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Catch rheumatoid arthritis early, before it fully develops, and you could change its entire course. A new long-term study reveals a game-changing intervention strategy.
Jackie and Shadow, the internet's favorite eagle couple, have two new chicks! Submit your name suggestions for a small donation on the Friends of Big Bear Valley website and support their ad-free livestream.
A new treatment for familial hypercholesterolemia is on the horizon. Scientists are exploring a novel approach to combat this genetic high cholesterol condition.
Nairobi's matatus aren't just buses; they're moving canvases, mobile sound systems, and rolling declarations of cool. Board one, and the music immediately grabs you.
Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon, urging peace and coexistence. His message drew sharp criticism from US President Donald Trump, who lashed out over the Pope's stance on the US war in Iran.
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Young stars are chilling faster, ferrets got evicted from an island, and flies are surprisingly good pollinators. This week, the universe delivered some delightful curveballs.
Scientists just unveiled the properties of 1D anyons! Discover how these exotic particles can be observed with current experimental setups.
Giacometti sculptures are coming to the Met's Temple of Dendur this summer! This rare exhibition transforms the beloved ancient Egyptian space with 17 works, 14 from the Fondation Giacometti.
Want to achieve more? Sharper thinking isn't just a feeling. Researchers found it makes you set bigger goals and follow through, boosting productivity by up to 40 minutes daily.
A Paris engineer bought a raffle ticket on a whim and won a Picasso! Ari Hodara now owns "Head of a Woman," a 1941 gouache portrait of Picasso's lover, Dora Maar.
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The Grand Canyon's lifeblood flows unseen. Researchers are now revealing how its underground water systems sustain this wonder and how they're changing.
Methane absorption is rising. A long-term German study reveals shifting climate conditions are increasing the potent greenhouse gas's uptake, impacting global warming efforts.
Want your new business to thrive? A University of Iowa study reveals key management lessons, like hiring an HR exec, that help newly public companies survive long-term.
Maryland's extinct megalodon is poised to become the first state shark in the U.S.! A last-minute bill passed, making the ancient behemoth a step closer to official recognition.
T. rex to ancient plants: Late Cretaceous rocks from the Hell Creek Formation yield countless paleontological breakthroughs.
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Our Sun's young stellar cousins are dimming faster than expected! NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals they're calming down quickly, a new study in The Astrophysical Journal reports.
Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory could mass-produce humanoid robots. China leadership sees the EV maker pivoting to AI and robotics, tackling a major hurdle in scaling production.
Cuba could permanently overcome the US energy blockade with an $8bn renewable energy investment. A think tank suggests the world should fund it.
A 550-million-year-old fossilized sponge just solved a major evolutionary mystery. This soft-bodied find explains why early sponge fossils are so rare, illuminating their "missing years.
Struggling to hit the gym? New research suggests your body clock, not your motivation, might be to blame. Timing your workout could be key.
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Rathlin Island just achieved a conservation first: eradicating feral ferrets that threatened native seabirds. This marks the first time these non-native predators have been completely removed from any island.
What if you gave 1,000 people $500 each to be kind? That's the half-million-dollar question behind "Drop Dead Generous," a social experiment exploring the power of generosity.
Javokhir Sindarov has won the Candidates Tournament with a round to spare! The Uzbek grandmaster will now face India's Gukesh for the World Championship title.
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South Africa names Roelf Meyer, a key negotiator in ending apartheid, as its next US ambassador. He replaces the envoy expelled by Trump, starting in 2025.
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The University of Calgary celebrated its 60th birthday by smashing a Guinness World Record! On April 11th, 682 people dressed as dinosaurs, creating the largest dino gathering ever and beating the previous record of 468.
A mysterious animal, photographed in 2015 on New Guinea's Bird's Head Peninsula, baffled experts. Its "large hands" hinted at a slow loris or cuscus, but could it be a species long thought extinct?
Artemis II united America. High favorability for NASA and space exploration proves lunar missions captivate a nation often divided, sparking shared excitement across political lines.
Your home feels off? Optimize light, scent, and sound to transform it without buying a thing. Natural light alone regulates sleep, mood, and energy.
Your smartphone will slow down. When it stops getting updates, it's vulnerable. But you can often delay that expensive upgrade and extend your phone's life with these steps.
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Dark matter's elusive nature just got a new twist. A study suggests its absence in some galaxies doesn't contradict evidence found in our own, challenging previous assumptions.
NVIDIA just unveiled new open AI models, Ising, to tackle quantum computing's biggest hurdles: calibration and error correction. These models promise more stable, scalable quantum systems.
Flies could be the future of berry pollination! UNE researchers found two fly species are promising alternatives to honey bees for protected berry crops.
Kenya's reticulated giraffes face extinction from habitat loss and poaching. Growing conflicts with humans over crops and water threaten them further, but new research reveals surprising local support.
Music history has a clear dividing line: before and after Elvis Presley. "The King of Rock and Roll" captivated the world with lively hits and magnetic stage presence, dancing into the record books.
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Forget ancient Egypt! Native Americans were rolling dice for games over 12,000 years ago, long before Old World Bronze Age societies, a CSU study reveals.
A subtle periodic table shift unveils a complex, unexplored layer of biology. This discovery promises to reshape our understanding of life's fundamental processes.
Hawaiians hunted native waterbirds to extinction? A new UH Mānoa study overturns this decades-old belief, finding no evidence and proposing climate change and invasive species as culprits.
Andes Mountains' formation just got a new timeline. A major tectonic collision, long assumed to be recent, actually occurred much earlier, according to a new geological study.
Malala Yousafzai just delivered her first TED Talk, a powerful call to action for anyone fighting for change.