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☆ Mars Perseverance rover loses its trusty scout
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-27 | by ( Ashley Strickland | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

And it’s time to bid farewell to one of the most delightfully plucky robots ever to explore Mars. Other worldsThe Ingenuity helicopter, seen here on Mars in an image taken by the Perseverance rover on August 2, 2023, has flown for the last time. Ingenuity served as the Perseverance rover’s faithful companion and aerial scout for nearly three years since its maiden flight on April 19, 2021. A long time agoAiming to trace syphilis' origins, researchers used paleopathology techniques to study ancient human bones at the site Jabuticabeira II in Brazil's Santa Catarina state. They find wonder in planets beyond our solar system and discoveries from the ancient world.

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☆ Flowers are evolving in ways that could spell further trouble for the planet’s pollinators
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Ayurella Horn-Muller | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

The pansies of the past self-fertilized less and attracted far more pollinators than those of the present, according to the study. The changes could constrain the plants’ ability to adapt to future environmental changes and have implications for “all of floral biodiversity” — potentially diminishing flowering plants’ genetic, species and ecosystem variation. “This may increase the pollinator decline and cause a vicious feedback cycle,” study coauthor Pierre-Olivier Cheptou told CNN. Meanwhile, the “resurrected” flowers’ surfaces were 10% bigger, produced 20% more nectar and were frequented by more bumblebees than their modern counterparts. “(The study) is a really important demonstration of the tight linkages between plant and pollinator communities,” LeBuhn said.

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☆ Burt's Bees sold out of its Hidden Valley Ranch-flavored lip balms in less than 24 hours
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jordan Hart | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Burt's Bees and Hidden Valley Ranch released a limited edition set of lip balms on Wednesday. It reportedly took less than 24 hours for the 4-pack kit to sell out online. AdvertisementA lot of people want to taste ranch and hot wings sauce on their lips all day, apparently. At least that's what the instant success of Burt's Bees and Hidden Valley Ranch's lip balm collaboration suggests. Related storiesThe flavors are Hidden Valley Ranch, fresh carrot, crunchy celery, and buffalo sauce.

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☆ The Burt’s Bees ranch-flavored lip balm is already sold out
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Ramishah Maruf | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

On Wednesday, Burt’s Bees and Hidden Valley Ranch announced an unusual collaboration — a set of lip balms that taste like a basket of chicken wings. The lip balm may remind customers of some classic American dishes — so just apply it to your lips if you dare, but don’t eat it. By Thursday, the collaboration of nightmares (or dreams) was already sold out on the Burt’s Bees website. Burt’s Bees collaboration with Hidden Valley Ranch sprung from an April Fools’ Day social media post. Burt’s Bees posted a Hidden Valley Ranch-flavored lip balm on its Instagram on April 1, 2022 — with the assurance on the fake packaging that it retained a 100% natural origin.

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☆ The woman who inspired 'Mean Girls' now helps adults in corporate America deal with high school-level drama
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Kelsey Vlamis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rosalind Wiseman's book "Queen Bees and Wannabes" inspired the 2004 classic film "Mean Girls." download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . That's where Rosalind Wiseman — the writer whose 2002 book, "Queen Bees and Wannabes," inspired the movie — comes in. "I remind them that they aren't weak because they are affected by these dynamics," Wiseman told The News York Times of women who reach out to her. "Mean Girls" was also turned into a Broadway play, which in turn inspired the movie remake that came out in theaters on Friday.

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☆ When Mean Girls Grow Up
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Hannah Seligson | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ms. Wiseman, however, is unfazed. “Of course I can believe it,” she said. Her response is a pep talk that goes something like this: “I remind them that they aren’t weak because they are affected by these dynamics. And that even if we have left our teen years behind us, we are driven to feel valued by the groups we are connected to, and most of us will do anything to avoid embarrassment and shame. It’s not an opportunity to lash out at people in retribution, no matter how horrible the other person is.”Women decades past high school seek out Ms. Wiseman because they know her as the author of “Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends and Other Realities of Adolescence,” the inspiration for the 2004 cult classic “Mean Girls.” The film brought Ms. Wiseman’s taxonomy of girl clique roles — the queen bee, the banker (the supplier of gossip) and the sidekick — to the big screen, and it comically portrayed a set of behaviors that Ms. Wiseman argued were pervasive among girls and women yet lacked definition and social validation.

