ScienceDaily
UC Davis study finds that prescribed burns make giant sequoias four times more likely to survive wildfires, because sometimes fighting fire with fire actually works.
MIT Technology Review
Casey Harrell becomes the world's first brain-implant power user, using his BCI to speak, work, and even enable a profanity filter - proving that even with electrodes in your brain, you still need to watch your language around the kids.
The Guardian
Mule deer ignore construction crews to test-drive California's first over-highway wildlife bridge, giving Caltrans a win and a lesson in animal impatience.
ScienceDaily
A UC Davis study finds that adding a banana to your berry smoothie can slash flavanol absorption by 84%, proving that even in blending, ingredient loyalty matters.
Grist
Controlled burns and forest thinning save $3.73 per dollar spent, but the Trump administration is apparently not a fan of math that says prevention pays.
The Guardian Europe
A coyote swam 2 miles from Angel Island to Alcatraz, outperforming both scientific expectations and the prison's former clientele.
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