Carl Zimmer
@nytimes columnist. New book: "She Has Her Mother's Laugh" bit.ly/SheHasHerMothe… My tweets are invitations to read the stories to which I link.
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First It Was a Hurricane. Then Pig Poop. Now It’s Coal Ash
North Carolina is being slammed by a succession of disasters triggered by Hurricane Florence. The latest scare is from coal plants, where pools of ash are at risk of spilling into already toxic waters.
RM100m pangolin scales case | Daily Express Newspaper Online
Kota Kinabalu: A 44-year-old man was charged with trying to export pangolin scales valued at more than RM100 million.
Carl Zimmer
A Malaysian smuggler has been charged with trying to export eight tons of pangolin scales. At the recent pace of destructions, I’m surprised there are any pangolins left.
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Kavanaugh’s Yearbook Page Is ‘Horrible, Hurtful’ to a Woman It Named
Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and some high school friends described themselves in a yearbook as “Renate” alumni. The woman they were referring to is furious.
Carl Zimmer
A woman who signed a letter in support of Brett Kavanaugh makes a “horrible” discovery.
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Across the Arctic, lakes are leaking dangerous greenhouse gases. And one lake is behaving very strangely
Maybe it’s just an anomaly – or maybe it’s something worse
Trump makes the trip on Sunday that Jersey commuters do every workday
President Donald Trump ended his weekend stay in New Jersey by heading to New York City.
If a Woman Drinks, It’s Her Fault. If a Man Drinks, It’s an Excuse
It's the 1980s all over again.
NY Pension Chief Cashes in on Natural Gas | WNYC | New York Public Radio, Podcasts, Live Streaming Radio, News
New York state’s chief investment officer put more than a hundred million retirement dollars into a fossil fuel company — and then joined the company’s board the same week she retired.
Mosquitoes Genetically Modified To Crash Species That Spreads Malaria
Scientists demonstrate that a "gene drive" can rapidly spread a genetic mutation through a species, perhaps providing a potent new weapon against malaria. But there are plenty of skeptics.
China treats Uighur kids as ‘orphans’ after parents seized
In China’s far west, authorities are distancing Muslim children from their families by putting them in dozens of orphanages and boarding schools
Why Ancestry.com suddenly redid its ethnicity estimates, and why it will likely happen again
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Carl Zimmer
Why Ancestry.com suddenly redid its ethnicity estimates, and why it will likely happen again usat.ly/2I4EYMe via @usatoday
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Spotify and Ancestry can use your real DNA to tell your "musical DNA"
The collaboration aims to create custom playlists that reflect different heritages and cultures.
Carl Zimmer
WHERE IS MY POGUES GENE? WHERE IS MY KLEZMER GENE? /headdesk 'Spotify and Ancestry can use your real DNA to tell your “musical DNA”' qz.com/quartzy/139927… via @qz
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Trans effects on gene expression can drive omnigenic inheritance
Early genome-wide association studies (GWAS) led to the surprising discovery that, for typical complex traits, the most significant genetic variants contribute only a small fraction of the estimated heritability. Instead, it has become clear that a...
Discovery of vibrant deep-sea life prompts new worries over seabed mining
“Gummy squirrels,” single-celled organisms the size of softballs and strange worms thrive in a Pacific Ocean zone some considered an underwater desert.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, Humiliated by Attack, Vow to Retaliate
As its neighbors refuse to condemn an attack on a military parade that killed 25, the country said it would strike back against what it sees as a campaign to undermine its government.
Rod Rosenstein, who has been overseeing Russia probe, has offered to resign
The move comes as it appeared Trump might fire him over revelations he had suggested secretly recording the president, but it’s unclear if the resignation has been accepted.
If Rosenstein Is Fired, This Is Who Will Be in Charge of Robert Mueller
Solicitor General Noel Francisco is next in line if President Donald Trump decides to fire Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein. Here's what you need to know if Trump decides to fire Rosenstein.
Florence: Evacuations continue as North Carolina rivers rise
Hurricane Florence is by no means done with the Carolinas, where some rivers are still rising and thousands of people were told to plan to leave their homes on Monday before rivers reach their crest.
Carl Zimmer
Ten days after Florence hit the coast, Georgetown County in South Carolina is preparing to evacuate thousands in advance of coming floods
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Interstate 95 has reopened to all NC traffic | News & Observer
Interstate 95 through North Carolina is now open to all traffic for the first time since Sept. 15 when it closed by Hurricane Florence flooding. Gov. Roy Cooper announced its reopening Sunday night.
Carl Zimmer
I-95 has reopened to all traffic in North Carolina, while almost 500 other NC roads are still closed
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