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Researchers at LMU have uncovered how ribosomes, the cell’s protein builders, also act as early warning sensors when something goes wrong inside a cell. When protein production is disrupted, and ribosomes begin to collide, a molecule called ZAK detects the pileup and switches on protective stress...
You probably know what it means to hit the hay, tie the knot or buy a lemon. Maybe you’ve already killed two birds with one stone today, so effortlessly that it was a piece of cake. But to a non-English speaker, using these phrases would probably make you sound crazy … or should I say gone crackers?...
Imagine floating towers teeming with lush greenery that look out over clean waterways overflowing with wildlife. As you glance down, you realize pedestrians outnumber cars — which fly on renewable energy — and people mill about in community gardens and meeting spaces as plants and solar panels alike...
If there’s one thing we love about Kylie Kelce, it’s that she doesn’t hold back. True to the title of her Not Gonna Lie podcast, Kylie will tell it like it is, no matter what. She’s the queen of the fresh take and has given listeners a lot of laughs with her parenting, marriage, and lifestyle conten...
Shannon Nelson, better known by her online alias Pinky Nel, describes herself as a “Boomer grandma with an edge.” She also notes in her online bio that she's “big on family, friends, dogs and golf.” She makes a lot of content wherein nothing is off the table: ex-relationships, private parts, grandki...
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__________________________Thai Space Expo October 16-18, 2025 ___Bangkok, Thailand It’s a scorching October day in Bangkok and I’m wandering through the exhibits at the Thai Space Expo, held in one of the city’s busiest shopping malls, when I do a double take. Amid the flashy space sui...
Princeton researchers found that a primate’s prefrontal cortex reuses modular “cognitive Legos” to solve related tasks, giving biological brains a flexibility that AI still lacks. The insight could help improve AI systems so they retain old skills while learning new ones. Credit: Adapted by Dan Vaha...
In the Stone Age, Neolithic folks used willow branches and mud to build roundhouses for their families. Jump forward several thousand years and European farmers were fashioning panels of stitched willow, called hurdles, to fence their farms or screen their gardens. Meanwhile, Native Americans constr...
Banana peels can be transformed into eco-friendly biofertilizers that often outperform synthetic fertilizers, boosting plant growth and health. This research highlights the potential of agricultural waste to support sustainable farming practices and reduce reliance on harmful inputs.
Home ARTnews News December 12, 2025 11:01am Several race cars at the the Salon Privé Concours 2024 at Blenheim Palace. The palace frequently plays hosts to major events in the UK. Getty Images Conservators currently at work restoring paintings in Blenheim Palace said they found the names of 11 peopl...
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A US aerospace manufacturer and launch provider has successfully finished final qualification testing of the Hungry Hippo fairing, which will sit atop its partially reusable Neutron launch vehicle. California-based Rocket Lab recently announced that the captive fairing system has completed an intens...
Firefly Aerospace s lunar lander Blue Ghost will feature a LightPort wireless power receiver for future missions. The lander is bound for the far side of the moon, meaning the power device could help illuminate the region during nights. Ultimately, the system could help power future lunar bases, mak...
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Self-fertilizing crops are now a step closer to reality: researchers have developed a type of wheat that’s able to capture more nitrogen from the air and transform it into nutrients. Their plants grew larger and stronger under low-nitrogen conditions than conventional wheat. The discovery brings tog...
View image in fullscreenA homeowner in Altadena, California, US got a surprise when he found a large bear had made itself comfortable in the crawlspace of his home. Ken Johnson said he installed a camera after he noticed some things out of place. The bear has been living there for two weeks: “We cal...
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China just switched on what may be the world s largest distributed AI supercomputer, and it spans more than 1,243 miles. The country has activated a massive, nationwide optical network that links far-flung data centers so efficiently they can work almost as a single giant computer, according to Scie...
Whether you live in "Tinseltown," Hollywood, or La Ville Lumière (the city of light), Paris, locals have customs and slang that demonstrate they belong. Finding a sense of community is important to a person's general health. Using unique ways to express togetherness through gestures or local sayings...
It's improbable that a teenager could win public office in the United States, let alone do so by besting an opponent he once called his teacher. But Cameran Drew, a pro-business liberal from Surry, Virginia, did just that on November 4 when he defeated conservative Kenneth Bell, 44, a civics teacher...
The first meeting of the Immigration Justice Committee, one of 17 groups the mayor-elect has assembled to advise on his transition to City Hall, is expected to take place at the end of this week. It will work “to develop the best path forward for upholding and strengthening our sanctuary policies,” ...
Nearly 70 million years ago, mosasaurs were the stuff of nightmares. Multiple species of the apex marine reptiles lived during the Late Cretaceous, often growing anywhere from 30 to 40 feet-long. But as dangerous as the ancient, great white shark-sized were for their prehistoric ocean prey, paleonto...
