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4 months ago
Rediscover art: Let your eyes linger a little longer.
Scrolling past art? Art historian Olivia Meehan reveals "slow looking," a practice that transforms your experience by deeply engaging with a painting.
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4 months ago
Breakthrough
Our eyes find their sharp focus, even before we're born.
How do we see in vibrant color? A new study uncovers the surprising prenatal secret: key biochemical signals in the retina coordinate to develop our sharp, color-rich vision before birth.
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That protein aging muscles build up? It might actually protect them.
What if some molecular changes aren't harmful? UCLA researchers found specific molecular changes in mice may actually protect, not cause harm.
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African fish defy gravity, scaling waterfalls once thought impassable.
Tiny shellear fish climb for ten hours straight! They use microscopic fin hooks to ascend, taking frequent breaks on their epic journey.
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4 months ago
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Hawaii's quiet solution for plastic: Roads.
Hawaii researchers are turning ocean plastic and discarded fishing nets into asphalt roads. Early tests show this sustainable method is viable with minimal microplastic risk.
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Health
4 months ago
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Your gut microbes just learned how to turn fat into fuel.
Your gut bacteria can transform white fat into calorie-burning beige fat. This diet-driven process offers new hope for treating metabolic diseases.
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Artemis II crew sees Earthrise.
NASA astronauts are heading home! They've captured eagerly awaited images of lunar impact craters, cracks, and ridges, including Earthrise and a solar eclipse, after an emotional journey.
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4 months ago
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A hidden virus found in 20% of colorectal cancer cases offers new clues.
A newly identified virus may be linked to colorectal cancer. This discovery could revolutionize our understanding of the disease and open doors for new treatments.
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Environment
4 months ago
Young Kenyans are growing a greener future for Lake Victoria.
Golden sun warms Lake Victoria in Kisumu, Kenya. A lone boat bobs, birds sing, and an ibis snatches fish. This serene December morning at Dunga Beach will soon transform as fishmongers arrive.
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Environment
4 months ago
Georgia's forests found a surprising ally in carbon markets.
Georgia is one of the leading states for forestry, ranking first in annual harvest volume and the export of forest products. The state’s forests that are managed for a commercial product offset about a third of Georgia’s greenhouse gas emissions. But a recent rash of paper mill closures coming on th...
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4 months ago
Rising Impact
Is deep space travel about to become fuel-free?
Space travel demands massive fuel. But a "startling" ESA experiment hints deep-space journeys may soon require no fuel at all, resembling a cosmic game of billiards played with light.
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4 months ago
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These nano-cages just captured 98% of the toughest "forever chemicals" from water.
Nano-cages are trapping "forever chemicals" in water! This new method locks onto PFAS molecules, even hard-to-remove short-chain types, eliminating up to 98% of pollutants.
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4 months ago
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Chile's ancient trees anchor a hidden fungal network.
Deep in Chile's Alerce Costero National Park, a 100-foot "grandpa alerce" tree stands over 2,400 years old. Its ancient trunk, covered in life, hides a secret fungal community below.
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Community
4 months ago
Al-Aqsa reopens, welcoming thousands for morning prayers.
Al-Aqsa Mosque reopens! After 40 days of Israeli restrictions, 3,000 Palestinian worshippers streamed in for morning prayers, a powerful moment of return.
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4 months ago
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Korean scientists just quietly cracked a new way to turn heat into power.
Turn waste heat into electricity! KRICT researchers developed a scalable, eco-friendly silver selenide material (Ag₂Se) under mild conditions, directly converting heat to power.
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4 months ago
Breakthrough
Oregon's coastal waters welcome back a thriving fishery.
In Port Orford, Oregon, Aaron Longton runs a seafood business from a converted garage. He recently processed a redbanded rockfish, destined for a cutting table.
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4 months ago
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Your favorite leather jacket just learned to power your watch.
Leather that powers your tech? Scientists now use lasers to transform natural leather into flexible, wearable energy devices, creating sustainable microsupercapacitors.
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4 months ago
William Paul's Legacy Still Shapes Physics Today
Harvard's Faculty of Arts and Sciences honored William Paul, 94, with a Memorial Minute on April 7, 2026. Paul, a distinguished professor, dedicated his career to Harvard.
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4 months ago
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Tiny carbon wisps sparked life on early Earth.
Control static electricity! Environmental carbon coatings dictate charge transfer between identical insulators, a breakthrough for natural and experimental systems.
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4 months ago
Greece shields young users from social media.
Greece will ban social media for under-15s next year, following similar moves in France and Spain.
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4 months ago
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Meet 24 new ocean species thriving in the deep.
24 bizarre new creatures, some with spindly legs, others with massive claws, were just discovered in a deep Pacific abyss. These tiny, alien-like beings hint at a complex, hidden ecosystem.
