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A dying star birthed the "Exposed Cranium" nebula, a cosmic brain floating in space. Webb's infrared eye reveals its eerie layers and dark divide, hinting at powerful shaping jets.
A newly discovered nerve cell protection mechanism could revolutionize understanding and treatment of mental illness.
That "fanged frog" species known since 1838? It's actually several! A new genetic study reveals Southeast Asia's amphibian mystery.
South Florida's residential canals are getting a green upgrade! Two mangrove planters are being installed on a new seawall, creating vital marine wildlife habitat in an innovative nature-inspired design experiment.
Georgia farmers devastated by Hurricane Helene's $5.5B economic hit just got a lifeline. USDA Secretary Rollins announced over $500M to help rebuild from the storm's widespread agricultural destruction.
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Harvard College is a poetry powerhouse! Home to a current and two former National Youth Poet Laureates, including Evan Wang '29, the legacy began with Amanda Gorman '20.
Muscles need gravity to thrive. A new study reveals a gravity threshold essential for maintaining muscle function.
Anxiety creeping in? Just 24 minutes of music, especially with auditory beat stimulation, significantly reduces symptoms. This duration outperforms shorter sessions and matches longer ones.
Leqaa Kordia embraces loved ones after her release from Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on March 16, 2026.
Ever wonder how dinosaurs hatched? Scientists recreated a life-sized oviraptor and nest to reveal how these bird-like dinosaurs incubated their eggs.
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Venezuela makes history! They're in their first World Baseball Classic final, facing the host nation for the title in Florida after Maikel Garcia's clutch hit.
NVIDIA just unleashed its Vera CPU and Rubin platform, a new AI infrastructure built to power the next wave of agentic AI and massive data centers. It's designed for rapidly growing AI workloads.
A violent cosmic collision just got weirder. Scientists found the first strong evidence a black hole and neutron star collided in an oval-shaped orbit, not a circular one.
Want better schools? Look to the states. Louisiana is one of four Southern states recently boosting K-12 test scores, defying historical trends and offering lessons for national education improvement.
Astronomers found the first clear evidence of a magnetar forming during a superluminous supernova. This discovery offers new insight into the universe's brightest explosions.
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Bull sharks: 100+ unprovoked attacks, 27 fatal. These "ocean's bad boys" likely inspired Jaws, but new research reveals a surprising twist to their solitary reputation.
Want to see a comet? April might be your chance! The newly-discovered MAPS Comet could become an "Easter comet" if it survives its journey near the sun, according to Space.com.
Grandparents are the ultimate babysitters, letting grandkids get away with anything! This special bond, often different from their own parenting, sparks joy—and sometimes jealousy—in parents.
Roxen Innovations just unveiled its electric PWC: a quiet, lightweight, and eco-friendly watercraft. This Swedish innovation promises sustainable fun without sacrificing performance.
A dramatic cosmic crash is unfolding! Astronomers found evidence of a massive collision around a distant star, hinting at planetary destruction.
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Lost for centuries, the ancient city of Alexandria on the Tigris, founded by Alexander the Great, has been rediscovered in Iraq. This vital trading hub once spanned an empire from Greece to the Indus River.
Horseshoe crabs predate dinosaurs by 200M years, but human activity now threatens their extinction. Their blood, vital for pharmaceuticals, is driving an unsustainable harvest.
Castaway survival stories grip us. From Defoe's 1719 "Robinson Crusoe," sparking "Robinsonades," to Tom Hanks making us cry over Wilson in "Cast Away" (2000), these tales endure.
Forget your old clock. Scientists are building a new optical atomic clock with ytterbium-173 ions, poised to redefine how we measure time itself.
Unlock unbreakable security! A new quantum method simplifies high-dimensional quantum key distribution using the temporal Talbot effect.
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Your brainstem has a secret weapon! Scientists found cells there that actively stabilize your blood pressure, keeping it steady through all your daily movements.
Tate's four museums unveiled their 2027 exhibitions, highlighted by Tate Modern's first solo Monet show, "Monet: Painting Time," featuring his iconic water lilies.
A child's drawing is priceless, but a new art project by Students Rebuild (Creative Visions) turns those artworks into real money for people in need.
Ketogenic diets can reduce seizures, but how? A new review in The Lancet Neurology explores the brain's metabolic changes, while highlighting critical gaps in current clinical research.
Gabon's "pristine" forests? Satellite images show an untouched green canopy, classified as intact. But locals know a different story.
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Bronze Age fashion secrets revealed! A 3500 BCE warp-weighted loom from Spain's Cabezo Redondo site shows how ancient people made clothes, hinting at a textile revolution.
A dystopian short about saliva and a musical comedy tied for Best Live Action Short Oscar! Alexandre Singh & Natalie Musteata's "Two People Exchanging Saliva" shared the win with "The Singers.
Imagine a 35-foot, 4.5-ton reptile. This monster dwarfed its ancient relatives, a true giant among peers.
Ancient animal life just got older! A new sponge order, Vilesida, produces sterols matching the oldest animal biomarkers, pushing back animal evolution timelines.
Solar magnetic fields erupt in hours, then linger for days, weeks, or months. A new study reveals how these powerful, long-lived active regions shape the sun.
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The distinctive smell of ancient mummies is helping scientists decode the secrets of Egyptian mummification. By analyzing tiny traces of chemicals in the air around mummy samples, researchers identified dozens of compounds linked to oils, resins, beeswax, and bitumen used during embalming. The chemi...
Astronomers found a bizarre exoplanet with a giant underground magma ocean trapping sulfur. This discovery may represent an entirely new class of worlds.
Forget baby books and trends. Some parents give their child a piece of rock 'n' roll history mere seconds after they’re born.
Príncipe, West Africa: A new conservation experiment pays residents to protect their rainforest. Over 60% of adults follow an environmental code, receiving quarterly dividends that improve their lives.
Predicting volcanic eruptions just got a major upgrade. "Jerk," a new detection method, uses a single seismometer to spot subtle magma movements hours before an eruption.