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Nagaland's pangolins face extinction. Now, 42 villages are fighting back with ancient customary laws, banning hunting and enforcing protection through tribal councils and courts.
Abducted at 14, Elizabeth Smart endured international headlines. Rescued, she battled body shame. Now, bodybuilding helps her reclaim her self-perception and strength.
A golf-ball-sized blue octopus, discovered 6,000 feet deep in the Galápagos, is officially a new species! Its sudden appearance on camera stunned researchers.
Koalas face extinction. Australia's new Great Koala National Park aims to link fragmented eucalyptus forests, providing the connected habitat these iconic marsupials desperately need to survive.
Singapore's economy surged 6% in Q1, driven by the AI boom. Furious demand for AI chips outpaced rising energy costs and US-Israel war fallout.
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New "Trojan horse" weight-loss drug? It sneaks metabolic power into cells, delivering striking results in mice.
Grapes could be your skin's new best friend! New research suggests they may activate your skin's natural defenses, helping protect against sun damage.
Meet the vibrant blue octopus, Microeledone galapagensis—if you can. This palm-sized marvel, just described in Zootaxa, lives deep in the Galápagos, requiring a submersible to see.
Meet Tylosaurus rex: a newly identified mosasaur species, growing up to 43 feet long—the length of a school bus! Scientists previously misclassified these massive predators.
The Great Pyramid of Giza has defied 4,500 years of earthquakes, including Cairo's 1992 5.8 magnitude quake. How has it survived?
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Slash your AC bill! A terrace garden cools your home naturally, even in summer's peak. Discover simple ways to beat the heat without new tech.
Building a power plant? Blue Energy and GE Vernova are combining nuclear and natural gas for a 2.5-GW hybrid facility in Texas. Why choose one when you can have both?
Chronic nerve pain makes a soft touch agonizing. Duke scientists found a radical new way to stop it: reviving damaged nerves with healthy mitochondria.
Facing a humanitarian crisis, Cuba received the first 15,000-tonne shipment of rice from China. This is part of an expected 60,000-tonne donation to the Caribbean island.
ISS astronauts experience 16 sunrises and sunsets daily. The sun vanishes in 10 seconds, plunging the station into darkness, only to reappear 45 minutes later as if nothing happened.
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Forget massive tiny homes. The Koala Bear embraces small living, offering a truly portable home perfect for one or two modern nomads seeking freedom on the road.
Staten Island's Alice Austen House, honoring a trailblazing queer photographer, offers stunning NYC views. Their new Queer Ecologies Garden project is equally captivating.
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Earth's interior hides a secret: seismic waves change speed based on direction. This "seismic anisotropy" is key to understanding subduction zones and stagnant slabs deep within the mantle.
Imagine your food supply gone. 3,500 years ago on the Deccan plateau, entire communities faced this daily. No refrigeration, just heat, humidity, insects, and one question: how to make the harvest last?
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Nickelate superconductors hide electronic secrets. New measurements are finally revealing clues about their mysterious behavior.
Print living structures faster, larger, and with greater accuracy. A new holographic 3D-printing platform makes it possible.
Cape Verde, famed for stunning beaches, is ready to make waves on football's grandest stage after numerous continental appearances.
Jailed Senegalese football fans, arrested after the chaotic AFCON 2025 final in Morocco, are home. They returned thanks to a humanitarian pardon from the Moroccan king.
A newly identified brain protein, Menin, may control aging. Declining Menin levels in the hypothalamus triggered inflammation, memory loss, and bone loss in mice. Restoring Menin reversed these aging effects.
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Experimental anti-clotting drug slashes repeat stroke risk without dangerous bleeding, a major international trial suggests.
Portugal's first fixed bone dental bridge, a 19th-century marvel, was just unearthed in Porto. This 24mm prosthetic, carved into three U-shaped teeth, offers a rare glimpse into early dental care.
Lithium chloride may combat Alzheimer's! UEF scientists found it influences multiple cellular processes linked to the disease, opening new therapeutic avenues.
Cannes Film Festival: Tilda Swinton, Renate Reinsve, and Sebastian Stan join Palme d'Or winner Cristian Mungiu ("Fjord") at the 79th awards ceremony in southern France.
Ever wonder what makes artisan cheese so special? Scientists traced microbes in British cheeses, revealing how bacteria shape their unique flavor, texture, and even gut health benefits.
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An asthma drug, formoterol, could reverse MASH-related liver damage. Promising mouse and human studies are leading to new clinical trials.
AI just passed the Turing Test! UC San Diego researchers published the first peer-reviewed evidence that a modern AI can converse so convincingly, people can't tell it from a human.
AI isn't killing entry-level jobs—it's reviving them. A major survey found companies using AI are nearly three times more likely to increase junior-level hiring by 2026.
Ever wonder what a "coincidence" really is? The Cambridge English Dictionary defines it as "chance or luck," or when unlikely, surprising similar things happen simultaneously.
North America's first grid-scale advanced nuclear reactor just took a huge step forward! The NRC completed its environmental assessment for Texas's Long Mott Generating Station, planned for Dow's Seadrift complex.
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JWST just gave us the best look yet at a distant exoplanet's surface! Scientists analyzed light changes to reveal Kua'kua, orbiting a star in Indus, has a dark, solid surface.
Steroid alternative restores the eye's natural defenses, offering a new way to treat dry eye.
250 miles through Arizona's scorching desert. The Cocodona 250 pushes runners to their limits, but the views are breathtaking. Rachel Entrekin conquered it twice, winning in 2024 and 2025.
Geopolitical unrest in West Asia unexpectedly boosted Sri Lanka's marine research. A UN-flagged Norwegian vessel, redirected from Oman, offered a rare chance to study Sri Lanka's marine ecosystems.
A blood test could revolutionize inflammatory breast cancer diagnosis! Researchers found biomarkers offering a less invasive way to detect, monitor, and treat this aggressive disease.