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Rüppell's vultures have crashed 90% in four decades. Scientists just cracked how to find their hidden breeding colonies—a breakthrough that could save the species from extinction.
Robots face an impossible choice: sense distant threats or delicate touches. Now, engineers have cracked the code to do both.
T. rex took 40 years to reach full size—twice as long as previously thought. New analysis of fossilized bone growth rings reveals the iconic predator's surprisingly slow maturation.
Scientists just cracked DNA's biggest storage problem: rewriting data. Researchers are transforming synthetic DNA from a one-time storage medium into a rewritable hard drive.
Sydney Peterson races down slopes despite a incurable neurological condition—and is researching cures for others like her.
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Lewis Hamilton demands Africa "take itself back" from European control, vowing to race a Formula One grand prix on the continent before his career ends.
Data centers could slash cooling electricity by 86% using waste heat from nearby factories, according to NYU engineers developing zeolite thermal batteries.
Weight loss drugs may prevent addiction to alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drugs—and reduce overdose deaths in those already addicted, new research shows.
Brown University physicists have cracked the code on how long it takes to empty that stubborn bottle of ketchup—and it all comes down to fluid dynamics math.
Los Angeles and the Pacific Rim collide in the Getty Foundation's 2030 art initiative. PST ART's fourth edition explores cultural exchange across Southern California institutions.
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A Brooklyn man is challenging centuries of law by fighting to have his dog recognized as more than property after a car killed his beloved dachshund, Duke.
A CSI-style investigation in Zimbabwe helped to successfully prosecute two people for killing a lion and trafficking its teeth, flesh and other body parts in February. Forensic specialists analyzed DNA collected from parts seized by authorities and matched it with a radio-collared lion that was kill...
Gisèle Pelicot received France's highest honor one year after exposing a decade of abuse: drugged and raped by her husband and 50+ men. Her courage transformed her into a symbol of resistance.
A routine train ride from Menlo Park to San Francisco masked a transportation revolution: Caltrain's $2.4 billion electrification of 51 miles of track eliminated diesel trains overnight.
Chickpeas just grew in moon dirt—and NASA is paying attention. Scientists at UT Austin and Texas A&M harvested the first crop from simulated lunar soil, offering a blueprint for feeding astronauts on the Moon.
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Over 100 bodies were secretly moved at Burr Oak Cemetery to resell plots—and a microscopic clump of moss cracked the case wide open.
Chick-fil-A quietly reversed its controversial pea starch addition to waffle fries after customer backlash, returning to the original recipe.
A single cell builds the brain's staggering complexity without relying solely on chemical signals—new research upends a foundational assumption in neuroscience.
Surgeons now have a 3D-printed heart that beats. The dynamic model mimics real cardiac anatomy and motion, giving doctors a realistic training platform to master minimally invasive procedures and reduce errors.
Solid-state batteries could solve EV's biggest problem: range anxiety. By swapping liquid for solid electrolytes, researchers promise triple the energy density and faster charging times.
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Scientists resurrected a 3.5-billion-year-old enzyme to crack Earth's most ancient mystery: can we actually trust the rocks that claim to hold life's earliest fingerprints?
Indonesia just banned elephant rides in zoos and conservation centers nationwide. The move ends a practice animal welfare groups say causes severe physical and psychological harm.
Just as hospitals in Hyderabad begin to witness the morning footfall, their corridors are already alive with quiet urgency. Patients sit outside wards, relatives clutch prescription slips, and families who have travelled long distances wait anxiously for updates from doctors. In parallel, one major ...
Prestigious gallery White Cube adds Emmi Whitehorse to its roster, joining Garth Greenan Gallery in representing the artist whose work debuts at Art Basel Hong Kong this month.
Norfolk Wildlife Trust is throwing open its gates for free to celebrate a century of conservation—a rare chance to explore protected habitats without paying admission.
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Four cemetery workers exhumed over 100 bodies and relocated remains to resell burial plots—a scheme that shocked the Chicago area nearly two decades ago.
Scientists engineered heat-sensitive switches that precisely control protein activity through tiny temperature changes—a breakthrough modular design from Heidelberg University researchers.
Ozempic and similar weight-loss drugs may protect hearts after attacks by restoring blood flow to blocked vessels, new research shows.
New allergy safety plans arrive in September, backed by Benedict's Law campaign to protect students in schools.
Atomically thin tungsten disulfide—just one layer of atoms—now captures light with unprecedented strength, revolutionizing nanophotonics and opening new possibilities for quantum technology.
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Ötzi the Iceman wore moss in his boots. So did countless indigenous cultures. Now scientists are rediscovering what humans have always known: moss changes everything.
The U.S. just approved the first commercial advanced reactor ever. TerraPower's 345-megawatt Natrium plant in Wyoming marks a watershed moment for next-generation nuclear power.
NASA's twin ESCAPADE probes are exploring uncharted territory in Earth's magnetic field—a crucial test before their Mars mission later this year.
America's 806 wilderness areas—110 million acres larger than California—face a climate crisis. Now Indigenous stewardship could reshape how we protect them.
When Zhang Ze was diagnosed with myasthenia gravis at four, his best friend Xu Bingyang didn't hesitate—he carried him to school on his back for six years.
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Divers off Japan discovered an oddly marked sea squirt in 2017—a creature so unusual it had never been formally documented by science.
After 18 years transforming faculty development, education scholar Judith Singer steps down as senior vice provost.
A painting erased from art history for 60 years just got its artist back. Scholars at the Rijksmuseum reopened the case when owners brought in "Vision of Zacharias in the Temple.
A groundbreaking medicine is transforming lives for children with Dravet syndrome, a severe form of epilepsy that families say offers new hope.
Vegan cheese tastes great but lacks protein—until now. University of Arkansas researchers discovered rice could be the missing ingredient for truly nutritious plant-based cheese.