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Health
4 months ago
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200,000 people in 22 nations just proved forgiveness improves well-being.
Forgiveness isn't just for others. A new 22-nation study reveals it significantly boosts your psychological, pro-social, and character well-being, with benefits lasting over a year.
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4 months ago
A newly spotted fish off Venezuela sparks smiles with its uncanny look.
Oceans cover 70% of Earth, hiding hundreds of thousands of species. Animal World just revealed a stunning new fish near Venezuela, captivating the internet with its extraordinary discovery.
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4 months ago
Imagine ancient Estonian secrets emerging from the earth.
Lost for centuries, a 2000-year-old Estonian Iron-Age hillfort is finally found! University of Tartu archaeologists used high-resolution mapping to confirm its existence, previously only hinted at in old tales.
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4 months ago
Maya kings once listened: How architecture reveals public opinion swayed the divine.
Ancient Maya politics weren't just for kings. Excavations at Ucanal, Guatemala, reveal how public council houses gave ordinary people influence over government decisions over 1,000 years ago.
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Environment
4 months ago
Rescued from the shore, a sea turtle blooms anew.
While the US shivered, New South Wales baked. Rising summer temperatures caused a surge of dehydrated, stranded sea turtles washing ashore, signaling a critical time for these vulnerable creatures.
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4 months ago
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California youth deliver free green upgrades.
Since 1995, Rising Sun Center has trained 3,000+ young Californians for energy efficiency jobs. They install LED bulbs, power strips, weather stripping, and water-saving devices.
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Education
4 months ago
MIT's new dean sparks fresh research and innovation.
MIT's Desirée Plata, a distinguished climate and energy professor, is now Associate Dean of Engineering. She'll champion early-stage research, innovation, and entrepreneurial efforts.
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4 months ago
In Norfolk, a wind farm unearths a Roman villa and a bronze "Nessie.
Wind farm prep on Britain's east coast unearthed an ancient farming estate with its own bathhouse.
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Community
4 months ago
The secret charity behind Carrie Bradshaw's closet clean-out.
Own a piece of Carrie's closet! Julien's Auctions is selling over 500 props and fashion items from HBO's "And Just Like That..." Bid online before April 30.
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4 months ago
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What a new "Earthset" photo tells us about our moonshot future.
A new NASA "Earthset" photo from Artemis II echoes Apollo 8's iconic "Earthrise," captured during a historic lunar flyby on April 6, 2026.
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Arts
4 months ago
Siri Aurdal's art revealed shared humanity in industrial forms.
Norwegian sculptor Siri Aurdal, who transformed industrial materials into powerful art, died March 31 at 88 in Oslo. Galleri Riis announced her passing, surrounded by friends and family.
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4 months ago
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Meet the mind building AI's global highway.
UC Berkeley's Matei Zaharia wins the 2026 ACM Prize in Computing! He's honored for his visionary work developing distributed data systems and computing infrastructure.
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4 months ago
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New view reveals how lithium dendrites crack inside batteries.
Battery dendrites aren't soft! A UH engineer discovered these tiny growths, known to cause short circuits and fires, are brittle and rigid, snapping like glass. This upends decades of battery science.
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4 months ago
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Today's Hope-Up: Earth Got a Postcard, Whales Got a Party, and Science Got Even Weirder
Today's Hope-Up: The Artemis II crew sent back stunning moon photos, over 500 humpback whales partied in the Caribbean, and scientists mapped brain wiring with tiny barcodes. A day of cosmic views and quiet resilience.
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4 months ago
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The flu shot just proved its hidden talent for brain health.
Vaccine strength isn't just about immunity. New research reveals a surprising link between vaccine potency and improved brain health.
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Community
4 months ago
Dating becomes an empowering journey, not a zero-sum game.
Dating can be transformative, not just a quest for "the one." This "freak" sees it as an educational journey to greater authenticity and intimacy, leading to a career as a dating coach.
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Environment
4 months ago
Malawi's new border checks halt invasive crayfish trade.
Malawi's strict border controls and increased monitoring have successfully halted invasive crayfish smuggling, nearly a year after a major seizure. Fisheries officer Davie Khumbanyiwa credits enhanced inspections.
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Health
4 months ago
A boy feels the wind in his hair again.
Lewie, Katie Johnston's son, has faced cancer multiple times, enduring more loss than most adults. Yet, he continues to fight, finding joy in life's small moments.
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4 months ago
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The AI skeptics missed the trillion-fold data surge.
Our linear world intuition, perfect for the savannah, catastrophically fails with AI. Since 2010, AI training data exploded 1 trillion times, revealing its exponential, not linear, nature.
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