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Scientists have created a new way to make a rare sugar that tastes almost identical to table sugar but comes with far fewer health drawbacks. The result is a sweetener with fewer calories, minimal ... Read more Scientists have created a new way to make a rare sugar that tastes almost identical to table sugar but comes with far fewer health drawbacks. The result is a sweetener with fewer calories, minimal impact on blood sugar, and potential benefits for oral and gut health. It could offer a long-sought alternative to traditional sugar. [...] Show less

You probably needed to split a full name into first and last name at some point. How would you split the string Ayrton Senna da Silva into Ayrton as the first name and Senna da Silva as the last n... Read more You probably needed to split a full name into first and last name at some point. How would you split the string Ayrton Senna da Silva into Ayrton as the first name and Senna da Silva as the last name? What if the name contains inconsistent amounts of whitespace in between the words? Eg: Ayrton Senna da Silva. "Ayrton Senna da Silva".split(" ") # => ["Ayrton", "Senna", "da", "Silva"] Splitting by space is a good start, but it doesn't finish the job. Solution I learned recently we can pass a second argument to split specifying the maximum number of splits: "Ayrton Senna da Silva".split(" ", 2) # => ["Ayrton", "Senna da Silva"] That almost worked, but we still have an extra space in the last name. By combining it with squish we can get the desired result in a clean way: "Ayrton Senna da Silva".squish.split(" ", 2) # => ["Ayrton", "Senna da Silva"] That's it. Show less

Sphenomorphus tamchucensis A. V. Pham, C. T. Pham, Ha, M. D. Le, Phan, Ho, M. Le & Nguyen, 2026. Tam Chuc’s Smooth Skink | Thằn lằn phê nô tam chúc  ||  DOI: doi.o... Read more Sphenomorphus tamchucensis A. V. Pham, C. T. Pham, Ha, M. D. Le, Phan, Ho, M. Le & Nguyen, 2026. Tam Chuc’s Smooth Skink | Thằn lằn phê nô tam chúc  ||  DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.176724AbstractA new skink species, Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov., is described from Ninh Binh Province, northern Vietnam, based on morphological and molecular evidence. The new species can be distinguished from other Sphenomorphus species by a combination of the following characteristics: size medium (maximal SVL 41.5 mm); primary temporals two; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven; infralabials six; nuchals absent; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 58–63, not widened; ventral scales in 55–61 rows; 8–10 smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with many tiny dark dots and a discontinuous dark vertebral stripe, from middle of neck to tail base; a black stripe, in two scales wide, running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior margin of eye along upper part of flank to middle of tail. In phylogenetic analyses, the new species is recovered as an independent lineage with no clear sister taxon and at least 17.85% genetic divergence from other congeners based on a fragment of the mitochondrial COI gene.Key words: COI, Kim Bang, molecular phylogeny, morphology, Ninh Binh Province, taxonomyHolotype of Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov. (IB R. 6455), adult male.A. In life; B. In preservative, dorsal view; C. In preservative, ventral view.Holotype of Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov. (IB R. 6455).A–D. Head; A, B. Lateral view; C. Dorsal view; D. Ventral view; E, G. Hands; F, H. Feet. Photographs: A.V. Pham.Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov.Diagnosis. The new species can be distinguished from other species of Sphenomorphus by a combination of the following characteristics: size small (SVL up to 41.6 mm); primary temporals two; external ear opening without lobules; loreals two; supralabials seven; infralabials six; nuchals absent; midbody scales in 28 rows; dorsal scales smooth, in six rows across the back; paravertebral scales 58–63, not widened; ventral scales in 55–61 rows; 8–10 smooth lamellae beneath finger IV and 13–15 beneath toe IV; toes not reaching to fingers when limbs adpressed along body; dorsal surface of body and tail bronze brown with many tiny dark dots and a discontinuous dark vertebral stripe, from middle of neck to tail base; a black stripe, in two scales wide, running from nostril to eye and extending from posterior margin of eye along upper part of flank and middle of tail.Etymology. The specific epithet tamchucensis refers to the type locality, Tam Chuc forest within Kim Bang SHCA, Ninh Binh Province, where the new species was discovered. We recommend “Tam Chuc’s Smooth Skink” as the common English name and “Thằn lằn phê nô tam chúc” as the Vietnamese name. Anh Van Pham, Cuong The Pham, Linh Thuy Ha, Minh Duc Le, Tien Quang Phan, Anh Ngoc Thi Ho, Minh Le and Truong Quang Nguyen. 2026. Sphenomorphus tamchucensis sp. nov. (Squamata, Scincidae), A New Skink from Vietnam. ZooKeys. 1266: 263-279.  DOI: doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1266.176724 Show less

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Researchers have discovered a rare new type of diabetes that affects babies early in life. The condition is caused by changes in a single gene that prevent insulin-producing cells from working prop... Read more Researchers have discovered a rare new type of diabetes that affects babies early in life. The condition is caused by changes in a single gene that prevent insulin-producing cells from working properly. When these cells fail, blood sugar rises and diabetes develops, often alongside neurological problems. The findings help explain a long-standing medical mystery and deepen understanding of diabetes overall. Show less

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