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These Sea Slugs Can Lose Their Heads Then Grow New Bodies

If you thought Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool had an amazing superpower with his ability to regrow cut-off and blown-off body parts, he had nothing on the sacoglossan sea slug. Mary Jo describes it as "losing its head" which is a rather old Platonic approach about where the soul is. Philisophically speaking, the Cartesian title should have been "These sea slugs can lose their bodies" and then the cute little baby Yoda part grows another in three weeks.

Robots Are Stealing Our Sidewalks

100 years ago the roads were taken over by cars; now it looks like the sidewalks will be taken over by robots.

It's OK for Playing Children to Be Noisy

Get off my lawn.

Rentable Minimalist Tiny House in Austria Is for Nature-Lovers

This contemporary tiny house features a simple, space-saving layout.

This Refillable 'Palette' Makes It Easy to Travel With Toiletries and Cosmetics

A palete is "a thin oval or rectangular board or tablet that a painter holds and mixes pigments on." I guess this sort of is that.

What's Next for the Problematic Mountain Valley Pipeline?

Stay tuned.

How about 2050 – Is 2050 Good For You?

Talking about climate reminds me of that great Bob Mankoff New Yorker cartoon: "Thursday is no good, how about never?"

15 Remarkable Red Panda Facts

The most remarkable one being that they are not pandas, more closely related to weasels or skunks.

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