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Quote of the day by Leo Tolstoy: ‘Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself’ and why almost every moral crusade ends up falling apart
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist, philosopher, and one of the greatest writers in world literature. In May 1893, an…
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Before they were famous: “The moment you think you’ve made it, you stop growing”: How did Kai Cenat become one of the biggest streamers in the world?
Kai Cenat (Image Via Getty) Kai Cenat is now one of the biggest names in online entertainment, but his success…
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Arika: Minnesota student Arika Kundu, 13, designed a method that turns peanut-shell waste into a material for removing pesticide residues from fresh produce; she is now competing for a $25,000 science prize
Arika Kundu, 13, uses peanut shells to help remove pesticide residues from produce. A 13-year-old Indian-American student from Minnesota has…
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Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted Spanish marina; 91.7% of one species survived 455 days and began creating mobile clones
Specimen of Chondrosia reniformis transplanted into the harbor. Image credit: Carlota Escarré Scientists transplanted 42 sea sponges into a polluted…
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Videos of Moroccan migrants entering Spain after swimming around border barriers go viral; ‘Declare national emergency’
Migrants cross from Morocco into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Antonio Sempere) Chilling videos of…
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2000–2020: China spent up to $13.8 billion restoring coastal wetlands; scientists now value the benefits at as much as $434 billion
Coastal wetlands (Representative image) China’s investment in coastal wetland restoration between 2000 and 2020 may have looked expensive on paper,…
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UK PM Burnham says he told Trump UK would take ‘pragmatic approach’ on North Sea oil
UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham has signalled a more “pragmatic approach” towards North Sea oil and gas, saying Britain “can’t…
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Boreal forests shade northern permafrost so effectively that summer thaw stays about one metre shallower; researchers estimate their canopies keep 59 billion tonnes of carbon frozen
Spruce and birch trees are seen tilting along the edge Stevens Pond on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus on…
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A man impales himself on trekking pole while climbing Montana’s highest peak, hikes 10 miles to safety instead of calling a helicopter
A man impales himself on trekking pole while climbing Montana’s highest peak, hikes 10 miles to safety instead of calling…
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Scientists drilled 1,640 feet beneath Michigan and found 689 kinds of fungi living in water that last touched the surface 11,000 years ago
A research team led by University of Michigan isolated and grew more than 200 kinds of fungi from the deep…
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