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Scientists Crack the Secret Behind Jackson Pollock’s Vivid Blue in His Most Famous Drip Painting

Chemistry reveals the true origins of a color that electrified modern art.
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Over 2,250 Environmental Defenders Have Been Killed or Disappeared in the Last 12 Years

The latest tally from Global Witness is a grim ledger. In 2024, at least 146 people were killed or disappeared while defending land, water and forests. That brings the total to at least 2,253 deaths and disappearances since 2012, a steady toll that turns
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After Charlie Kirk’s Murder, Americans Are Asking If Civil Discourse Is Even Possible Anymore

Trying to change someone’s mind can seem futile. But there are approaches to political discourse that still matter, even if they don’t instantly win someone over.
9 hours ago

Climate Change May Have Killed More Than 16,000 People in Europe This Summer

Researchers warn that preventable heat-related deaths will continue to rise with continued fossil fuel emissions.
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New research shows how Trump uses "strategic victimhood" to justify his politics

How victimhood rhetoric helped Donald Trump justify a sweeping global trade war
10 hours ago

The World's Oldest Mummies Were Smoked, Not Dried in the Desert

The 14,000-year-old smoked mummies in Southeast Asia are rewriting burial history
10 hours ago

Biggest Modern Excavation in Tower of London Unearths the Stories of the Forgotten Inhabitants

As the dig deeper under the Tower of London they are unearthing as much history as stone.
23 hours ago

Millions Of Users Are Turning To AI Jesus For Guidance And Experts Warn It Could Be Dangerous

AI chatbots posing as Jesus raise questions about profit, theology, and manipulation.
24 hours ago

Can Giant Airbags Make Plane Crashes Survivable? Two Engineers Think So

Two young inventors designed an AI-powered system to cocoon planes before impact.
24 hours ago

First Food to Boost Immunity: Why Blueberries Could Be Your Baby’s Best First Bite

Blueberries have the potential to give a sweet head start to your baby’s gut and immunity.
1 day ago

Ice Age People Used 32 Repeating Symbols in Caves Across the World. They May Reveal the First Steps Toward Writing

These simple dots and zigzags from 40,000 years ago may have been the world’s first symbols.
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NASA Found Signs That Dwarf Planet Ceres May Have Once Supported Life

In its youth, the dwarf planet Ceres may have brewed a chemical banquet beneath its icy crust.
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Nudists Are Furious Over Elon Musk's Plan to Expand SpaceX Launches in Florida -- And They're Fighting Back

A legal nude beach in Florida may become the latest casualty of the space race
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A Pig Kidney Transplant Saved This Man's Life — And Now the FDA Is Betting It Could Save Thousands More

A New Hampshire man no longer needs dialysis thanks to a gene-edited pig kidney.
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Mind Over Mirror: How Cosmetic Enhancements Can Boost Mental Health

Beyond aesthetics, cosmetic surgery can help patients rebuild self-esteem, reduce emotional distress, and improve overall quality of life.
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The Earliest Titanium Dental Implants From the 1980s Are Still Working Nearly 40 Years Later

Longest implant study shows titanium roots still going strong decades later.
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Common Painkillers Are Also Fueling Antibiotic Resistance

The antibiotic is only one factor creating resistance. Common painkillers seem to supercharge the process.
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New Liquid Uranium Rocket Could Halve Trip to Mars

Liquid uranium rockets could make the Red Planet a six-month commute.
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Scientists think they found evidence of a hidden planet beyond Neptune and they are calling it Planet Y

A planet more massive than Mercury could be lurking beyond the orbit of Pluto.
2 days ago

Turning Up Lab Freezer Temperatures is Saving Energy and It is Catching on Worldwide

Researchers find that warmer freezers can save energy without sacrificing science
2 days ago

People Who Keep Score in Relationships Are More Likely to End Up Unhappy

A 13-year study shows that keeping score in love quietly chips away at happiness.
2 days ago

Does My Red Look Like Your Red? The Age-Old Question Just Got A Scientific Answer and It Changes How We Think About Color

Scientists found that our brains process colors in surprisingly similar ways.
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Why Blue Eyes Aren’t Really Blue: The Surprising Reason Blue Eyes Are Actually an Optical Illusion

What if the piercing blue of someone’s eyes isn’t color at all, but a trick of light?
2 days ago

Meet the Bumpy Snailfish: An Adorable, Newly Discovered Deep Sea Species That Looks Like It Is Smiling

