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Indonesia’s environmental challenges can feel overwhelming when taken as a whole. A country said to contain more than 17,000 islands, it holds the world’s third-largest tropical rainforest and a resource economy that has reshaped much of that landscape. For many Indonesians, modern development is ex...
There are some people in life you may not like all that much, but it's in your best interest to enjoy their company. It could be the brother-in-law who loves to antagonize you, a coworker who gets on your last nerve, or the parents of your child's BFF whom you can't ever seem to get on the same page...
Researchers discovered a hidden molecular “switch” that herpes viruses rely on to invade cells. By combining AI, simulations, and lab experiments, they identified and altered a single amino acid that shut down viral entry. What once might have taken years was achieved far faster using computational ...
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has named nine MIT affiliates as members of the 2025 class of NAI Fellows. They include Ahmad Bahai, an MIT professor of the practice in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), and Kripa K. Varanasi, MIT professor in the Departmen...
Consciousness evolved in stages, starting with basic survival responses like pain and alarm, then expanding into focused awareness and self-reflection. These layers help organisms avoid danger, learn from the environment, and coordinate socially. Surprisingly, birds show many of these same traits, f...
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When the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship launched its first race through Beijing’s Olympic Park in 2014, the idea of all-electric motorsport still bordered on experimental. Batteries couldn’t yet last a full race, and drivers had to switch cars mid-competition. Just over a decade later, Formula...
The Mattress Factory, a contemporary art museum and residency program in Pittsburgh, has named Anthony Elms as its artistic director, beginning next February. At the Mattress Factory, Elms will oversee the institution’s entire artistic programming, from its exhibitions and commissions to its residen...
Carbon doesn t just vanish into the ground; it gets chemically captured. Scientists have long known that iron-rich soils quietly lock away vast amounts of carbon, keeping it out of the atmosphere for decades or even centuries. What remained unclear was how these minerals manage to hold on so tightly...
I went from selling flats in Paris to being alone in a cabin in Guinea looking after primates. It changed my life, but one relationship marked me like no other In 2022, I had a job at an estate agents in Paris selling ridiculously expensive flats, and decided I needed to do something more meaningful...
RHS predicts big shift in gardening habits as green-fingered Britons adapt to climate breakdown Bouquets of cut flowers will be swapped for tabletop vegetable plants next year, the Royal Horticultural Society has said, as the UK charity announces its top plant trend predictions for 2026. Mini-plante...
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The previous informal record had been set during an event in Vancouver last year, which brought together 1,685 goldens...
A new theory proposes that the universe’s fundamental forces and particle properties may arise from the geometry of hidden extra dimensions. These dimensions could twist and evolve over time, forming stable structures that generate mass and symmetry breaking on their own. The approach may even expla...
Parents and people who support parents and families recognize that while parenting has its highs, stress among parents is also ubiquitous. They are seeking ideas and tips to help parents navigate the lows, and strategies for nurturing their well-being. Our favorite parenting books of 2025 provide sc...
In the mobile game “Hay Day,” players can build farms and barns, fish, and raise crops — similar to cozy games like “Stardew Valley” and “Animal Crossing.” And from December 15 through December 24, users can also find and pet (or rather, tap) virtual huskies and Alaskan Malamutes to support real-wor...
Conditions can get rough in the micro- and nanoworld. For example, to ensure that nutrients can still be optimally transported within cells, the minuscule transporters involved need to respond to the fluctuating environment. Physicists at Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Tel Aviv Unive...
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Over the centuries, the island of Ireland has produced a great number of luminaries and inventors worthy of memorializing. It may then come as a shock, or at least a puzzling glance, to see the image of the rebel Che Guevara emblazoned on a wall in Kilkee ,a small coastal retreat on the county's Wes...
A well-placed window can brighten a room with natural light and offer scenic views of the outside world. They’re also massively inefficient. Buildings consume around 40 percent of society’s energy production, and much of that energy is wasted due to poor insulation in the winter and too much heat re...
Mangystau region is situated on the east side of Kazakhstan facing on the Caspian Sea. It is an desolate and forgotten land where the landscape speaks of an ancient ocean, wherein the steppe is interrupted by sudden earth depressions in which one can find dreamiest rock erosions and salt lakes. In t...
Adults with ADHD who understand and apply their personal strengths experience better well-being and fewer mental health difficulties....
Public trust in AI chatbot therapists has surged, according to a new Curtin University study, leading to the redevelopment of a safer, well-being chatbot called Monti. The research is now guiding the redevelopment of Curtin's next generation of well-being chatbot, Monti, co-designed with consumers to promote safe, r...
