🪴 Clearing the air

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👋 Good morning. If you get a rush from stalking your loved ones on the Find My app, you might enjoy this: Scientists have attached tiny $200 tags to 1.75k monarch butterflies to track their travels over thousands of miles. The research could help protect the winged creatures as the species fights against habitat loss, pesticides, and climate change. Don’t worry, the tags won’t hurt them — they weigh about as much as a drop of water. Need to stop tracking your ex’s whereabouts? Maybe download the Project Monarch Science app instead. (We’re just trying to help.)

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

The most interesting business stories of the week

This startup is using plants to help toxic workplaces: The startup Greenairy is developing smart plant towers that remove toxic gases from offices and other indoor spaces. Read more
The ISS is retiring — this startup wants its spot: There'll be some large shoes to fill when it retires around 2030. But one company hasn’t been shy about a promotion. Read more
How Ikea is reskilling employees instead of replacing them: Rather than replace customer service teams with its AI chatbot, the Swedish furniture company reskilled ~8.5k employees. Read more
From social media 'misfire' to beer-drinking empire: What started as a social media channel has grown into 25+ brands, 20+ creators, 40m+ followers, and 2B+ impressions quarter. Read more

WORTH A CLICK

👵 An oldie but a goodie: Why Japan has millions of abandoned houses

🔥 One of our most-read stories this week: The unlikely queen of the bagel business

⚒️ A free resource: Eight major businesses decoded

AROUND THE WEB

🚽 Kinda gross but interesting: The history of the bedpan.

👣 That’s cool: An artist dedicated to “walking men” pedestrian icons from around the world.

⚾ Long read: The Dominican Republic produces the most pro baseball players of any country, but the pipeline to the majors has a dark side.

📸 Wow: Some of the best shots from a global panoramic photo competition.

🐦 That’s cool: Learn about the world’s only correctional facility to have its own zoo.

🥓 Whoa: Why “seven degrees of Kevin Bacon” got the wrong guy.

SHOWER THOUGHT

There was probably a single worst day on earth that the whole planet experienced, and we just don't know about it. SOURCE

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