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Sneaker squeaks, screeching tires, and squealing brakes all share one thing: physics-driven friction. Yet scientists barely understand what makes surfaces squeak.
A rare neurological condition silenced a renowned drummer mid-performance. Science brought him back.
Meta's AI data centers are fueling skilled jobs, boosting productivity, and accelerating scientific breakthroughs across America—investments that extend far beyond technology into communities nationwide.
A Chicago couple turned a cathartic lakeside scream into a weekly movement. Now strangers gather to let it all out.
A pomegranate compound directly dismantles the toxic protein clumps that cause transthyretin amyloidosis—offering a potential breakthrough for this rare, progressive disease.
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Two days of oatmeal transformed cholesterol levels in people with metabolic syndrome—LDL dropped 10% in a striking new clinical trial.
Sperm swim faster in summer, a finding that could revolutionize fertility treatment timing, researchers say.
A stray dog abandoned at Las Vegas airport found salvation when an officer decided to make her part of his family forever.
Webb's infrared eyes reveal a cosmic secret: the same nebula looks dramatically different depending on which instrument peers through the dust.
Your ancient ancestor had one eye—centered on top of its head. Scientists discovered all vertebrates share this cyclops-like ancestor, reshaping our understanding of evolution.
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Blue light just did what rare metals couldn't: a new iron catalyst is revolutionizing precision drug synthesis. Scientists have achieved a major breakthrough.
A bride danced through her wedding night while performing a vital cystic fibrosis treatment—and the internet couldn't look away.
A nonprofit fed nearly 1 million NYC schoolchildren sustainable meals in three years. Now they're sharing their blueprint to transform school nutrition nationwide.
A century-old puzzle is finally solved: US researchers have completed Schrödinger's mathematical model of human color perception, filling gaps the physicist left behind in the 1920s.
Applications surged to 159,000 as UC campuses saw growth across nearly every student category this year.
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The Teiger Foundation just pledged $750,000 to the 2026 Venice Biennale, splitting funds between exhibition production and artist support.
Glaciers boom. Wildfires crackle. Storms roar. But Earth's most dramatic events scream loudest where we can't hear them—in infrasound frequencies that circle the globe.
Scientists just cracked solar energy's biggest problem: storing sunlight for nighttime use. A bio-inspired molecule beats lithium-ion batteries—and it's reusable.
Data centers are draining local water supplies faster than communities can replenish them. These massive computing facilities guzzle water to cool servers—without it, systems fail.
Ten yoga sessions can slash the worst opioid-withdrawal period in half, new research shows—dramatically boosting recovery odds when relapse risk peaks.
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A bottlenose dolphin in Venice's lagoon has flipped the script on wildlife management—scientists say humans are the real problem.
A frozen Earth with no seasons—that's what scientists thought happened 700 million years ago. New evidence suggests otherwise.
While culture chases novelty, becoming a regular at your favorite café is quietly radical—and science says it's essential for your mental health.
Scientists just cracked a critical problem: how to deliver last-resort antibiotics directly to infected tissue without poisoning the rest of your body.
A teenage girl gave her family's Brahma hen, Snowball, false lashes—and the bird's newfound confidence was unmistakable.
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A lone bottlenose dolphin named Mimmo turned Venice's canals into a research goldmine this summer, revealing conservation strategies for protecting marine mammals in urban waters.
Researchers just cracked open the black box: a new tool reveals what AI systems are actually thinking—and lets us steer them.
America's Olympic ice hockey heroes took center stage at Trump's State of the Union, bringing gold-medal glory to Congress.
Thousands of citizen scientists just gave us unprecedented views of the Sun's corona. NASA's Eclipse Megamovie released groundbreaking data from 143 observatories across America.
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Duke researchers have discovered a potential treatment that could help millions suffering from diabetic neuropathy and chemotherapy-induced nerve pain.
Australia's native mammals face a deadly trade-off: hunt for food or hide from feral cats and foxes. Most can't do both and survive.
A baby fell into a lake—and strangers became heroes. Quick-thinking Good Samaritans sprang into action to pull the child to safety.
A professor's well-timed joke could transform how students experience class. New research shows humor in smaller lab courses boosts engagement and comfort.
Bakar Labs became the launchpad where dozens of biotech companies—including Arcadia Science—found stability to innovate and scale during biotech's harshest funding climate.
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Your brain rewires itself to ignore a "lazy eye"—and scientists just found a way to reverse it, even in adults.
The James Webb Space Telescope has captured Uranus's upper atmosphere in stunning 3D detail, revealing violent auroras and a planet still shedding heat from its formation.
Pull a string and watch a flat sheet transform into a 3D structure. MIT researchers just cracked the code for instant origami that could revolutionize everything from bike helmets to disaster relief.
The Milky Way's invisible magnetic field just revealed its secrets. Scientists mapped the galaxy's hidden force in unprecedented detail, uncovering surprising patterns in how it flows through space.
CERN has begun freezing a 312-foot magnet test stand to validate upgrades for the world's most powerful particle collider—a critical step toward unlocking new physics discoveries.