a bit off topic, but my rss feed had this story from 3 different sources side-by-side -- all published within an hour of one another. All had early access to the paper[0] and were timed for when the embargo lifted? ... or everyone's just into snakes now

The Atlantic write up was the best of the three, including a lot more background (snakes have a vestigial lung!?). NPR had a disappointingly click-bait trope style headline.

  > This trick keeps snakes from suffocating as they squeeze and swallow their prey
  > NPR - 1 minute read 
  >
  > How Boa Constrictors Breathe While Squeezing the Life Out of Their Prey
  > NYT > Science - 1 minute read 
  >
  > You Try Constricting Your Prey and Breathing at the Same Time news
  > The Atlantic - 5 minutes read

[0] https://journals.biologists.com/jeb/article-abstract/225/6/j...