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What Webb found swirling in the clouds of a distant world.
Icy clouds shroud a distant Jupiter-like planet. JWST found water-ice, revealing these alien worlds are far more complex than imagined.
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Her story of survival made reproductive care safer for millions.
A near-fatal illegal abortion fueled Sharon Camp's life mission. She transformed reproductive medicine, driven by her own struggle to make it safer for all.
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What new brain science reveals about our teenage years.
Forget what you know about the teenage brain. New research challenges the long-held belief that adolescence is solely a period of neural "pruning.
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Sewage sludge, once a costly problem, now fuels our homes.
New method turns sewage sludge into renewable natural gas, cutting treatment costs. This pilot study produced 200% more gas than current practices, offering communities sustainable waste cleanup and energy.
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Two supermassive black holes, a mere 300 parsecs apart, prepare to merge.
Two quasars, merging galaxies, and a universe less than a billion years old. ALMA just confirmed this rare cosmic dance at redshift 5.7, system J2037–4537.
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This tiny house in Hungary fits a sauna and hot tub.
Don't let its 215 sq ft fool you. This tiny house packs big luxury, including a comfortable interior for two, plus a nearby sauna and hot tub.
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Black holes reveal their secrets.
Hidden supermassive black holes, millions to billions of times the Sun's mass, are now revealed by tidally destroyed stars in new simulations.
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Listen closely: Plants reveal their hidden voices.
Plants scream when stressed! Scientists found many emit faint ultrasonic clicks, a hidden world of distress signals.
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This video game could make choosing birth control a little easier.
Tired of boring waiting rooms? A new mobile game, "What's My Method?", aims to transform birth control decisions, making your next doctor's visit more engaging and informed.
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Arts
3 wks ago
Slash finally sets the record straight on "Sweet Child O' Mine's" iconic riff.
That spiky, exuberant guitar riff? It instantly sparks cheers across generations. By the time Axl Rose sings, you're already dancing and singing along.
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From quiet loss to compassionate care: A wildlife vet heals the healers.
A zoo crisis often starts subtly: treatment fails, a pregnancy stalls, or recovery falters. This technical, uncertain work leaves no room for error, shaping staff who face biology, timing, and hidden factors.
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Worcestershire unearths a forgotten Anglo-Saxon treasure, once hidden from Vikings.
Lucky metal detectorists in Bickmarsh, England, unearthed a rare hoard of early medieval Anglo-Saxon coins. Their find triggered an archaeological investigation, revealing a significant historical treasure.
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Health
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Imagine catching blood cancer years before it starts.
Uncover hidden patterns in chronic blood cancers. Long-term genetic tracking reveals how these diseases develop and progress, offering new insights.
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New research reveals a quiet cellular process fueling longer, healthier lives.
Unlock better health: UTSW research reveals how your body's metabolic shift after fasting could be the key.
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Sikkim's mythical "Uncle Tiger" steps into the camera's lens
For generations, villagers whispered of Ajotak, a tiger roaming Sikkim’s high-altitude forests like a guardian spirit.
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China's new system turns coal into power without burning it.
Coal power means pollution, right? Not anymore. A new method converts coal's chemical energy directly to electricity, ditching combustion and its carbon emissions entirely.
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Imagine New Mexico's forests growing back, one seedling at a time.
Hermit's Peak-Calf Canyon fire recovery is a nightmare. Residents await aid as floods contaminate water, and the burned forest desperately needs millions of trees—but seedlings are scarce.
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A crumbling asteroid just birthed a brand new meteor shower.
A meteor cluster reveals an asteroid disintegrating near the Sun. This uncovers hidden asteroids and explains how space objects break apart.
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Kenya's Sabastian Sawe runs a London Marathon in under two hours.
Kenya's Sebastian Sawe conquered the London Marathon men's race on Sunday, April 26, 2026, crossing the finish line first in a thrilling victory.
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How a twist of light helps tiny robots hunt bacteria.
Photon-driven nanorobots precisely steer, capture, and move bacteria. This breakthrough offers microbiologists unprecedented control and new tools for microscopic manipulation.
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How Sawe ran London's first sub-two-hour marathon.
