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2025-12-26T04:00:00-05:00
Tiny wild cat spotted in Thailand for first time in 30 years
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2025-12-25T21:10:10-05:00
These 59 post-holiday Amazon deals drop kitchen and home upgrades for clearance prices
The post These 59 post-holiday Amazon deals drop kitchen and home upgrades for clearance prices appeared first on Popular Science.
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2025-12-25T15:00:00-05:00
5 personal care products that solved real problems in 2025
The wearable breast pump market has exploded in recent years, allowing parents to pump without tethering to a plugged-in device or getting tangled in tubing. Some options now fit the whole pumping mechanism into a form that can slip into your bra, promising a level of discretion that would have been unthinkable just a ...
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2025-12-25T12:00:00-05:00
12 award-winning photos of our beautiful world
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https://www.popsci.com/environment/refocus-photography-awards-2025/
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2025-12-25T09:01:00-05:00
The seed vaults that could save humanity
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2025-12-24T12:10:00-05:00
Giving a 140 pound stingray a check-up requires 8 people
The post Giving a 140 pound stingray a check-up requires 8 people appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/environment/stingray-check-up/
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2025-12-24T10:01:00-05:00
A couple walking their dog found $10 million worth of rare coins
The post A couple walking their dog found $10 million worth of rare coins appeared first on Popular Science.
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2025-12-23T15:08:00-05:00
Hubble spots massive sandwich-shaped blob in deep space
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2025-12-23T14:00:00-05:00
The 5 coolest gadget innovations of 2025
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2025-12-23T14:00:00-05:00
5 incredible aerospace breakthroughs in 2025
The post 5 incredible aerospace breakthroughs in 2025 appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/aerospace-innovations-2025/
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2025-12-23T12:00:00-05:00
22 breathtaking images from the 2025 Landscape Photographer of the Year awards
The post 22 breathtaking images from the 2025 Landscape Photographer of the Year awards appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/environment/2025-international-landscape-photographer-of-the-year/
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2025-12-23T11:31:00-05:00
Cozy up (safely) to an e-scooter’s lithium battery yule log
The post Cozy up (safely) to an e-scooter’s lithium battery yule log appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/e-scooter-lithium-battery-yule-log/
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2025-12-23T11:16:04-05:00
Ace Hardware has Craftsman power tools for clearance prices right now
The post Ace Hardware has Craftsman power tools for clearance prices right now appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/gear/ace-hardware-craftsman-power-tool-deals/
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2025-12-23T10:00:00-05:00
Ditch the antibacterial soap this cold and flu season
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https://www.popsci.com/health/ditch-the-antibacterial-soap/
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2025-12-23T09:01:00-05:00
Why do we have five fingers and toes?
The post Why do we have five fingers and toes? appeared first on Popular Science.
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2025-12-22T21:09:31-05:00
Ultimate procrastinator’s gift guide: 62 digital and subscription gifts you can buy instantly from your phone
The post Ultimate procrastinator’s gift guide: 62 digital and subscription gifts you can buy instantly from your phone appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/gear/digital-subscription-gift-guide-2025/
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2025-12-22T16:25:05-05:00
How to spend your remaining FSA balance before it expires
The post How to spend your remaining FSA balance before it expires appeared first on Popular Science.
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2025-12-22T15:45:00-05:00
Inside the labs where glasses are redesigned for a hyper-visual world
And screen time continues to rise, with global daily use averaging six hours, though it’s more like 10 for office workers. Devices are also getting closer. The experts explained that we hold books about 16 inches from our faces, but smartphones hover at about 8 to 12 inches, and smartwatches tend to be even closer. It’...
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2025-12-22T15:12:00-05:00
Lamborghini’s new hybrid supercar includes a three-level drift mode and three axial flux motors
The post Lamborghini’s new hybrid supercar includes a three-level drift mode and three axial flux motors appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/technology/lamborghini-temerario-hybrid-supercar/
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2025-12-22T14:30:00-05:00
Newborn African penguin named after a hot dog
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https://www.popsci.com/environment/newborn-penguin-named-after-hotdog/
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2025-12-22T12:01:00-05:00
James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes snap images of same nebula, 10 years apart
The post James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes snap images of same nebula, 10 years apart appeared first on Popular Science.
