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A teenager's CPR lesson became her mom's second chance at life.
A CPR class became a lifesaver when Mahogany Milton's mom collapsed at home—and the teen's quick thinking brought her back.
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A compound now shields livers after intestinal surgery
Scientists have discovered an experimental compound that could shield the liver from damage following small intestine surgery—potentially transforming post-operative recovery.
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While cardiologists focused on hearts, olive oil was quietly reshaping the brain.
Extra virgin olive oil may protect your brain by reshaping your gut bacteria, according to new human research.
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Alma Allen trades the desert for the world stage, signs with Perrotin ahead of Venice.
Sculptor Alma Allen, tapped to represent the U.S. at Venice Biennale, has signed with Galerie Perrotin, the blue-chip French gallery with eight global locations.
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From blueprints to materials: Terra Innovatum moves micro-reactors closer to reality.
Terra Innovatum Global just ordered nuclear-grade graphite from Mersen—moving its SOLO micro-reactor from blueprints to reality. The deal locks in a critical material for 2027 deployment.
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What made a 100-ton dinosaur walk in circles 150 million years ago?
A massive sauropod's circular footprints in Colorado suggest the dinosaur walked with a limp, offering rare insights into how these giants actually moved.
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From landfills to dust: Plastics that know when to let go.
Plastics' greatest strength is their fatal flaw: they last forever. Since the 1950s, we've produced 8.3 billion metric tons—nearly all still polluting our planet today.
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Watch how a textile city turned toxic waters into a second chance.
For decades, the global fashion industry has quietly depended on a small city in southern India. T-shirts, cotton basics, and knitwear worn by millions across the world often trace their origins back to Tiruppur in Tamil Nadu — a city known as India’s knitwear capital. But a few years ago, the very ...
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TV writers cut derogatory mental health language by 15% in just three years.
TV's biggest shows are finally getting mental health right, according to USC research.
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A Volunteer-Powered Solution to Food Insecurity in Virginia
A Virginia farm is growing 100% of its harvest to feed hungry families—and it's working. The 150-acre operation bypasses broken food pantry chains to deliver fresh produce directly to those who need it most.
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Humans left Africa 1.9 million years earlier.
Archaeologists have dramatically pushed back the timeline of Ubeidiya, one of the world's oldest human settlements, based on newly analyzed evidence from the ancient site.
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Cathedral walls bloom with 600 years of botanical secrets.
Thick limestone walls quarried from nearby Bedfordshire create a sanctuary of silence in the Lady Chapel—a vast vaulted space where solitude meets the echoes of centuries past.
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Indigenous art collection opens Katonah space with Whitney curator Laura Phipps leading the way.
Laura Phipps takes the helm of the Gochman Family Collection, New York's premier private repository of contemporary Indigenous art, after nearly two decades at the Whitney Museum.
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What a mouse sees: Scientists decode animal vision from brain waves alone.
Researchers decoded what mice see by translating their brain activity into video—revealing how animals perceive the world in ways we never could before.
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Scientists finally understand how the tiniest dinosaurs conquered the ancient world.
A bizarre dinosaur skeleton unearthed in Patagonia is solving the mystery of alvarezsaurs—bird-like dinosaurs that shrank before evolving their strangest features.
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Watch what sharp minds do differently in their 80s.
People who stay mentally sharp into old age generate more new brain cells in memory regions than their peers—a discovery that could unlock the secrets of cognitive longevity.
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What does a termite with a whale-shaped head tell us about rainforest diversity?
Scientists have discovered a whale-headed termite species that challenges what we thought we knew about termite diversity.
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The fisherman who freed a whale shark worth thousands—and why his choice is spreading.
A Gujarat fisherman's routine catch turned extraordinary when his net hauled up an unexpected giant: a whale shark, the world's largest fish.
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Tribal nations pivot to solar farming as federal clean energy funds disappear.
David Harper's new tribal energy financing organization just launched something unprecedented: a solar farm that lets Native American farmers keep their land productive while generating power.
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A baby born after womb transplant from a deceased donor—the first in the UK.
Grace Bell just made history: the first British woman to give birth after a womb transplant from a deceased donor, delivering healthy baby Hugo in December 2025.
