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A squirrel buried a snack during the Ice Age. It never came back for it.

32,000 years later, scientists found the burrow perfectly encased in the Siberian permafrost. They didn’t just find ancient seeds. They found fossilized fruit tissue. They took that tissue, brought it to a sterile lab, and waited.

The ancient cells woke up. They grew. They flowered. They even produced entirely new, viable seeds.

This is the oldest biological material ever successfully regenerated into a living organism. It happened entirely because a rodent lost track of its lunch thousands of years before human civilization even began.

United is backtracking after one of its own memos went viral.

Earlier this week, an internal memo appeared to tell reservation agents they could let passengers switch from the newly renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) to nearby airports without extra approval if they didn’t want to fly there.

The memo spread quickly online, with many believing United had created a special exception for travelers unhappy with the airport’s new name.

Now, the airline says that wasn’t true.

United called the memo “poorly worded and not accurate,” adding that its policy does not allow free flight changes simply because of an airport’s name or three-letter code.

Passengers can still change many United tickets without a change fee, but they’ll still have to pay any fare difference if the new flight costs more.

The airport, formerly known as Palm Beach International Airport (PBI), was officially renamed President Donald J. Trump International Airport (DJT) earlier this month.

The airport code will change from PBI to DJT on August 18.

Do you think United handled this well—or should it have honored what the original memo appeared to promise?

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Australopithecus is a key figure in the human evolutionary story. Living around 3.5 million years ago during the Late Pliocene and Early Pleistocene, this genus represents one of the earliest known hominins to display a combination of ape-like and human-like features. Fossils of Australopithecus have been found across Eastern and Northern Africa—regions often referred to as the cradle of humanity. These early ancestors roamed through grasslands and woodlands, adapting to a changing climate and new survival challenges that shaped our lineage.

One of the most famous members of this genus is Australopithecus afarensis, with “Lucy” being the most iconic specimen. Discovered in 1974 in Ethiopia, Lucy stood about 1.1 metres tall and walked upright, providing crucial evidence that bipedalism preceded larger brain development in human evolution. This trait set Australopithecus apart from other primates and laid the groundwork for future hominin advancements.

Australopithecus had relatively small brains, averaging around 400 to 500 cubic centimetres, but they were intelligent tool users. Though not as advanced as Homo species, their ability to manipulate objects, use basic tools, and adapt to diverse environments speaks volumes about their survival instincts and evolutionary significance.

Their anatomy reveals much about their lifestyle. While they could walk upright, their curved fingers and long arms suggest they still spent time climbing trees, likely for foraging or avoiding predators. This dual ability to navigate both the ground and trees made them versatile and successful in the ever-changing African landscapes.

Fun Fact: The name “Australopithecus” means “southern ape,” a reference to the first discoveries made in southern Africa. Despite their name, these ancestors were already taking some of the first steps toward becoming fully human.

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Trận chung kết World Cup 2026 đang đến, cùng lúc dàn sao hàng đầu cho tiết mục giữa giờ được người hâm mộ săn đón mạnh mẽ với Shakira, Burna Boy, Madonna, Justin Bieber và BTS. Những hình ảnh hậu trường của Shakira và Burna Boy hé lộ trang phục tập luyện đen trắng và sự giao tiếp cùng vũ công nhí, còn Madonna úp mở về tiết mục bằng dòng trạng thái đầy bí Ẩn. Justin Bieber xuất hiện bất ngờ ở Fanatics Fest tại New York và chưa tiết lộ bài hát sẽ biểu diễn, trong khi BTS mới hoàn tất hai đêm nhạc tại Paris và được dự đoán biểu diễn Permission to Dance. Dù lịch trình di chuyển gấp rút và các hé lộ còn rất ít, khán giả vẫn theo dõi sát sao để biết sân khấu sẽ ra sao, ai sẽ xuất hiện cùng ai và bài hát chủ đạo cho khoảnh khắc lịch sử này

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