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2025-12-22T11:03:00-05:00
9 festive ISS holiday celebrations through the years
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2025-12-22T09:00:00-05:00
‘Hope in a bottle’ for a deadly cancer and the firefly gene that lit the way
The post ‘Hope in a bottle’ for a deadly cancer and the firefly gene that lit the way appeared first on Popular Science.
https://www.popsci.com/health/new-brain-cancer-treatment-fireflies/
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2025-12-21T12:15:00-05:00
9 new butterflies discovered in old museum archives
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2025-12-21T10:03:00-05:00
Butt breathing and 5 other ways animals stay warm in winter
The post Butt breathing and 5 other ways animals stay warm in winter appeared first on Popular Science.
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2025-12-21T08:02:00-05:00
Lost in space: How ’digital twins’ saved NASA’s robots
The post Lost in space: How ’digital twins’ saved NASA’s robots appeared first on Popular Science.
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2025-12-30T14:00:00-05:00
Machhapuchhare (Fishtail Mountain) in Annapurna Circuit, Nepal
There are certainly higher peaks in the Himalayas — at 6,997 meters, Machhapuchhare is far from reaching the heights of the "eight-thousanders" club, but what sets this mountain apart from its taller neighbors is the fact that it has never been officially climbed. Its English name, “Fishtail Mountain,” comes from the s...
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2025-12-30T10:00:00-05:00
Castle Ward in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland
Despite Game of Thrones' medievalesque feel, one of the show's most popular locations was portrayed on screen by an 18th-century mansion. The sprawling Castle Ward estate served as a stand-in for the seat of House Stark, Winterfell, in the hit television series - you might recognize the mansion's farmyard as the courty...
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2025-12-30T09:49:00-05:00
The Community Library in Ketchum, Idaho
In 1955, 17 open-minded women from central Idaho founded The Community Library Association, which they operated with funds from a one-room resale shop called the Gold Mine Thrift Store. Their mission—which persists to this day—was to create a place “of the people,” where members of their community could be exposed to d...
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2025-12-30T09:46:00-05:00
Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve in Stanley, Idaho
Central Idaho’s vast expanses of undisturbed natural landscapes provide a unique backdrop for taking in the night sky. At the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, community members, public land managers, and private landowners have come together to protect this treasured resource. In 2017, the site became the first designat...
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2025-12-30T09:24:00-05:00
The Roundhouse in Ketchum, Idaho
Fancy a meal with a heaping side of scenery? Head to The Roundhouse, a Sun Valley eatery perched 7,700 feet high atop Bald Mountain, with panoramic views of the surrounding peaks and valleys. Since 1939, the restaurant has served up New American cuisine in its unique, octagonal building, complete with an expansive outd...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-roundhouse
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2025-12-29T18:00:00-05:00
Torre Del Tajo in Barbate, Spain
Built by Felipe II in the 1580s, this imposing tower was part of the King's fortifications of Spain's western coast. The tower's architecture, consisting of a simple conical shape nearly 14 meters high and with only one entrance, hints to its strictly military use. Its location on a cliff over 100 meters high allowed s...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/torre-del-tajo
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2025-12-29T14:00:00-05:00
Egg Sandwich Laboratory Vending Machine in Atsugi, Japan
Yellow is the key to finding this obscure delight. Yellow outbuildings, yellow refrigerators, and even a Dalmatian statue with yellow spots point the way. Most importantly, there are bright yellow yolks packed into the delicious, freshly made egg salad sandwiches. The filling is so generous that the most popular item i...
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2025-12-29T10:00:00-05:00
Sudeley Castle and St Mary's Church in Winchcombe, England
The castle's history dates back before 1066; however, it became dramatic during the medieval civil war known as "The Anarchy" between Stephen and Matilda. The castle's family took the losing side, backing Empress Matilda, and subsequently lost everything. Later in the Medieval period, the castle was taken over by the d...
