Welcome our second post of “Is I wrong?”, the project of self-exploration of how much I think I know and how little I probably do. Today’s Question: I’ve seen from satellite images and data that much of the Indonesian tropical forest has been cut down for palm oil plantations. The scale of the deforestation for a monoculture crop is incredible and one of the clearest signs of human caused change to the globe with huge effects to biodiversity.

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The Roadless Rule closed 58.3 million acres of national forest to road building and logging. The USDA is moving to repeal it, and comments close September 21, 2026. Find the roadless areas near you an...

Part B - The Answer Welcome back to ‘Is I wrong?’, where today, we live up to this project’s name. This second post includes a full length answer to the question from Part A (If you haven’t read my initial answer, start there, or if you’re confused as to what’s going on and why you’re even reading this, start here…

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA—Touting the new feature as yet another innovation to help every traveler get where they’re going, Google Maps on Thursday began offering crawling directions for cyclists who have bee...

Introduction Welcome everyone to the first every post of “Is I wrong?”, the project of self-exploration of how much I think I know and how little I probably do. Terminology is key Today's Question: How do vehicles trigger stop lights to turn? Reminder: my own personal answer has to be off the cuff: (no research, internet searches, phone, or asking others allowed).

A creative writing exploration into my own lack of knowledge

Selective breeding in aquaculture is necessary to establish food security and meet demand for sustainably produced protein. An informed selective breeding program requires understanding how populatio...

OMB’s proposed rule on federal financial assistance poses a sweeping threat to federal grantmaking and the responsible stewardship of American taxpayer dollars. It would dramatically expand execut...

The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) proposes to revise the Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance to improve government- wide policies and requirements related to the management of grants, co...

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Why mammals cannot regenerate limbs like amphibians do presents a long-standing puzzle in biology. To uncover the underlying differences, we compared amputation responses of embryonic mouse (Mus musculus) and Xenopus laevis tadpole limbs. Lowering ...

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Phenotypic variation is the raw material for evolutionary diversification and adaptation. However, a critical gap remains in evolutionary theory be...

In the United States, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), the agency responsible for authorizing satellite launches and operations…

A study by Dr. Gianpiero Fiorentino and his colleagues, published in the Journal of Paleontology, describes the identification of a new species of ant, Hypoponera electrocacica, belonging to the genus...

First introduced into laboratories in 1881, agar remains indispensable as a culture medium.

Right now, Congress is offering hollow gestures and symbolic reforms.