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UK-based Tokamak Energy has recorded a significant breakthrough in the development of clean energy by successfully replicating fusion power plant fields within its Demo4 magnet system. This is the first time in the world that such fields have been created in a full High Temperature Superconducting (...
This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy, NGC 2775, that’s hard to categorize.ESA/Hubble & NASA, F. Belfiore, J. Lee and the PHANGS-HST Team This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a galaxy that’s hard to categorize. The galaxy in question is NGC 2775, which lies 67 m...
Formula One is unquestionably fast. The motorsport’s multi-million-dollar cars achieve speeds over 210 miles per hour on tracks that bend and twist wildly. Even the pit crews operate at warp speed; a complete tire change at all four corners must be accomplished in two seconds. For the Oracle Red Bul...
As Americans, many grew up with the consistency of a McDonald's menu: Big Macs, Egg McMuffin, and only on special occasions, the McRib. Since their first store opened in California 85 years ago, they've got the formulas down pat, so whether you're in Los Angeles or Wichita, you essentially know what...
Science & Tech Mapping our deep-rooted relationship with medicinal plants Images via Nicolás Baresch Uribe, WA USA, Nawal Shrestha; illustration by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Kermit Pattison Harvard Staff Writer November 21, 2025 5 min read Regions with longer histories of human settlement tend to ...
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Our ancient primate relatives—including Neanderthals—may have enjoyed a nice peck on the lips. But researchers still don’t know why we do it...
"The Dream (The Bed)," a self-portrait created in 1940, sold for $54.7 million. The previous record holder, Georgia O'Keeffe's "Jimson Weed/White Flower No. 1," went for $44.4 million in 2014...
From Morelia to Querétaro and the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Acueducto Padre Tembleque, aqueducts are a common feature of colonial architecture in Mexico. It is also known that the Aztec/Mexica people built aqueducts to supply cities like Tenochtitlán (now Mexico City) with water, although li...
A long-unseen, 12-foot-wide painting by artist Martin Wong, who created a unique visual vocabulary in the steaming cauldron of 1980s New York alongside artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring, will go on view next month at the Art Basel Miami Beach fair, courtesy of New York–based gallery...
On Thursday 20 November leading social enterprise business GLL hosted an event in Woolwich, South East London to celebrate Social Enterprise Day 2025. Entitled ‘How to Start and Grow a Resilient Business’ a highlight of the day was an expert panel discussion, with panellists drawn from the Social En...
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Calumma gallus is a small chameleon from eastern Madagascar that scientists still don’t fully understand. But thanks to a new study led by German herpetologist Frank Glaw, scientists have a new grasp on the color-changing creatures.In the study, which was published in "Salamandra: The German Journal...
The Christmas season is a wonderful time of the year. The smell of pine, red bows everywhere, and a bit of shopping can get even the grinchiest person into the season. Christmas music is one of the easiest ways to spread holiday cheer. We all have our favorite songs and artists that just make the se...
Movies are an essential part of the Thanksgiving holiday. When family and friends gather, movies make the perfect buffer for the time between—and after—the festive meal. (And, of course, they’re a great alternative to football.) Thanksgiving movies are a tradition for many families, who often return...
In 1978, Eligio Peña, an immigrant from the Dominican Republic, opened his first family-owned grocery store in Queens, New York: Compare Foods. The chain grew quickly, expanding to neighboring boroughs in New York, and by the early 2000s, it was operating in Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts,...
Making new friends (especially as an adult) can be challenging. It’s also tough for some of our feathered friends. When new birds are introduced to a group, monk parakeets will “test the waters” to avoid getting injured by defensive strangers. The parakeets will gradually approach the new bird, taki...
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Explore This Section Science Science Activation 10 Years of Students Helping… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science 3 min read 10 Years of Students Helping NASA Grow Space Food with Growing Beyond Earth Students fro...
Parenting is an extremely difficult job. It’s even harder for those who do it on their own. Single parents deserve special recognition. Not only are they doing everything for their children physically, but they also carry 100% of the emotional load. It’s a lot to take in, and sometimes, parents brea...
A new airflow device from UBC Okanagan engineers traps exhaled aerosols almost immediately, sharply reducing pathogen exposure in indoor spaces. Early simulations suggest it could outperform existing ventilation systems by a wide margin....
We don’t know about you, but we love everything about the royals. They seem so elegant, intelligent, and stately. When we see photos of them in the wild, it’s almost as if we’re looking at someone from a different world. Like, there is no way we all live the same type of life. Some of these royals j...
Tinworks Art, an enterprise that garnered attention last year with an ambitious resurrection of Agnes Denes’s storied Wheatfiled Land art work in Bozeman, Montana, is making its next move with a newly acquired historic theater to be inaugurated with screenings of Matthew Barney’s 2018 film Redoubt. ...
