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Are night owls cognitively superior to early risers? A new study suggests that may be the case. The periodic table could be expanding soon, with scientists on the verge of creating a new element. And, on This Day in History, the Statue of Liberty’s cornerstone is laid on Bedloe’s Island

Night owls are 'cognitively superior’ to early risers. Here’s why

STUDY: Sleep duration, chronotype, health and lifestyle factors affect cognition: a UK Biobank cross-sectional study

A new element on the periodic table might be within reach (sciencenews.org)

Nuclear Structure 2024 (21-July 26, 2024): Pursuing New Superheavy Elements: Progress Update from Berkeley Lab · Indico (anl.gov)

Creating the Statue of Liberty

Liberty Island Chronology

Cornerstone of the Statue of Liberty Pedestal

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On today’s episode, Scientists in the UK discover tree bark actively removes methane from the atmosphere, making trees more important than ever in the battle against climate change. Plus, ChatGPT won’t be replacing your human doctor anytime soon. And on This Day in History; an escalator patent is granted to George A. Wheeler. We'll bring the early history of the device so many now rely on regularly.

Trees reveal climate surprise – bark removes methane from the atmosphere

Global atmospheric methane uptake by upland tree woody surfaces

ChatGPT Basically Sucks at Diagnosing Patients (gizmodo.com)

Evaluation of ChatGPT as a diagnostic tool for medical learners and clinicians | PLOS ONE

ChatGPT Will Soon Have a New Voice (gizmodo.com)

Overcoming the “Her” hurdle, ChatGPT gets its advanced Voice Mode - PhoneArena

TDIH: The History of the Escalator (David A. Cooper)

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Scientists want to build an ark on the moon – think Noah’s ark here … we’ll tell you why and a follow-up on Yellowstone’s recent explosion, which may have caused some geological changes in the area. Plus, on This Day in History; the Michelin Star – how it came to be the most sought after restaurant ranking in the world.

Scientists Want to Build an Ark on the Moon—Here's Why (msn.com)

Safeguarding Earth's biodiversity by creating a lunar biorepository | BioScience | Oxford Academic (oup.com)

Scientists plan 'Noah's Ark' on the Moon where they will freeze rare animals (msn.com)

That Dramatic Yellowstone Explosion May Have Birthed a New Geyser (gizmodo.com)

History of the MICHELIN Guide

What is a Michelin Star?

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An exciting new way to produce hydrogen, and consequently, clean energy – discovered at MIT and Weird Wednesday has boneless wings that can contain bones in Ohio, a dog returns home after 9 years, and a bedpan collection that no one wants. Plus, on This Day in History – bottomless Rum for all! Black Tot Day is celebrated in the Royal Navy.

A Recipe for Zero-Emissions Fuel: Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine (goodnewsnetwork.org)

Chicken wings advertised as 'boneless' can have bones, Ohio Supreme Court decides | AP News

Gizmo the dog went missing in Las Vegas in 2015. He's been found alive after 9 years | AP News

Collection of 163 unique bedpans fails to sell at auction - UPI.com

Watch: Man pulls three planes while walking on his hands - UPI.com

Reasons Why the Royal Navy Bribed Sailors With Booze | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)

Black Tot Day - Learn the History of Rum Rationing and Navy Rum (alwaystheholidays.com)

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Spray-on shoes making their way to the Olympics, Bear attacks in Connecticut, and This Day in History - one of the forgotten "Fathers of Radio" gets his patent of wireless telegraphy.

Lightest-Ever Running Shoes Are Made by a Spray–to Win Marathons and Shake up Olympics (goodnewsnetwork.org)

Black bear and cub destroy car in Connecticut after getting trapped inside | AP News

Mahlon Loomis - Engineering and Technology History Wiki (ethw.org)

Dr. Mahlon Loomis: Pioneer of Radio — Lynchburg Museum System

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New evidence reshapes our thinking on oxygen and early life on earth, and warming waters and invasive species are causing issues with life in the Galapagos islands. Plus, on This Day in History, a woman survives a 75 story fall in an elevator at the empire state building.

'Dark Oxygen' hidden on ocean floor could rewrite the rules of evolution | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor | Nature Geoscience

The Galapagos Islands and many of their unique creatures are at risk from warming waters | AP News

How an elevator attendant survived a 1,000-ft fall down the Empire State Building | Guinness World Records

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Scientists believe they'd identified the root cause of Lupus though questions remain, a Yellowstone eruption sends dozens of people running, sharks test positive for cocaine due to drug smuggler ocean dumps, and on This Day in History; the first permanent movie theater emerges in New Orleans.

Scientists say they have identified lupus' root cause — and it could pave the way for new treatment

Surprise eruption sends dozens running for safety in Yellowstone | AP News

Sharks off Brazil coast test positive for cocaine

TDIH: Vitascope Hall: America's first movie theater - New Orleans Entertainment Coalition

America's First Movie Theater / Vitascope Hall Historical Marker (hmdb.org)

History of the Movie House | (wordpress.com)

Shift to Projectors and the Vitoscope | History of Edison Motion Pictures | Articles and Essays | Inventing Entertainment: The Early Motion Pictures and Sound Recordings of the Edison Companies | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

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Alcohol’s impact on your biological age; scientists discover new indicators in your DNA, and on This Day in History, the Chappaquiddick incident leaves a promising young woman dead, and a famous senator’s career hanging in the balance.

Alcohol has a dramatic impact on your biological age. Here’s how (BBC Science Focus)

TDIH: Ted Kennedy’s Chappaquiddick Incident: What Really Happened

On this day in history, former Kennedy aide killed in 'Chappaquiddick incident'

(Video) Chappaquiddick | Based on a True Story

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Scientists are left stunned by the contents of a rock on Mars, after being split open by the Curiosity rover. Weird Wednesday has a new royal goat, a special Denver lobster, a large hairball, and a depressed bear. Plus, on This Day in History, the window tax is repealed in the UK.

NASA Stunned by Discovery After Mars Rover Breaks Open a Rock (goodnewsnetwork.org)

NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its ‘most unexpected’ find on Mars | CNN

No kidding! King Charles III bestows royal title on rare golden goat breed | AP News

Meet Crush, the rare orange lobster diverted from dinner plate to aquarium by Denver Broncos fans | AP News

Doctors Pulled a 2-Pound Hairball From a Woman's Stomach (gizmodo.com)

Florida sheriff's office warns against taking selfies with 'depressed' bear - UPI.com

Window Tax - UK Parliament

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We may be closer than ever to discovering life outside of Earth, and there’s more promise in developing an affordable snake antivenom than ever, plus on This Day in History, the first American typewriter – err, typographer – is patented.

Signs of Life Could Be Found Close to the Surface of Two Nearby Moons (gizmodo.com)

Life signs could survive near the surfaces of Saturn and Jupiter's moons Encleadus and Europa | Space

CRISPR Identifies Commonly Available Drug That Works as Cobra Venom Antidote (goodnewsnetwork.org)

New antidote for cobra bites discovered - The University of Sydney

A Brief History of Typewriters (xavier.edu)

1829 Detail, William Austin Burt Invents the Typewriter - America's Best History, U.S. History Timeline: The 1820's (americasbesthistory.com)

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