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Holiday gift giving for teachers can be stressful, but etiquette experts suggest a range of $10-$25 per family for class gifts, and it's okay not to contribute if your budget is tight. The key is to give what feels comfortable without feeling pressured.
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It’s finally December, and time for all the holiday flavors. If you dream of sweet red and white peppermint swirls, Baskin-Robbins will be your go-to this month. With a play on Mariah Carey’s annual thawing video, the ice cream shop shared a clever Instagram post announcing the return of the fan fav...
Inspired by traditional acupuncture, the approach has potential to impact all implantable bioelectronic devices, enabling applications such as hypertension mitigation. Anne Wilson | Department of Mechanical Engineering Publication Dat...
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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoThree Martian dust devils can be seen near the rim of Jezero Crater in this short video made of images taken by a navigation camera aboard NASA’s Perseverance rover on Sept. 6, 2025. The mic...
A new study found 332 types of complex sugar molecules in the seals' milk, some of which help protect young from harmful bacteria. The discovery might one day help improve human health by boosting babies’ immune systems...
A rhesus macaque who spent a week on the lam in Mississippi in late October is finally settling into a new home over 990 miles from the original site of his escape. Popcorn Park Animal Refuge in Forked River, New Jersey, is now caring for Forrest, a young monkey from the Tulane National Primate Rese...
A new study finds that many mini-Neptunes —perhaps the most common planets in the galaxy—are under so much pressure from their heavy atmospheres that the surface is likely compressed solid. As telescopes have become more powerful, it s turned out our solar system is not the only game in town: There ...
The bright green parrots start with low-cost social behaviors—like sitting near each other without touching—when first interacting with unfamiliar birds within their species, possibly to avoid aggressive encounters, new research suggests...
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Monitoring gene activity in the brain just got a major upgrade. Rice University bioengineers have developed a novel serum marker system that can be erased in the bloodstream, enabling researchers to capture subtle changes in brain activity that previously went unnoticed. Tracking how genes switch on...
Italy has passed a historic law that formally recognizes femicide as a distinct criminal offense, imposing life sentences for those who murder women because of their gender. The law comes amid growing public concern over gender-based violence and aims to broaden protections and address patterns of abuse before they...
If there is one thing Hollywood does very well, it is stirring up the rumor mill. Even when our favorite stars do their best to keep their private lives private, information seems to leak like a faucet. Per People, Reba McEntire recently appeared on Today and chatted with Savannah Guthrie. The Fancy...
Tracking the first astronauts’ visit to Mars won’t be as simple as watching a clock or marking days off of a calendar. Thanks to relativity, time actually moves faster on the Red Planet than it does here on Earth. For years, scientists have wondered about the exact temporal difference between planet...
One of the country’s rarest coins is slightly rarer than even expert coin collectors believed. After the surprise discovery of a long-lost 1804 dollar (aka the “King of American Coins”), the rarity’s total known count now stands at 16. Regardless of its ranking, the silver coin is expected to fetch ...
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After being imprisoned for murdering her partner, Ruth Kamande studied the legal system to understand her own case. Now she is fighting to reform Kenya’s laws It is a cool, overcast morning in Nairobi, and Ruth Kamande is in front of a computer, deep in concentration. Next to her is a thick red hard...
After a month-long delay caused by the federal government shutdown, New York households can now apply with the state for a subsidy to help them pay their winter heating bills. Assistance is doled out on a first-come, first-serve basis. Nearly 1 million New York City households used the assistance pr...
On Nov. 2, 2025, NASA honored 25 years of continuous human presence aboard the International Space Station. What began as a fragile framework of modules has evolved into a springboard for international cooperation, advanced scientific research and technology demonstrations, the development of a low ...
Scientists have taken an important step closer to understanding the mythical mammoths that roamed the Earth thousands of years ago. For the first time ever, a research team has succeeded in isolating and sequencing RNA molecules from woolly mammoths dating back to the Ice Age. These RNA sequences ar...
Sandwiched between the frigid swells of the Pacific and the warm pulses of Latin American cities lie stretches of turquoise beaches that attract migrating whales and beachgoers alike. But these shores have also been collecting an unwanted traveler: plastic bottles, one of the most persistent traces ...
