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A distant neutron star unexpectedly reawakened, unleashing a powerful X-ray surge that may reveal how the universe’s most extreme stars feed....
Rob Reiner’s death shocked and saddened many who loved him, including Kevin Bacon. Instead of typing words on a screen, Kevin chose a very vulnerable way to pay tribute to Rob. He tearfully expressed his gratitude to Rob for giving him his “job” in A Few Good Men. “Sometime in the 90s, I guess it wa...
The microbots have tiny computers, sensors, and actuators. They can sense temperature and swim autonomously. The robots, each the size of a single cell, casually turn circles in a bath of water. Suddenly, their sensors detect a change: Parts of the bath are heating up. The microrobots halt their twi...
Analysis of 309 strains suggests that the genus Escovopsis originated about 56.9 million years ago, but did not begin interacting with modern mutualistic ants until roughly 38 million years ago—challenging the idea that these groups arose simultaneously. A group of fungi once thought to be harmfu...
Tapping into electric vehicle (EV) batteries as a source of household power could save car owners thousands of dollars and slash carbon dioxide emissions, according to a new study. The study is the first large-scale yet detailed analysis of so-called vehicle-to-home (V2H) charging, an approach that ...
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Sinead Breslin in her Somerset studio. DAVID MUIRY Knocking back fine wine, fermented potato brioche, and smoked eel in a Michelin-starred restaurant is not a traditional West Country endeavor. Nor is wandering around a mega-gallery. But I was recently ...
Government says it received distress calls, as daughter of ex-president Jacob Zuma accused of luring men to frontline South Africa’s government is in talks with Russia to bring home 17 South African men fighting for Russia in Ukraine, after the men were allegedly tricked on to the frontlines of the ...
3 hours agoDominic Hughes and Catherine SnowdonBBC NewsGetty ImagesPeople needing urgent dental treatment and patients requiring complex care will be prioritised under government plans to improve access to NHS dentists in England. The proposals could mean a saving of £225 for patients requiring......
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Models that “think” through problems step by step before providing an answer use considerably more power than older models. It s not news to anyone that there are concerns about AI’s rising energy bill. But a new analysis shows the latest reasoning models are substantially more energy intensive than...
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Toxic metals are seeping into northern waterways at a faster pace as climate change alters soils and drainage patterns. In Finland, researchers now say an unlikely ally may help slow that flow. A common moss, backed by microscopic partners living inside it, has shown a rare ability to pull metals fr...
Harvard students Sam Lyczkowski (from left), Xiaotian (Alice) Wang, and Lexi Williams interview a research participant during a trip to Cameroon.Photos courtesy of Kathryn Franich Arts & Culture At a loss for words Displacement and forced migration trigger alarm about language attrition in Cameroon ...
More than 20 years ago, in 2003, Katie O’Connor planned a wedding while working as a 3rd grade teacher at Avery Elementary School in Webster Groves, Missouri. She became Mrs. French after marrying Roger French. Several of her students attended her wedding, which made a profound impact on one student...
Arts & Culture O say can you sing? Damla Yesil (left), Bekuochukwu Uzo-Menkiti, Zeb Jewell-Alibhai, and Grace Hur.Photos by Niles Singer/Harvard Staff, Photo courtesy of Zeb Jewell-Alibhai, Photo courtesy of Damla Yesil, Photo illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Eileen O’Grady Harvard Staff W...
A recent study provides the first detailed map of Cambodia’s coastal seafloor habitats and finds that simple, low-cost anti-trawling structures are helping seagrass meadows recover and support small-scale fishers in the Kep Marine Fisheries Management Area in the Gulf of Thailand. The study was publ...
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Is there anything better than stepping into a dimly lit hole-in-the-wall bar and finding out it’s karaoke night? We think not. There’s something so fantastically fun about pretending to be your favorite artist as you belt out their songs. Now, some of us are much better singers than others. Of cours...
Researchers at the newly discovered site reported finding more than one hundred vertebrate fossils per square meter, making it one of the densest fossil deposits known. The Hațeg Basin in Transylvania has long attracted global attention for its dinosaur fossils, which have been recovered from doz...
December 15, 2025 – Legislators in the House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that will allow public schools to serve both whole milk and non-dairy milks to students. The Senate already passed the Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act on Nov. 21, and President Donald Trump is expected to sign it. P...
An entomologist at Anglia Ruskin University has discovered seven new species of leafhopper. A researcher at Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) in Cambridge, England has identified seven previously unknown species of a frog-like insect. The newly described insects are leafhoppers belonging to the g...
A global research team co-led by VCU expert Kenneth Kendler has produced the most comprehensive genetic map so far, identifying five families of disorders that show a high degree of overlap. An international team of scientists is offering new insight into why people are so often affected by more...
