Sunspots 959

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*

Computing: A Christianity Today author warns of the danger of spending time in cyberspace. In addition to pornography and misinformation, internet use distorts the importance of the real world.

(or something:) NPR tells what happens to lost luggage. There's a lot of it!

Science: ScienceAlert describes an amazing newly found area on the ocean bottom.

A Conversation writer discusses genetic and other changes in species, which help them avoid extinction, due to climate change. Most of these strategies are not enough.

NPR reports on an attempt to grow food plants on simulated Martian soil.

(or something): NPR tells us about big tumbleweeds, lots of them.

Sports:

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Sunspots 893

Things I have recently spotted that may be of interest to others*:

The Arts: NPR reports that Mary Badham, who played Scout in To Kill a Mockingbird, is now playing one of the Finch's neighbors in a theater production of the story.

Christianity: (and politics) A Christianity Today writer, along with others, believes that the US is headed for a time of political violence, and in fact is already in one. She says that Christians, of whatever political persuasion, should not participate, following the example of Jesus.

Education: Grammarphobia discusses the expression "weak in the knees."

Environment: Gizmodo tells us that European bison are being re-introduced to the United Kingdom, where they have not been (in the wild, at least) for thousands of years.

Finances: (or something) Gizmodo discusses mishandled air luggage.

Health: Fox News (and other outlets) reports on a study that says that those under 40 years old should not drink alcohol.

A Conversation writer tells us why drug names are so complicated, and explains some of how they are named.

History: (or something) ListVerse shows us some amazing bridges.

Humor: (or something) a cat escaped from a carrier, in the Boston airport, and was finally caught, after three weeks, according to NPR.

Politics: (or something) A Conversation writer says that the Shinto religion (and the Unification Church) influences the assassination of Shinzo Abe.

Science: (or something) The Conversation discusses love (by which the discussion mostly means physical attraction.)

Gizmodo reports that the Webb telescope has been damaged by a micrometeorite. It should still function, almost as well as before the damage.

Gizmodo also reports that NASAs martian explorer devices have photographed what looks like a tangle of string. The article has a link to a previous finding -- something that looks like a door.

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Thanks for reading.