Bumpy, dark, and sleek—three newly described snailfish species reveal a world still unknown.
2 days ago

Scientists Just Found Arctic Algae That Can Move in Ice at –15°C

The algae at the bottom of the world are alive, mobile, and rewriting biology’s rulebook.
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A 2,300-Year-Old Helmet from the Punic Wars Pulled From the Sea Tells the Story of the Battle That Made Rome an Empire

An underwater discovery sheds light on the bloody end of the First Punic War.
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Scientists Hacked the Glue Gun Design to Print Bone Scaffolds Directly into Broken Legs (And It Works)

Researchers designed a printer to extrude special bone grafts directly into fractures during surgery.
3 days ago

New Type of EV Battery Could Recharge Cars in 15 Minutes

A breakthrough in battery chemistry could finally end electric vehicle range anxiety
3 days ago

How Much Does a Single Cell Weigh? The Brilliant Physics Trick of Weighing Something Less Than a Trillionth of a Gram

Scientists have found ingenious ways to weigh the tiniest building blocks of life
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The Moon Used to Be Much Closer to Earth. It's Drifting 1.5 Inches Farther From Earth Every Year and It's Slowly Making Our Days Longer

The Moon influences ocean tides – and ocean tides, in some ways, influence the Moon back.
3 days ago

A Long Skinny Rectangular Telescope Could Succeed Where the James Webb Fails and Uncover Habitable Worlds Nearby

A long, narrow mirror could help astronomers detect life on nearby exoplanets
3 days ago

The Crystal Behind Next Gen Solar Panels May Transform Cancer and Heart Disease Scans

Tiny pixels can save millions of lives and make nuclear medicine scans affordable for both hospitals and patients.
3 days ago

How Bees Use the Sun for Navigation Even on Cloudy Days

Bees see differently than humans, for them the sky is more than just blue.
6 days ago

Scientists Quietly Developed a 6G Chip Capable of 100 Gbps Speeds

A single photonic chip for all future wireless communication.
6 days ago

When Ice Gets Bent, It Sparks: A Surprising Source of Electricity in Nature’s Coldest Corners

Ice isn't as passive as it looks.
6 days ago

We can still easily get AI to say all sorts of dangerous things

Jailbreaking an AI is still an easy task.
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Japan Is Starting to Use Robots in 7-Eleven Shops to Compensate for the Massive Shortage of Workers

These robots are taking over repetitive jobs and reducing workload as Japan combats a worker crisis.
1 week ago

This Bizarre Martian Rock Formation Is Our Strongest Evidence Yet for Ancient Life on Mars

We can't confirm it yet, but it's as close as it gets.
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A small, portable test could revolutionize how we diagnose Alzheimer's

A passive EEG scan could spot memory loss before symptoms begin to show.
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Scientists solved a key mystery regarding the evolution of life on Earth

A new study brings scientists closer to uncovering how life began on Earth.
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Is a Plant-Based Diet Really Healthy for Your Dog? This Study Has Surprising Findings

You may need to revisit your dog's diet.
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A Single LSD Treatment Could Keep Anxiety At Bay for Months

This was all done in a controlled medical setting.
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A Massive Seaweed Belt Stretching from Africa to the Caribbean is Changing The Ocean

The Great Atlantic Sargassum Belt hit a record 37.5 million tons this May
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Stone Age Atlantis: 8,500-Year-Old Settlements Discovered Beneath Danish Seas

Archaeologists took a deep dive into the Bay of Aarhus to trace how Stone Age people adapted to rising waters.
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Researchers Turned WiFi into a Medical Tool That Reads Your Pulse With Near Perfect Accuracy

Forget health trackers, the Wi-Fi in your living room may soon monitor your heartbeat.
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Popular RVs in the US are built with wood from destroyed orangutan rainforest: Investigation

The RV industry’s hidden cost is orangutan habitat loss in Indonesia.
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The Evolution of the Human Brain Itself May Explain Why Autism is so Common

Scientists uncover how human brain evolution boosted neurodiversity—and vulnerability to autism.
1 week ago

A Light-Based AI Can Generate Images Using Almost No Energy

The future of AI art might be powered by lasers instead of GPUs.
1 week ago

This 1,700-Year-Old Skull is the First Evidence of a Gladiator Bear in the Roman Empire

Archaeologists uncover first physical proof of brown bears in Roman arena games.
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Astronomers May Have Discovered The First Rocky Earth-Like World With An Atmosphere, Just 41 Light Years Out

