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Scientists just rewrote a "dead end" in evolution.
Cavefish Typhlichthys styx proves subterranean species keep evolving, splitting into new forms. Underground aquifers are key to this ongoing speciation.
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From lab bench to flight test: Hybrid-electric planes gain certified power.
H55 delivered advanced battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada for RTX's hybrid-electric flight demonstrator. This key step propels the project into its integration and flight-testing phase.
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Scotland's new treasure: A tiny Roman brooch tells a big story of empire.
A "miniature masterpiece" reveals Rome's legacy in Caledonia. See it at an upcoming exhibition exploring the empire's impact on the Scottish Highlands.
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From mapless worry to clear paths: a guide for climate hope.
Drawdown co-author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson joins us! She discusses her new book, Climate Wayfinding, offering healing strategies for ourselves and our planet.
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Vermont's old copper mine now fuels 20,000 homes, inspiring a Noah Kahan lyric.
Noah Kahan's folk-pop hits are steeped in Strafford, Vermont. From small-town joys to seasonal depression, his songs paint vivid Northeastern scenes, including his new track "Haircut.
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Alaskan drivers pause traffic for a daring moose calf rescue.
Alaska: 175,000 moose roam. Real estate agent Bethany Mitchell, after 40+ years, thought she'd seen it all—until a baby moose needed her help on a recent trip.
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5,000 soccer fans just juggled their way to a world record for climate action.
On June 6, 511 soccer players in Miami Beach joined over 5,000 people across six countries to juggle a soccer ball in unison for 10 seconds, setting a new Guinness World Record.
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Environment
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Big Bear's famous eagle chicks, Sandy and Luna, reveal their true selves.
Humans announce baby's sex before birth. For bald eagles, it takes longer. Nine weeks later, Jackie and Shadow's 2026 chicks are likely a boy and a girl, announced Friends of Big Bear Valley.
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Tamarind seeds clean microplastics.
Microplastics infest our water, but three Indian teens found a shocking solution: tamarind seeds. They created Plastic, a magnetic powder from discarded imli that removes microplastics without electricity.
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From ancient sonnets to Gwangju's new art, a global gathering takes shape.
The 16th Gwangju Biennial, curated by "fast-rising" Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen, just unveiled its 40+ artist lineup for the Sept 5-Nov 15, 2026 exhibition in South Korea.
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Today's Hope-Up: The World Gets Smarter, Safer, and a Little Bit Wilder
From orbital airbags to a man who planted 650,000 trees, today's news highlights humanity's clever solutions and quiet tenacity. Plus, AI gets personal, and Taiwan finds its tallest tree.
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Queer voices are renewing the heart of Portuguese Fado.
Forget what you know about music. In 1820s Portuguese taverns, fado emerged: raw storytelling for sailors, bohemians, and courtesans. Its melodies, often melancholic, captured working-class life.
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Discover how New York City brightened Mondrian's final years.
MoMA unveils a new Piet Mondrian exhibition! Explore how New York's boogie-woogie scene influenced 30 of his paintings, created or finished during his final years in the city (1940-1944).
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3 wks ago
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Can solar flares reveal their secrets from across the galaxy?
Solar flares: the sun's most explosive events. Unraveling how these coronal blasts accelerate particles and heat plasma is key to understanding their intense, rapid energy release.
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Outside Delaney Hall: Children's songs rise where protest lines once stood.
Children's entertainer: ICE cruelty is "harming and traumatizing precious children." A new protest against ICE activities is underway at Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, NJ.
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Ships fuel up with floating hydrogen.
Shore power upgrades take 3-7 years. A UK company's floating hydrogen platform eliminates the wait, delivering instant port electrification without construction or grid overhauls.
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Could one simple ingredient unlock new health benefits in your kombucha?
Brewing kombucha? Your tea choice is everything. Green and oolong teas pack the most punch, drastically altering its chemistry, flavor, and antioxidant power.
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Six nations unite to anchor peace in the West Bank.
Six nations—UK, Australia, Canada, France, New Zealand, Norway—just sanctioned networks financing Hamas. They warn Israel: address the ground situation, or face further measures.
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Malawi's women farmers turn city buyers into village visitors
In southern Malawi, 60 women farmers are thriving. Their organic fruits and vegetables, grown alongside maize, are in high demand from buyers in nearby Blantyre, Malawi's commercial capital.
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3 wks ago
This wide tiny home feels like a spacious apartment.