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Farmers plant trees between crops—and harvests grow stronger.
Farmers could turn more of the UK's farmland into productive agroforestry systems if they had access to trusted advice and real farm examples, according to new research from the University of Reading. Dr. Amelia Hood, from the Department of Sustainable Land Management at the University of Reading, w...
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The daily vitamin that turns back your cellular clock
A daily multivitamin may actually slow how fast your cells age, according to new Harvard research—with the biggest benefits for people whose bodies were already aging faster than their years.
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What happens when AI runs on light instead of electricity?
University of Sydney researchers have created a light-based AI chip that processes information in trillionths of a second—ditching electricity for photons to handle the computational demands of artificial intelligence.
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Can we finally steer heat wherever we need it?
Electric fields can now redirect heat flow through ceramics—a breakthrough that could revolutionize thermal management in electronics and energy systems.
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What a 9-year-old whispers to her dad every morning—and why it's healing her family.
James Van Der Beek's 9-year-old daughter shares heartbreaking wisdom about grief, speaking to her late father daily since his death from colorectal cancer in February 2026.
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10,000 tons of fish still flow through Cambodia's Mekong markets each year.
Before dawn breaks over Cambodia's Mekong River, fishing boats unload their night's catch at Stung Treng—launching a bustling street market where vendors arrange hundreds of glistening fish across tarps and mats.
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Light now guides proteins to think and respond.
Scientists engineered yeast cells to evolve proteins that switch states on command—using light as the evolutionary guide. This "optovolution" method rapidly selects the best-performing variants.
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Snakes lost for a century find their way home to Singapore's forests
Singapore's forest fragments harbor creatures vanishing without a trace—some unseen for over a century, their extinctions so quiet that absence becomes invisible.
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Dads trade their usual pub night to master the one skill their daughters actually want them to know.
Thirty-five dads gathered at a London pub to master hair braiding for their daughters—and the heartwarming "Pints and Ponytails" tutorial went viral.
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Paul's 115 texts turned her surgery wait into an adventure she'll never forget.
Carrie Jakubowski woke from surgery to find her husband's face inches from hers—and burst into tears. The successful hysterectomy had been stressful for them both.
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Victoria's koalas are bouncing back—and their genes are healing faster than anyone expected.
Koalas rescued from the brink of extinction in Victoria are bouncing back genetically—defying predictions they'd fade away forever.
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Blood protein shapes reveal Alzheimer's earlier.
A new blood test can detect Alzheimer's years before symptoms appear by identifying misfolded proteins—potentially transforming how doctors catch the disease early.
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While everyone debated CO2, one scientist quietly proved it was rising.
For over 60 years, scientists atop Hawaii's Mauna Loa volcano have been collecting air—and it's become some of the most crucial research ever conducted.
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While cancer researchers chased expensive therapies, your immune cells held the answer.
Scientists have discovered a method to supercharge immune cells' ability to destroy cancer.
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Host cities unlock $100M to move World Cup crowds without the gridlock
The Federal Transit Administration is investing $100.3 million to expand transit options around FIFA World Cup stadiums this summer.
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Where Indigenous land wisdom meets endangered species rescue in tropical Australia.
Australia's paradise hides a grim truth: it's losing mammals faster than anywhere else on Earth. Since European colonization, 40+ species have vanished—and more teeter on extinction's edge.
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What your gut microbes are telling you about tomorrow's health.
Millions are "fibermaxxing"—and science shows why: fiber regulates blood sugar, feeds gut bacteria, and controls cholesterol in ways most people ignore.
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Can Malawi's farmers feed their families without expensive fertilizer?
Climate change and rising fertilizer costs pushed a Malawi farming couple to the brink—until one decision transformed their struggling harvest into abundance.
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The yearbook page that made Paul Rudd listen.
A mother's heartbreak: her son signed his own yearbook with just two classmate signatures, then wrote himself an encouraging note. What happened next changed everything.
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While traffickers evolve, detection dogs just hit 98% accuracy.
Dogs' noses are cracking wildlife trafficking—detecting endangered species in shipping containers from just air samples.
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