Monthly Archives: March 2026

Links 3/31/26

Posted on March 31, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: This Pink Bug Is Not A “Rare Freak Mutant” After All Scholars Return Fire Alien Life Might Exist on the Starless Moons of Rogue Planets ‘RAMmageddon’ hits labs: AI-driven memory shortage is impacting science Arctic’s ‘keystone’ … Continue reading →

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Links 3/30/26

Posted on March 30, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: How a species evolved fast enough to save itself from extinction What Earth’s longest-lived animals can teach us about aging better Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies His Harvard Lab Was Thriving. Then Came the Cuts. … Continue reading →

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Some More Good News About Crime in D.C.

Posted on March 30, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Because we should report the crime data when they improve too. Almost three months into the year, homicides have cratered compared to the same time period last year: 34 versus 12 (or maybe ten*?). In fact, nearly every crime category, … Continue reading →

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Links 3/29/26

Posted on March 29, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The US slashed research for cancer, Alzheimer’s, mental health — and nearly everything else “Unlike Anything We’ve Ever Seen” – Bizarre New Insect Discovered in South America Stuns Scientists WHO releases guidance for urgently needed new … Continue reading →

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Links 3/28/26

Posted on March 28, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Scientists, it’s time to pay your taxes. This arrangement—where a small number of dedicated scientist activists fight for the whole of the ecosystem—isn’t sustainable. These ants navigate with a newly discovered ‘Moon compass’ A recipient-based anti-conjugation … Continue reading →

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Links 3/27/26

Posted on March 27, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: Denmark’s Floating Islands: Turning Urban Harbors into Havens for Bees and Birds Why so salty? The not-so-invisible impacts of winter salt The Man Who Stole Infinity A bacterial ecocline in Klebsiella pneumoniae may explain its backboned … Continue reading →

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A Concern About Platner

Posted on March 27, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Again, I do not like either candidate, Mills or Platner, and I find it galling that Maine, with twice the population of D.C. and far more elected officials, which serves as a farm league system, cannot find a couple of … Continue reading →

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Links 3/26/26

Posted on March 26, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: RFK Jr.’s advisers had a plan to target covid shots. Then it fell apart. Tiny Warty Frogfish Was Surprise Birth at Shedd, Is First-Ever Raised in Aquarium Bumblebee Queens Can Breathe Underwater The tropics may be … Continue reading →

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Links 3/25/26

Posted on March 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

Links for you. Science: The Sun Is ‘Glitching.’ Scientists Investigated and Solved a Cosmic Mystery Is a deep freeze coming? The Atlantic ocean current that keeps northern Europe warm is in danger of collapsing. Compared with threats of war and … Continue reading →

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How a Narcissist Like Trump Makes Decisions

Posted on March 25, 2026 by mikethemadbiologist

In days of yore, which is to say December 2016, I wrote about “Lessons I Learned Working For A Narcissist And What That Means For Il Trumpe“, in which I listed one of the key characteristics of a narcissistic boss: … Continue reading →

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