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www.quantamagazine.org2026-09-11

Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia?

By Fanni Daniella Szakál

The mystery of the flipping foraminifera may conceal a rarely observed evolutionary process playing out across the planet. The post Why Do These Fossil Shells Flip Their Spirals Every Few Millennia? first appeared on Quanta Magaz…

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lobste.rs2026-09-14

The case against JPEG XL

By giannirosato.com by gianni

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hnrss.org2026-09-13

Data collected by cars and sold to third parties

By bookofjoe

https://web.archive.org/web/20260913134705/https://www.theve...https://archive.ph/TWEVZ Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49683953 Points: 424 # Comments: 214

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news.ycombinator.com2026-09-13

Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)

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www.theguardian.com2026-05-16

The 100 best novels of all time

By As voted for by authors, critics and journalists

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read? Continue reading...

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feeds.bbci.co.uk2026-08-20

BBC Inside Science

Has a personalised cancer vaccine become reality?

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