But there are signs of real life going on too, which is always a good thing.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
Using a gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, for example, the spectral biosignatures of carbon dioxide and methane may overlap, leading to the gasses being confused with each other and signs of life being dismissed or lost.
Polis wrote in his veto letter of House Bill 1355 that preliminary budget forecasts show the state can keep the grant program going for its final year.
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Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
Questioning apocalyptic climate forecasts is now the conventional wisdom.
While other rulers of the era relied on religious omens or superstition to guide their kingdoms, Aristotle taught the young prince that the universe could be understood through human reason and keen observation.
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Steve Muscato,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Researchers created a test to screen drivers who can perceive omens before a road accident occurs.
In 2018, that monopoly was assailed by signs and portents.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Hurley says there are already portents of future protests against SpaceX’s plan, sparked by its lofting just 10,000 Starlink satellites so far into low Earth orbit.
If canaries in coal mines were harbingers of safe conditions, surely piping plovers at Waukegan Beach mean the city is overcoming its polluted past.
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Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 May 2026
In recent years, there have also been reports of vandalism and attacks on robotaxis and delivery robots, which some see as harbingers of a high-tech future not everyone asked for.
Adding even one new option—such as RP1—for people whose melanoma has not responded to first-line treatments could make a big difference for patients’ prognoses.
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K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
2 May 2026
Statistics, prognoses—these do nothing to dissuade her.
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