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From his office, NASA's Rohit Goeptar, an electromagnetic/radio frequency analyst, reviews the radio frequency link budget for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. He's part of a new wave of NASA civil servants.
Wildlife collisions plague Arizona roads. A new I-17 overpass, south of Flagstaff, aims to reduce the 1,270 annual crashes by fall 2026.
Teboho Mokoena's late penalty salvaged a 1-1 draw for South Africa against Czechia in their Group A World Cup clash. They fought back after falling behind early.
From zero cervical cancer deaths in vaccinated women to a universe that's stranger than we thought, today brought big ideas and bigger hope.
Willie Nelson: country icon, 7-decade career, countless hits. But before he was a star, Nelson penned songs for others.
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Kevin Bacon: Hollywood's beloved, well-connected star. With a stellar career, loving family, and dedication to causes, he's now "Kevin Beans," partnering with Humane World for Animals to promote meatless Wednesdays.
Good news from Down Under! Conservationists in Queensland, Australia "turned to mush" seeing images of a rare marsupial, thought extinct for decades, thriving in the wild.
Remote Scottish islands transformed tiny wrens into giants. These supersized birds may be evolving into entirely new species, a fascinating example of rapid evolution.
Imagine a fungal network so vast, its threads could stretch from Earth to the sun nearly a billion times. That's the incredible scale of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in our topsoil.
Half a million years old? An ancient animal path, not human-made, winds through Côte d’Ivoire's Taï National Park rainforest, leading to a curious creature's nesting site.
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A hidden 68-quadrillion-mile fungal superhighway, Earth's first global underground map, sustains life and stores carbon.
Uncover Hubble's universe-changing legacy. Explore its history, groundbreaking science, cultural impact, and technological benefits—from human spaceflight to AI partnerships.
In 2025, we called Kaleidescape's Strato V "infinitely superior to streaming… even better than Blu-ray." This player delivers 4K titles with 3x streaming bitrates and lossless audio.
Vanilla, eggs, and a mysterious mist: Researcher Ligia Pizzatto buried an egg on Ryan's Lagoon's banks, then sprayed it with vanilla. What was she doing?
Escape the everyday. The Felicia tiny house offers ultimate freedom and simplicity, easily towable and optionally off-grid. Live anywhere, ditching campsites and trailer parks.
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The Bullseye galaxy's nine mysterious rings might be a dark matter quantum dance. Two U.S. physicists propose this radical idea in The Astrophysical Journal.
Solar-powered desalination now creates drinking water from seawater without chemicals. Its self-cleaning metal surface collects salts, extracting lithium instead of dumping harmful brine waste.
City walks are becoming unbearable, even dangerous. The urban heat island effect traps sun's energy in buildings and roads, radiating heat back and raising temperatures far above rural areas.
A new experimental vaccine could prevent deadly fentanyl overdoses, even against future designer drug variants.
Coding starts with a screen for most. But this visual assumption excludes blind learners from a vital 21st-century skill. Three Galgotias University students are challenging that.
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Get ready for a star-studded grand opening! The Obama Presidential Center's museum celebrates a presidential legacy, but it's no traditional library.
AI-powered optical tweezers from the University of Gothenburg now sort hundreds of particles per hour, completely autonomously.
Sniffing out danger: UC Berkeley researchers developed a device that detects gases from harmful bacteria, allergens, and other food safety hazards.
104-year-old Nicole Riberolles sighs, "Only consonants!" Her Scrabble rack holds Q, R, Y, W, N, E. Frustrated, she fingers her pearls, but soon rallies to play "EWE" for triple points.
Alligator Alcatraz," the Florida Everglades detention center, is empty. All detainees were transferred due to hurricane season concerns, Homeland Security announced.
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French Polynesia just expanded its fully protected ocean to 30%, banning seabed mining and industrial fishing. This builds on last year's creation of the 5 million sq km Tainui Atea marine protected area.
New York erupts! The Knicks are finally bringing home the NBA championship, ending generations of waiting. A ticker-tape parade celebrates their victory Thursday.
Your morning coffee ritual is about to change. Researchers just brewed espresso with ultrasonic soundwaves, not heat, in under three minutes.
Forget black holes. A new study suggests a collapsing star could spark a tiny, expanding universe instead.
Cambridge scientists just unlocked a "game-changing" cancer service. A new genetic testing technique, pioneered there, means more patients could get crucial diagnoses.
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What if the next antibiotic breakthrough isn't lab-made? It could be quietly growing on Indian cave walls. Scientists are now exploring microscopic fungi in these dark, mineral-rich systems for new medicines.
A mom captured her daughter Lena's Pre-K graduation, where Lena's best friend Kodi's reaction was priceless. Their bond is the most precious thing we've seen in a long time.
A new oral drug, VDPHL01, just aced clinical trials for pattern hair loss. This could be the breakthrough treatment we've been waiting for.
A 5,000-year-old structure, simpler than Stonehenge, was found just three miles away. Its two posts aligned perfectly with ancient solstices.
Europe's first and only superconducting TES-array X-ray spectrometer is now online at Germany's BESSY II synchrotron. This 248-sensor detector promises unprecedented X-ray photon detection.
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Near the Everglade wetlands, a Florida detention facility known as Alligator Alcatraz, notorious for human rights concerns and lawsuits, has been emptied of all immigrant detainees.
Cells have a secret! A backup pathway lets them make a vital amino acid even when primary machinery breaks down.
Ozzy Osbourne's 2025 passing devastated his family, including daughter Kelly, wife Sharon, and all his siblings. He played his final Black Sabbath show on July 5, just weeks before his July 22 death.
Frederick Douglass, born enslaved, knew education was key to freedom. After the Civil War, 59 HBCUs opened in 15 years, offering Black students a path forward.
Starbucks and Dunkin' dominated coffee runs for decades. Now, Arizona's Dutch Bros Coffee, with 1,200+ locations in 26 states, is rapidly expanding to challenge the giants.