Forget cramped tiny living. The 400-sq-ft Miami tiny house offers an extra-wide, single-floor layout, feeling more like a spacious apartment for two.
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The Surrealist game that still sparks unexpected art.
Unlock creativity like the Surrealists! This early 20th-century group used bizarre games, embracing chance and surprise, to tap into the unconscious and foster collaborative art.
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Japan's skies glow red.
Japan's unusually tall red auroras hint at solar storms far more powerful than scientists previously imagined.
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Prada cools astronauts on the Moon.
The devil wears Prada, and soon, so will astronauts heading to the moon. Axiom Space and Prada unveiled NASA's next-gen lunar spacesuit's innermost layer: the Liquid Cooling and Ventilation Garment (LCVG).
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Are festivals finally swapping headliners for nature walks?
Forget headliners! An Isle of Wight festival now champions beach cleans, wildlife walks, and community events, celebrating the island's UNESCO Biosphere Reserve status.
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The "impossible" dream of whole-body rejuvenation just entered the XPrize race.
Harvard's David Sinclair is testing an oral "reprogramming" drug, SL-100, on humans for a $101M XPrize. It uses chemicals to mimic embryonic genes, aiming to reset aging.
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Sumatra protects forests, empowers farmers.
In 2017, Sri Atmiatun traded oil palm labor for neglected coffee trees in Sumatra. Now 45, she transformed 3+ hectares of overgrown scrub into a thriving farm, walking the same uphill path daily.
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Meet the man who educated 20 villages from a cowshed.
Just two decades ago, Uttam Teron's life in Pamohi village, Assam, was aimless. He roamed freely until a pivotal moment: spotting children playing with mud and water.
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An orbital airbag shields Earth.
Solar storms threaten our satellites, comms, and power grids. A new planetary defense system could deploy hundreds of tons of gas in under two months, blunting these threats before they hit Earth.
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The discarded hockey stick that helped India's girls win bronze.
From villages and daily-wage homes, India's U-18 women's hockey team defied resource limitations. Their journey, fueled by dreams, culminates today.
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Did our ancestors master fire far earlier than we thought?
Fire defines us. It makes food safer, tastier, and digestible, while pushing back darkness, deterring predators, and keeping us warm.
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France's vote to strike the Code Noir rewrites a long-overdue chapter.
A slavery law, the Code Noir, remained on French books until 2026. King Louis XIV signed it in 1685, governing enslaved people. France's National Assembly finally annulled it 254-0.
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Sweden, once all-digital, now dials back phones in schools.
Sweden, a digital leader, is banning student mobile phones in schools this fall. The move signals a major shift in tech policy for the nation.
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Beyond the headlines: Britain's quiet $1.47 billion bet on AI's future.
The UK just committed £1.1 billion ($1.47B) to AI, unveiling a national supercomputer and funding homegrown chip development. It's a race for AI control.
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A son's promise to his mother transforms Maharashtra with 6.5 lakh new trees.
Grief usually fades, but for actor Sayaji Shinde, it became a forest. He promised his dying mother he'd plant 5,000 native trees in her memory—a promise that grew beyond imagination.
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Federal judge removes the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visas.
A federal judge just blocked the Trump administration's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. The fee aimed to protect American jobs from foreign workers.
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Kenya's forests just welcomed back three of the world's rarest antelopes.
Fewer than 100 mountain bongos remain in the wild. A new discovery reveals a crucial habitat for these critically endangered creatures, offering a glimmer of hope for their survival.
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From Post-it fibs to fashion triumphs: Romy and Michele return.
In 1997, Romy and Michele left LA for Tucson, ready to impress their high school reunion's "A-Group." They wore business suits, claimed to invent Post-it notes, but a mean girl exposed their lie.
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This 4.4mm robot delivers five surgical functions in one tiny package.
A surgical robot that moves, cuts, releases drugs, grips samples, and generates heat? Scientists just unveiled a 5-in-1 robot that fits on your fingertip!
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See how mom-shaped pillows rescue abandoned seal pups.
1,000 marine animals strand on Pacific Northwest coastlines annually. SR3, a Washington wildlife rescue, creatively rehabs abandoned pups.
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Milwaukee kids learn resilience from a dog and a bunny.
I sat around a table with a group of fourth graders learning to be mentors for younger students, and a girl looked at me and said, “Now whenever I am upset, I have Buddy and Snuggles in my head.” Buddy the dog and Snuggles the bunny are two of the five resilience habit animals that children at a Mil...
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