Why can't people regenerate limbs like salamanders?: the hour's strongest signal
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 46
Why can't people regenerate limbs like salamanders?
Imagine losing an arm and simply growing a new one. This amazing ability of regeneration isn't just something from a superhero movie—it actually happens in real life for some animals.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 44
Israeli lecturer charged over plot to kill hundreds Palestinians
An Israeli university lecturer has been charged over an alleged plot to kill hundreds of Palestinians in coordinated attacks and forcibly expel others.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Shin Bet, IDF call for reinstating administrative detentions, creating settler violence task force
Shin Bet Director David Zini also warned the Security Cabinet that Hamas is planning to kidnap IDF soldiers, particularly during the upcoming election period.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Knesset legal adviser urges vote as Israel enters fourth month without comptroller
The position of state comptroller has been vacant since July, when Matanyahu Englman completed his term without a successor in line and Michael Rabello's election was invalidated.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
October 7 will be present in the next Knesset, regardless of who comes out on top
October 7 will affect the elections not only through the issues being debated, but also through the people who will be doing the debating.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
'$10b. industry in Mediterranean': Israel ranks among gaming powerhouses, industry report reveals
The report highlighted by GamesBeat and Xsolla highlighted Israel's potential, citing its innovation environment and the more than 140 companies in the country from the gaming industry.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
Hezbollah building Christian ‘independent’ support base in Lebanon
Delegations from the Christian Independents for Lebanon previously met with Hezbollah’s secretary-general in 2024 and received a Hezbollah delegation at its headquarters last year.
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Global Affairs/Middle East/Signal 40
'One of most prominent figures in Israeli culture': Singer, theater icon Illy Gorlizki dies at 91
Veteran actor, singer, and stage star Illy Gorlizki, a defining figure in Israeli culture for more than seven decades, has died at 91.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
LDF 2026: Design collectives
Much has been said and written about design festivals having to bow to economic restraints and corporate rule. This year, independent collectives across London got together to shake up the establishment by just doing it themselves, together.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Meta's Radically Thinner, More Lightweight VR Glasses
There's a gigantic size gap between VR glasses and ordinary spectacles. I expected Apple to start closing that gap first, but instead it's Meta that's taking the design lead. Their forthcoming Meta VR glasses have chunky stems, but otherwise look a lot closer to regular eyewear.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Strutt's Chief Designer Covers the Development of Their Powered Wheelchair Battery
Earlier we looked at the ev¹ , a beautiful powered wheelchair by Singaporean startup Strutt . We were so taken by the form that we didn't even wonder where the battery goes, or what it looks like.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
The Unusual Joinery in Abuse Studio's 1000L Furniture
Furniture designers once sought to hide their joinery. But these days anything goes, with some designers turning the joinery itself into a point of visual interest.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
"A Design Wonderland:" The X-D-E-P-O-T, a Repository of Good Design
If you're into industrial design history, here's a worthwhile destination: The X-D-E-P-O-T , a long-term exhibition by German design museum Die Neue Sammlung at their facility in Munich.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
London Design Festival 2026
The leaves are turning golden, the trains are turning up late, and the London Design Festival is returning for its 24th edition.
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Design & Architecture/North America/Signal 40
Hell in a Handbasket: An Add-On Reading Screen for Your Phone So You Don't Have to Develop Willpower
As a product category, the smartphone is singularly bizarre: You buy it for its convenience, then buy secondary devices that prevent you from using it. As if you, the user, have no willpower.
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Science & Climate/Global/Signal 40
Why Great Plains rivers depend on wetlands as well as climate
When a prairie river carries more water in one year than another, the obvious place to look for an explanation is the sky. A year with more snow and rain should have more water in rivers. That was also how I initially thought about year-to-year changes in river flow.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
These are the cheapest and most expensive U.S. flights this November
Holiday airplane tickets are up more than 23% this year, according to Hopper.
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Business & Finance/North America/Signal 40
TNT Sports head Luis Silberwasser to depart Skydance as CBS Sports chief David Berson takes over combined global sports group
TNT Sports chief Luis Silberwasser will be leaving a combined Paramount Skydance-Warner Bros. Discovery company, sources tell CNBC.
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