‘Yes, it’s going to crack’ - a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly BuckGalaxy January 23, 2026 10:42 am (Flame)
Trump’s Greenland Gambit Has Broken Brains Across Washington BuckGalaxy January 21, 2026 8:38 pm (Flame)
This is so strange, on so many levels. ER January 21, 2026 5:13 pm (Off-Topic)
What's in your wallet? ER January 19, 2026 8:10 pm (CurrentEvents)
Anne Applebaum: Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw BuckGalaxy January 19, 2026 7:18 pm (Flame)
Sloppy Seconds BuckGalaxy January 16, 2026 7:24 pm (Flame)
Trump's irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict. BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:48 pm (Flame)
Germany, Sweden, France and Norway announce joint military exercises with Denmark in Greenland BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:12 pm (CurrentEvents)
Erich von Däniken, 1935 – 2026 podrock January 13, 2026 9:05 am (CurrentEvents)
It is the cowardice that has doomed us.... RL January 11, 2026 1:07 pm (CurrentEvents)
An opinion from our neighbors up north, eh... podrock January 11, 2026 9:14 am (CurrentEvents)
Murdering moms in mini-vans in Minneapolis Minnesota RL January 10, 2026 2:01 pm (CurrentEvents)
Synthetic life created with minimum number of genes needed to survive…
Interestingly, we don’t understand the function of a third of those genes:
About 32 percent of the genetic ingredients ultimately needed to cook up even a simple organism were left out of the initial recipe because the researchers didn’t know what the genes did and didn’t understand their importance. Once those genes were mixed back into the batter, the bacteria sprung to life.