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San Francisco-based pharmaceutical company OKAVA is investigating an implant that slowly releases a GLP-1 medication for up to six months :focal(2600x1969:2601x1970)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/26/59/2659f...
Africa's Wildlife Has Lost a Third of Its 'Ecological Power,' Study Says A recent study has quantified the impact of biodiversity and abundance losses on ecological functions in Africa by tracking the energy flows within ecosystems. The findings ...
Asexual Parasitic Plants Break Biology's Rules Photosynthesis is a staple of biology, with plants using the sun and water to produce their own food. However, not all of the over 300,000 known plant species are food-producing powerhouses that repr...
The Federal Government of Nigeria has suddenly reversed its 2022 National Language Policy that mandated the use of Indigenous languages as the medium of instruction for the first six years of schooling. The government has now re-introduced English as...
Lisa Su '90, SM '91, PhD '94 to Deliver MIT's 2026 Commencement Address Lisa Su, a leading executive in the semiconductor industry and head of the company Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), will deliver the address at the OneMIT Commencement Ceremony ...
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Biscotti: From Ancient Navies to Modern Treats Step into an Italian restaurant in the U.S. today, and you'll likely find "biscotti" on the menu - crunchy, log-shaped cookies typically served with a glass of sweet wine or cappuccino. But these cri...
Taking inspiration from anchovies and herrings, researchers have made a new filter that could keep microplastics from entering waterways and oceans. The filter, with a design based on the gill systems in these fish, traps a record high 99% of tiny m...
The return of gray wolves (Canis lupus) to California after nearly a century has presented new challenges for the state's ranching community. In 2011, a lone wolf named OR-7 crossed the border from Oregon, becoming the first wolf to set foot in Cal...
In early 2024, environmental anthropologist Michael Fedoroff trekked to Tuckabum Creek in York County, Alabama to help plant 300 stalks of rivercane, a bamboo plant native to North America, on an eroded, degraded strip of wetland. Despite heavy rains...
The Era of the New York City MetroCard Is Almost Over As the Metropolitan Transit Authority moves to a contactless, tap-and-go payment system, "FAREwell, MetroCard" allows visitors to learn more about the history of the long-running fare card. ...
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Gagosian to Stage Survey of Jasper Johns's Crosshatch Paintings in New York Half a century after Jasper Johns first unveiled his crosshatched paintings at Leo Castelli Gallery, the series is returning to center stage. On January 22, 2026, Gagosia...
Another major scientific warning about the planet's accelerating decline landed this week, and once again, the numbers are sobering. Released at the U.N. Environment Assembly in Nairobi, the seventh Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) depicts a world ...
Tiny Pencil Tip-Sized Toadlet Discovered in Brazil Researchers have discovered a new species of pumpkin toadlet in the damp, shadowy leaf litter of Brazil's Atlantic Forest. The dazzlingly bright orange creature, named Brachycephalus lulai, is ...
When we talk about Kashmir, our minds instinctively drift to snow-draped mountains, blurred headlines, and the unending hum of conflict. But beneath that familiar narrative lies another Kashmir, one that beats with rhythm, sweat, passion, and an emot...
Corridors, not Culls, Offer Solution to Southern Africa's Growing Elephant Population A young bull elephant known as Z16, collared in Zambia two years ago, has walked nearly 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) across four countries and six national p...
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Using Cosmic Dust to Trace Ancient Ice Patterns Scientists have long known that small particles from space settle onto Earth at a steady rate and accumulate in ocean sediments. A recently published study in Science reports that examining where...
NYC Council Overrides Mayor's Veto of Bill Capping Rents for Voucher Holders The New York City Council last week overrode Mayor Eric Adams' veto of a bill that would cap rent contributions for households receiving city rental assistance. The legi...
The "Sixth Mass Extinction" Might Be a Myth, New Evidence Shows Rethinking the Idea of a Modern Mass Extinction For years, several scientific reports have suggested that Earth may be entering another mass extinction event. These predictions ...
Richard Pryor's Profound Debate on Life with an 85-Year-Old Woman In 1978, the late comedian and actor Richard Pryor appeared as a guest on the Johnny Carson show. After his interview, Pryor spent nearly twenty minutes engaging in a thought-provo...
Nature can be captivating, awe-inspiring, and downright metal. It can also be hilarious. Case in point: The Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards, a delightful dive into the silliness of the animal kingdom. The preeminent wildlife photography competition for...