Astronomers may have discovered the first rocky planet with 'air' where life could exist.
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Anthropic AI Wanted to Settle Pirated Books Case for $1.5 Billion. A Judge Thinks We Can Do Better

This case is quickly shaping up to be a landmark in AI history.
1 week ago

First Mammalian Brain-Wide Map May Reveal How Intuition and Decision-Making Works

The brain’s decision signals light up like a Christmas tree, from cortex to cerebellum.
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Archaeologists Uncovered a Stunning 4,000-Year-Old Mural Unlike Anything Ever Seen in Peru That Predates the Inca by Millennia

A 3D temple wall with stars, birds, and shamanic visions stuns archaeologists in Peru
1 week ago

Scientists Finally Prove Dust Helps Clouds Freeze and It Could Change Climate Models

New analysis links desert dust to cloud freezing, with big implications for weather and climate models.
1 week ago

Eight Seconds Is All You Get. Why Attention Spans Are Shrinking and What To Do About It

If the content is interesting, motivation can improve sustained attention.
1 week ago

2.2 Million Fat-Removal Surgeries a Year: What's Behind the Body Contouring Boom

From liposuction to cryolipolysis, fat-removal is now one of the most common cosmetic choices worldwide.
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Labiaplasty Is the Fastest-Growing Cosmetic Surgery Worldwide — And It’s Not Just About Looks

Once a taboo subject, vaginal rejuvenation is now part of a broader conversation about women’s intimate wellness.
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Mars Seems to Have a Hot, Solid Core and That's Surprisingly Earth-Like

Using a unique approach to observing marsquakes, researchers propose a structure for Mars' core.
1 week ago

New Catalyst Recycles Plastics Without Sorting. It Even Works on Dirty Trash

A nickel catalyst just solved the biggest problem in plastic recycling.
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Scientists Just Discovered a Massive Source of Drinking Water Hiding Beneath the Atlantic Ocean

Scientists drill off Cape Cod and uncover vast undersea aquifers that may reshape our water future.
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Your Next Therapist Could be a Video Game or a Wearable and It Might Actually Work

An inside look at a new wave of evidence-backed digital therapies.
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This Bizarre Deep Sea Fish Uses a Tooth-Covered Forehead Club to Grip Mates During Sex

Scientists studying a strange deep sea fish uncovered the first true teeth outside the jaw.
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Researchers Discovered How to Trap Cancer Cells by "Reprogramming" Their Environment

Scientists find a way to stop glioblastoma cells by stiffening a key brain molecule
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Humans made wild animals smaller and domestic animals bigger. But not all of them

Why are goats and sheep so different?
1 week ago

Ultra-Processed Foods Made Healthy Young Men Gain Fat and Lose Sperm Quality in Just Three Weeks

Processed foods harmed hormones and fertility markers even with identical calories.
2 weeks ago

A New Solar Panel Shield Made From Onion Peels Outlasted Industry Plastics in Tests

Natural dye from discarded onion peels outperforms fossil-based UV filters in durability and performance
2 weeks ago

NYC Man Was Jailed for Days Because of a Blurry CCTV Image and a Faulty AI Match

Flawed tech, false ID, and two days behind bars: how it happened anyway.
2 weeks ago

Venice's Iconic Lion Is Actually a Repurposed Chinese Monster, Scientists Say

This ancient symbol has a surprising origin story.
2 weeks ago

Researchers Transformed Sperm Cells into Tiny, Microbots That Could Deliver Drugs to Hard-to-Reach Places

Who had sperm bots on their bingo card for this year?
2 weeks ago

Could AI and venom help us fight antibiotic resistance?

Scientists used AI to mine animal venom for potent new antibiotics.
2 weeks ago

Orcas Are Attacking Boats Again and We Still Don't Know Why

It's one of the most curious behaviors we've ever observed.
2 weeks ago

Ant Queen Breaks the Rules of Biology by Producing Male Offspring That Are a Different Species

It seems "almost unimaginable," researchers say.
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They're 80,000 Years Old and No One Knows Who Made Them. Are These the World's Oldest Arrowheads?

