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July 20, 2022

Lighted Nets Drastically Reduce Bycatch of Marine Life, Including Sharks and Turtles 

Light-up ocean fishing nets could be a possible solution to saving the lives of endangered and vulnerable marine wildlife around the world. An illuminating study found that attaching LED lights to ocean gillnets drastically reduced total fisheries bycatch, or unintentionally caught species, by 63% — and still maintained the catch rates of targeted fish, according

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A gillnet underwater fixed on a rocky seabed in the Mediterranean sea, Cap de Creus, Cadaques, Catalonia, Costa Brava, Spain

Meet the Carpet Cleaner Who Speaks 24 Languages — And Had MIT Study His Brain

Vaughn Smith was bilingual from a young age, learning English from his father and Spanish from his Mexican mother. As he grew up, though, languages began to captivate him, and he soon took on many more tongues.  Now age 46, he speaks 24 languages and has a basic understanding or some familiarity with 21 others.

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Carpet cleaner Vaughn Smith wears a beanie and looks at camera with a small smile in front of a wall featuring different written languages

British Woman Closes Her Seaside Hotel to Tourists to House Ukrainian Refugees

A community of care, compassion, and hope has blossomed at The Seaward Hotel in Weston-super-Mare, England, which is currently home to 22 Ukrainian refugees. Following a pandemic closure, the seaside hotel only saw a small return of visitors since it reopened. So when Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine in February, owner Nitsa Michael and

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The Seaward hotel on a sunny day with plants and chairs out front

Planning Begins for National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture

A bill supporting the creation of a National Museum of Asian Pacific American History and Culture — the first in U.S. history — was signed into law on June 13.  The new legislation will establish an eight-person commission — members of which must possess “a demonstrated commitment to the research, study, or promotion of Asian

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A Spring view of the Tulip Magnolias blooming at the Smithsonian Castle on a sunny morning in April.
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