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3 weeks ago | 
slj.com | Christina Couch |Kate Olson
Gr 4-7–This newest addition to the “Extraordinary Animals” series features six different animals and the qualities that make their brains exceptional. Readers start off learning about octopuses, and then move to parrots, squirrels, other birds, tortoises, and whales. Each chapter uses that animal as a jumping-off point and weaves in related topics about brain science and other animals through colored feature boxes and callouts.
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
bookshop.org | Christina Couch |Daniel Duncan
(Author) (Illustrator) FORMAT Pre-Order Ships Jan 14, 2025 Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world Description This third book in the Extraordinary Animals series delves into the mind-bending world of amazing animal brains.
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Sep 28, 2024 | 
kirkusreviews.com | Christina Couch |Daniel Duncan |Ken Robbins |Meredith Hooper
Insights into how our brains resemble, and are different from, those of other animals. With this lively overview of the animal kingdom’s “most extraordinary organ,” Couch delivers lucid descriptions of how humans and other creatures perceive the world, interact with their bodies, sleep, learn, remember, and communicate.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
t.ly | Christina Couch |Nic Newman |Craig Robertson |Sophie Culpepper
A new rule issued by the Department of Labor earlier this year is making some freelancers nervous, so much so that a few are challenging it with lawsuits. The rule offers new guidance on how the agency will determine if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Businesses rely on this guidance to make their own determinations as well.
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Jun 24, 2024 | 
niemanlab.org | Christina Couch
A new rule issued by the Department of Labor earlier this year is making some freelancers nervous, so much so that a few are challenging it with lawsuits. The rule offers new guidance on how the agency will determine if a worker is an employee or an independent contractor under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Businesses rely on this guidance to make their own determinations as well.
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Feb 11, 2024 | 
theatlantic.com | Christina Couch
This article was originally published inCommissioned by the Spanish government to investigate the conditions behind algae blooms, which kill mussels, Castro and his team were studying a peaceful spot in a bay in northwestern Spain. In the absence of strong winds or waves, toxic algae blooms occur more frequently here compared with surrounding areas, to the detriment of the resident mussels—and mussel farmers.
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Feb 8, 2024 | 
popsci.com | Christina Couch
This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication about science and society in coastal ecosystems. Read more stories like this at hakaimagazine.com. Bieito Fernández Castro wasn’t expecting to find a turbulent hotbed of anchovy sex. Commissioned by the Spanish government to investigate the conditions behind algae blooms, which kill mussels, Castro and his team were studying a peaceful spot in a bay in northwestern Spain.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
hakaimagazine.com | Christina Couch
Bieito Fernández Castro wasn’t expecting to find a turbulent hotbed of anchovy sex. Commissioned by the Spanish government to investigate the conditions behind algae blooms, which kill mussels, Castro and his team were studying a peaceful spot in a bay in northwestern Spain. In the absence of strong winds or waves, toxic algae blooms occur more frequently here compared with surrounding areas, to the detriment of the resident mussels—and mussel farmers.
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Feb 1, 2024 | 
niemanlab.org | Clark Merrefield |Owen Berg |Joshua Benton |Christina Couch
Pop quiz: Which of these headlines appeared atop a real news story? (A) “Zelenskyy pleads to US Congress: ‘We need you right now’”(B) “Biden signed bill to mandate climate change curriculum in all K-8 classrooms”If you answered A, you’re correct — and not alone. About 3 in 4 adults in the U.S. can discern real political news headlines from fake ones, finds a new paper, “Is journalistic truth dead? Measuring how informed voters are about political news,” forthcoming in the American Economic Review.
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Jan 30, 2024 | 
niemanlab.org | Hanaa' Tameez |Christina Couch |Magda Osman
LINK: dailyiowan.com ➚ | Posted by: Hanaa' Tameez | January 30, 2024Student journalists in Iowa will now have more chances to hone their reporting skills while strengthening local news. The Daily Iowan, the University of Iowa’s independent student newspaper, has purchased two weekly local newspapers in the state, per an announcement on Monday. Media company Woodward Communications sold the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and Solon Economist to the Daily Iowan in Iowa City.