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2025-12-29T09:57:00-05:00
Discover Arizona’s Majesty
Arizona is wild in its environmental diversity, boasting five of the six distinct types of ecological biomes. Tundra, forest, woodland, scrub, grassland, and desert biomes are spread across the state, with four deserts, over 210 named mountain ranges, a biblical-scale monsoon season—and, of course, the Grand Canyon. Th...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/arizona-guide
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2025-12-29T05:58:00-05:00
20 Places to Travel and Transform Yourself in 2026, from Atlas Obscura
Looking for your next adventure? These 20 extraordinary destinations might just change how you see the world in 2026. Each place on this list asks something of you—patience, curiosity, humility, wonder—and gives something back in return. They’re not just trips; they’re invitations to travel differently, and to come hom...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/20-places-to-travel-and-transform-yourself-in-2026-from-atlas-obscura
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2025-12-28T18:00:00-05:00
Krenitsyn Volcano in Onekotan Island, Russia
Located on the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Kuril Islands are among the most remote places on Earth, and one of the most stunning. Officially administered by Russia, the territory has been disputed with Japan since WWII. The islands are difficult to reach, and today only around 20,000 people call them a permanent home. On...
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2025-12-28T14:00:00-05:00
Greenwich Tea Burning Monument in Greenwich, New Jersey
As students in United States schools are taught, opposition to the Tea Act passed by the parliament of Great Britain escalated hostilities between Britain and American colonists, a precursor to the Revolutionary War. On December 16, 1773, seven months after royal assent of the act, 16 members of the loosely organized S...
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2025-12-28T10:00:00-05:00
Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve in Puako, Hawaii
Although petroglyphs can be found among the various archipelagos spread across the Pacific Ocean, the largest concentrations of petroglyphs can be found on the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, and the Puako Petroglyph Archaeological Preserve on the west coast (or Kona Coast) of the island features one of the largest concentratio...
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2025-12-27T18:00:00-05:00
Bonnie and Clyde Death Site in Gibsland, Louisiana
This roadside marker in Bienville Parish, Louisiana marks the site where infamous outlaws Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed and killed on May 23, 1934, bringing one of America’s most notorious crime sprees to an end. The quiet stretch of road contrasts sharply with the violent end that unfolded here, when la...
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2025-12-26T07:25:00-05:00
The Atlas Obscura Audio Guide to Maine’s Wilderness
In this Atlas Obscura series, we soak in the beauty of Maine’s wilderness. Join us in exploring its rugged coastline, lush forests, and craggy hills alongside locals who draw inspiration from these landscapes in their work—be it pottery, culinary experimentation, or guided coastal tours. First, we set sail with Captain...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/forged-by-nature-audio-series
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2025-12-24T07:15:00-05:00
Forged by Nature: The Farm-to-Table Restaurant on an Actual Farm
Kelly McEvers: When Jason Williams was a kid in the ’80s, he had a favorite TV show. It wasn’t a cartoon. It was more like a documentary show. Like the educational kind. Jason Williams: I was obsessed with the show Great Chefs Great Cities, which was a program back on in the early, late ’80s, probably, where they’d go ...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-the-well-maine
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Forged by Nature: How Maine Shapes This Artist’s Pottery
Kelly McEvers: Hanako Nakazato says, when she was a kid, she didn’t want to work in pottery. Hanako Nakazato: I grew up in Karatsu, which is known for history of pottery. So when I was younger, I wasn’t interested in pottery. It was too close to home. Kelly: Karatsu is in southern Japan. It’s been a hub of pottery maki...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-hanako-nakazato-pottery
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Forged by Nature: The Oldest Windjammer in the United States
Listen and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all major podcast apps. Becky Sigwright: I grew up in New Hampshire. My mom is a commercial janitor. My dad is a forester. So very not boat-related. Kelly: But every year growing up, she would visit the coast, and something would happen to her. Becky: I’d come up for...
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2025-12-07T10:00:00-05:00
Kitchen Dispatch: A Quest to Create the Perfect Pawpaw Ice Cream
Join Gastro Obscura's Sam O'Brien each week for Kitchen Dispatch as she tests new recipes and explores wondrous foods from her home kitchen. Subscribe to get it in the Gastro newsletter. As the weather got colder last week, I decided it was the perfect time to make pawpaw ice cream. It’s not that I needed a frozen trea...
