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The 10 snakes faced a tough predicament. Collected from the Colombian Amazon, they had been without food for several days in captivity and then were presented with extremely unappetizing prey: three-striped poison dart frogs, Ameerega trivittata. The skin of those frogs contains deadly toxins – such as histrionicotoxins, pumiliotoxins, and decahydroquinolines – that interfere with essential cell proteins. Six of …

Illustration by Tag Hartman-Simkins / Futurism. Source: Scott Olson / Getty Images Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has weighed in with a scorching proposal to confront one of the most existential employment issues of our time: AI automation. A long-time advocate for labor rights, Sanders recently released a report about the impact AI could have on jobs over the next decade. …

Florida’s palm trees are being increasingly jeopardized thanks to a disease that’s spreading through the state. That’s according to UF/IFAS’ Larry Figart, an extension agent in urban forestry for the Duval County Extension Service. In a blog post earlier this year, Figart touched on the threat, identified as “Lethal Bronzing Disease” (LBD). [BELOW: Florida’s native palm trees are under attack] …

Snowflake Gives Strong Outlook, Wiping Out Software Malaise Fear  Bloomberg.com Cloud analytics firm Snowflake lifts annual product revenue forecast; shares jump 13%  Yahoo Finance Snowflake wows investors with AI momentum, and the stock rallies after earnings beat  MarketWatch Snowflake Stock Jumps On Q2 Earnings, Revenue Beat Amid Solid Guidance  Investor’s Business Daily Snowflake Stock Jumps as Earnings Beat Estimates. The ‘Enormous Opportunity’ Sending Shares …

Shares of ASML, the Dutch semiconductor equipment giant, tumbled 11% on Wednesday after the company announced it could no longer confirm that it will grow in 2026. The drop wiped out over $30 billion in market value and sent shockwaves through global tech markets, as investors digested the implications for the broader semiconductor and AI industries. The selloff followed ASML’s …

Explosive volcanic eruptions don’t just damage property and cancel flights. They can kill hundreds or even thousands of people, burying them under lethal ‘pyroclastic’ flows.  Now, scientists in Australia have identified a possible cause of gigantic volcanic eruptions – mysterious ‘blobs’ about 1,200 miles under our feet.  Blobs are three-dimensional regions that span the length of continents and stretch 100 times …