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... Even the researchers running this giant experiment had their doubts as no visible progress was initially seen.
But beneath the surface, those scrapped shells immediately got to work" even though human eyes couldn't perceive it.

Bacteria began attaching themselves to the discarded shells, creating a biofilm, which is the starting point for pretty much all marine ecosystems on the planet. It's something scientists still struggle to recreate in a lab.

The shells also released calcium as they disintegrated, which produced "microzones," small, invisible pockets of water with a slightly different chemical makeup that certain underwater organisms need to survive.

Not only that, but the dead shells served as a solid foundation upon which living baby oysters could mount and grow. (Previously, due to reef decline, there were only soft surfaces.) The living oysters then filtered the water, keeping harmful algae blooms at bay.

All of these things and more helped revive fish, turtle, and dolphin populations to numbers not seen in over two and a half decades.

Layer by layer, the ocean floor had rebuilt itself until the results were visibly undeniable. ...

@#9

... dihydrogen monoxide ...

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... Iowa has a long-simmering water problem that has finally begun to boil over " and it's changing Iowa politics. People are angry and worried about the quality of the state's water, the health risks it poses and its increasingly undeniable tie to the state's signature industry: agriculture.

In recent years, Iowa's cancer rate has climbed significantly above the U.S. average. It now stands as the nation's second highest, and Iowa is one of only three states where the rate is rising.

The situation has put a spotlight on nitrates, which are linked to a growing body of science to kidney, brain and ovarian cancer.

Nitrates are a key component in the deluge of chemical pesticides and fertilizers used by the state's farmers, some of which washes off farm fields and into waterways.

A second culprit is glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup, the world's most common weedkiller, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer declared "probably carcinogenic" in 2015, an assessment rejected by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. ...

@#1 ... Elser told NewsNation she and her husband are still waiting to see evidence showing how investigators connected the person captured on camera to her vehicle, even though she merely drove through town. ...

My guess would be that an AI system was involved in the misidentification.

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... From that moment, Elser said she set out to prove her innocence.

She gathered evidence showing she was elsewhere when the theft occurred. While she had driven through Bow Mar that day, she said she never stopped and was on her way to a tailor to have a dress fitted.

Only after presenting that evidence to the Columbine Valley Police Department was the summons against her dismissed.

In an email, the department acknowledged her efforts to prove her innocence, writing, "nicely done btw (by the way)," and informing her that no further action would be taken.

Elser told NewsNation she and her husband are still waiting to see evidence showing how investigators connected the person captured on camera to her vehicle, even though she merely drove through town.

"In that video, the person was visibly younger and they were just going off screen," Elser said. ...

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... According to the Journal, Iran has adapted to U.S. defenses by firing missiles that travel at extremely high speeds and can maneuver as they descend toward their targets, according to U.S. officials cited by the outlet.

"Iran's ability to hit sensitive targets also has raised concerns that the regime is getting targeting help from China or Russia," the officials told the Journal.

US reinforcements headed to the region

The Journal reported that the U.S. is deploying additional warplanes to the region in response, including F-16 fighters from Spangdahlem Air Base in Germany capable of striking Iranian radars used to fire surface-to-air missiles, as well as stealth F-35s being sent from RAF Lakenheath in England, alongside additional aerial refueling tankers. ...

@#7 ... One of the key points in Trump's "Art Of The Deal" is that everything is always subject to negotiations at any time.

There is no concept of a "lasting agreement" in Trump's understanding of the word. ...

... and that whimsical nature is making our allies and trading partners to reevaluate how they view the United States.

The US is no longer viewed as a reliable trading partner or a dependable ally.

@#2 ... The Brit's took a helluva self-inflicted hit with that nativist vote. ...

yup.

Now, it is starting to look like they are wanting to reverse the decision.

@#4 ... He doesn't have time or authority to investigate Trump's Gestapo. ...

That implies he would want to investigate.

I remain to be convinced that he would.

imo, Dir Patel is doing exactly what Pres Trump wants him to do ...

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... "I'm not picky about where," says Marley Toghill, an ecologist in his early 20s from Bristol, who knows that a professional stint outside of Britain would deepen his professional expertise. "But you have to get a visa, and only the huge companies arrange that and it's obviously very competitive."

The bad news for Mr. Toghill and the rest of his generation is that a return to the EU is a long way off, despite the public's disillusionment with Brexit.

The good news is that the U.K. and EU are starting to repair their broken relationship, slowly and cautiously.

Already, Britain has joined Horizon Europe, a science research program, as well as the Erasmus+ student exchange, which could benefit tens of thousands of people annually.

Officials on both sides are also working toward closer integration on a range of issues, including trade, energy, security, and crucially, freedom of movement.

A gentle waltz

The Brexit divorce was acrimonious, taking more than three agonizing years to work through. So it might come as a surprise to learn that Britain and the EU are even talking about dancing together again. ...