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Smell Evolution Humans' sense of smell, and how we use smell to interact with the world, has been changing for the past few millennia. Plus, changes to the way we live and our environment have further altered it. In a recent study, scientists analyzed genomes from 50 Indigenous hunter-gatherer people from the Malay Peninsula and compared them with two other Indigenous groups that conduct farming and agriculture. The results suggest that the Malay Peninsula hunter-gatherers have preserved a more complete set of smell-receptor genes than the other groups studied. Why this is interesting: In most populations around the world, many smell receptor genes have accumulated mutations over time that have left about 60 percent of them nonfunctional. But the hunter-gatherers showed significantly fewer mutations. The intact gene variants they carry are linked to sensing earthy, floral and fruity smells—cues often tied to food and other vital resources. According to the researchers, smell has an enduring importance in the Malay Peninsula hunter-gatherers’ culture, and their language has a strikingly rich vocabulary for odors. What the experts say: Hunter-gatherer populations, long underrepresented in genomic research, have allowed the survival of genetic signatures tied to ancient history and have also led to new adaptations. “Such living populations can be invaluable for understanding the deep history of human genetic diversity,” says Lian Deng, a geneticist at the School of Life Sciences at China’s Fudan University. —Emma Gometz, Newsletter Editor

Tick Plight Summer is winding down for many people, but we’re still in tick season. What to do if you (or a loved one) discovers a tick attached to your body? Here’s a step-by-step guide. In the meantime, keep ticks off by following tips found here. Tick bite? Here's what to do:  Remove the tick as soon as you discover it. Don’t wait to go to a health care provider, the CDC advises. The longer a tick is attached, the more time it has to transmit bacteria and other pathogens that cause disease. Infected ticks generally need to be attached for more than 24 hours to transmit Lyme disease, but they may transmit Powassan virus in as little as 15 minutes. The sooner you get the tick off your body, the better. Use tweezers to pluck the bug straight off your skin (don’t crush it) and put it in a clear, sealable plastic bag for identification and possible lab analysis. Identify the tick: Tick species differ in size, colors and markings, but individuals of the same species can look different depending on what their life stage and sex are and how engorged they are from a blood meal (ugh). Click through to see our primer on identifying ticks and their anatomy (and your doctor might be able to help too).  Knowing which ticks are most prevalent in your area can help you decide whether you should get your tick tested by a lab for diseases or should start treatment right away. For example, if you were bitten by a black-legged tick in an area where Lyme is common and your tick was attached for 36 hours or more, your doctor may recommend a single prophylactic dose of the antibiotic doxycycline to kill bacteria before they multiply.​ These maps show the approximate distributions of four tick species that transmit disease to humans in the U.S.

Jen Christiansen (maps), Diogo Guerra (tick illustrations); Sources: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Pacific Southwest Regional Center of Excellence in Vector-Borne Diseases (references)

Test your tick: Even if you do take a prophylactic dose of antibiotics, a lab analysis of your tick can yield information about other pathogens that the tick might have passed along when it bit you, such as the microscopic Babesia parasites that cause the blood disease babesiosis, which can co-occur with Lyme disease.  Watch for symptoms: The standard advice following a tick bite is to wait and watch for fever, rash or flulike illness over the next 30 days and see a doctor right away if any symptoms appear. Many tick-borne diseases have similar symptoms, particularly in the early stages of infection. Blood tests can differentiate but may take a while. Knowing which species of tick bit you and where you might have picked it up can help your doctor make a timely diagnosis. What the experts say: “If you live in an area with tick-borne diseases, and most people in the United States do, you should educate yourself about the times of year and the kinds of habitats that put you at risk,” says Ecologist Felicia Keesing. https://www.scientificamerican.com/newsletters/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TIS_090426&utm_term=Today%20in%20Science%20logo&_kx=hwP4LL9skaZaSCO2L5-3cSl5nTGhgcCaFVqWLRB05eE.WEer5A

Jews who Commit A Holocaust

 

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Het zionistische leger van "Israël" voert al 3 dagen achter elkaar een vernietiging uit van duizenden hectares olijfbomen in Arraba, ten zuiden van Jenin (Westelijke Jordaanoever). Ze dwingen de Palestijnen om toe te kijken hoe ze hun oogsten massaal vernietigen met machines. Puur kwaad.

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“I Still Hear the Voices”: Wedding Guests Recall Horror of U.S. Bombing in Southern Iran

"My house was in a completely residential area. I don’t know what has happened to my life," Ali Mallahi, the father of the bride, said of the airstrike on his daughter's wedding that killed 5 people.

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Damage to buildings in the aftermath of a U.S. strike on a wedding party in Kuhestak, Sirik County, in the Hormozgan Province of Iran. September 2, 2026. Photo by Morteza Akhondi/Getty Images.

TEHRAN, Iran—Hundreds of guests had gathered in two family homes in Kuhestak, a coastal village in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province near the Strait of Hormuz, for a wedding celebration on Tuesday night when the missiles struck.

