This fact I have been certain of since I was a child

QuoteWearing a tie can reduce blood flow to the brain by 7.5 per cent. A study in 2018 found that wearing a necktie can reduce the blood flow to your brain by up to 7.5 per cent, which can make you feel dizzy, nauseous and cause headaches. They can also increase the pressure in your eyes if on too tight and are great at carrying germs.

Full disclosure, I've only read the first 15 so far.

But we all need some news that doesn't involve... well, the current news

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/fun-facts

'I wish Apple would just stop that crap': Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy | TechRadar

https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/i-wish-apple-would-just-stop-that-crap-apple-has-added-persistent-ads-to-ios-and-its-driving-users-crazy

The reduced air pollution estimated to save 1500-3500 lives per year.

This of course does not count lives saved from car crashes, long-term cortisol exposure during commute traffic and so forth.

https://assets-eu.researchsquare.com/files/rs-10976734/v1_covered_1abb5f5a-52d1-4c33-8c5d-b4165f5621fc.pdf?c=1789626631

And one South

Beautifully written. Like a rather sadder version of Aldo Leopoldo writing in the 1940s about disappearing wild spaces (in Sand County Almanac, a top-10 nonfiction book for me).  Although Leopold's writing about shooting a wolf is immeasurably sad and beautiful too.


Where Cities and Oceans Meet
In New Orleans, water is coming.

QuoteThere is no such thing as a "natural" disaster, argued Andy Horowitz in his authoritative history of Hurricane Katrina. Each one is the product of human history, millions of decisions made over centuries. We live in the aftermath of those choices.

https://pioneerworks.org/broadcast/wet-places-nola-brad-bolman-oceans

Vitamin D may improve cognition for people at risk of dementia

https://www.futurity.org/vitamin-d-cognition-dementia-3345382/

New MRI contrast agent detects invasive lung cancer earlier

https://www.futurity.org/protein-based-mri-contrast-agent-lung-cancer-3345062/

Revolut reportedly facing $3m ransom demand after hackers steal hundreds of customers' data
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/sep/17/revolut-reportedly-facing-3m-ransom-demand-after-hackers-steal-hundreds-of-customers-data

First heard about Revolut here