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The year 2025 saw several solo exhibitions by well-known Black artists, including Kerry James Marshall, Amy Sherald, Rashid Johnson, Jack Whitten, Lorna Simpson, and Elizabeth Catlett. Following his exhibition at the Royal Academy in London, Marshall is now lauded as one of America’s most important ...
Researchers have created a fully relativistic model showing that gravitational waves might carry hidden clues about dark matter near massive black holes. New research from scientists at the University of Amsterdam outlines how gravitational waves produced by black holes could offer a way to detec...
A remarkably clean gravitational-wave detection has confirmed long-standing predictions about black holes, including Hawking’s area theorem and Einstein’s ringdown behavior. The findings also provide the strongest support yet that real black holes follow the Kerr model....
Article Summary• Indigenous communities have tended and used elderberries as a sacred plant and medicine for centuries. Elderberries are traditionally shared within tribal communities, not commercialized. • Elderberries grow throughout the U.S., but most are imported from Germany and Austria. Demand...
In November 2023, naturalist Gim Siew Tan chanced upon an unusual plant with whitish-peach flowers growing near the buttress of a tree at a popular picnic site in Hulu Langat Forest Reserve in Selangor, Malaysia. Researchers subsequently collected and analyzed specimens of the plant and found that i...
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Researchers discovered that a tiny structural feature of the enzyme GPX4 helps keep neurons safe. A rare mutation removes this protection, allowing harmful molecules to damage cell membranes and trigger early dementia. Mouse and cell studies showed changes resembling Alzheimer’s. Early tests to slow...
Founder s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. People often say that good journalism requires a 30,000-foot view. I’ve found the opposite to be true. The stories that move the world rarely start in boardrooms or at ...
A never-before-seen blast from a supermassive black hole was spotted by two sophisticated X-ray space telescopes. This giant black hole about 130 million light-years away from Earth whipped up powerful winds, flinging material out into space at 37,282 miles per second. This particular supermassive b...
Pregnancy loss is a subject that many women don’t want to talk about. The excitement they feel about bringing a new baby into the world and all their dreams come crashing down with insurmountable grief. Some brave souls choose to share their journeys to offer support to other moms and let them know ...
New stem cell treatment shows promise for reversing vision loss in macular degeneration patients. In a clinical trial, researchers successfully tested a stem cell-based treatment that could potentially restore central vision in patients with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration.
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The Soyuz MS-27 spacecraft is seen as it lands in a remote area near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, with Expedition 73 NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, and Alexey Zubritsky aboard, Dec. 9, 2025.NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returned to Earth on Tu...
It's estimated that only about 220,000 Holocaust survivors are still living. It's a number that's dwindling fast, rapidly accelerating every year. Sadly, in the coming years that number will eventually make its way to zero. When that day comes, it will be quite a loss for humanity. The stories and v...
The holiday season can be a difficult time of year. According to the American Psychological Association, 89% of people say this joyful time of year also brings major stress. It's safe to say that with all the running around, most of us are persevering through the end of the year. Getting through the...
When Prince Harry and Meghan Markle officially stepped back from their royal duties in 2020, it marked the beginning of a significant rift within the family. Shortly before the move, Meghan and Harry welcomed their son, Prince Archie, in May 2019. Their daughter, Princess Lilibet, was born in June 2...
Forget every notion you have about national parks. We are not trekking on dusty trails or climbing ancient granite cliffs. We are going to a place where the very earth is an illusion, a magnificent trick of nature. Welcome to Keibul Lamjao, the world’s only floating national park. This isn’t just a ...
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Fish were discovered to make sounds more than 2,000 years ago, but they have gone largely unheard by humans. While a typical, bustling coral reef may be home to dozens of fish species, until recently, identifying specific species’ sounds was practically impossible. Previous methods of studying fish ...
Celebrating the strength and creativity of Myanmar’s women in exile through musicOriginally published on Global VoicesEven in exile, Dr Elizabeth continues her healing journey through rhythm, resistance, and radical hope. Photo from Exile Hub, used with permission. Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’...
Kids, or people in general, wanting to change their given names is nothing new. As an act of autonomy (or just simple creativity), it's perfectly natural to reinvent one's self until it feels right. Over on Reddit, a popular parenting thread wrestles with the same concept. One person states, "My chi...
The year 2025 hasn’t started out great. We’ve seen foreign wars, climate change, racist rhetoric, and political polarization escalate over the last several months, making many of us angry, burned out, and depressed. But even when things seem inescapable or hard, it can be helpful to remember that we...
A decade-long investigation into puzzling neutrino behavior has now ruled out one of the most widely discussed explanations: the sterile neutrino....
