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New research helps bees thrive on a surprising diet.
A flower's pollen looks like a feast for bees, but it often lacks vital nutrients. This nutritional gap can leave bees starving despite abundant food.
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Women protect snow leopards, together.
Spiti Valley's women brave treacherous cliffs to set camera traps for snow leopards. Their lifelong knowledge of the mountains and animal movements is unmatched, giving researchers vital access to elusive predators.
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Your brain gets a viral early warning system.
Your brain prepares for viral attacks *before* they happen. Imagine a mosquito bite: if it carries West Nile, your brain already has a defense plan in motion.
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Tiramisu the sea turtle just swam home, months after she couldn't even float.
A 3-year-old green sea turtle, rescued after a cold-stunning event on St. George Island, triumphantly returned to the ocean following months of care at Gulf Specimen Marine Lab.
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While you looked away, Spain reclaimed the top spot in global football.
Spain reclaims the top FIFA ranking, dethroning Argentina. Norway surged 12 spots to 19th after a quarterfinal run, while France holds steady at third.
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Embrace better sun protection: A new ingredient arrives after 20 years.
The FDA just approved bemotrizinol (BEMT), the first new sunscreen ingredient in 20 years! This breakthrough offers broader, longer-lasting protection, a game-changer for skin health.
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Scientists just unlocked a new future for tiny diamonds.
Diamond just got weirder. Researchers found an unexpected electrical response in ultrathin diamond membranes, challenging a century-old assumption about the material.
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Sony's superzoom camera returns.
Photographers want better than a phone, but not heavy lenses. Fixed-lens cameras are back! Sony's RX range, from compacts to the full-frame RX1R III, proves it. Now, Sony revives its superzoom bridge camera.
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From four legs to two: Young sauropods stood tall like giants.
These elephant-sized sauropods stood on two legs! Digital tests reveal their robust femurs handled enormous forces better than larger species, especially when young.
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Little Casiope, a koala joey, just received a new shot at a healthy life.
Australia's iconic koalas face a silent killer: chlamydia. This disease, causing infertility, blindness, and weakness, now threatens their survival in Queensland, NSW, and ACT, where they are endangered.
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Congo Basin communities reclaim their green corridor from new oil blocks.
Born in Goma, Pascal Mirindi, a Congolese activist, leveraged his nonviolent training with La LUCHA to fiercely protect the Congo Basin. Since 2024, he's been a leading voice against mineral, oil, and gas exploitation.
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Georgia's coastal towns protect residents from industrial pasts as waters rise.
Semona Holmes' Brunswick home boasts fruit trees, flowers, and a fish pond. But when rain or high tide hits, her street becomes a river, completely flooded.
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A one-in-70-million surprise for this family: identical quadruplets arrive.
Identical quadruplets, naturally conceived, have stunned parents and doctors in Australia. The hospital called the pregnancy an "immense surprise.
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Chrome downloads just got faster.
You're likely using Chrome right now—it dominates over two-thirds of the browser market. After two decades, it's the modern web's ideal browser: fast, clean, and feature-rich.
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From distress to hopeful care: A beloved eagle finds rescue.
Is internet-famous eagle mom Jackie okay? Millions who watch her nest 24/7 are worried after a bald eagle, likely Jackie, was rescued by LA County Parks. Her caretakers say she's in the "best place.
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A lost game from ancient China reclaims its board after 2,000 years.
2,000-year-old boards reveal an ancient chess-like game played by royals and commoners alike. This discovery rewrites the history of a beloved pastime.
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Beyond the controversies, what truly made this World Cup sparkle?
The 2026 World Cup was a chaotic spectacle. Visa woes, outrageous ticket prices, contested calls, and even calls from President Trump plagued FIFA's global showpiece.
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Germany's Darß peninsula reclaims its island charm, one vibrant front door at a time.
Step through history! Fischland-Darß-Zingst boasts 18th-century, brightly painted doors. These UNESCO World Heritage treasures await discovery, especially on Prerow's Front Doors Path.
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The quiet Cuban shift that saved a generation of sea turtles.
For most of the 20th century, Cuba's sea turtles were a commodity. Green turtles were harvested for meat, hawksbills for their shells. In the 1980s, legal fisheries landed 836 metric tons annually.
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A Vice President welcomes a new baby for the first time in 150 years.
