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NYC pets, get ready to celebrate! Mayor Mamdani's affordability agenda now includes you. On June 30, the administration and City Council agreed on the 2027 budget, extending benefits to furry friends.
The Rolling Stones' "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" defined the 60s. This iconic track became their first U.S. #1 in June 1965, cementing its place in rock history.
Don't let its 8m length fool you. The White Pine tiny house feels huge inside, thanks to its clever wide, open design. Enjoy a large living area, kitchen, and two easily accessed loft bedrooms.
One tiny genetic change could unleash a bat virus on humanity. Most outbreaks start when animal viruses jump to people, a suspected origin of COVID-19.
Kenya just launched its National Plastic Action Partnership (NPAP Kenya) in Mombasa, uniting with the World Economic Forum and UNDP. This critical move tackles the 14 million tons of plastic choking our oceans annually.
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Birds refuel with lactate! New research shows they use this "waste product" as a cellular fuel, rapidly recovering from impaired oxygen delivery.
Atlas the humanoid robot stunned FIFA World Cup fans, emerging from the tunnel at halftime to recreate iconic goal celebrations during the Norway vs. Brazil match.
Men's grooming: a strange middle ground. Too much, you're vain; too little, people notice. Most men stick to soap, a razor, and deodorant, but dermatologists say small, cheap additions make a real difference.
Boost your health! Many adults need more protein and exercise than current guidelines suggest, according to a new review.
Miami's City Labs is launching the world's first commercial nuclear-powered satellite. Solar panels fail in shadow or deep space, and batteries die. Nuclear power offers a solution.
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Gaza marine ecologist Mohammed Abu Daya studies critically endangered spinetail devil rays. Few scientists research these giants, even fewer from Gaza, a key part of their Mediterranean range.
Fired from NOAA last February, Rebecca Lindsey stewed—then worried. What would happen to Climate.gov, the public resource she'd spent 15 years building to explain climate change?
Clinging to a cliff on Robinson Crusoe Island, the last wild Dendroseris neriifolia fights for survival. Conservationists collected its seeds, hoping to prevent the extinction of this unique Chilean tree.
Endometriosis patients wait 9+ years for diagnosis. Soon, GPs can offer two new tests, potentially cutting those waits dramatically.
Scared by US crime headlines? Don't be. Millions at the 2026 FIFA World Cup discovered America's true hospitality, changing minds and proving the good far outweighs the bad.
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Millions flock to theme parks for thrills, but what happens when the ride stops? Eight students were trapped on Pleasure Pier's Iron Shark coaster for hours in May 2026, a terrifying malfunction.
Tokyo Metropolitan University Professor Kotohiro Nomura's team, collaborating with Osaka Research Institute and Associate Professor Hiroki Takeshita, made a breakthrough.
Think nuns are boring? Sister Patricia Elaine proves otherwise! Her hilarious social media content, like a "vow of poverty" fireworks show, reveals religious life is anything but dull.
Kathmandu, 1836: Brian Hodgson spotted a creature resembling a pangolin, but with distinct ears and more scales. Was this a new species, or just an anomaly?
Jonathan Anderson's latest Dior Haute Couture show at Musée Rodin channels sculptor Lynda Benglis. This marks his second couture collection for Dior, where he became creative director in 2025.
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Climate.gov is back! Former US government employees relaunched the climate data hub as Climate.us, restoring 15 years of vital information after the Trump administration shut it down in 2025.
Marlborough Gallery's former NYC home, once a pioneering mega-gallery, has a new owner. Gazelli Art House (London, Baku) bought the 545 West 25th Street space for $7.5 million.
French President Macron just made history, becoming the first Western European leader to visit Syria since Assad's 2024 overthrow. He's there for talks with President Ahmed al-Sharaa.
Fridamania is exploding! A new Frida Kahlo exhibition at London's Tate Modern pre-sold a record-breaking 41,000 tickets, proving global obsession with the iconic painter is at a fever pitch.
Deep-sea organisms reveal complex animal life, movement, and sexual reproduction began earlier than imagined.
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Blueberry-sized fruits? New fossils show angiosperms produced them millions of years earlier than thought, suggesting dinosaurs helped spread their seeds.
In Nigeria's serene Ulom village, a women's group meets in the king's palace. Their focus: river pollution, a critical part of saving the 100-square-kilometer Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary.
Wildlife corridors just got a huge boost! Utah, Virginia, Idaho, and Oregon passed legislation to fund new wildlife crossings, expanding crucial infrastructure for animals.
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A well-preserved Byzantine-era city, unearthed at Egypt's Dakhla Oasis, offers crucial insights into daily life when Egypt was part of the Byzantine Empire.
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A rare interstellar visitor, comet 3I/ATLAS, just gave astronomers an unprecedented look beyond our solar system. This frigid, dusty rock is only the third known interstellar object to pass Earth.
Northwestern Indiana is set for a $2.7 billion private investment boom. The Monon Corridor, a South Shore Line branch, is driving this economic surge.
Cousteau's "silent world" was wrong. The ocean teems with sound: snapping shrimp, singing whales, and countless vocalizing creatures. Life's first intentional sounds likely began in the sea.
DHS proposed a new public-private critical infrastructure collaboration system Tuesday. It replaces a framework eliminated by President Trump weeks after returning to office.
Your brain stores similar concepts from different languages in the same place. Watch a trilingual World Cup fan switch languages mid-sentence and you'll see this amazing ability in action.
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Shankar Tiwari once hunted birds for fun near Nepal's Chitwan National Park. A foreign guest transformed him into a bird lover, sparking a lifelong passion with the black-hooded oriole.
Reverend Ray Broshears founded the queer vigilante group the Lavender Panthers in 1973. Their impact is still felt today.
Water acts weird when squeezed! New research directly measured 2D water's vibrations for the first time, revealing unique behavior in spaces just one molecule thick.
Toxic lead cables, 100,000 pounds of them, lay like monsters on Lake Tahoe's bottom for decades. AT&T's abandoned lines leached contaminants, threatening an iconic lake.
Blue and fin whale sightings are surging off Southern Africa! A new study suggests these majestic mammals, nearly wiped out by 20th-century whaling, may finally be recovering.