simon

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well, durn #gutmicrobiome #food #health 🍽️ "...fruits with high levels of an enzyme called polyphenol oxidase, or PPO, can sharply reduce the amount of flavanols your body absorbs from a smoothie. Flavanols are natural plant compounds linked to heart and cognitive health."

Surprising research reveals why you shouldn't add bananas to your smoothies

Researchers found that adding bananas to berry smoothies can dramatically reduce the body’s ability to absorb healthy flavanols. The surprising discovery shows that even simple food combinations can c...

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trying to add more fermented foods into our diet, so a jar of honey & garlic is on our counter now. smells amazing! gotta like garlic tho' 🧄 #gutmicrobiome #food #recipe

Tim Spector’s honey fermented garlic

The perfect ferment for beginners.

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Well, we’ve made it to Friday. I have a few recipes in the queue, so am posting them at the regular time. I’m glad to have worked ahead! 🧅 #food #cooking #grilling #homecooking #PNW #foodsky #cooksky #foodie #recipe #TheOutpost goodport.blog/2026/08/07/g...

Grilled Sweet Onions with Honey Mustard Sauce Enjoying a Simple Life At Home With Goodport

In the Pacific Northwest we wait impatiently for that short, delightful season of Walla Walla Sweet Onions. It kicks in around the beginning of August, and ends around late September. We love them.…

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#FridayFunDay #funnymemes #fridayfunnies

I had a jellyfish slam into my arm leaving a hideous bubbling mess of reaction that was exactly jellyfish shaped, including dome and tentacles. Doctor: I'm sorry to say it's very likely you will have a scar. [pause] But it'll be a super cool one! We then discussed what superpowers I could expect.

Heather Hill@rollin-academic.bsky.social · 2w ago

A question from Reddit that I'll answer here: "What's the most unhinged thing a doctor has said to you with a straight face?"

Yes! Credit to a “Yannick R.” I do not know him but it appeals to the part of me that works in agriculture & the global #food system. #science

sea people this, sea people that, I see a lot of people who should log off and go run around outside

wowza! 💜🌱💜

Goodport (GP)@goodport.bsky.social · 4w ago

Grandpa Ott Morning Glory ☀️ #AlphabetChallenge #WeekDforDark #bloomscrolling #flower

#Recipe #Frittata #Spinach #Mint #Feta #Easy larderlove.com/frittata-wit...

Super Easy Spinach Frittata With Feta And Mint - Larder Love

This super easy recipe for spinach frittata with mint and feta has all the flavour of a Greek Spinakopita (spinach pie) but a lot less carbs

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Stop what you’re doing and listen to the Mr. Trash Wheel song. Now. I’m not kidding. Do it. Do it now. youtu.be/KUgAOBlEEzM?...

Mr. Trash Wheel: Hero of the Harbor OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

YouTube video by Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore

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Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death in effort to warn about contact with bats: globalnews.ca/news/1194258... Nicole Ireland reports. Find out more at canadahealthwatch.ca

Doctors detail 2024 Ontario child rabies death in effort to warn about contact with bats | Globalnews.ca

The 11-year-old boy was at a cottage in northern Ontario in the summer of 2024 and was awoken by a bat lying on his nose and mouth, the case report said.

globalnews.ca

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Native Trees and Shrubs for Pollinators

CercisWhen homeowners picture gardens for pollinators (native bees, flower flies, butterflies and moths), they often think of beds of colorful flowering perennials. Trees and shrubs, the so-called woo...

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That was the 3rd best murder mystery movie featuring talking sheep that I've ever seen

using a pastry blender to chop the eggs...now, why didn't I think of that? #vegetarian #recipe #afternoontea

#FridayFunDay #funnymemes #fridayfunnies

We're here lazing around doing sod all.

spiky Chihuly sculpture pieces in the bamboo garden at Cheekwood Estate and Gardens, Nashville, Tennessee #Stunday 🌱

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Oberursheena@twitterrefugerin.eurosky.social · last mo.

#Sunflower field at #goldenhour #stunday #landscape #SundayYellow