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☆ When Trailers Hit Mute on the Musical
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Alexis Soloski | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Despite what its marketing might suggest, “Mean Girls” (in theaters), the latest in a set of pink-accented nesting dolls, is irrefutably a movie musical. Adapted from the 2018 Broadway musical, which was itself based on the 2004 film, which was in turn inspired by the 2002 nonfiction book “Queen Bees and Wannabes,” this new version has singing. It has one delectable moment in which the members of the school marching band raise their saxophones and tubas high. Barring a split-second shot of the band, you wouldn’t know that from the film’s trailers. It was made to look instead like a vaguely edgier remix of the 2004 film.

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☆ 'Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé' proves that somehow she's still underrated
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Callie Ahlgrim | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé" topped the box office for its opening weekend. Half of us had the chance to attend the Renaissance World Tour in person, including myself. Advertisement"Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé," which topped the box office for its opening weekend, does so much more than recreate her latest live experience. The movie reveals that the Renaissance World Tour took four years to ideate and execute. In fact, she outfitted her "Renaissance" crew members in reflective jumpsuits, so fans could see their movements on stage.

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☆ As sex educators, we know open conversations can help kids lead healthy lives. Here are 20 scripts that parents can use to handle awkward talks.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-03 | by ( Kelly Burch | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

By talking about these topics early on, "you become the go-to person when the topics become more serious," Hancock said. Here, Rayne and Hancock —who are both mothers — share how other parents can respond to questions about bodies, reproduction, and sex from the 5-and-under crowd. A baby is made when an egg from one person gets together with the sperm of another person. You know how eggs come from a person with a vagina, uterus, and ovaries, and sperm comes from a person with penis and scrotum and testicles? Then, if an egg is traveling from the ovaries and sperm travels from testicles, the egg and sperm can meet up.

Persons: Laura Hancock, Karen Rayne, —, Hancock, Rayne, Hancock —, Tell, you've Organizations: Service Locations: cesarean, Hancock

☆ 7 scientific breakthroughs that resulted from Napoleon's invasion of Egypt
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

Then, after a series of defeats in Egypt, Napoleon returned to France in 1799 and left many of the scientists stranded. At the time of Napoleon's invasion, travelers had long known of Alexandria, Cairo, and other parts of Lower Egypt. Just 21 and a botanist by training when he arrived in Egypt, Savigny collected invertebrates like worms, bees, spiders, snails, and flies. The Rosetta Stone helped Champollion discover how to decipher hieroglyphsFor centuries, no one could read hieroglyphs, the pictorial writing that covered many Egyptian monuments. When the French found the Rosetta Stone during their invasion, they knew it could serve as a kind of translation key.

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☆ My corporate job and big-city life made me feel anxious and drained, so I left it all behind to move to a remote cottage in the woods
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-30 | by ( Aimee Pearcy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Taylor Yates, 27, felt drained and burned out from living in a city and being surrounded by people. In 2021, she and her boyfriend decided to move to live in a rural cottage in the woods. I'm a very sensitive person, and constantly being surrounded by so many people and activities sapped my energy and made me feel exhausted. I was drained living in a city, and I felt like I always had to be doing something or I was missing out. I'd rather have the life I have now, and the ability to visit the city when I want to.

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☆ Lawrence Hylton photographs Hong Kong’s creatures of the night
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Arya Jyothi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

Lawrence Hylton Hong Kong is home to more than 1,000 animal species, including this giant shield mantis. Lawrence Hylton Snakes are Hylton's favorite animal to photograph, but getting close enough can be a challenge. Lawrence Hylton Hylton started photographing wildlife at the age of 17. Lawrence Hylton Hong Kong has over 245 species of butterflies including the fish-line silkworm, pictured here. Lawrence Hylton Here, Hylton gets a close-up view of a local stag beetle.

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☆ 2 essentials this doctor stocks up on every cold and flu season: 'I try to avoid taking OTC medications if I can'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-28 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Honey For years, people have claimed that eating honey, especially locally-collected honey, is a great way to lessen seasonal allergies. I use honey for the common cold, and it's perfectly safe. "I use honey for the common cold, and it's perfectly safe." Around cold and flu season, Mafi stocks up on garlic for symptom relief for colds. "There is a small amount of evidence that garlic can help reduce the severity and duration of the common cold," Mafi says.

