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Before leading Trump's UFO panel, Israeli-American Harvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb proposed these 5 splashy theories about alien lifeHarvard astrophysicist Avi Loeb, known for his controversial extraterrestrial theories, is now leading a new Trump administration panel on ...
Quote of the day by light bulb inventor Thomas Edison: 'It is not that I have failed 10,000 times. I have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work...' These famous words teach how every failure is a big step towards successThomas Edison's famous quote on failure and perseverance continues to inspire people by encouraging them to view setbacks as learning exper...
Scientists found a desert-adapted pest-fighting mite that could help protect crops across the world's driest regionsChilean researchers have stumbled upon a population of the beneficial predatory mite, Phytoseiulus persimilis, thriving in the extremely ar...
On This Day in History, July 1: Terminator 2 premiers, Dominion of Canada is formed, Bretton Woods Conference opens, Hong Kong returns to China, Sony Walkman debuts, Princess Diana is born and other key eventsOn This Day in History, July 1 marks a date shaped by major military campaigns, nation-building, scientific breakthroughs and cultural mile...
Scientists say ozone loss could have been spotted in the 1950s, because today’s layered satellite tools reveal that industrial chemicals were already thinning the atmosphere long before the Antarctic hole was foundA new study reveals that ozone depletion might have been detectable in the 1950s, predating widespread CFC use. Carbon tetrachloride, an in...
A frozen Arctic grave held its secret for 181 years until DNA revealed four more sailors from Franklin's doomed expeditionDNA science is finally putting names to the lost crew of the 1845 Franklin expedition. A recent study identified four more sailors, bringin...
The world's most remote inhabited island has an asthma mystery; scientists traced it to just two settlers who arrived in 1817A remote island, Tristan da Cunha, has become a vital natural laboratory for asthma research. Due to its isolated population descended from...
Blue crabs were first found in Italy's Adriatic in 1949; 74 years later, they exploded, cut clam output 90%, and pushed 160 km up the Po RiverAmerican blue crabs, famed for their presence in coastal cuisine, are now making an alarming, unprecedented journey deep into Italy's Po Ri...
NASA races to save Swift telescope from falling back to Earth with daring rescue missionNASA is launching a daring $30 million mission this week to rescue the aging Swift Observatory from falling back to Earth. A robotic lifesa...
NASA looked back at the first Black Hole ever photographed, and found a big surpriseThe universe keeps reshaping our cosmic perspective. When the Event Horizon Telescope captured the historic first image of a black hole in ...
Best Proverb of the Day by Albert Einstein: “There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”Best Proverb of the Day: Albert Einstein's profound insight reveals life's dual nature: either viewed as ordinary or as a series of miracle...
China begins to snap at America's heels in a tightening tech raceChina’s latest supercomputer ranking has renewed debate over global technology leadership, but current evidence shows the United States sti...
'Jurassic Park' got it wrong! Scientists just found that pterosaurs, may have had more wing-shape diversity than current reconstructions allow, changing how we picture ancient flightFor over a century, our understanding of pterosaur wings has been based on limited fossil evidence, leading to remarkably similar reconstru...
US remains global leader in AI, but China rapidly closing gap with cheaper models: JP MorganThe United States stands at the forefront of AI development, yet China is swiftly closing the gap with cost-efficient AI systems. Chinese c...
Best quote of the day by American psychologist B.F. Skinner on life lessons: “When you run into something interesting, drop… – Inspiring lessons on curiosity, learning, discovery and why knowledge is power by the father of operant conditioning and radical behaviorism known for his deep insights into human behavior and motivationBest Quote of the Day by B.F. Skinner: B.F. Skinner’s quote, “When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it,” ...
The San Andreas fault just reached a level scientists haven’t seen in 1,000 years—Is California ready for what comes next?A new study suggests the San Andreas Fault has reached stress levels not seen in nearly 1,000 years. While scientists are not predicting an...
Coke, Pepsi, Red Bull to add QR codes linking to ingredient information in USMajor beverage companies are now placing QR codes on their products across the US, offering consumers direct access to detailed ingredient ...
Daughters stayed home, sons left: That was the rule in a 9,000-year-old Turkish village, says a 2025 Science paper that sequenced 131 ancient skeletonsAncient DNA from 9,000-year-old Çatalhöyük reveals a surprising social structure. Contrary to common assumptions, men appear to have moved ...
Did Joe Biden’s ex-medical advisor Fauci fund China’s Wuhan Lab research behind Covid-19 outbreak? Tulsi Gabbard’s final act with ‘never-before-seen’ documents reveals explosive claimsOutgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has leveled serious accusations against Anthony Fauci, alleging he funneled US tax...
In 1950, amid the Cold War, a tiny beetle from the US was destroying potato crops across East Germany. Then began one of history's strangest propaganda campaignsIn 1950, a striped potato beetle became the centre of one of the Cold War's most unusual propaganda campaigns after East Germany accused th...