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The reFocus Awards celebrate photography from around the world. Among the many stunning images they share, we’ve chosen to highlight their animal photos, which show the beauty and diversity of life. From playful pets to wild animals, each photo captures a special moment in nature.These images make u...
Millions of people around the world lack access to clean potable water, a problem that is only getting worse with rising temperatures and a growing population. Yet, the atmosphere contains six times more water than all the fresh water in rivers, according to scientists’ estimates. Researchers have d...
The performance of "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" took place a few days before the band played its first show in Australia in a decade...
Researchers created scalable quantum circuits capable of simulating fundamental nuclear physics on more than 100 qubits. These circuits efficiently prepare complex initial states that classical computers cannot handle. The achievement demonstrates a new path toward simulating particle collisions and...
Forget lab-grown burgers. A new genetically tweaked fungus is here, and it s expected to shape the future of sustainable food. Researchers in China have unveiled a modified fungus that not only tastes like meat but also cuts production environmental impact by 61 percent. The Jiangnan University team...
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Health ‘Harvard Thinking’: Why the Mediterranean diet works Illustrations by Liz Zonarich/Harvard Staff Samantha Laine Perfas Harvard Staff Writer November 19, 2025 long read In podcast, experts break down universal appeal, research-backed benefits of a health trend that adds more than it takes away...
Usually driving into a small town in Saskatchewan you can see a couple of taller buildings on the horizon, and maybe a grain elevator. Uniquely, Gravelbourg's skyline is dominated by a cathedral. Built in 1918, Our Lady of the Assumption Co-Cathedral mixes Italianate and Romanesques architectural st...
There are several stories written about music taming the savage beast, but this is no fairy tale. A video shows a small pride of lions in an enclosure hear the acoustic guitar and soothing singing of a French singer-songwriter covering Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain.” One would think that the animals...
The quest to bring energy to Africans who need it often centers on the relatable electrical needs that arise in the home: lighting, phone charging, and a connection to what’s going on in the broader world through a radio or a television. Indeed, 40% of the continent’s population — around 600 million...
Generation Jones (those born from 1954 to 1964) and Gen X (those born 1965 to 1980) shared a similar childhood rite of passage at school: taking typing classes. Back then, they were learning to type on typewriters—both manual and electric. Both generations have fond (and frustrating) memories of tak...
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Located in Los Angeles, the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art will feature a permanent collection of more than 40,000 illustrations, movie posters, murals, film artifacts and other artworks...
A terrifying time in two children’s lives created an incredible bond between a man and a child. Legendary Carolina Panthers tight end Greg Olsen met a young boy named Bryson Shupe eight years ago. Bryson was a patient awaiting a heart transplant at the same time as Greg’s son. The pair bonded, and B...
Today, NASA released the most detailed images yet of 3I/ATLAS. The comet is currently traveling through the cosmos and only the third known interstellar object observed in our solar system. During a press conference on November 19, NASA confirmed the icy rock poses no danger to Earth, and contrary t...
An enormous analysis of data from a broad array of participants found an association between multilingualism and cognitive aging...
Northwestern University engineers have built the first haptic device that reaches human resolution in touch. The ultra-thin wearable, called VoxeLite, recreates tactile sensations with clarity that matches the human fingertip. The team presented it as a comfortable, fingertip-wrapping interface that...
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The late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin has been an inspiration to countless animal lovers over the years. And researchers R.S. Naveen, S.R. Chandramouli, and Zeeshan A. Mirza are no exception.The trio just published a study about a newly discovered snake species they found on the Nicobar Archipelag...
Mongabay founder and CEO Rhett A. Butler has been announced a winner of this year’s Tällberg-SNF-Eliasson Global Leadership Prize. The annual prize is awarded to “outstanding leaders whose work is courageous, innovative, impactful, rooted in universal values, and global in perspective,” the organize...
The Stranger Things kids are all grown up. We don’t want to make you feel old, but the show premiered nearly a decade ago in July 2016. Back then, Mike and his friends attended Hawkins Middle School and his sister, Nancy, attended Hawkins High School. Things have changed quite a bit for the actors o...
For pet parents, there are dozens of universally adorable situations. When your cat cozies up in your lap and starts "making biscuits," you will likely react with an almost-involuntary "aww." Plus, we all know that any time your dog stretches after a long snooze, you’re legally obligated to announce...
Today, we’re excited to announce SAM 3 and SAM 3D, the newest additions to our Segment Anything Collection. SAM 3 enables detection and tracking of objects in images and video using text and visual prompts, and SAM 3D enables 3D reconstruction of objects and people based on a single image. You can e...