Stone tips found in Uzbekistan could rewrite the history of bows and arrows.
2 weeks ago

Florida Is About to Become One Big Health Experiment

We all know how ending vaccine mandates will end.
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Scientists Reprogram Blood Cells to Prevent Alzheimer’s and Fight Aging In the Brain

In a promising new study, modified young immune cells improved brain performance in older mice.
2 weeks ago

A Rare Condition Made a Woman See Dragons Instead of Human Faces

It's one of the weirdest conditions.
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America’s Sex Ed System Is An Anti-Science Nightmare

Only 37% of US states require sex ed to be medically accurate.
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AI has a hidden water cost − here’s how to calculate yours

Artificial intelligence systems are thirsty, consuming as much as 500 milliliters of water – a single-serving water bottle – for each short conversation a user has with the GPT-3 version of OpenAI’s ChatGPT system. They use roughly the same amount of wate
2 weeks ago

Turns Out, You're Not Supposed to Rinse After Brushing Your Teeth

We've been living a lie.
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Miss England Contestants Are Now Competing With AI Versions of Themselves

AI models are coming to the internet, whether you like it or not.
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ChatGPT only talks in clichés. That’s a threat to human creativity

When you chat with ChatGPT, it often feels like you’re talking to someone polite, engaged and responsive. It nods in all the right places, mirrors your wording and seems eager to keep the exchange flowing. But is this really what human conversation sounds
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Can AI finally show us how animals think?

Can science help you talk to your dog?
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This 3D printed circuit board that dissolves in water could finally solve our E-waste problem

This study is putting forward an alternative to our notoriously hard to recycle circuit boards.
2 weeks ago

Climate Change Triggered European Revolutions That Changed the Course of History

Severe volcanic eruptions may have set the stage for several revolutions.
2 weeks ago

Inside Palantir: The Secretive Tech Company Helping the US Government Build a Massive Web of Surveillance

Government agencies are contracting with Palantir to correlate disparate pieces of data, promising efficiency but raising civil liberties concerns.
2 weeks ago

This Chihuahua Munched on a Bunch of Cocaine (and Fentanyl) and Lived to Tell the Tale

This almost-tragic event could have a very useful side.
2 weeks ago

Old Solar Panels Built in the Early 1990s Are Still Going Strong After 30 Years at 80% Original Power — And That’s a Big Deal for Our Energy Future

Thirty years later, old-school solar panels are still delivering on their promise.
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The World’s Largest Solar Plant is Rising in Tibet. It's So Vast It's the Size of Chicago

A desert covered in solar panels and sheep could mark the beginning of the end for coal in China.
3 weeks ago

A Swiss Pilot Flew a Solar-Electric Aircraft to the Edge of the Stratosphere

A record-breaking flight offers a glimpse into the future of clean aviation
3 weeks ago

This Newly Discovered Croc Hunted Dinosaurs Before the Asteroid Hit

A new hypercarnivorous crocodyliform emerges from the sediments of Patagonia.
3 weeks ago

How Tariffs Could Help Canada Wean Itself from Fossil Fuels

Tariffs imposed by the U.S. could give its trading partners space to reduce their economies’ dependence on oil and gas.
3 weeks ago

The World We Learned in School is Wildly Misleading and Africa Wants It Gone

Maps help shape how we make sense of the world.
3 weeks ago

Spiders Are Trapping Fireflies in Their Webs and Using Their Glow to Lure Fresh Prey

Trapped fireflies become bait in a rare case of predatory outsourcing.
3 weeks ago

A Single Mutation Made Horses Rideable and Changed Human History

Ancient DNA reveals how a single mutation reshaped both horses and human history.
3 weeks ago

Scientists Make Succulents That Glow in the Dark Like Living Night Lights

These glowing succulents could one day replace street lamps.
3 weeks ago

US Military Just Tested a Microwave Weapon That Instantly Zapped an Entire Swarm of Drones Out of the Sky

The U.S. military tests a powerful new defense against drone swarms.
3 weeks ago

Your Gut Microbes Could Be Controlling Your Sugar Cravings

It's not you, it's them.
3 weeks ago

Global Farmlands Already Grow Enough Food to Feed 15 Billion People but Half of Calories Never Make It to our Plates

Nearly half of the world’s food calories go to animals and engines instead of people.
3 weeks ago

Astronomers Warn That Satellite Mega-Constellations Could Steal the Night Sky Forever

The race for space internet is colliding with humanity’s oldest science.
3 weeks ago

Japan Just Switched on Asia’s First Osmotic Power Plant, Which Runs 24/7 on Nothing But Fresh Water and Seawater

A renewable energy source that runs day and night, powered by salt and fresh water.
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