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Childhood trauma leaves lasting brain changes and DNA scars Scientists found that childhood abuse can change DNA and brain development, leaving long-term biological marks.

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What would happen if a solar superstorm hit Earth? ESA just found out ESA runs a full-scale solar storm simulation to prepare for extreme space weather that could disrupt satellites and communication systems.

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Mom’s voice boosts brain development in premature babies Hearing a mother’s voice helps premature babies’ brains grow faster and develop stronger language connections.

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Shock study reports that these debilitating diseases are linked to where a person lives Scientists found ALS and MS share a strong geographic pattern, suggesting common environmental causes behind both.

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Hearing helps the brain stay in rhythm better than touch The brain keeps steadier time with sound than with touch, revealing how hearing drives human rhythm and movement.

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How warm Jupiters broke the rules of planet formation Warm Jupiters are rewriting the rules of planet formation - showing eccentric orbits that stay strangely aligned with their stars.

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Why Australia’s rainforests just stopped absorbing carbon Australia’s rainforests are now releasing more carbon than they absorb, as heat, drought, and storms push them past a tipping point.

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Coral species thought to be extinct for 24 years is rediscovered For years, Wellington’s solitary coral, Rhizopsammia wellingtoni, was a ghost on survey sheets. In 2024, divers finally confirmed living colonies in the Galapagos. The return of this small black stony coral is not a one off sighting. Lead author Inti Keith of the Charles Darwin Foundation helped document fresh colonies with a team of scientific

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Astronomers may have discovered a cosmic event that is completely new to science Astronomers recorded the longest gamma-ray burst in history. It likely came from a black hole consuming a star from within.

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After decades of trying, scientists seem to have a hair growth formula that truly works A Taiwan trial found a plant-based serum boosted hair density by 25% in eight weeks using growth factors and natural vesicles.

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Remarkable 1,700-year-old coffin sculpture shows Hercules fighting the god of wine A marble sarcophagus is a stone coffin carved to honor the dead, and sometimes to teach the living. A new find in Caesarea shows a scene few expect on a coffin, a drinking contest between Dionysus, the god of wine, and Heracles, the tireless hero better known by his Roman name, Hercules. The scene is

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New instrument chooses Eta Carinae and the Carina Nebula as its first target The Southern sky just got a sharper set of eyes. A new high-resolution echelle spectrograph on the 4.1 meter SOAR Telescope in Chile has taken its first look at Eta Carinae, a volatile pair of massive stars that keeps astronomers on their toes. This spectrograph uses finely spaced diffraction gratings to separate light into detailed

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‘Sword Dragon’ of the Jurassic was built for speed and precision A new “Sword Dragon” ichthyosaur with huge eyes and a razor-sharp snout reveals how marine predators evolved after extinction.

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More than 4,000 freshwater species are on the brink of extinction A new global study reveals that nearly one in four freshwater animal species is at high risk of extinction, scientists warn.

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Koalas have fingerprints nearly identical to humans, an evolutionary puzzle not yet solved Scientists discovered that koalas have fingerprints almost identical to humans, showing how evolution can arrive at the same design twice.

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Runaway black hole caught in the act of devouring a star Astronomers have caught a runaway black hole in the act of tearing apart a star in a place it shouldn’t be.

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Lead poisoning remains a silent global crisis despite decades of progress Lead exposure is still a major global threat, especially to children, costing over $3.4 trillion annually.

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Astronomers make incredible discovery in the largest Oort Cloud comet ever detected Astronomers are reporting a detailed analysis of the largest Oort Cloud comet ever detected – “C 2014 UN271.” Carbon monoxide gas is venting from its surface while it is still more than a billion miles from the Sun. Comet C 2014 UN271, also called “Bernardinelli Bernstein.” It is active at a distance where most comets

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Archaeologists find one of the greatest Iron Age treasures ever seen A farmer’s field has yielded a treasure trove hoard that changes how we talk about Iron Age Britain. Archaeologists call it the Melsonby Hoard – a deliberately buried collection of objects – and this one is unusually large, varied, and carefully arranged. The Melsonby Hoard in Yorkshire, Northern England, includes more than 800 objects dating

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Your gut health needs consistency – not just healthy food Your gut needs not just healthy food, but regular healthy eating -highlighting the power of consistency in diet and microbiome health.

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Scientists learn exactly why Shackleton’s Endurance ship sank in Antarctic seas For more than a century, people have said Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, was the toughest wooden vessel of its age. A fresh look at the evidence says otherwise, and the engineering story is far more sobering. A peer reviewed study reported that Endurance was not built for pack ice, the drifting fields of sea

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Dryers release tons of invisible fibers into the air each year Scientists found that household dryers release thousands of tons of invisible microfibers into the air yearly.

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Medieval artifacts up to 750-years-old discovered in a bearded vulture’s nest A study describes how archaeologists exploring abandoned cliff nests in southern Spain pulled a medieval surprise from a bearded vulture’s home, a woven sandal that radiocarbon tests place between 650 and 750 years old. Bearded vultures, Gypaetus barbatus, are unusual raptors because they specialize in osteophagy, a bone heavy diet, and they reuse protected cliff

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Astronomers witness the birth of a new solar system for the first time Astronomers recently reported the earliest observable moment of planet formation around a young star called HOPS-315, capturing hot minerals turning solid close to the star. The team used the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) to pinpoint where those solids are beginning to appear. HOPS-315 is about 1,300 light years

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New model predicts how far wildfire smoke will travel and its impact on cities On June 2, 2025, thick wildfire smoke swirled over the eastern United States, a scene captured and explained in a NOAA NESDIS case study showing how far and fast the plumes traveled. That same week, an experimental forecast quietly gave meteorologists a heads up that the haze would spread and linger. NOAA’s experimental RRFS-Smoke model

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Archaeologists find chest full of Roman coins and precious jewelry Dozens of Roman coins and a cluster of precious metal jewelry surfaced inside a burned Roman house at Histria. The items fused together in the blaze and kept the outline of a wooden container – a strange imprint that looks like a ghost of the lost chest. Histria is widely recognized as the oldest city

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Older adults often value social connection over their own health Older Americans now value social connection and inclusiveness more than their own physical health during clinic visits.

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Japan’s extreme rainfall will intensify as temperatures rise Warmer air holds more moisture, making rainfall heavier and storms stronger across Japan’s future climate.

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Why some birds fear new things while others adapt easily A bird study explains why some species fear the new while others adapt quickly. The findings reveal how environment shapes flexibility.

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How stress can actually improve your focus at work Some workplace stress can boost focus and growth, while other stress types harm work performance and overall mood.

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