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When toddlers melt down and teens snap back, it’s natural for us to have emotions. Some parents feel overwhelmed or out of control. Others try to push their emotions away. Emotions, after all, can be quite painful. Whether it’s joy, fear, rage, or anxiety, emotions affect parents every day. How we m...
2 min readHow Small Is Too Small? Volunteers Help NASA Test Lake Monitoring From Space Jen Oden, Snohomish County Water Quality Specialist, and Megan Lane, LOCSS team member, report a lake height measurement at Flowing Lake, Snohomish County, Washington. Visit locss.org to contact the team or to get...
A mouse study reveals that losing a small but critical segment of myelin can disrupt how the brain encodes and transmits information. Nerve cells are wrapped in a protective coating called (myelin), which enables electrical signals to travel rapidly through the brain. Scientists have long known t...
A review of research to date finds that vegan and vegetarian diets can support healthy growth in children, but may pose a risk of nutrient deficiencies if key nutrients are not adequately obtained. A major new meta-analysis finds that vegetarian and vegan diets can support healthy growth in child...
A newly developed AI can predict which diseases specific genetic mutations are likely to cause, not just whether they are harmful. The breakthrough could speed up diagnoses and open new paths for personalized treatment....
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As reported by the Guardian on December 14, one of the world’s most famous hominin fossils may be a previously unidentified species of human ancestor. Nicknamed “Little Foot,” the skeleton was discovered between 1994 and 1998 in the Sterkfontein cave system in South Africa. It is the most complete s...
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) officially went into service above the Red Planet in November 2006. The spacecraft has since spent nearly 20 years circling Earth’s closest neighbor, studying its geology and identifying icy evidence of a once watery world. After already sending back more tha...
Restoration in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest is finding success on private lands, according to a newly published study. Researchers evaluated the Atlantic Forest Restoration Pact, a collaborative initiative launched in 2009 to accelerate reforestation, and found a 20% increase in vegetation cover on stud...
Among the tricky carnivorous plants, great white shark-killing orca whales, and other remarkable flora and fauna that call South Africa home is a remarkable group of “living rocks.” Called microbialites, these communities are similar to coral reefs and are built up by microbes. These tiny living org...
Sweden has made great progress on its long-standing renewable energy waste issue after recently launching a car park constructed using wind turbine blades. Located in Lund’s fast-growing Brunnshög district, the new Niels Bohr car park is said to be the first facility of its kind in Europe to incorpo...
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The first planet ever found orbiting another star was detected in 1995, and it belonged to a class now known as a “hot Jupiter.” These exoplanets are comparable in mass to Jupiter but circle their stars in just a few days. Scientists now believe that hot Jupiters originally formed far from their sta...
Hong Kong has typically sent a single artist to represent the special administrative region at the Venice Biennale, but in 2026, artists Angel Hui and Kingsley Ng, both Hong Kong natives who live in the city, will jointly take up the mantle. The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) and the Hong Kong Arts...
2 hours agoLaura GozziFootage supplied by the team of scientists show the scale of the footprints and a recreation of how they were formedThousands of dinosaur footprints dating back 210 million years have been found in a national park in northern Italy.The footprints - some of which are up to......
Generation Jones, the microgeneration between Baby Boomers and Gen Xers, were born between 1954 and 1964. Christmas in the 1960s and 1970s for Generation Jones was filled with smells, sounds, and treats that made the season bright. From shiny tinsel trees, cardboard fireplaces, and iconic festive TV...
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Believed to be malevolent to people, goblins are usually not the characters one roots for. That’s why their name is often used to describe other creatures being naughty, too; that (goblin) cat stealing the spaghetti you made for dinner, for instance. This is just one example of ‘Animals Going Goblin...
Cells may generate their own electrical signals through microscopic membrane motions. Researchers show that active molecular processes can create voltage spikes similar to those used by neurons. These signals could help drive ion transport and explain key biological functions. The work may also guid...
KANCHANABURI, Thailand — Following the path of the tiger isn’t easy. Yet the three rangers, clad in camouflage, move lithely through the steep bamboo thicket, tracking the muddy hoofprints of a sambar deer. Out of the snagging vines, they emerge on a forested ridgeline overlooking a landscape that s...
Why is it that some people just have “It” and are highly charismatic? Is it genetic? Is it their looks? Is it their ability to be totally present with others? Is it their confidence? Is it an incredible bundle of every positive personality type imaginable, with a sprinkle of energy and talent? Peopl...
Across many parts of Africa’s Atlantic coastline, the sea is advancing several metres inland each year, destroying homes, infrastructure, farmland and heritage sites. Many coastal communities have already been erased from the map. Several factors combine to explain the threatening loss of land along...