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☆ Why apple prices plunged in October
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Danielle Wiener-Bronner | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But apple prices plunged 7.9%. A Goldilocks year for applesIn general, apple prices dip in the fall, because that’s when they’re harvested and flood the market. An apple orchard near Leavenworth, Washington state. “We have a lot of volume, but I don’t know if we’re gonna be making any money this year.”Though gas prices have fallen, apple farmers have other rising costs, including labor. To cope with rising costs and improve sustainability, many farmers have been making adjustments to how they operate, said Todd Fryhover, president of the Washington Apple Commission, which promotes the state’s apple industry.

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☆ You Know About the Birds and the Bees, but Guess What These Bats Do
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-20 | by ( Annie Roth | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A few years ago, Nicolas Fasel, a biologist at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland, and his colleagues developed a fascination with the penises of serotine bats, a species found in woodlands and the attics of old buildings across Europe and Asia. Serotine bats sport abnormally long penises with wide, heart-shaped heads. When erect, the members are around seven times longer than the female’s vagina, and their bulbous heads are seven times wider than the female’s vaginal opening. What they discovered has overturned an assumption about mammalian reproduction, namely that procreation must always involve penetration. In a study, published Monday in the journal Current Biology, Dr. Fassel and his colleagues presented evidence that serotine bats mate without penetration, making them the first mammals known to do so.

Persons: Nicolas Fasel, “, Fasel, Fassel, ” Organizations: University of Lausanne Locations: Switzerland, Europe, Asia

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission will continue the use of the controversial chemical herbicide glyphosate in the European Union for 10 more years after the 27 member countries again failed to find a common position for or against a prolongation. The Greens political group of the EU Parliament immediately urged the Commission to backpedal and ban the use of glyphosate. The 10-year extension proposed by the European Commission required a “qualified majority,” defined as 55% of the 27 members representing at least 65% of the total EU population of some 450 million people. Pascal Canfin, the chair of the Environment committee at the European Parliament, blamed the EU Commission president for moving forward despite the stalemate. EU member states are responsible for authorizing the use of products in their national markets, following a safety evaluation.

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☆ Nicolas Cage is using ‘Dream Scenario’ to process his ‘memefication’
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-10 | by ( Thomas Page | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Now we have “Dream Scenario,” combining both Cage the celebrity whose fame stalks and distorts him, and Cage the self-described thespian. Paul Williams (Nicolas Cage), the academic who the world can't stop dreaming about, in Kristoffer Borgli's "Dream Scenario." Courtsey NEONNicolas Cage ("Nick Cage") contemplates his career in "The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent" (2022). Nicolas Cage and Julianne Nicholson as husband and wife thrown into disarray with his newfound fame in "Dream Scenario." “Dream Scenario” is released in the UK and on limited release in the US on November 10, before going nationwide on November 22.

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☆ Reducing pesticides in food: Major food manufacturers earn an F grade
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Sandee Lamotte | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +11 min

“Pesticide exposure during pregnancy may lead to an increased risk of birth defects, low birth weight, and fetal death,” the American Academy of Pediatrics stated. “Exposure in childhood has been linked to attention and learning problems, as well as cancer.”Yet pesticide exposure is widespread, even for chemicals that were banned years ago by federal agencies. In the 2023 Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce — a list of nonorganic produce with the most pesticides — researchers found 210 different pesticides on the 12 foods. In addition, consumers can ask food companies to “release the actual test results of pesticide concentrations in their products,” said EWG’s Temkin. “Food companies have not been publishing such data, instead relying on generalities,” she said via email.

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☆ Linda Yaccarino shows support for Elon Musk's AI chatbot with a cringe post about using it to explain the 'birds and the bees'
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-08 | by ( Beatrice Nolan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Linda Yaccarino is showing support for Elon Musk's latest project, the AI chatbot Grok. "I wish I knew Grok during the Birds and the Bees talk with my kids," she said on X. AdvertisementAdvertisementLinda Yaccarino has been praising Elon Musk's latest project, the "rebellious" AI chatbot Grok. Despite the potentially inappropriate language, X CEO Yaccarino was enthusiastic about the bot's educational potential. During a disastrous interview at Code Conference in September, Yaccarino defended Musk's leadership and said the pair talked "about everything."

