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Courtney Linder

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 17, 2026
Outlet visibility, for Popular Mechanics
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Jul 14, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Courtney Linder

    Up to 12% of Women Carry a Gene for 4-Dimensional Color Vision, Scientists Say. Most Never Develop It. (opens the original)

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    Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Concetta Antico calls herself “The Color Queen,” and for good reason: If you believe the San Diego, California–based painter, she can see up to 100 million distinct colors, or about 100 times as many as the rest of our plebeian eyes can discern. As an artist, you couldn’t ask for a better ticket in the genetic lottery; but Antico is not alone. About 12 percent of all women carry gene variants on their X chromosomes that may produce an extra phot

  2. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Courtney Linder

    Planet Earth Is Conscious With a ‘Mind’ Shaping the Fate of All Life, Controversial Theory Suggests (opens the original)

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    Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Imagine a planet much like Earth, except instead of green trees dotting its swaths of land, two species of flowers—black daisies and white daisies—are the dominant plant life. The flowers are identical in virtually every way with two exceptions: they are different colors, and by virtue of their different colors, they grow at different rates in response to temperature. Just as on Earth, black objects absorb more of the sun’s radiation and therefo

  3. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Courtney Linder

    The Army Found a Way to Keep Your Hands Warm Without Gloves (opens the original)

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    Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: It’s tough to tap out a text while wearing a thick pair of gloves. Now imagine being a soldier and trying to reload your gun while wearing them. The U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine (USARIEM) intimately understands this problem. For about a decade, it’s been working on a solution—a device that heats your forearms to increase blood circulation to your fingertips, all without gloves. During a field test of the prototype heate

  4. Article · Jul 14, 2026 · Courtney Linder

    Healing Crystals Really Can Alter Your Mind, Research Shows. Here’s the Evidence. (opens the original)

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    Iam willing to bet you know at least one person who is obsessed with gemstones and crystals. They might collect amethyst and rose quartz for display or jewelry making, or even incorporate them into spiritual practices due to their supposed healing properties. But is there any scientific proof that these stones have the capacity to heal our bodies or minds? Or are crystals truly just pretty objects that use some sort of placebo effect to trick us into thinking something more magical is at play? “

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