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[https://newatlas.com/energy/noviocean-wave-solar-wind-offshore-energy/ by Loz Blain 8/10/24 NEW ATLAS]

  Swedish company NoviOcean has tested a third-gen prototype of its combination wind/solar/wave energy platform, a floating platform rated for up to 1 megawatt of consistent clean energy around the clock thanks to a fascinating buoyancy-driven mechanism. Next step: a full-scale pilot.

=====Ready to cold plunge? We dive into the science to see if it's worth it=====

[https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/10/08/1204411415/cold-plunge-health-benefits-how-to by Will Stone 20/11/23 npr]

  Your body's first reaction to a plunge in chilly water is the "cold shock" response. Your heart rate jumps. Stress hormones spike. You gasp suddenly, and may hyperventilate.

=====The doomsday vaults storing seeds, data and DNA to protect our future=====

[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/19/the-doomsday-vaults-storing-seeds-data-and-dna-to-protect-our-future by Ella Braidwood 12/11/23 The Guardian]

  Are we allowed to go in?” I surprise myself with this question, given that I’m staring through the small window of a door into one of six underground vaults, each one essentially a walk-in freezer. The temperature inside is -20C. It is a grey winter day at the Millennium Seed Bank in Wakehurst, Sussex and the maze of featureless corridors and reinforced concrete adds to the 1984-ish austerity of the setting. These vaults are designed to withstand the worst apocalypse we can imagine – be it caused by bombs, radiation, floods or disease.

=====Why Don’t Americans Know Who’s Manipulating our Political System & Why?=====

[https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/1/3/2215156/-Why-Don-t-Americans-Know-Who-s-Manipulating-our-Political-System-Why?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web by thomhartmann 3/1/24 Daily KOS]

  While many trace the beginning of the modern rightwing fascist-friendly MAGA-type movement to the 1954 Brown v Board decision and the way it put the John Birch Society on steroids, another interesting origin story for today’s GOP base is grounded in the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

=====Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born Americans, studies find=====

[https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find by Jasmine Garsd 8/3/24 npr]

  The murder of Laken Riley took center stage during Thursday night's State of the Union address. Riley was a 22-year-old student who was killed last month at the University of Georgia. The suspect in her murder is a Venezuelan migrant whom officials say was illegally in the U.S.

=====Some ultra-processed foods are good for your health, WHO-backed study finds=====

[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/nov/13/some-ultra-processed-foods-are-good-for-your-health-who-backed-study-finds by Denis Campbell 13/11/23 The Guardian]

  Some ultra-processed foods increase the risk of developing cancer, heart disease and diabetes – but others are good for you, new research into the demonised foodstuffs suggests.

===== Perfect solar system' found in search for alien life =====