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A mission to study the potential for life on Jupiter’s moon Europa is soon expected to launch. Plus, a potential breakthrough in the field of neuroscience that could help combat Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. And on 'This Day in History'; the microwave oven is patented.

NASA is launching a major mission to look for habitable spots on Jupiter’s moon Europa (theconversation.com)

SpaceX, NASA stand down from Oct. 10 Europa Clipper launch due to Hurricane Milton (msn.com)

Neuroscientists spark shelter-seeking response by reactivating memory circuit

Ride the (electromagnetic) Wave with Percy Spencer! (MIT)

Percy Spencer & The Microwave Oven (MIT)

National Inventors Hall of Fame

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Scientists now say agriculture on earth began 66 million years ago thanks to ... ants! Plus, long thought to be a detriment to learning, a new study provides insight on how teachers can get the most out of cell phones – and other technology – in the classroom. And, on This Day in History, the TV show that brought the nation several dance crazes -- American Bandstand debuts in Philadelphia.

Ant agriculture began 66 million years ago in the aftermath of the asteroid that doomed the dinosaurs

Evaluating technology breaks on cell phone use in a college classroom

"American Bandstand" goes national | August 5, 1957 | HISTORY

The History of "American Bandstand" (liveabout.com)

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With the help of the Webb telescope, scientists have found new information about the surface on one of Pluto’s moons and as for our plastic problems here on earth – researchers have found a common family of bacteria using the material for food. What might that mean for global clean-up efforts. Plus, on This Day in History, we look at the start of the “Men’s Only” magazine, Esquire.

NASA's Webb telescope detects traces of carbon dioxide on a Pluto moon | AP News

NASA Telescope Finds New Details About Pluto's Largest Moon - Newsweek

Webb telescope detects carbon dioxide, hydrogen peroxide on surface of Pluto's largest moon - CBS News

Really, Here's How You Pronounce "Charon"---Probably | WIRED

Wastewater bacteria can breakdown plastic for food | ScienceDaily

Esquire's Living Legacy

Esquire | Men’s Fashion, Style & Culture | Britannica

Arnold Gingrich — Catskill Fly Fishing Museum (cffcm.com)

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The first battery-powered planes are tested to help improve global emissions emitted from aircrafts and on This Day in History, the first female senator is appointed - but only serves for 24 hours, we’ll explain.

The world's first battery-powered planes have landed. But how safe are they? | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Sustainable air travel: Could long-haul flights ever go green? - BBC Science Focus Magazine

ZeroAvia Makes Aviation History, Flying World’s Largest Aircraft Powered with a Hydrogen-Electric Engine - ZeroAvia

Rebecca Latimer Felton - New Georgia Encyclopedia

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A new exoplanet was discovered circling our nearest star neighbor – and no, I'm not talking about the sun. Weird Wednesday includes a fat bear contest, a sheep herding tradition, and a blue lobster. Plus, on This Day in History, 1851 – the pasilalinic-sympathetic compass promises to provide global communication without the use of electronics – instead, they used snails.

Scientists discover planet orbiting closest single star to our Sun | ScienceDaily

Fat Bear Week 2024 | VOTE (explore.org)

Online voting in Alaska's Fat Bear Week contest starts after an attack killed 1 contestant | AP News

Damian Lewis herds sheep over a London bridge in homage to a medieval tradition | AP News

Watch: Aquarium rescues blue lobster from grocery store tank - UPI.com

This week I learned: the snail telegraph – E. H. Mann (ehmannwrites.com)

The Man Who Tried to Invent a Telegraph Made Out of Telepathic Snails (gizmodo.com)

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The latest on cell phones and their potential tie to brain cancer – what does the research tell us? A new piece from Mozart is discovered in Germany, And on This Day in History, President Lincoln’s Civil War substitute – we’ve got the details.

Scientists Determine If Cell Phone Radiation Causes Brain Cancer (prevention.com)

This Lost Mozart Composition Hasn't Been Heard for Centuries. Now, You Can Listen to It | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)

Previously Unknown Mozart Song Discovered in German Library After 200 Years (goodnewsnetwork.org)

Mozart Biography - Opera Philadelphia

John Summerfield Staples and Abraham Lincoln | Local History Articles | Monroe County Historical Association (monroehistorical.org)

The Conscription Act and Abraham Lincoln's Civil War Substitute (warfarehistorynetwork.com)

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A spectacle in the night sky can be seen now and it will only get brighter and on This Day in History, the world’s first rocket-propelled flight – a publicity stunt, but also an inspiration for future inventors.

Brightening Comet 2023 A3 set to light up autumn sky (bbc.com)

Comet A3 Tracker For The Week Ahead — Where And When To See It (forbes.com)

Fireworks forecast if comet survives risky sun flypast (phys.org)

Car maker Opel’s 1929 publicity stunt to fly world’s first (key.aero)

Today in Engineering History: First Manned Rocket-Propelled Plane Flight (designworldonline.com)

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A balloon could soon bring tourists to the edge of space, after undergoing a successful test. We’ll have the details on what it will cost you. And on 'This Day in History', an endangered rat that’s reportedly capable of cracking open coconuts is confirmed to exist -- on a single island -- back in 2017.

So-Called 'Space Balloon' Completes Crucial Test Ahead of Tourist Flights (gizmodo.com)

$125,000 Balloon Trips To Space Closer After Successful Test Flight (forbes.com)

spaceperspective.com/journal/space-perspective-successfully-completes-development-flight-2

Passengers Invited to Experience an Astronaut's Eye View of Earth in a Balloon : ScienceAlert

Giant, tree-dwelling rat discovered in Solomon Islands

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Scientists say drink more TAP WATER – it’s better for you than its store-bought, bottled counterpart, and Mars soil may be hiding the planet’s ancient atmosphere in plain sight – and it could one day be used as rocket fuel. We’ve got the details. Plus, on This Day in History; Bullseye! America wins what becomes the Leech Cup – the oldest trophy in shooting competition – on the final shot over the heavily favored Irish.

Drinking bottled water is much worse for you than tap, scientists find | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Mars' missing atmosphere could be hiding in plain sight | ScienceDaily

THE GREAT RIFLE MATCH - Sports Illustrated Vault | SI.com

The Great 1874 International Match | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org)

The Leech Cup | An NRA Shooting Sports Journal (ssusa.org)

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Extinct volcanoes could hold the key to the rare earth minerals require for today’s electronics. Plus it’s Weird Wednesday and Reggie has a host of stories, including a message in a bottle from an archeologist 200 years ago. On 'This Day in History,' the telekino, aka a remote control is born in 1906.

Extinct volcanoes a 'rich' source of rare earth elements

Look: Archaeologist's message in a bottle found at dig site 200 years later - UPI.com

Message in a bottle, written 200 years ago by an archaeologist, found on a French clifftop - CBS News

Michigan library closed when bugs crawl out of returned DVD case - UPI.com

A lost cat's mysterious 2-month, 900-mile journey home to California | AP News

The World's First Remote Control

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