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Inner clock: How biorhythms trick students
Healthfaz1mo ago

Inner clock: How biorhythms trick students

They play until midnight, are lazy and sluggish – and therefore tired in school. This is how adults explain the poor academic performance of their offspring. Researchers have investigated this.

Worldbreaker review – a big bear hug from Luke Evans in flimsy sci-fi survival drama
CultureThe Guardian1mo ago

Worldbreaker review – a big bear hug from Luke Evans in flimsy sci-fi survival drama

A father trains his teenage daughter to fight monsters, while mum, Milla Jovovich, is away leading the human resistance Perhaps this is just coincidence, but it feels like a lot of action movies these days revolve around grown men and their daughters or daughter surrogates struggling to survive. Although rugged and ready to kill, the men involved are also “girl dads”, protectors and nurturers who train their female offspring to fight as hard as any man in order to survive a world they may no...

My rookie era: I attempted only the easiest Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes. Then came the duck cake
CultureThe Guardian2mo ago

My rookie era: I attempted only the easiest Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes. Then came the duck cake

When I shared my attempt online, my duck cake was described as ‘Big Bird on crack’ Read more summer essentials I assume no parent aspires to give their offspring an unmemorable and vanilla childhood. I wanted to be a fun mum, creating love-soaked memories and quirky family traditions for my children right from the get-go. I wanted to be Bluey’s parents before Bluey even existed. The Australian Women’s Weekly birthday cakes were destined to be a pillar of my perfectly imperfect parenting rituals. One child quickly became three, and that iconic recipe book was in constant rotation. In the early years, I would simply choose a cake that matched my very basic baking skills. I also only owned a round tin, so my kids’ early cakes were circle-shaped, or circle-adjacent: the swimming pool (a round cake filled with jelly), the cat (a round cake with ears) and the race track (two round cakes with the centres removed). Continue reading...

Schönbrunn Zoo Welcomes New Female Red Panda
Environmentder-standard9d ago

Schönbrunn Zoo Welcomes New Female Red Panda

Schönbrunn Zoo in Vienna has introduced a new female red panda, with hopes for future offspring as the species is highly endangered. The cohabitation with the male panda has reportedly been harmonious so far.

Davao bird sanctuary produces new Philippine eagle chick
Environmentinquirer1mo ago

Davao bird sanctuary produces new Philippine eagle chick

DAVAO CITY—The National Bird Breeding Sanctuary (NBBS) in Barangay Eden here has produced another eaglet, marking a breakthrough for the conservation of the critically endangered Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi). The Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) on Tuesday presented to the public 3-month-old Philippine eagle called “Chick 32,” produced through cooperative artificial insemination. It is the offspring

Orphaned Macaque Punch Finds Comfort in Plush Toy at Tokyo Zoo
ScienceThe Guardianhelsingin-sanomatdigi24+324urindian-express20-minuten1mo ago6 sources

Orphaned Macaque Punch Finds Comfort in Plush Toy at Tokyo Zoo

Punch, a 7-month-old macaque at a zoo near Tokyo, has struggled with socialization after being abandoned by his mother and finds solace in a plush orangutan toy. Fans worldwide are rooting for the young monkey, who was ostracized by other macaques.