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Did You Know? · World · before 17 days

Habitat 67 is one of the most iconic and revolutionary residential complexes in the world, located at Cité-du-Havre along the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal.

Habitat 67 is one of the most iconic and revolutionary residential complexes in the world, located at Cité-du-Havre along the Saint Lawrence River in Montreal. Designed by Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie, the building originated as his master's thesis at McGill University before being realized as a pavilion and housing model for the world's fair Expo 67.The structure is made of 354 prefabr...

Science Facts · World · before 17 days

Mushrooms evolved into psilocybin twice.A fascinating new study has revealed that psilocybin—the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms—arose not once, but twice, through entirely independent evolutionary events in distant corners of the fungal kingdom.In the familiar Psilocybe species, psilocybin is assembled via a well-characterized four-enzyme pathway. Yet when scientists examined certain small, drab fiber cap mushrooms (from genera like Inocybe and allies), they discovered a completely unrelated biochemical assembly line: different genes, different enzymes, different intermediate steps—yet the end product is chemically identical.This is a remarkable case of convergent evolution: two lineages, with no shared ancestry for this trait, each invented their own molecular machinery to manufacture the same powerful molecule.Why fungi bother making psilocybin at all is still unclear. Some hypothesize it serves as a defense chemical (the blue bruising reaction in damaged Psilocybe tissue hints at this), while others propose roles in inter-species signaling or entirely unknown ecological functions. Whatever the benefit, it was evidently strong enough for natural selection to favor it twice, in very different habitats.The finding also carries immediate practical value. With psilocybin advancing in clinical trials for treatment-resistant depression and other conditions, having two distinct biosynthetic pathways gives researchers multiple genetic toolkits for engineering microbes or yeast to produce the compound in bioreactors—potentially making therapeutic-grade psilocybin far cheaper and more scalable.In the end, nature quietly solved the same chemical puzzle twice, deep in the soil, millions of years apart—and only now are we stumbling across its elegant, redundant handiwork.[“Dissimilar Reactions and Enzymes for Psilocybin Biosynthesis in Inocybe and Psilocybe Mushrooms.” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2025]Science and facts💡

Mushrooms evolved into psilocybin twice.A fascinating new study has revealed that psilocybin—the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms—arose not once, but twice, through entirely independent evolutionary events in distant corners of the fungal kingdom.In the familiar Psilocybe species, psilocybin is assembled via a well-characterized four-enzyme pathway. Yet when scientists examined certain smal...

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Noel Reports · World · before 17 days

❗️Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Magyar says drones struck 66 Russian targets overnight.

❗️Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces Commander Magyar says drones struck 66 Russian targets overnight. Among them were a MiG-29 near Dolotynka in Rostov region; two Kasta-2E2 radars and a Nebo-SV radar in Rostov region; an ST-68 radar in occupied Crimea; a SOBR special forces base in occupied Strilkove, Kherson region; energy nodes in occupied territories; and two Russian shadow-fleet vessels, a ta...

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Noel Reports · World · before 17 days

The UK has cleared defence firm MBDA to release classified information on British components used in the SCALP long-range missile, the French-produced version of Storm Shadow. Both missiles share British and French technology. The decision allows France and Ukraine to move forward with plans to establish local assembly lines for SCALP missiles in Ukraine.

The UK has cleared defence firm MBDA to release classified information on British components used in the SCALP long-range missile, the French-produced version of Storm Shadow. Both missiles share British and French technology. The decision allows France and Ukraine to move forward with plans to establish local assembly lines for SCALP missiles in Ukraine.

Noel Reports · World · before 17 days

❗️Ukrainian attack drones also struck an Ozon logistics hub in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, overnight, triggering a large fire at a fulfillment center serving southern Russia. Overnight, Ukrainian drones hit three separate Ozon logistics hubs.

❗️Ukrainian attack drones also struck an Ozon logistics hub in Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Krai, overnight, triggering a large fire at a fulfillment center serving southern Russia. Overnight, Ukrainian drones hit three separate Ozon logistics hubs.

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Noel Reports · World · before 17 days

❗️Ukrainian attack drones struck an Ozon logistics center near Tyube in Russia’s Dagestan overnight, extending the wave of strikes on logistics infrastructure into the North Caucasus. The facility handles large volumes of goods for Ozon across the region. Footage from the attack shows a drone hitting the complex.

❗️Ukrainian attack drones struck an Ozon logistics center near Tyube in Russia’s Dagestan overnight, extending the wave of strikes on logistics infrastructure into the North Caucasus. The facility handles large volumes of goods for Ozon across the region. Footage from the attack shows a drone hitting the complex.

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Noel Reports · World · before 17 days

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Noel Reports · World · before 17 days

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Noel Reports · World · before 18 days

Ukraine’s HUR says its PRYMARY unit systematically hit Russian military infrastructure across occupied Crimea over the past month.

Ukraine’s HUR says its PRYMARY unit systematically hit Russian military infrastructure across occupied Crimea over the past month. Targets included Baltika-B, Neva and Kasta-2E2 radars, a Pole-21 EW system, a Strela-10 air-defense system, the command post of Russia’s 503rd Motorized Rifle Regiment, 4 communications antennas, 2 Geran/Gerbera drone relays, vehicles, a roadstead boat, a Project 05060...