Sabastian Sawe shatters the marathon world record, becoming the first man to run under two hours at 1:59:30! Ethiopia's Assefa defends her women's title.
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Environment
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Australia's eel farms prove aquaculture bloomed 6,600 years ago.
Indigenous Australians farmed eels for millennia at one of the world's oldest aquaculture sites. This discovery upends archaeological understanding of early populations.
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From the deep sea, a surprising food brightens the path to younger cells.
Scientists are investigating a unique biological compound. It may influence how your body and brain age, potentially unlocking secrets to longevity.
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Blood test predicts Alzheimer's years early.
A simple blood test for pTau217 can now detect Alzheimer's years before symptoms appear. Mass General Brigham researchers used long-term data to pinpoint the disease's earliest signs.
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A stray dog named Aloka now walks for peace in Sri Lanka.
Barefoot Buddhist monks promoting peace arrived in Sri Lanka, joined by an unlikely companion: Aloka, a former stray dog. Their "Walk for Peace" began in Texas, gaining global momentum.
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The cereal box toy, once gone, now returns.
Remember Saturday morning cartoons? Waking early for the best TV spot, a giant bowl of cereal, and those precious commercial breaks. Kids today will never know the struggle or the joy.
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NASCAR's new CEO pledges to revive the fun, turning a corner for fans.
Steve O'Donnell, NASCAR's new CEO, promises big changes. He's vowed to "make some moves" to return the racing series to its storied roots, starting at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Do electric SUVs still need gas stations?
BYD just launched pre-sales for its Great Tang EV at the Beijing Auto Show. This D-class SUV is a flagship electrification move, featuring BYD's 2nd-gen Blade battery and 1000V architecture for faster charging.
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Health
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Could Barry Manilow's NYC stroll signal a full return to the stage?
Barry Manilow is back! After a lung cancer diagnosis in December 2025 and subsequent surgery, the beloved singer-songwriter was spotted looking well in NYC on April 24, 2026.
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Scientists are quietly mapping a new layer deep within Earth's core.
Earth's core hides a secret. Scientists found signs of a hidden structure, challenging everything we thought we knew about our planet's interior.
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Did ancient ripples in space-time birth the universe's dark matter?
The Big Bang's spacetime ripples didn't just echo; they may have forged dark matter itself. Ancient gravitational waves could have transformed into the universe's mysterious missing mass.
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Archaeologists just tasted history: 2,000-year-old Roman bread surfaces in Switzerland.
Switzerland's Vindonissa heritage site just yielded a stunning find: the first Roman bread loaf ever discovered in the country. Unearthed at a nationally significant early military camp, this discovery rewrites history.
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Today's Hope-Up: Ancient Secrets, Modern Breakthroughs, and a Robot's Record-Breaking Run
From hidden pyramids to life-saving bacteria, scientists are uncovering lost wonders and forging new paths. Plus, a humanoid robot just broke a major running record. Dive into today's most hopeful stories.
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Witness Gaza's new voters embrace the ballot box.
In Deir el-Balah, Gaza, Salama Badwan and his family voted in municipal elections—the first since 2006. This morning marked a significant return to the polls.
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From daunting diagnosis to hopeful outlook: A common drug delivers unexpected strength against colon cancer.
A common medication may be taking on an unexpected role in cancer care.
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Discover which Dolly Parton songs she loves (and which she doesn't).
Dolly Parton, an icon with 50+ albums over seven decades, famously penned "Jolene" and "I Will Always Love You" in a single afternoon.
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Meet Earl Grey, the hybrid sea turtle rewriting conservation rules.
A rare hybrid sea turtle, Earl Grey, is recovering at the Georgia Sea Turtle Center. Born to a Kemp's ridley mother and Loggerhead father, this first-generation cross is a conservation marvel.
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Zero-field magnets transform electronics.
DTU researchers just unveiled a new magnetic material. It boasts a stable internal structure, minimal external field, and works above room temp—key for future electronics.
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After 60 years, a lost plant makes a quiet return to the forest.
A plant species, long presumed extinct, has been rediscovered after an unlikely chain of events.
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New insulin cells heal diabetes.
Breakthrough! A new stem cell method creates functional insulin cells, reversing diabetes in mice.
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