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Independent Fair Brings 76 Galleries to Pier 36 This May
Independent's 17th edition moves to Pier 36 this May with 76 exhibitors showcasing over 100 artists—70% in single-artist booths.
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Stellar rotation finally reveals how red giants shuffle their chemistry.
Stellar rotation acts like a cosmic conveyor belt inside red giant stars, new simulations show—fundamentally reshaping how we understand these dying suns.
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What if your brain is doing more work than your muscles during exercise?
Your brain's endurance gains don't happen during exercise—they happen after, when specific neurons stay activated to cement the improvements.
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Health
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Baby teeth hold clues to a child's future health—here's what parents should know.
Baby teeth mean sleepless nights—but they're worth it. These primary teeth do far more than make grins adorable; they're crucial to your child's development.
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Community
2 months ago
What's slowing down Lainey Wilson's wedding plans—and why she's not worried?
Lainey Wilson is calling for backup: over a year after Duck Hodges' proposal, the country star admits wedding planning needs help—but she and her fiancé are in no rush.
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Science
2 months ago
Beneath Antarctic ice, a lake holds secrets of Earth's earliest life.
Beneath Antarctica's ice, a hidden lake harbors oxygen levels that shouldn't exist—and microbial structures that mirror Earth's ancient past.
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Innovation
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Can Loudoun County's data centers run on sunshine instead of the grid?
Loudoun County's data centers now consume so much power for AI that even Dulles Airport is feeling the strain—a rural Virginia region has become Earth's data center capital.
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Health
2 months ago
The secret to better sleep might be hiding in pink noise
Half of all people rely on background sounds to sleep—and pink noise is winning over white noise. But new research reveals it might come with unexpected trade-offs.
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Health
2 months ago
Stop dismissing ice cream—the data suggests it might protect against type 2 diabetes.
Ice cream may lower type 2 diabetes risk—a finding that has scientists baffled and eager for answers.
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Environment
2 months ago
Cherry blossoms peak across 50 states within a two-week window this spring.
Cherry blossoms vanish in weeks—here's when to catch peak bloom. Washington, D.C. expects the spectacle March 29-April 1; Southern states bloom about a week earlier.
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Environment
2 months ago
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California builders discover the power of fireproofing entire neighborhoods together
California's devastating 2025 fires are forcing builders to confront an uncomfortable truth: fireproofing one home isn't enough if your neighbor's isn't protected too.
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Science
2 months ago
Psilocybe's family tree just rewrote itself—1.5 million years of evolution tells a different story.
A newly discovered African magic mushroom species is rewriting what scientists thought they knew about psychedelic fungi evolution—pushing their common ancestor back 1.5 million years.
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Health
2 months ago
Families' push secures Donna Ockenden to lead Leeds maternity inquiry
Donna Ockenden will lead a government-ordered inquiry into maternity failures at Leeds hospitals, reversing earlier plans to handle the investigation internally.
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Business
2 months ago
Social enterprises finally found the money they needed to grow
A £50m fund closed its doors—leaving charities and social enterprises asking: who fills the gap now?
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Environment
2 months ago
Breakthrough
Hedgehogs hear what we can't—and it might save them
Hedgehogs can hear frequencies far beyond human capability, researchers discovered by playing soundtracks to the spiky mammals.
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Health
2 months ago
A hidden energy problem in depressed brains now has a face.
Scientists discovered an unexpected energy imbalance in brain and blood cells that could revolutionize early depression detection and treatment.
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Sports
2 months ago
Bam Adebayo joins basketball's rarest air with 83-point night
Bam Adebayo just etched his name into NBA history, dropping 83 points—the second-most ever in a single game—as the Heat dominated the Wizards.
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Peace
2 months ago
Can Kenya's courts become a shield for its queer community?
Two attackers who robbed gay men in Kenya face 15 years in prison—a rare victory for LGBTQ+ rights advocates in a country where queer communities face persistent danger.
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Sports
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Bam Adebayo just rewrote what's possible in a single night
Star NBA players like LeBron James take to social media to praise the Miami player’s incredible scoring achievement.Published On 11 Mar 2026Miami Heat centre Bam Adebayo’s 83-point performance against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday – the second-highest scoring game in NBA history – was a......
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Food
2 months ago
While food safety obsesses over chemicals, Michigan cherry farmers found their answer flying overhead.
A fierce hunter perches among cherry blossoms: the female kestrel, North America's smallest falcon, surveys Michigan's orchards for prey.
