Researchers detected short clicking noises from rig sharks during handling in the lab, though they're not sure why or how the sound is producedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/listen-to-the-first-known-recording-of-shark-sounds-a-weird-audio-clip-captured-at-a-marine-lab-in-new-zealand-180986314/
From surprising squirrel migrations to islands popping up out of nowhere, the organization’s scientists tracked strange events as they happenedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/peculiar-short-lived-office-smithsonian-once-explored-reports-bizarre-natural-phenomena-180986242/
The artwork had been hiding in plain sight in the archives of a provincial museum in France, where it will eventually go on permanent displayhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/experts-rediscover-painting-by-renaissance-master-lavinia-fontana-one-of-the-first-professional-female-artists-180986307/
The molecules may be remnants of fatty acids, which form cell membranes in Earth’s organisms, though they might have formed through a non-biological processhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/curiosity-rover-discovers-largest-organic-compounds-ever-found-on-mars-a-possible-sign-of-ancient-life-180986309/
The 19th-century English poet was a "prolific reviser" who tested out many variations of his work before publication. A new study sheds light on his creative processhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/advanced-imaging-reveals-crossed-out-words-in-the-poems-of-alfred-tennyson-180986297/
Cristina Roccati graduated from the University of Bologna when few other Italian women earned degrees, and she taught physics for decadeshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-an-18th-century-female-physicist-broke-boundaries-and-inspired-the-generations-who-followed-180986210/
When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who performed hard laborhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/lower-class-workers-may-have-been-buried-in-ancient-egyptian-pyramids-alongside-elites-180986305/
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the tariffs are a “direct attack” on the country’s workers and companieshttps://www.wsj.com/world/americas/canada-pm-carney-25-auto-tariffs-will-hurt-us-0c84272d
The Justices have a chance to stop racial gerrymanders.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/louisiana-v-callais-supreme-court-redistricting-racial-gerrymanders-brett-kavanaugh-23a099a3
A county that went for Trump by 16 points swings to Democrats.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/lancaster-county-special-election-pennsylvania-republicans-james-malone-josh-parsons-ken-martin-85a0644a
Steve Witkoff explains his security protocols while in Russia.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/steve-witkoff-russia-signal-chat-houthis-pete-hegseth-eb444e61
One state wants to reduce lawsuit abuse, the other to make it easier.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/georgia-new-york-tort-law-litigation-brian-kemp-letitia-james-3b7a58d2
Battling sectarians have a long history of behaving in the manner of American leftists after George Floyd’s killing in 2020.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/india-erases-islamic-and-colonial-history-cancel-culture-sectarians-df19974b
Watch Wisconsin and Florida next week for early indications of how the GOP is doing.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-first-trump-electoral-tests-florida-congressional-seats-wisconsin-state-supreme-court-9d64b870
Officials will have to find ways to overcome the need for special buildings and rooms.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/signal-and-the-future-of-national-security-communications-safety-technology-18ca4d5b
A brazen attempt to punish us for using words Trump dislikes.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-aps-freedom-of-speech-and-yours-gulf-of-mexico-trump-suit-754cda60
… and a regional Fed president warns that tariffs could give us more of it.https://www.wsj.com/opinion/voters-still-hate-inflation-3f8c14bb
The major stock indexes closed down on Wednesday.https://abcnews.go.com/Business/trump-announces-new-auto-tariffs-ratcheting-global-trade/story?id=120183740
This week's fallout from the Signal group chat marks the latest chapter in the longtime feud between The Atlantic editor and the president.https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-atlantics-jeffrey-goldberg-back-forth-years/story?id=120177452
The Atlantic on Wednesday published a new article detailing information about recent American strikes in Yemen that was accidentally shared with a journalist via Signal.https://abcnews.go.com/US/18s-launch-atlantic-publishes-purported-yemen-strike-details/story?id=120170262