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In 2014, volunteers began hunting for unusual features in particle-collision images; by 2026, over 42,000 had examined nearly 39,000 picturesHiggs Hunters has rallied over 42,000 volunteers to sift through large volumes of images captured by the Large Hadron Collider. These parti...- MongoDB stocks crash at Nasdaq: In 2025, MDB share price jumped over 30 per cent, one year later company stocks suffer Wall Street's biggest losses after Meta's latest recruitment moveMongoDB share price today: MongoDB is a software company that provides a cloud-based database platform used to build and run modern applica...
- French mother and Black American father, kidnapped in infancy and raised as a live-in servant in a Swiss family; at 16, Daniel Pauly, ‘The Ocean’s Whistleblower’ escaped Germany and made a massive database covering 36,000+ fish speciesDaniel Pauly was born in Paris and faced numerous hardships, including being raised in Switzerland without parental love. After fleeing his...
- Since 1960s, Britain’s European turtle doves have suffered an almost 99% population decline. In 2026, 30 birds were released to restore the speciesBritain’s European turtle dove population has fallen by 98% since the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 2026, conservationists released 30 bir...
- The next great leap: AI first learnt the words. Now it is reaching for the worldWorld Labs’ Atlas signals a possible shift in AI from large language models to “world models” that understand 3D environments. Built by Fei...
- In 1991, Berkeley transformed a landfill into Cesar Chavez Park. 35 years later, the former dump is a scenic waterfront park with an annual kite festival for localsAtlas Obscura identifies César Chávez Park as a former landfill that hosts an annual kite festival and notes that the Berkeley Kite Festiva...
- A 1.5-pound squirrel monkey named Goliath was launched into space in 1961; 35 seconds later, his Atlas E rocket was destroyedIn an unfortunate chapter of space exploration, a squirrel monkey named Goliath found himself amidst America's fierce space race. His ill-f...
- In the 1990s, 17 cities joined Germany's Emscher regeneration programme. 30 years later the polluted industrial region had become a green hub with a 70-km landscape parkEmscher story is a powerful example of how environmental regeneration can take place across generations. The region did not become green ov...
- Hyundai goes big on India with 26 new models as it plots 100+ vehicle global offensiveHyundai is gearing up for an extensive expansion, aiming for over one hundred global vehicle launches and enhancements by 2030. In India, t...
- Mark Zuckerberg's wife Priscilla Chan’s parents escaped Vietnam by boat with no hope of reuniting with their family; decades later, their daughter became a Harvard graduate & philanthropistPriscilla Chan's journey is rooted in her family's escape from war-torn Vietnam in search of safety and a better life. She became the first...
- Hollywood OTT releases this week: From Lanterns to Toy Story 5, 8 new releases you can’t missThis week's streaming lineup is packed with thrilling options for every kind of viewer. Enjoy a unique superhero detective journey in Lante...
- Robocop is coming: US got the best brain but China flexes the muscleChina’s robotics industry is rapidly moving from flashy demonstrations to real-world deployment, giving it a potential edge in the global r...
- Ice cream makers bet consumers still want treats, just healthier onesIce cream makers are reformulating products to meet evolving consumer preferences. Demand for healthier options and appetite-suppressing dr...
- The stars are still there, we just can't see them anymore as artificial light is now changing that view at an alarming pace, creating a brightening night that future generations may barely recognizeArtificial light pollution erases stars twice as fast as satellites measured. A child seeing 250 stars today may see fewer than 100 by age ...
- In 1970, Sylvia Earle led five women into an underwater laboratory on a 14-day mission that helped strengthen the case for women in extreme-environment scienceThe year 1970 marked a groundbreaking moment when five female aquanauts embarked on a 14-day journey under the sea in the Tektite II projec...
- Humanoid robots are taking different paths as companies define their rolesCompanies are building specialized humanoid robots for homes and factories. OneX's NEO robot learns household tasks through experience and ...
- In 1935, an Australian entomologist shipped 102 cane toads from Hawaii to fight crop beetles; 2,400 were released before anyone tested the planAustralian scientists introduced toxic cane toads to control sugar cane pests in 1935. These toads failed to eat the target beetles and spr...
- Hidden talent of the Famous: Queen band's guitarist Brian May, a PhD in astrophysics, helped NASA in its first mission to the PlutoBrian May, Queen's legendary guitarist, also holds a PhD in astrophysics. He collaborated with NASA on the historic New Horizons mission to...
- Global Market: Macquarie names Greg Ward as next CEO, signalling leadership continuityMacquarie Group has appointed Greg Ward as its new chief executive officer. Investors view this leadership transition as a vote of confiden...
- 3I/ATLAS: Harvard astrophysicist spots unusual objects surrounding interstellar visitor's 'Sunward Anti-Tail' - Are they rocky fragments or something else?An astrophysicist has observed a peculiar 'Sunward Anti-Tail' around interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS, potentially a swarm of objects. These c...
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