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Changes in the climate and land use are combining to dramatically shrink the numbers of insects pollinating key tropical crops. As those problems interwine and intensify, it likely will hit coffee lovers right in the mug, according to a new study. Study authors said bees, flies, moths and other pollinators are being hit harder than the general insect population. Those plants rely on bees and flies to help them reproduce and fewer pollinators mean reduced crops, study authors said. “There will be this double hit of climate change impacting coffee itself, the coffee plants, but also impacting the pollinators on which it depends so that’s quite worrying for those of us who like coffee,” Newbold said.

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☆ Why France’s Cote d’Azur is one of the world’s best coastlines
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-11 | by ( Richard Quest | Joe Minihane | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

This is the Côte d’Azur, the grand dame destination for European vacations. And no one artist is as synonymous with the Côte d’Azur as Henri Matisse. And it’s also one of the raw ingredients for another quintessentially Côte d’Azur product: Perfume. At Fragonard, they can also help you create your own personalized scent, something to remember the Côte d’Azur by. The Côte d’Azur is a spectacular place, somewhere that taps into a sense of elegance and retains a charm and beauty that is redolent of years gone by.

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☆ David Beckham on Netflix: What the new documentary reveals about the soccer icon
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Issy Ronald | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —One of the most recognizable people in the world, David Beckham has a well-trodden story: a former England soccer captain, married to a Spice Girl and now the owner of Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. But, as it turns out, Victoria Beckham is “not into football” and never will be, she says in the documentary, despite marrying one of the sport’s most recognizable figures. David and Victoria Beckham pictured in April 2004. Bruno Vincent/Getty Images“I don’t know how we got through it in all honesty,” Beckham said haltingly in the documentary. David Beckham enjoys beekeepingAfter retiring from football, Beckham has become a co-owner of Inter Miami and found some other ways to occupy his time too, including beekeeping and cooking.

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☆ Bank of America upgrades AB InBev, sees margins expanding as brewer leaves Bud Light backlash behind
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Anheuser-Busch InBev is approaching a margins inflection point, supporting a stock rerating for the world's largest beer maker, according to Bank of America. The analyst added that the permanent profit hit, estimated to exceed $1 billion, from the Bud Light backlash in the U.S. this year is now part of the base case. Without the Bud Light issue, Pistacchi estimates Anheuser-Busch could have expanded its margins by more than 30 basis points above its current forecasts. U.S.-listed shares of AB InBev are down more than 10% this year as Bud Light sales took a hit. BUD YTD mountain BUD in 2023 —CNBC's Michael Bloom contributed to this report.

Persons: Andrea Pistacchi, Pistacchi, Bud, BUD YTD, BUD, —, Michael Bloom Organizations: Anheuser, Busch InBev, Bank of America, ABI, Argentine, Bud, Busch, InBev, Bud Light Locations: U.S, LatAm, . U.S

☆ Ukrainian village's sole resident, 76, unafraid after 4,000 km odyssey home
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Vitalii Hnydyi | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

But Vira Chernukha, 76 and now the sole resident of a northeastern Ukrainian village bombed and depopulated by Russian invaders, has no intention of ever leaving Dementiivka again. Nowadays, she keeps busy fixing the damage to her yard and tending to a monument to Ukrainian soldiers who died defending the village. When she woke up, she was in a hospital room in Belgorod, a city just over the Russian border. "We travelled via Latvia, Lithuania and Poland to Lviv and then Vinnitsya," she said, referring to two western Ukrainian cities. Ukrainian forces retook much of the country's northeast last year in a lightning counteroffensive that caught Russian troops off guard.

Persons: Vira Chernukha, Dementiivka, I'm, I've, Chernukha, Ron Popeski, Tom Balmforth, Peter Graff Organizations: Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Dementiivka, Kharkiv, Ukrainian, Russian, Belgorod, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Lviv

☆ Insecticides Can’t Stop These Mosquitoes. Now What?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Stephanie Nolen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

We know that in the lab, ATSBs appeal to many mosquito species — those that transmit malaria, those that carry viruses and those that are just annoying. But we don’t know how they will fare in the wild, where they have to compete with fruit and flowers. And we have to be sure they won’t poison bees or other pollinators.

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