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2022 was the worst year for the crypto markets, especially meme coins, which used to be among the most popular investment options before the crash. Dogecoin was the first meme coin to be released back in 2013, and it helped define the entire sector. DOGE was quickly followed by other meme coins such as Shiba Inu, Baby Doge, and countless others.  New meme coin projects such as $PEPE and WOJAK have led to huge gains recently, but like most other meme coins, they are losing value after the initial pump and dump due to a…

Meme coins are taking over the crypto community with every passing day. What started with Dogecoin now has several alternatives, and today we are going to talk about the latest meme coin in town: $SPONGE. The SpongeBob token ($SPONGE) has been the talk of the town lately for all the right reasons.  This new cryptocurrency initiative has overthrown some of the most well-known meme coins in a couple of days. SpongeBob’s token is quite recognizable because it closely resembles an enduringly popular cartoon figure. $SPONGE…

Enypniastes eximia or headless chicken monster? You be the judge. Image: NOAAWhy leave Earth in search of aliens when you can just dive right into our oceans? No doubt, the seas are filled with all sorts of oddities that often defy description, from incomprehensibly shaped comb jellies through to gigantic isopods that more rightly belong in a 1960s B-picture. Case in point, these 12 bizarro sea animals, all of which will have you questioning reality.This article was originally published on November 12, 2020.…

Among the predatory ants known as clonal raiders, worker ants called scouts track down the nests of other ant species, then recruit more workers to help steal that species’ young to be meals for their own colony (first video, below). But in at least one colony, those other workers have sprouted wings like queen ants and don’t budge from the comforts of their nest (second video, below). That’s because a genetic mutation has turned them into parasitic slackers that…

Researchers at the University of British Columbia say a compound derived from sea sponges found off the B.C. coast can block coronavirus infection in human cells.The discovery could pave the way for the development of new COVID-19 medicines made from natural sources, researchers say.An international team led by UBC scientists analyzed a catalogue of more than 350 compounds derived from natural sources that included plants, fungi and marine sponges in an effort to find new antiviral drugs to treat coronavirus…

Researchers at UCLA have developed a small sponge that can be implanted next to a tumor to help the body fight it. In tests in mice, the devices induced remission, prevented growth and spread of cancers, and increased survival times.The immune system is a powerful frontline of defense against pathogens and illnesses, but a class of immune cells called regulatory T cells (Tregs) have the job of ensuring that it doesn’t mistakenly attack the body’s healthy cells. Unfortunately, one of cancer’s nefarious tricks is to hijack…

Like anything else, water is great in moderation—urbanites need it to survive, but downpours can flood streets and homes. And as you might have noticed, climate change isn’t good at moderation. A warmer atmosphere holds more moisture, supercharging storms to dump more water quicker, which can overwhelm municipal sewer systems built for the climate of long ago. Thus you get the biblical flooding that’s been drowning cities around the world, from Zhengzhou, China, to Seoul, South Korea, to Cologne, Germany, to New York…

Sea sponges, among the oldest creatures in existence, let out what looks like a deep sea "sneeze" to filter out waste, researchers found in a new study.Using time-lapse video, researchers captured the behavior, which could help them better understand how sponges evolved.   "Our data suggest that sneezing is an adaptation that sponges evolved to keep themselves clean," Jasper de Goeij, a marine biologist at the University of Amsterdam and author of the new paper, said in a press…