This week, a report by whale scientists may finally explain why orcas have been attacking boats, a billionaire has plans for a new submersible trip to the Titanic wreckage, and a tiny fern has broken the world record for the largest genome of any organism. Finally, we explore how humans and chimpanzees are able to be so different despite sharing 98.8 percent of DNA.Subscribe to the IFLScience newsletter for all the biggest science news delivered straight to your inbox every Wednesday and Saturday. "Mystery" Glass Squid In Antarctica Could Be First-Ever Colossal Squid Baby FilmedThe colossal squid (Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni) is one of the ocean's biggest mysteries. There are no photographs and no footage of a living colossal squid in its natural habitat. Now, a team of researchers have captured footage that could show either an unknown species, an adult Galiteuthis glacialis squid, or the first footage of a small juvenile colossal squid ever recorded. Read the full story hereThe Puzzling Rise In Orca "Attacks" On Boats Has Been Explained By Whale ScientistsSince 2020, a small group of orca off the Iberian Peninsula (known as Iberian killer whales) have interacted with vessels off the coast of Morocco, Spain, and Portugal at least 673 times – a lot more than in previous years. Now, scientists at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) have released a report investigating the behavior. Read the full story hereYour Star Sign Has No Impact On Your Well-Being, Debunking Yet Another Astrology ClaimAstrology has received a well-deserved beating in a new study that’s shown zodiac signs have no link to a person’s well-being; whatever “star sign” you happen to be, it doesn’t impact your happiness, affirming the view that the movement of planets has no direct influence on human affairs. Read the full story hereBillionaire Aims For New Sub Trip To Titanic Wreck, One Year After OceanGate DisasterA billionaire and a deep-sea explorer have announced they are hoping to travel in a submersible to explore the sunken Titanic wreckage, less than one year after the ill-fated Oceangate sub imploded on a voyage to the wreck site. Read the full story hereTiny Fern Breaks The World Record For The Largest Genome Of Any OrganismThe saying goes that good things come in small packages, and while the discovery of the world's largest genome in any organism is an incredible find, the reality is a little bit more complicated than that. The New Caledonian fork fern species Tmesipteris oblanceolata has a genome that when stretched out would be taller than Big Ben’s tower, and is now a three-time world record holder. Read the full story hereTWIS is published weekly on our Linkedin page, join us there for even more content.Feature of the week: Human And Chimp DNA Is 98.8 Percent Identical – So How Are We So Different?Along with bonobos, chimpanzees are humanity’s closest living relatives, with a genome that is strikingly similar to our own. Yet chimps don’t drive cars, speak Danish, or play the clarinet, so if we’re so genetically alike, how can we be so different in our appearance and behavior? Read the full story here More content:Register for CURIOUS Live, our free virtual event, to catch up on all the fascinating talks that took place on May 31. Recordings of the event are available to view at your leisure, so join us for discussions into nuclear war, the connection between mental and physical health, insect detectives, and the search for life elsewhere in the universe.Have you seen our e-magazine, CURIOUS? Issue 22 May 2024 is out now. Check it out for exclusive interviews, book excerpts, long reads, and more.PLUS, the entire season 3 of IFLScience's The Big Questions Podcast is available now with season 4 starting next month.

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The Soros family helped fund New York District Attorney Alvin Bragg to the tune of more than $1 million George Soros’s son Alex urged Democrats to make use of “every opportunity” to label Donald Trump a “convicted felon,” so that voters are forced to reckon with the fact the former president is now a criminal in the eyes of the law. In a post on Twitter on Friday, Alex Soros wrote, “Democrats should refer to Trump as a convicted felon at every opportunity. “Repetition is the key to a successful message and we want people to wrestle with the notion of hiring a convicted felon for the most important job in the world!” The post linked to a news story which suggested that “Trump’s conviction could cost him the election.” Democrats should refer to Trump as a convicted felon at every opportunity. Repetition is the key to a successful message and we want people to wrestle with the notion of hiring a convicted felon for the most important job in the country! ⁦⁦ https://t.co/WLLMWatlkPSave 40% on Ultimate Fish Oil today and improve your supplement routine & experience the world-renowned powerhouse formula!— Alex Soros (@AlexanderSoros) May 31, 2024 The Soros family are directly implicated in Donald Trump’s historic conviction, through Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. In 2021, George Soros appears to have channeled $1 million to Bragg’s election campaign via a left-wing PAC called Color of Change. Another Soros son, Jonathan, and his wife Jennifer each contributed $10,000 to Bragg’s campaign. For years, George Soros has led a determined campaign, through his Open Society Foundations and other fronts, to support left-wing causes across the US. In 2016, Politico hailed him for his “quiet overhaul of the US justice system.” According to Politico, Soros identified that a disproportionate effect could be achieved by supporting the election of radical district attorneys. In 2016 alone, he pumped $3 million into seven local elections for district attorney, “a sum that exceeds the total spent on the 2016 presidential campaign by all but a handful of rival super-donors.” EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Responds To Trump Conviction In New York Show Trial

Cuomo was appearing live with Patrick Bet-David Chris Cuomo was left red-faced after being confronted with a video clip exposing his hypocrisy over the use of ivermectin as a treatment for COVID-19. The former CNN host was appearing on Patrick Bet-David’s live show with comedian Dave Smith when the discussion turned to ivermectin. “I don’t like what people did to Joe Rogan about ivermectin,” Cuomo said. “I don’t like it.” “You did it!” responded Smith. “Find the clips!” Cuomo said.Get 40% OFF our flagship product DNA Force Plus now! Try it today and see why so many listeners have made it an essential part of their daily routine! A clip was then shown, from 2021, of Cuomo and Don Lemon ridiculing people who were “injecting drugs for animals” and “people telling them to.” “What person—you know, you talk about cancel culture and who to shame—ivermectin? A dewormer? Really!?” Cuomo said. The clip was greeted by loud boos from the live audience, as Smith ripped in to Cuomo for trying to suggest he had never been against the use of ivermectin. ? NEW: Chris Cuomo gets booed on stage after old clip EXPOSES his shameful remarks on ivermectin.CHRIS CUOMO: “I don’t like what people did to Joe Rogan about Ivermectin. I don’t like it.”DAVE SMITH: “You did it!”CHRIS CUOMO: “Find the clips.”(Clip Plays) pic.twitter.com/91DuaHsvWF— The Vigilant Fox ? (@VigilantFox) June 1, 2024 In recent months, Cuomo has attempted to rebrand himself following his well-documented role as a public spokesman for the vaccines and against cheap therapeutic treatments like ivermectin. In his show on NewsNation, Cuomo even went so far as to claim that he was “sick himself” as a result of taking a COVID-19 vaccine. “We know that vaccines can have unintended consequences, a.k.a. side effects,” said Cuomo. “But nobody’s really talking about it because they’re too afraid of blame, and they just want it to go away.” “But the problem is people like Sean [his guest, Sean Barcavage] and me and millions of others who still have weird stuff with their bloodwork and their lives and their feelings physically are not going away.” In another appearance on the Patrick Bet-David podcast, Cuomo admitted to taking ivermectin to deal with the effects of “long COVID.” EXCLUSIVE: Roger Stone Responds To Trump Conviction In New York Show Trial