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Ice shelves in Bellinghausen Sea, Antarctica, taken onboard the R/V Falkor (too) in 2025.
A long-term ocean study finds warm deep water edging toward Antarctica, where it can melt vulnerable ice shelves from below.
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When AI becomes the perfect companion, some users say it becomes very hard to quit
AIHow AI chatbots keep you coming back for moreShy Cohen
Leilani Cienega is honored at a school assembly after she saved her mom.
Good NewsA Vietnam veteran, a 7-year-old rescuer, NASA volunteers, and more good news todayAmyn Bhai
Texas A&M researchers built HIPPO, a password tool that creates site-specific logins without storing a password vault.
InnovationsNew password tool creates secure, site-specific logins that you don’t have to rememberJoshua Shavit
New research finds East Africa’s Turkana Rift is in a critical breakup phase that also may explain its rich fossil record. Christian Rowan at Lothagam fossil site in West Turkana.
Green ImpactEast Africa’s Turkana Rift may be closer to splitting than scientists thoughtRebecca Shavit
Lead scientist Rifath Shaarook with KalamSat which flew aboard a NASA Terrier Orion sounding rocket from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on June 22, 2017.
SpaceSpace Kidz India students are building satellites, turning space education into real missionsJoseph Shavit
Astronomers now know of more than 350 molecules in the spaces between and around stars.
SpacePromising biosignatures on alien worlds could take years to confirmJoshua Shavit
Wanyi Nie, associate professor of physics, and Dave Tsai, assistant professor of chemical and biological engineering, use a home-built optical microscope to probe the chiral properties of chiral perovskite crystals.
InnovationsMolecular add-on helps chiral perovskite semiconductors detect visible lightRebecca Shavit
A battered Townsville hiker has defied his injuries to organise an epic 100km overnight trek that could dwarf last year’s $12,500 fund-raising effort for disadvantaged youth.
Good NewsPolish livestream, UConn foster-care graduate, and Chad vaccine bring more good news todayAmyn Bhai
Under the right conditions, a chaotic mess of laser light can spontaneously self-organize into a highly focused “pencil beam.” This schematic shows the pencil beam formation mechanism.
HealthMIT’s self-organizing laser revolutionizes 3D imaging of the brain’s protective barrierMac Oliveau
Greek physicists propose that microscopic wormholes could generate an effective dark energy term through topology changes.
SpaceMicroscopic wormholes may be warping reality all around usJoseph Shavit
Duke researchers used AI and health records to predict ADHD risk years before many children receive a diagnosis.
AIAI scan of medical records can spot ADHD risk in children years earlierShy Cohen
One of the Twelve Apostle sea stacks.
Green ImpactNew research reveals how the twelve apostles formed and their true ageRebecca Shavit
Kaylie Kelliher and her daughter, Boe.
Good NewsA single dad’s 47 foster kids, blind mom’s support, and more good news todayAmyn Bhai
Study finds ancient regulatory DNA tied to human language, with effects that predate the split from Neanderthals.
DiscoveriesHumans and Neanderthals share ancient DNA linked to human languageJoshua Shavit
Teleportation may be possible in physics, but it raises a disturbing question about identity, death and perfect copies.
DiscoveriesHuman teleportation is possible, but would you surviveJoseph Shavit
Midlife fitness was tied to longer life, fewer chronic diseases, and more healthy years in a long-term study.
HealthBetter fitness in your 40s and 50s linked to a longer, healthier lifeMac Oliveau