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"Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment"
#Forests #Nature #Environment

Listening to birdsong in a forest lowered a person’s stress during experiment
Sitting in a small, restored forest while listening to birdsong lowered people’s stress and lifted their mood in the moment, according to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Conservation. Researchers asked 106 students at North Carolina State University in the U.S. to sit outdoors in noise-canceling headphones at two spots on campus: A […]

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First CHERIoT silicon!
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🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #VarietyMix
Frightened Rabbit:
🎵 Fast Blood
#FrightenedRabbit
https://frightenedrabbit.bandcamp.com/track/soon-go
https://open.spotify.com/track/1IZDdLI380BpZkyMU7K0sd

First Read
Insightful author interviews with leading thinkers, bestselling writers, and the experts behind today's most talked-about non-fiction books...
Great Australian Pods Podcast Directory: https://www.greataustralianpods.com/first-read/

Filing: Microsoft's product R&D roles declined for the second straight year as the company's total FY2026 headcount fell for the first time since 2016 (Todd Bishop/GeekWire)
https://www.geekwire.com/2026/microsoft-product…

Microsoft R&D jobs drop for second straight year as total headcount falls for first time in a decade
Microsoft's annual report shows the company employed 223,000 people as of June 30, down 5,000 from a year earlier and its first annual decline since 2016. Product R&D roles accounted for most of the drop.

Cowboys Rookie Certainly Made a Good First Impression at Camp https://heavy.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/cowboys-jaishawn-barham-first-impression-camp/

"Italy’s Forest Cover is Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages"
#Italy #Nature #Environment

Italy's Forests Larger Than Agriculture Land for the First Time Since the Middle Ages
For locally endangered species like bears and wolves, more woods in mountain areas will go a long way toward supporting their populations. 

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #MiddayShow
Frightened Rabbit:
🎵 Holy
#FrightenedRabbit
https://slm22.bandcamp.com/track/holy-frightened-rabbit-cover-mastered
https://open.spotify.com/track/2irFDtyw34II0pdCWIOBaN

Dak Prescott's First Impression Of Caleb Downs Speaks Volumes For Cowboys' Future https://www.si.com/nfl/cowboys/onsi/dak-prescott-first-impression-caleb-downs-speaks-volumes-dallas-cowboys-future

"Major orangutan study finds Sumatran population fell nearly 20% despite slower forest loss"
#Orangutan #Animals

Major orangutan study finds Sumatran population fell nearly 20% despite slower forest loss
JAKARTA — The number of Sumatran orangutans has declined by nearly 20% in the past decade and the critically endangered Tapanuli orangutan remains perilously close to extinction despite years of conservation efforts, according to a new study. The study, published in Global Ecology and Conservation, also suggests that habitat loss alone cannot explain the species’ […]