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Chance Rediscovery of Fossils Found in the 1960s Retell the Story of Giant, Globetrotting Amphibian

Science

5 months ago

Ancient amphibian's journey across continents finally revealed.

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Health

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Jersey grants terminally ill adults the right to choose how their final chapter ends

Jersey's assisted dying law could enable the first legal deaths by 2027 following Royal Assent.

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Thailand’s Mythical ‘Fire Tiger’ Captured on Trail Cam, One of the Rarest Sightings in the Cat World

Environment

5 months ago

Thailand's Fire Tiger Emerges From the Forest, Offering Glimpse Into a Vanishing World

The "fire tiger" of Thai legend is real—and nearly impossible to spot. Asia's golden cat ranks among the world's rarest wildcats.

Watch patients reclaim their health: A new GLP-1 pill delivers 8% weight loss without the needle.

Eli Lilly's orforglipron pill outperformed existing GLP-1 drugs in clinical trials, offering a potentially more effective oral alternative to Wegovy and Mounjaro injections.

Ancient markings on mammoth tusks reveal writing may be 40,000 years older than thought

Markings on 40,000-year-old objects suggest Stone Age people may have recorded their thoughts—pushing the origins of writing back millennia earlier than previously believed.

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‘Shame must change sides’: Gisèle Pelicot’s tremendous message of hope and courage sweeps the world

Peace

5 months ago

Breakthrough

Why Gisèle Pelicot's quiet refusal to hide sparked a global reckoning on shame

Gisèle Pelicot chose a public trial to give voice to rape victims too ashamed to speak. Her decision transformed a French courtroom into a global symbol of courage.

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Rare Collaborations Between Robert Rauschenberg, Laurie Anderson, Trisha Brown, and More Return—Highlighting the Playful Side of the Avant-Garde

Arts

5 months ago

Three Legends Reunite: The Playful Masterpiece That Shaped Modern Dance Returns to Brooklyn

Trisha Brown's avant-garde masterpiece Set and Reset proves dance can be delightfully absurd. The 1983 collaboration between Brown, Laurie Anderson, and Robert Rauschenberg returns to BAM this weekend.

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9 dentist-approved foods that help fight cavities naturally

Health

5 months ago

Your grocery list just became your smile's best ally

Your diet is as crucial to dental health as your toothbrush. Cheese, leafy greens, and other foods actively strengthen enamel and fight cavity-causing bacteria—here are nine you should eat.

The aerophilic membrane that could unlock efficiency across industrial plants worldwide.

Tiny bubbles wreak havoc in nuclear plants, electronics, and biomanufacturing—clogging filters and disrupting reactions. MIT researchers just decoded how to stop them.

Cornwall taps 3,600-year-old heat source to power homes and extract lithium

Crumbling stone engine houses mark Cornwall's mining past—now a gleaming lithium extraction plant resurrects the region's resource-hungry legacy underground.

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The Story of Anandibai Joshi Becoming India’s First Woman Doctor

Education

5 months ago

Breakthrough

Anandi Joshi walked into medicine through grief, and changed India forever.

At just 21, Anandi Gopal Joshi shattered barriers to become India's first female doctor—defying societal stigma to earn her degree from Pennsylvania's Women's Medical College.

One dose, one session: how DMT unlocks relief for depression that wouldn't budge

One DMT dose paired with therapy reversed treatment-resistant depression for months, offering hope to millions who've failed standard antidepressants.

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Twisting Atoms Unlock a Powerful New Way To Control Electrons

Science

5 months ago

While quantum computing labs chase magnetic solutions, atomic vibrations just revealed a simpler path forward.

Atomic vibrations can now control electron orbits—a breakthrough that could revolutionize quantum computing and materials science.

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After Soccer Ball Slams into Seagull, Watch a Player Use CPR to Gently Revive it (WATCH)

Environment

5 months ago

The secret ingredient that brought a seagull back to life on a Turkish soccer pitch

A soccer ball struck a seagull mid-flight. What happened next: a player performed CPR to save its life.

Jellyfish galaxies existed far earlier than astronomers thought, reshaping what we know about the young universe.

Astronomers just spotted a jellyfish galaxy 8.5 billion light-years away—and it's rewriting what we thought we knew about the early universe.

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Innovation

5 months ago

Food makers rethink recipes as millions discover smaller portions satisfy them more.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) recently hosted a webinar to examine how expanding use of GLP-1 weight-loss medications is reshaping food consumption, nutrition priorities, and product innovation. The changes extend beyond appetite suppression, influencing consumer preferences and sensitiv...

Can vacuum-deposited perovskite finally solve solar's durability problem?

Scientists just cracked the code for mass-producing perovskite solar cells. A new vacuum-deposition technique dramatically improves crystal quality, bringing next-gen solar technology closer to real-world manufacturing.

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Mom Sobs as Son Picks Out First Pair of Jeans She’s Ever Worn After Impressive Weight Loss

Community

5 months ago

A son picks out her first pair of jeans.

Women chase the perfect body their entire lives—until the body positivity movement rewrites the rules. Democracy Clothing is here to help you feel good in your skin.

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This stunning 42-foot mural is made entirely out of recycled plastic bottle caps

Arts

5 months ago

Óscar Olivares transforms 100,000 bottle caps into a 42-foot mural that reimagines El Salvador's streets

El Salvador now hosts the world's largest mural—crafted entirely from recycled plastic bottle caps by Venezuelan artist Óscar Olivares and local recyclers.

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Letters to the future from journalism’s next generation

Education

5 months ago

What six young journalists discovered about surviving journalism's next chapter

Six journalists across three continents wrote letters to the future—not editors. What they revealed about their generation's climate anxiety is striking.

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Volunteer Group Documents Smithsonian Wall Text as Trump Administration Presses Cultural Review

Arts

5 months ago

Historians and volunteers preserve 50,000 museum labels for future generations

Historians are secretly archiving Smithsonian wall labels before the Trump administration rewrites American history in federal museums.

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Police Officer and Canine Companion Pull Off Amazing Dance Moves

Environment

5 months ago

Officer and K9 Kyra Find Their Rhythm Together

The Cocoa Police Department's new K9 officer Kyra brings more than crime-fighting skills—she's got serious dance moves that have her coworkers grooving.

Native American artists find a home at the New York Historical through a gift spanning a century of creation

The New York Historical will receive a transformative bequest of over 100 modern and contemporary works by Native American artists, spanning from early 20th-century potter Nampeyo to today's Jeffrey Gibson.

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Dobby, the rare kitten with 4 ears, is bringing attention to pets with disabilities

Environment

5 months ago

What one kitten's extra ears reveal about loving pets differently

A four-eared cat named Dobby went viral on Reddit, leaving skeptics wondering if AI had created him. He's real—and twice as good at ignoring you.

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Environment

5 months ago

Panama's golden frogs return home after 17 years

After 17 years extinct in the wild, Panama's brilliant golden frogs are hopping home. Conservationists are finally reintroducing the fluorescent amphibians to their native ecosystem.

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