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A rare meteorite from Mali is unlocking 4.5-billion-year secrets of lunar catastrophes. Its unique composition helps astronomers understand how the Moon, Earth, and solar system formed.
Hot on the heels of the Met's Krasner-Pollock show, Olney Gleason and Gagosian unveil their own Lee Krasner exhibition in Paris this October. Get ready for a double dose of Krasner!
Poet Christian Wiman, "dead on the table" multiple times, found suffering isn't life's only truth. His rare readings are difficult, but his poetry explores a profound "afterlife.
Struggling with fractions? Danish students improved test scores by 15% after a workshop combining math lessons with basketball. Hoops might be the key to unlocking math for disengaged learners.
Heated Rivalry" exploded in popularity, thanks to its acclaimed male-on-male sex scenes between hockey rivals Shane Hollander (Hudson Williams) and Ilya Rozanov (Connor Storrie). But there's more to this $12M hit.
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Indigenous activists from 8 nations and Sarawak longhouse delegates converged in Borneo's Tanjung Tepalit in Oct 2015. Their mission: WISER, the World Indigenous Summit on Environment and Rivers.
From mapping fruit fly brains to solar outcompeting coal, this week's Hope-Up reveals how deeper understanding and ingenious solutions are driving progress across science and energy.
Autism isn't one condition. Brain scans reveal two biologically distinct forms, identified by how brain regions communicate. This discovery could transform diagnosis.
Deep-sea researchers found the world's largest whale graveyard, uncovering dozens of carcasses and a thriving ecosystem of potentially new species feeding on the remains in the ocean's lightless depths.
IQM Quantum Computers just unveiled "barbell codes," a new error-correcting code slashing logical error rates by 1,000x and needing 8x fewer qubits than surface code.
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Wisconsin's Pride Month blooms: Colorful flowers sprout from sidewalk cracks, symbolizing hope for 1.7 million LGBTQ+ youth often overlooked.
Think whitebait are tiny? UC researcher Dr. Ben Crichton studied kōkopu, a whitebait species that can live over 10 years! These nocturnal, territorial fish are just one of six species.
Finerenone protects kidneys! New findings show it reduces major health risks for chronic kidney disease patients without diabetes.
Catch World Cup fever at the Guggenheim! This summer, the NYC museum livestreams select matches Friday afternoons at Frank Pub's, a pop-up at The Wright restaurant.
The ocean floor is a whale graveyard, but it's no biohazard. A "whale fall" creates a complex ecosystem, feeding and housing marine life, with bones fossilizing into ancient history.
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A strange LIGO signal could be the first evidence of a primordial black hole. This discovery might finally link these ancient objects to the enduring mystery of dark matter.
Poaching decimated Manas National Park's 100 Indian rhinos by the 90s. Now, reintroduction efforts are bringing them back, with new calves born, but their future still needs active support.
A Chinese humanoid robot stunned an industrial exhibition, performing Tai Chi with fluid, human-like grace. Zoomlion's Z01 showcased advanced motion control and dynamic balance, captivating audiences.
I-25, Colorado's busiest highway, funnels 100,000 cars daily through Denver's exurbs. But this concrete artery disastrously truncates wildlife movements, leading to fatal collisions for deer, elk, and bears.
Unlock the fruit fly brain! A new connectome maps every neural connection, revealing how complex behaviors emerge from distributed circuits, not a single control.
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Quantum metasurfaces just boosted terahertz detection 20x! This breakthrough brings practical THz tech significantly closer.
Dark energy: a cosmic illusion? New math suggests the universe's accelerating expansion might not need it, challenging cosmology's core.
Ultrasound interpretation is tough: 2D images become 3D in a technician's mind. MIT researchers just made it easier, developing a new approach that visualizes a 3D augmented-reality image of the scanned object.
Decarbonizing steel could also store massive amounts of electricity. New research merges molten oxide electrolysis with iron-based flow batteries, offering a lithium-free energy storage solution.
GLP-1s are exploding in popularity, with 1 in 8 Americans now using them. These drugs don't just aid weight loss; they also lower blood pressure, reduce heart disease risk, and improve liver health.
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Zurich's new exhibition features twenty renowned artists surveying global photographic heritage. Discover how photography captures, and perhaps violates, its subjects.
9-year-olds defied pandemic school closures, showing progress in math and reading. But for 13-year-olds, the story is starkly different.
AI's boom demands massive data centers, projected to consume 9-17% of US electricity by 2030. A third of that power cools AI chips—a problem Ferveret aims to solve.
Solar just surpassed coal as a US electricity source for the first time ever! In May, solar provided 12.8% of the nation's power, beating coal's 12.2% and marking a huge renewable energy milestone.
Uncover a material's atomic makeup? Researchers use spectroscopy, shining light on a substance and analyzing how it's absorbed, emitted, or scattered. Every atom reacts differently.
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Centuries-old burial in Finland reveals genetic links to Sámi populations and a remarkably mobile life.
Cavefish Typhlichthys styx proves subterranean species keep evolving, splitting into new forms. Underground aquifers are key to this ongoing speciation.
H55 delivered advanced battery modules to Pratt & Whitney Canada for RTX's hybrid-electric flight demonstrator. This key step propels the project into its integration and flight-testing phase.
A "miniature masterpiece" reveals Rome's legacy in Caledonia. See it at an upcoming exhibition exploring the empire's impact on the Scottish Highlands.
Drawdown co-author Dr. Katharine Wilkinson joins us! She discusses her new book, Climate Wayfinding, offering healing strategies for ourselves and our planet.
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Noah Kahan's folk-pop hits are steeped in Strafford, Vermont. From small-town joys to seasonal depression, his songs paint vivid Northeastern scenes, including his new track "Haircut.
Alaska: 175,000 moose roam. Real estate agent Bethany Mitchell, after 40+ years, thought she'd seen it all—until a baby moose needed her help on a recent trip.
On June 6, 511 soccer players in Miami Beach joined over 5,000 people across six countries to juggle a soccer ball in unison for 10 seconds, setting a new Guinness World Record.
Humans announce baby's sex before birth. For bald eagles, it takes longer. Nine weeks later, Jackie and Shadow's 2026 chicks are likely a boy and a girl, announced Friends of Big Bear Valley.
Microplastics infest our water, but three Indian teens found a shocking solution: tamarind seeds. They created Plastic, a magnetic powder from discarded imli that removes microplastics without electricity.