Our approach to understanding the meat computers encased in our skulls has historically varied by discipline.
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Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Mexican immigrant Alberto Castañeda Mondragón suffered eight skull fractures and brain hemorrhages after being beaten by ICE agents during arrest in Minnesota.
Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of former Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi, has been killed in an apparent assassination at his home in the city of Zintan in northwestern Libya, the head of his political team said on Tuesday.
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Nic Robertson,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
His cause of death was listed as blunt head trauma and stab wounds, records showed.
Skeleton flowers are deciduous perennials that die back in winter and sprout from the root crown again in spring.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Feb. 2026
Other players expected to make the roster and play a role in defending their World Cup crown are forwards Lautaro Martínez and Julián Álvarez, midfielder Rodrigo De Paul and goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez.
On the home stretch, bag five is the head construction, and the most technical part of the build, similar to Mario’s noggin in the brilliant Super Mario and Standard Kart (72037) set from 2025.
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Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
And the flatworm with its new noggin immediately solving the maze its old one worked so diligently to master?
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