“I still hear the voices of the women who were ululating, and then suddenly the roof of the living room and the walls came down on us,” Zeinab Mallahi, a guest at the wedding, told Drop Site News. “That sound follows me from night into day and from day into night.”

A projectile tore through the roof of one of the homes, leaving a crater roughly 1.5 meters deep in the floor. Another struck a date palm, sending it crashing into a wall. People began screaming and “running everywhere,” she recalled. “It was something I had only seen in movies. I had never seen a missile. I had never seen shrapnel. I didn’t understand what was happening.”

Four people were killed instantly: Four-year-old Amir Ali Karimi, 16-year old Mohammad Mallahi, 43-year-old Kolsoom Mallahi Nezhadnia, and 50-year-old Zarkhatoun Taheri. Two days later, 22-year-old Asieh Molaeinezhad, who had been critically wounded and placed in intensive care, died, bringing the death toll to five. At least 60 others were wounded.

On August 30, the U.S. began bombing Iran again, with attacks concentrated in the south of the country, after both sides had withheld strikes for weeks. Iranian authorities said at least 14 others were killed in strikes across Iran that night. Tehran responded by launching attacks at U.S. targets in Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq, and Bahrain.

Ali Mallahi, a local fisherman and the father of the bride, told Drop Site that at least 350 people had gathered to celebrate his daughter Maryam’s wedding when his house was struck.

“I really don’t know what to say,” Mallahi told Drop Site. “This happened in a completely residential area. There were no military facilities around the house.”

As is typical of weddings in Hormozgan, the men and women were gathered in separate family homes separated by less than a hundred meters. Mallahi was with the men at his cousin Mohammad Rasoul’s house, while the women had assembled at his own. The explosion came without warning.

“My first thought was that a gas cylinder had exploded in my house,” Mallahi said. He rushed to check on the women, hearing a second and third explosion as he got there. “When I arrived, everybody was running in different directions.”

He continued, “For a moment I just froze. I didn’t know what had happened. I asked myself, did they really fire a missile at my house? What happened to my daughter’s wedding? What happened to my guests? My children, my wife, everyone?”

Eight people were admitted to a hospital in Sirik, while six others were placed in intensive care at the Hazrat Abolfazl Hospital in Minab. A further 26 patients were admitted to the hospital’s surgical wards, according to Pezhman Shahrokhi, a local health official. Of the six patients in intensive care, one was in critical condition and had been intubated. A total of 36 patients were later discharged after receiving diagnostic and specialized treatment.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) described the September 1 wave of strikes in southern Iran as targeting the “air-defense sites, radar systems, and maritime assets” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. On Thursday, Vice President JD Vance claimed the U.S. was investigating the incident but added that he was “extremely skeptical” of the reports around the attack. “What I can say with 100% confidence is that unlike [Iran], the United States never targets civilians in combat. We never will do that. We never have done that, and unfortunately, obviously, sometimes things happen,” he said at a White House press briefing.

A Reuters investigation found that the wedding bombing was likely a direct hit by a U.S. munition and not a ricochet off another target.

“None of us had anything to do with politics. I don’t know international law, but I know what happened here is not right,” Mallahi said. “America is certainly responsible. My house was in a completely residential area. I don’t know what has happened to my life. My daughter’s wedding was left unfinished. My relatives are in the hospital. Even my sister has to undergo surgery because of her injuries.”

Hundreds gathered for the funeral on Thursday of the four victims killed on the day of the attack, including mourners, relatives, military, and civilian officials, according to state media.

The funeral for the victims of a strike on a wedding party in the village of Kuhestak, Sirik County, in the Hormozgan Province of Iran. September 3, 2026. Photo by Morteza Akhondi/Getty Images.

“I feel ashamed in front of my guests now,” Mallahi said. “They were supposed to come here and be with us on my daughter’s happy night. But now, whenever I see them, I think I will lower my head. They came here because of us, and some of them lost their children or their relatives.”

More than 3,000 Iranians have been killed since the U.S. and Israel launched the war on February 28, according to Iranian authorities, including more than 50 during a 60-day truce before fighting resumed in July.

Mostafa Taheri, a Red Crescent emergency worker, told Drop Site his team reached the site five minutes after receiving a report of the attack. They were already on alert because of U.S. strikes the previous night.

“What I saw was happiness and grief existing in the same place,” Taheri recalled. “It still looked as if a celebration was taking place, the wedding lights were still on.”

Multiple wedding guests were still trapped beneath rubble when rescuers arrived. Others had been injured by fragments. Taheri said it was the first time he had encountered such a scene.

“We could hear the wounded screaming,” he said. “We immediately started finding people, moving the rubble and transferring the injured.”

Residents and wedding guests helped rescuers clear debris and move casualties. Some of the wounded had injuries to their hands, legs, and heads. Others were bleeding heavily.

“I saw that a child had been killed,” he said. “When I asked how old he was and they told me he was four, it affected me deeply. Even now, two days later, I am still thinking about him.”

This story was produced in collaboration with Egab.

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