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Using AI and Abstract Paintings, WangShui Is on a Journey to Understand Love Artists who work with technology are often seen as tech-savvy geeks, but WangShui positions themself as more of a romantic hermit. "To me, being an artist is a spiritual...
What Kept India Scrolling in 2025? Instagram's Year-in-Review is here! 2025 was a year full of big and unpredictable moments. It featured a multitude of events that sparked long conversations, with each new event often overshadowing the previous ...
Chris Grinter's Life Surrounded by Insects As the senior collection manager of entomology at the California Academy of Sciences, Chris Grinter oversees one of the world's major insect archives. He preserves everything from the smallest moths to t...
OSLO, Norway — Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months on Thursday after a daring escape from her homeland. She emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital and waved to an emotional cr...
Humans Rank Among Leading Monogamous Mammals, Study Finds Humans are playing in the premier league of monogamous mammals, according to a new ranking of animals by their reproductive habits. The study from the University of Cambridge found that hu...
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Cosmic Proof: Black Hole Wobble Backs Century-Old Einstein Theory Scientists observing a dramatic cosmic outburst have confirmed a prediction first explored in Albert Einstein's work on relativity more than a century ago. A global team detected t...
Rescue Dog Shares Unbelievable Excitement Zooming in the Yard of New Forever Home For pet owners, there's nothing more satisfying than bringing your new family member home and watching them get excited to be there. This can be particularly true f...
EU Greenlights 100 Hydrogen Projects in Major Energy Transformation Plan In a sweeping move to modernize its energy infrastructure and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, the European Union has approved 100 cross-border hydrogen and electrolyzer ini...
New results show that a virtual diet and exercise program is a feasible strategy for minimizing chemotherapy side effects and increasing treatment retention. Cancer treatment can come with a range of severe side effects. During lymphoma treatment, s...
When Ayush Jain saw his name in the UPSC Civil Services 2024 final list, he was flooded with happiness and relief. After four years of relentless effort, near-misses, and tough self-reflection, he had finally cracked one of India's toughest exams, se...
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Why Self-Appraisals May Not Be the Best Way to Judge Job Performance Companies often rely on annual employee reviews to determine promotions, raises, and layoffs. However, research has shown this process can be influenced by factors beyond job pe...
Wolfbox Offers Up to 30% Off on Auto Accessories Wolfbox, a leading provider of automotive accessories, has announced a sale offering up to 30% off on a variety of products. This is an excellent opportunity for drivers to stock up on essential ge...
NASA and its partners have supported humans continuously living and working in space since November 2000. After 25 years of habitation, the International Space Station continues to be a proving ground for technology that powers NASA's Artemis campaig...
People who tend to put things off, even things they really want to do or achieve, are often plagued with a host of unhelpful thought patterns. "Once this happens, then I'll start..." "When I become more XYZ, then I'll really lock in..." "If only this...
China's Massive Distributed Computing Network China has activated the world's largest distributed AI computing network, known as the Future Network Test Facility (FNTF). This 1,243-mile-wide system links data centers across 40 cities using high-s...
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Age is nothing but a number, yet as we get older, some of us feel as if we can't compete with our younger counterparts. Whether it's in love, career, or beauty, some worry that age makes them inferior. This can be particularly true in Hollywood, wher...
Scientists Discover Three New Toad Species That Give Birth to Tiny 'Toadlets' Toads can lay between 2,000 and 20,000 eggs in a season, but only one in 50 will typically survive the leap from egg to tadpole to adulthood. "They lay those eggs, and ...
When Jackson Farmer was in kindergarten at Red Cross Elementary School in Glasgow, Kentucky, one of his teachers, Scott Johnson, noticed that he would often come to school wearing a rubber hand. Farmer was born without a right hand, and the rubber de...
Tom Jung's 1977 'Star Wars' Painting Fetches $3.9 M., Breaking Auction Record for the Franchise At a Heritage Auctions sale of Hollywood memorabilia in Dallas on Wednesday, a Star Wars painting sold for $3.88 million, breaking the record for an o...
A Microsecond Freeze Reveals a New Ice Phase The Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) has recorded water repeatedly freezing and melting at pressures above 2 gigapascals (2 GPa) while still at room temperature. These rapid cy...