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Penn State researchers have developed a new navigation tool that could reshape digital assistance for people with visual impairments. The smartphone-based system, called NaviSense, uses artificial intelligence to identify objects in real time and guide users toward them with audio and haptic cues. T...
New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who decisively beat back independent candidate Andrew Cuomo in the election to lead the city earlier this month, has named an arts and culture transition committee. The 28-member group includes curators, art dealers, journalists, and arts and nonprofit admin...
The real issue is that there are too few systems and spaces intentionally created for them to engage, learn, and grow. The crisis is not boys. The crisis is belonging. Basketball in Brooklyn Bridge Park on August 20, 2018. (Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office) Headlines about teen takeovers ...
A five-inch-tall red chalk drawing of a foot, said to be by Michelangelo (1475–1564), will be offered for sale at Christie’s auction house in New York in February. Christie’s estimates the work to sell between $1.5 million and $2 million. The piece came to light when Giada Damen, a specialist in Old...
Two recent studies dig into academic outcomes for elementary and high school students and found, in most cases, no benefits and some disadvantages from grouping English learners. For years, K-12 schools have grouped English learners in classrooms, driven by factors including limited resources and th...
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On November 22, the Saturday before Thanksgiving, Nashville bakery owner Kathy Leslie was cooking up hot holiday meals for over 700 families. It’s a tradition that Leslie’s Shugga Hi Bakery & Cafe has been carrying on for nine years.“So listen, this is the truth: people are hurting,” Leslie told New...
With fewer than 50,000 Asian elephants estimated to be remaining in the wild, the Smithsonian’s announcement gives hope to those working to preserve the endangered species...
BELÉM, Brazil — Brazil’s big climate finance bet, the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF), attracted $6.7 billion in sponsor capital at COP30, below the $25 billion initially required to roll out the initiative at full scale. Global North countries have been hesitant to commit funds, often alle...
Data centers are notoriously thirsty. Researchers at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have found that, in 2023, the facilities consumed roughly 17 billion gallons of water for their operations in the U.S. alone. But that’s only a small part of the picture: A much, much larger share of data cent...
Europe is investing in a coordinated effort to develop high-power optical vortex technologies and train new specialists in the field. The HiPOVor network unites academia and industry to advance applications ranging from material processing to environmentally friendly photonic systems....
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Voyager 1 is one of humanity’s most poignant and remarkable technological achievements. Over the course of its nearly half century odyssey, the probe has glimpsed the gas giant Saturn, passed the threshold for interstellar space, and continually sets the bar for our furthest traveling human-made obj...
Oliver Chu from California first person to have the one-off treatment for Hunter syndrome Doctors are cautiously optimistic about a groundbreaking gene therapy for children affected by a devastating inherited disorder after seeing positive results in the first boy to receive the treatment. Three-yea...
The NHS has made the morning-after pill available for free across nearly 10,000 pharmacies in England, a major expansion of women's health services. This change aims to make emergency contraception more accessible and affordable, aligning with the NHS's goal of shifting more care into local communities.
A research team has found that specific immune cells can connect with muscle fibers in a lightning-fast, neuron-like way to promote healing. These cells deliver quick pulses of calcium, triggering repair within seconds. The mechanism works in both injury and disease models. The discovery could inspi...
Tidestromia oblongifolia thrives in high heat—and scientists think it may hold the key to making food crops more resilient amid global warming...
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Macaulay Culkin had fans cracking up when he recently reminded everyone of his unusual, legally changed name. The 45-year-old Home Alone alum addressed a question about his “actual name” during a special anniversary event on Saturday, November 22. “The newest name suits him perfectly!” joked one amu...
To see Earth from space is to be forever changed by the view. Since Alan Shepard became the first American to lay eyes on our home planet from above, countless NASA astronauts have described feeling awed by the astonishing sight and a profound shift in perspective that followed. NASA astronaut Matth...
About 4.5 billion years ago, a colossal impact between the young Earth and a mysterious planetary body called Theia changed everything—reshaping Earth, forming the Moon, and scattering clues across space rocks. By examining subtle isotopic fingerprints in Earth and Moon samples, scientists have reco...
Having a best friend who is more like a sister is such a magical thing. Even though you aren’t blood-related, the connection you feel and the love you share is unmatched. Having that best friend by your side for big milestones like marriage and children makes life that much sweeter. Chelsea Ditomaso...
Iceland is renowned for its stunning landscapes and rich history. A short drive from the famous Skógafoss waterfall is a lesser-known museum offering insights into how Icelanders lived in years gone by and how technology helped them survive in one of the world's most rugged and inhospitable landscap...
