I am keeping a mental list of every brand that’s doing this to make sure I never buy anything from them ever

A new “ultrablack” fabric inspired by a bird’s feathers is the darkest ever created, according to its inventors. https://cnn.it/3XNmHuN

‘London Underground mosquito’ is actually much older than previously thought | CNN A mosquito that was believed to have evolved in the London Underground is actually of ancient Mediterranean origin, genetic data revealed.

A type of mosquito that was believed to have evolved in the London Underground has a much older origin in the Mediterranean, according to a new genetic study.

Mysterious glow in our galaxy may be coming from dark matter | CNN A gamma ray glow at our galaxy’s center has puzzled scientists for almost two decades. New computer simulations back the theory that dark matter could be the source.

“There’s a 50% chance that it might be dark matter at this point, as opposed to the slightly more mundane explanation of old stars, in my opinion.”

Black hole collision confirms decades-old predictions by Einstein and Hawking | CNN Astronomers detected in unprecedented detail a collision between two black holes. Their observations confirm predictions made by Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

Two colliding black holes have been recorded like never before, confirming old predictions by Einstein and Hawking!

I tried to find out if the fossil I bought online was real. Then I realized I was asking the wrong question | CNN It’s obvious a 95 million-year-old fossil would have a rich past — but what a CNN writer discovered about a dinosaur tooth he bought for about $100 was more than he anticipated.

I bought a 95-million-year-old fossil online for $100, and the more questions I asked about it, the more shocking it got.

These people are your enemies

Nations Fail to Agree Curbs on Plastic as UN Plans Future Talks About 200 nations couldn’t agree on a treaty to curb plastic pollution after two years of divisive negotiations, but said they made some progress and would reconvene the talks next year.

Another bummer for 2024. No legally binding treaty to cut plastic production. The opposition came from Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran and fossil-fuel allies... www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

People are often surprised when I tell them this: both Twitter and Facebook/insta/threads are now specifically engineered to downgrade, hide, suppress real journalism. If this platform is different, that's a huge change

Is there a hidden planet in our solar system? Astronomers say the moment of truth is near | CNN After a decade-long search, some scientists say a growing number of clues point to the existence of a hidden planet in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune — and they may soon have the opportunity to find p...

“I never thought I would be talking about how there’s evidence for a trans-Neptunian planet, but I believe that unlike all of those previous times, in this case, we’re actually right.”