It's a boy! Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance welcomed their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, on July 19, 2026. Both mom and baby are healthy, and the family is overjoyed.
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What did Buzz Aldrin eat for breakfast on the moon?
57 years ago, Neil Armstrong made history, becoming the first human to walk on the moon. He, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins journeyed aboard Apollo 11, a mission that launched July 16 and returned 8 days later.
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Vance family welcomes new baby.
History made! Vice President JD Vance and wife Usha welcome their fourth child, a baby boy. He's the first born to a sitting VP in over 150 years.
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Sea worm jaws reveal new material.
Sea worms sport metal-like jaws, hinting at an entirely new class of natural material. This discovery could revolutionize material science.
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Your fitness tracker might know you're expecting before you do.
My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did. Ravika is one of hundreds of women whose fitness trackers are revealing early pregnancy signs through their data.
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Tiny chips now help scientists understand our building blocks.
Harvard scientists built a silicon chip that writes DNA using electricity and water. This breakthrough points to a cleaner future for DNA manufacturing and biotechnology.
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Spain's Ferran Torres ignites a nation with World Cup victory
Ferran Torres' 106th-minute goal secured Spain's second World Cup title! They defeated 10-man Argentina 1-0 in extra time, 16 years after their last victory.
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Imagine the World Cup halftime show: a global concert is born.
Shakira, Burna Boy, and Jason Sudeikis ignite the 2026 World Cup Halftime Show! See them with performers at the Spain vs. Argentina final in New York/New Jersey.
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Dark August skies welcome 100 meteors an hour: Your guide to the Perseids.
Get ready for a celestial spectacle! The Perseid meteor shower will light up the night sky over the next five weeks, promising one of the year's most active displays.
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Xinjiang's new green hub rebalances China's chemical production
Middle East conflict strains supply chains. China counters by launching its first fully green ethylene production line in Xinjiang, adding 1.2M tons to PetroChina's annual capacity.
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Above Covent Garden's rooftops, a brick home blossoms with its own garden.
David Kohn Architects transformed a 19th-century Covent Garden warehouse. Their unexpected addition, Smart's Place, is a two-story home feeling like a freestanding house, despite being a rooftop extension.
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Can justice finally bloom, even 70 years after a massacre?
After decades, a court finally ordered reparations for victims' families of the 1956 "Operation Massacre." Men were kidnapped from a Buenos Aires home while listening to a boxing match.
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Belden Point: From Gold Panic to Island Oasis, a Gilded Age Echo
At City Island Avenue's end, a small seating area overlooks Long Island Sound, revealing Queens and Nassau County. Rotting pilings are the only hint of its past as a summer resort and amusement park.
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A 200-year-old light "trick" now unlocks new quantum tech.
A 200-year-old light experiment just unlocked a simple new way to create exotic light structures. This breakthrough could shape the future of computing and photonics.
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What a quantum heat engine could mean for computing's future.
A machine smaller than a grain of sand just turned heat into useful work near absolute zero. This breakthrough could power far more powerful quantum computers.
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Tobin Heath, a World Cup winner, sees the beautiful game evolving.
Tobin Heath: a two-time World Cup champion and Olympic gold medalist. She knows what it takes to win and defend football's biggest prizes.
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Imagine harvesting energy from a black hole.
Black hole mystery solved? Scientists recreated a famous black hole phenomenon in the lab using synthetic rotation, bringing a 50-year-old theory closer to reality.
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Homestay empowers Konkan village women.
He spent 30 years documenting nature, then left films behind for a village. Discover why this filmmaker traded the lens for rural life.
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Celebrate these five rescued from the sea, including a seven-year-old girl.
Clinging to a fish trap and debris, five survivors, including a 7-year-old girl, were rescued after three days stranded at sea off the Indonesian coast when their boat sank south of Sulawesi.
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One 125-year-old mango tree now blooms with 350 distinct varieties.
One tree, 350 mango varieties. Kalimullah Khan spent decades perfecting grafting, preserving India's surprising mango diversity.
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The Notre Dame legend who rewrote the playbook for inspiration.
Win one for George?" No. "Win one for the Gipper?" That's the rallying cry that inspires peak performance when your back's against the wall. Legendary coach Knute Rockne knew how to ignite that fire.
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