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UK startup NPK Recovery is turning festival urine into forest-grade fertilizer. A 3-year trial, funded by a Forestry Commission grant, will use this sustainable alternative to grow 4,500 native British trees.
At 17,560 feet in the Himalayas, Divya Singh, 28, gripped the Indian tricolour beside her bike. Exhaustion, fear, disbelief—she'd just become the first Indian woman to cycle to Everest Base Camp.
Millions cheered astronaut Christina Koch's return from her 10-day moon mission aboard Artemis II. But her dog, Sadie Lou, was most excited. Koch became the first woman to orbit the moon.
Quantum mechanics, once baffling, now drives modern tech and frontier research.
Light trapped on a chip for millions of cycles? Researchers achieved it, overcoming a major hurdle in photonics. This breakthrough allows shaping delicate atomically thin materials for high-performance optics.
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A new California gold rush is here! Witter Coin's 3rd annual San Francisco treasure hunt offers over $50,000 in prizes, including a rare 1851 $50 gold piece worth $25,000.
Camper pods are booming! The versatile Tusca HitchHiker evolved into Redneck Blinds' Freedom Camper lineup in 2025, signaling a growing trend in vehicle-agnostic, drop-and-drive truck/trailer pods.
Jupiter and Saturn: gas giants, yes, but their moon systems tell vastly different tales. Magnetic forces and planetary evolution sculpted these worlds in unique ways.
KAIST researchers developed a quadrupedal robot control system. It uses cameras, LiDAR, and sensors to navigate complex terrain in real-time, mimicking animal-like adaptive movement.
Sadie Robertson Huff faced every parent's nightmare: nearly losing her 7-month-old daughter, Kit. Now, she's sharing her traumatic story—and finding peace—to help other families.
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Curiosity's mission updates, science overview, and exploration goals are all here. Dive into raw images, videos, and audio from Mars, plus details on other Mars missions.
A Kemp's ridley sea turtle, a species rarely seen in South Carolina, surprised locals during Folly Beach's annual litter cleanup.
Want to restore a forest? A 30-year project in India's Himalayas proves community engagement is key. Locals transformed 71 acres, now reaping the rewards.
A Berlin artwork, likely WWII-damaged, has a gaping hole. Yet, this month it could fetch over $180,000.
Viktor Orban's era of threats and vetoes with the EU is ending. Peter Magyar's landslide win signals a new chapter for Hungary, potentially unlocking crucial funds.
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Alzheimer's most familiar protein may have a secret life. New research suggests it plays a hidden role in cell division, potentially reshaping our understanding of the disease.
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Eagle parents Jackie and Shadow faced heartbreak when ravens destroyed their eggs. Now, their two new chicks have successfully hatched in San Bernardino National Forest, delighting internet fans.
A hidden brain process may quietly determine if long-term pain leads to resilience or depression.
Nigeria's Gashaka Gumti National Park, home to the world's rarest chimpanzee, has been silent for a decade. Insecurity forced scientists out, leaving this critical population unstudied since 2018.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, the legendary composer of "Cats" and "Phantom of the Opera," is teasing a new musical! His next project? The audacious early 20th-century theft of the Mona Lisa.
In 2005, after Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina devastated the state, then-Alabama Department of Insurance commissioner Jim Ridling was surveying storm damage when a thought dawned on him. Realizing that the storms would come no matter what, he aimed to make roofs stronger — and safer — to weather future...
You tap your phone thousands of times daily. But how much effort is that? A new AI simulation from Aalto and Leipzig Universities finally measures the physical toll, converting touch logs into full-body motion data.
Reach McAdams Peak's summit and the world opens up. This 1.8-mile trail offers panoramic views of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers, nearby lakes, and even the St. Louis skyline 30 miles away.
Paulo Coelho famously said, "I can stand defeats, pain, anger. But I can't stand boredom." Turns out, avoiding boring conversations comes at a cost, according to new research.
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Illinois's first International Dark Sky Park, Middle Fork River Forest Preserve, offers a breathtaking celestial show. Designated in 2018, it protects natural darkness with strict lighting policies.
March 2025: Biologist Benito Wainwright sought katydids in Panama's rainforest. Instead, he found a shocking hot-pink katydid, a rare sight he then watched transform from pink to green.
Gum disease just met its match. Scientists developed a new treatment that targets only harmful bacteria, leaving beneficial microbes untouched—a major shift in dental care.
Boring" ocean faults? Think again. Scientists discovered these unassuming geological features might be secretly stashing massive amounts of Earth's carbon.
Medina Triennial unveils its inaugural artist list! This new Western New York exhibition launches June 6 near the Erie Canal, featuring 39 artists, including Venice Biennale winner Lina Lapelytė.
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Wheels on a tortoise? A Philippine vet gave an Aldabra giant tortoise, one of Earth's largest land tortoises, new wheels to overcome hind leg issues. These reptiles can weigh 550 lbs and live 150+ years!
You have home and work. But what about a "third place"? Sociologist Ray Oldenburg explored this vital concept in his 1989 book, "The Great Good Place.
A luminous swirl against deep space, the barred spiral galaxy IC 486 glows with ethereal light in this new NASA Hubble image.
Chalmers University researchers just theorized a revolutionary quantum system. Their "giant superatoms" could unlock powerful, stable quantum computers.
The oldest point on the map dates back to 1376, the year of the first recorded homosexuality trialOriginally published on Global VoicesScreenshot of the interactive Prague Gay Map from Teplá Praha (Queer Prague). In the Czech Republic, the debate on LGBTQ+ people’s rights oscillates between a tolera...
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Boost your immunity with a sauna! Just 15 minutes of heat exposure can activate your immune system, increasing white blood cell counts and improving overall health.
Grizzly bears are back in eastern Montana! Their comeback was so strong, the state hired its first prairie grizzly manager, Wesley Sarmento, in 2017 to manage human-bear conflicts.
Stanford researchers just unveiled a groundbreaking method to deliver precise light anywhere in the body—no incisions needed. This noninvasive technique could replace surgical implants and fiber optics.
Golden eagles could soar over England again next year! A £1m government injection is set to bring these majestic birds back.
Thought identical for decades, small olive-green songbirds on two Japanese islands are actually two distinct species. Isolated for millions of years, both now face extinction.