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One tree, 350 mangoes, a lifetime of wonder.
A single mango tree in Uttar Pradesh bears 350+ varieties—the astonishing work of Kalimullah Khan, India's 'Mango Man'.
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Health
2 months ago
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Doctors repair spina bifida before birth, and children walk
A groundbreaking prenatal surgery is giving children with spina bifida a chance to walk. Michelle Johnson enrolled her unborn son in an experimental trial after learning he had the condition.
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Community
2 months ago
Did a veteran's mission just give a teenager with cerebral palsy his independence back?
A military veteran's service dog detects his heart attacks. Now he's raising money to get one for a teenager with cerebral palsy and epilepsy.
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Environment
2 months ago
Elephants experience time like we do—and that changes how we protect them
Elephants may experience time like we do—and proving it could transform how we protect them.
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Environment
2 months ago
Professional sports teams are sitting on a billion-follower conservation opportunity.
Nearly 730 professional sports teams worldwide use wild animals as mascots—but the species they celebrate are vanishing from nature.
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Science
2 months ago
The tiny trick that turns 222 laser beams into one
Israeli researchers just cracked a major laser problem: merging dozens of semiconductor lasers into one fiber without losing power. Their 3D-printed photonic device could transform high-power laser industries.
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2 months ago
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Indian travelers left their mark in Egypt 2,000 years ago—and archaeologists just found the proof.
Ancient graffiti rewrites history: 30 Indian inscriptions found in Egypt prove traders and travelers crossed continents 2,000 years ago.
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Education
2 months ago
The myth that killed a thousand singers just met its match
Most people who think they can't sing are wrong. Research shows only 2% of people actually lack the ability—the rest just need training.
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Science
2 months ago
Lake St Clair's hidden depths finally mapped: Tasmania's deepest lake reveals its secrets.
Scientists have finally solved a century-old mystery: Lake St Clair's true depth. CSIRO's high-resolution underwater map reveals what Tasmania's deepest lake has been hiding.
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Health
2 months ago
How Gen Z found a way to connect without the performance.
Puzzle nights, flower arranging, nature walks—activities where conversation flows naturally, not forced. Welcome to "soft socializing," the cultural shift redefining how we connect.
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Health
2 months ago
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Single shot boosts healing after heart attack
A single injection could unlock your heart's natural healing power after a heart attack—and researchers say it actually works.
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Science
2 months ago
While oncologists debate treatment strategies, AI quietly maps how tumors think and adapt.
Cancer cells evolve like Darwin's finches—adapting to survive and spread. Now AI is revealing the genetic rules behind tumor progression.
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Innovation
2 months ago
A robot shaped like a dolphin could soon clean up oil spills on its own.
Most oil spill cleanup robots wait passively for slicks to reach them. A new dolphin-and-sea-urchin-inspired robot hunts them down instead.
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Science
2 months ago
Breakthrough
While cemetery workers claimed innocence, moss revealed what they couldn't hide.
Cemetery workers claimed innocence—until moss buried for decades revealed the truth.
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Mars reveals a mineral no one has seen before
Mars just revealed a secret locked in its ancient rocks: scientists discovered a never-before-seen mineral hiding in sulfate deposits near Valles Marineris.
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Nature's hidden half: twice as many vertebrate species await discovery
The animal kingdom is far more diverse than we thought: for every known vertebrate species, two hidden ones lurk undetected, a discovery that could reshape conservation efforts worldwide.
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Health
2 months ago
Harry Styles' tote bag funded therapy for hundreds.
“God knows your life is on the brink, and your therapist's well-fed,” Harry Styles sings on his new song, “Are You Listening Yet?” The song is part of a larger introspective journey across Styles’ fourth solo studio album, “Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally.” And it also suggests he knows a thi...
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Science
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A 2D crystal just unlocked control over ultraviolet light—and it could reshape chip design.
Scientists have discovered a ferroelectric crystal that controls ultraviolet and blue light—potentially revolutionizing how we build photonic chips.
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Science
2 months ago
Watch how the Maya thrived when their world fell apart.
Drought and political collapse nearly broke Maya civilization—yet a Belize excavation reveals how Postclassic communities didn't just survive, they thrived.
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Science
2 months ago
Could this magnetic discovery finally unlock graphene's hidden twin?
Physicists just bridged a 50-year gap: they've found a hidden mathematical link between electronic and magnetic behavior in 2D materials—unlocking new pathways for next-gen technology.
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