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Green Impact Americans can save 6.7 million gallons of fuel each day by doing this one small thing

Following speed limits could save 6.7 million gallons of fuel and $22 million daily, with under a minute added to commutes.

Health Faith, purpose, and healthier digital habits linked to better mental health Joshua Shavit

Health $101 million XPRIZE Healthspan competition advances 20 teams to finals with UCSD named as testing hub Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Tiny structures inside lead nuclei expose a new pattern in gluon behavior Joshua Shavit

Discoveries 245-million-year-old reptile fossil preserves the oldest known intact digestive system Joshua Shavit

Space New Gaia data is challenging a 50-year-old assumption about how stars and galaxies form Joseph Shavit

Discoveries New Thai lizard named after Syrax, Queen Rhaenyra’s dragon from House of the Dragon Joseph Shavit

Space Small whirlpool-like structures reveal how the Sun stores and releases energy Joshua Shavit

Innovations New semiconductor turns billions of spin oscillators into a shared time crystal Joseph Shavit

Innovations 12-year-old inventor’s solar-powered backpack is keeping Glasgow’s homeless warm Rebecca Shavit

Discoveries 55-million-year-old fossil teeth rewrite the story of early primate evolution Joshua Shavit

Green Impact Hidden fungal networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length help plants survive climate change Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Fusion’s biggest challenge may no longer be the physics, MIT study finds Joseph Shavit

Discoveries Generations of breeding changed how dogs’ brains process human communication Hannah Shavit-Weiner

AI Introducing Biomni: Stanford’s AI co-scientist built to accelerate biomedical research Shy Cohen

Health Sitting upright can boost mood and improve decision-making, McGill researchers find Mac Oliveau

Health Scientists discover 2-billion-year-old rules that control genes across all life forms on Earth Joshua Shavit