Not Bad News — 2026-05-18-21 archive

370 BILLION CRICKETS FARMED ANNUALLY WORLDWIDEEUROPA PLUME EVIDENCE NOW IN SERIOUS DOUBTANCIENT DINGO BURIED AND 'FED' FOR 500 YEARSBODY CLOCK HAS SEASONAL RHYTHMS AFFECTING VACCINE RESPONSENEEDLE PATCH DELIVERS FOOT-AND-MOUTH VACCINE WITHOUT A SHOTHIRSHHORN MUSEUM CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH NEW ACQUISITIONSNH STUDENTS' MINI BOAT CROSSED THE ATLANTIC TO NORWAYMUSK JURY DISMISSES ALL OPENAI CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA 370 BILLION CRICKETS FARMED ANNUALLY WORLDWIDEEUROPA PLUME EVIDENCE NOW IN SERIOUS DOUBTANCIENT DINGO BURIED AND 'FED' FOR 500 YEARSBODY CLOCK HAS SEASONAL RHYTHMS AFFECTING VACCINE RESPONSENEEDLE PATCH DELIVERS FOOT-AND-MOUTH VACCINE WITHOUT A SHOTHIRSHHORN MUSEUM CELEBRATES 50 YEARS WITH NEW ACQUISITIONSNH STUDENTS' MINI BOAT CROSSED THE ATLANTIC TO NORWAYMUSK JURY DISMISSES ALL OPENAI CLAIMS IN CALIFORNIA

SCIENTISTS: CRICKETS FEEL PAIN, 370 BILLION FARMED YEARLY...

New research suggests the world's most-farmed insect experiences pain — and scientists say we should act on it.

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ANCIENT CRYPT OF SINGING PRIESTS OPENED AFTER 2,600 YEARS...

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HUMPBACK WHALES OPEN MOUTHS FOR NO REASON. TOURISTS HELP CRACK IT...

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MUMMIFIED PERUVIAN DOGS REVEAL MILLENNIA OF HUMAN BONDS...

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FOG IS TEEMING WITH LIFE — AND HELPING US... ScienceAlert
NEEDLE-FREE PATCH VACCINE COULD TRANSFORM LIVESTOCK FARMING... Phys.org
SCIENTISTS FIND WAY TO MAKE KIDS ACTUALLY LIKE VEGETABLES... ScienceAlert
ANCIENT DINGO BURIAL SHOWS HUMANS 'FED' A GRAVE FOR 500 YEARS... Live Science
WE GOT LUCKY: ANCIENT EXTINCTION GAVE US BIGGER BRAINS... Nautilus
WORKER BEES ACTUALLY PICK WHO BECOMES QUEEN... Phys.org
ULTRAFAST SWITCH COULD SLASH AI ENERGY USE... Phys.org
HIRSHHORN TURNS 50, ADDS VIVID NEW WORKS TO COLLECTION... Smithsonian Smart News
DIMPLED KOALA FOSSIL REVEALS WHY ITS SPECIES VANISHED... Smithsonian Smart News
GOYA FRESCOES RESTORED — BUT HIS SKULL STILL MISSING... Smithsonian Smart News
BEACH TOWN USES FLOAT TANKS TO TREAT WILDFIRE PTSD... New Scientist
YOUR BODY CLOCK HAS SEASONS — AND VACCINES CARE... New Scientist
MANCHESTER CODE: HOW BITS LEARNED TO BEHAVE IN THE 1940s... IEEE Spectrum

DISABLED PARROT BECOMES ALPHA MALE OF HIS ENTIRE FLOCK... Good Good Good
LOGGERHEAD TURTLE LOSES FLIPPER TO LEECHES, BEATS THE ODDS... Good Good Good
MAN JUMPS INTO POND, SAVES MOM AND DAUGHTER FROM SINKING SUV... Not All News Is Bad
HANTAVIRUS PATIENT MOVED TO TEARS BY STRANGER'S QUARANTINE KINDNESS... Good Good Good
23-YEAR-OLD SMASHES SHOT PUT RECORDS AFTER YEARS OF BODY SHAMING... The Better India
EUROPA'S WATER PLUMES MAY NOT EXIST AFTER ALL... Phys.org
IS EARTH'S MINI-MOON A CHUNK OF OUR OWN MOON?... Phys.org
SCIENTISTS DECODE WHY SCIENTISTS CAN'T DEFINE LOVE... New Scientist
VENUS'S MYSTERIOUS CROWNS HOLD CLUES TO ITS HIDDEN INTERIOR... Phys.org
SOUTH AFRICAN ARTIST TURNS GRIEF INTO SOLIDARITY IN VENICE... Hyperallergic
DENVER MUSEUM TURNS ABSTRACT PAINTINGS INTO IMMERSIVE SOUND... Hyperallergic
BARBARA HEPWORTH MUSEUM BLOOMS IN FORMER COAL TOWN... Atlas Obscura
OSLO'S OUT-OF-TUNE BELL FOUND NEW LIFE AS PUBLIC ART... Atlas Obscura

SMALL INCOME CHANGES HAVE OUTSIZED EFFECT ON STRESS LEVELS... Phys.org
MUSK LOSES EVERY CLAIM IN OPENAI LAWSUIT... NPR Science
HOW DID WE MISS THE ASTEROID THAT WILL MISS US?... Nautilus
SOUTHERN OCEAN HOLDS CLUES TO 450,000 YEARS OF CO2 HISTORY... Phys.org
NH MIDDLE SCHOOLERS' TINY BOAT WASHES UP IN NORWAY... Upworthy
HIMALAYAN WOLF-DOG HYBRIDS EMERGE AS A NEW WILD FORCE... New Scientist
NAN GOLDIN, SUMMER ART BOOKS, AND MORE FOR YOUR READING PILE... Hyperallergic
RESCUE DOG'S ALLERGIES LAUNCHED AN ALL-NATURAL PET BRAND... The Story Exchange
ROBOTS: WHAT EXACTLY MAKES A JOB 'DULL, DIRTY, OR DANGEROUS'?... IEEE Spectrum
PUBLIC NUDE SCULPTURE OUTSIDE NEW MUSEUM SUBVERTS MONUMENT HISTORY... Hyperallergic
SAND MINING NOW STRIPS 19,000 GREAT PYRAMIDS PER YEAR... Mongabay
MAMMAL BIRTH PAIN IS MORE UNIVERSAL THAN WE THOUGHT... Nautilus
MARTIN WONG'S QUEER BRICK PAINTINGS STILL POP DECADES ON... Hyperallergic