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2025-12-04T13:25:00-05:00
Kīlauea Won't Stop Erupting
This is a transcript of an episode of Untold Earth, a series from Atlas Obscura in partnership with Nature and PBS Digital Studios, which explores the seeming impossibilities behind our planet’s strangest, most unique natural wonders. From fragile, untouched ecosystems to familiar but unexplained occurrences in our own...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/untold-earth-107-kilauea-hawaii
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2025-12-03T08:00:00-05:00
Atlas Obscura's Explorer Holiday Gift Guide
Explorers come in many forms. Some collect passport stamps; others collect obscure facts, or quest to see roadside oddities or try new snacks from far-flung corners of the world. What they share is curiosity, and the compulsion to look a little closer, at maps, at landscapes, at stories that don’t always make the broch...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/travel-holiday-gifts-2025
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2025-12-02T13:01:00-05:00
The Women Who Saved the Fasnacht Festival
Kelly McEvers: It’s a chilly day in a tiny town in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains. Winter is almost over. In the middle of town is this little wooden dance hall that was built in 1910. Inside there are fiddles playing and feet stomping on the floorboards. Clara Lehmann: And then the sun starts to go down an...
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/podcast-fasnacht-west-virginia
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2025-12-01T14:13:00-05:00
The Nostalgic Snack Shop Hidden in the Trees
Kelly McEvers: Okay, so let’s say it’s a hot day in Central Florida, like usual, and you’re in a city called Kissimmee. There’s a place you can go to cool off, get a drink and a snack, but it is not easy to find. Dorimar Mercado: It’s in a cul-de-sac, so nobody will go there unless you had to. It is hidden away. Kelly:...
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2025-11-30T12:00:00-05:00
Kitchen Dispatch: The Bread That Almost Broke Me
One morning in September, I awoke to the smell of stinky feet and rotting garbage. I was elated. Normally, this might signify a problem. But that day I was making a salt-rising bread starter. That terrible aroma was the sign I’d succeeded. After a few hours of mixing, rising, kneading, and baking, it would be transform...
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2024-12-03T11:00:00-05:00
Nectar Soda
Though Cincinnati is best known for breweries, another effervescent beverage has a long history in the Queen City: the nectar soda. Home to the oldest pharmacy college in the U.S. west of the Alleghenies, the Eclectic Medical Institute (1845-1952), and Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists, Cincinnati was long on the forefront of...
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2024-04-03T19:17:00-04:00
Tiquira
Indigenous Brazilians have fermented alcoholic beverages from the cassava root for thousands of years. These beer-like beverages go by names like cauim, caxiri, and tarubá. Fermentation is an important step in cassava processing—the raw root has chemicals that can turn into cyanide in the human body. Native peoples fou...
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2024-02-21T11:00:00-05:00
Maultaschen
The origins of Germany’s Maultaschen are deliciously devious. Legend has it that, in the late Middle Ages, a lay brother named Jakob invented the stuffed pasta dumplings at the Maulbronn Monastery, a UNESCO World Heritage site founded in 1147 by Cistercian monks in southwest Germany. One direct translation of Maultasch...
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2025-12-30T19:00:44+00:00
Star that seemed to vanish more than 130 years ago is found again
In 1892, astronomer Edward Emerson Barnard thought he saw a bright star near Venus, but then it vanished. We may now know why
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509810-star-that-seemed-to-vanish-more-than-130-years-ago-is-found-again/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-30T17:00:12+00:00
Physicists stirred up controversy with scientific cooking tips in 2025
Cacio e pepe pasta and boiled eggs were the subjects of meticulous studies aiming to help cooks achieve perfection, but the reimagined recipes weren't always well-received
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504572-physicists-stirred-up-controversy-with-scientific-cooking-tips-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-30T16:00:07+00:00
The century-long hunt for the gigantic meteorite that vanished
A soldier returned from the Sahara desert in 1916 with a wild story about a meteorite that dwarfed all others. Over 100 years of hunting yielded nothing – but now twin brothers think they have solved the puzzle
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507988-the-century-long-hunt-for-the-gigantic-meteorite-that-vanished/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-30T14:00:38+00:00
The cassette tape made a comeback in 2025 thanks to a DNA upgrade
With a storage capacity of 36 petabytes, a DNA-based cassette tape can hold every song every recorded, and it could be on the market within five years
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504378-the-cassette-tape-made-a-comeback-in-2025-thanks-to-a-dna-upgrade/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-29T14:00:19+00:00
The best and most ridiculous robots of 2025 in pictures
Some of the world's most advanced robots showed off their skills at tech shows and sporting events, doing everything from cooking shrimp to running half marathons
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2501142-the-best-and-most-ridiculous-robots-of-2025-in-pictures/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-30T11:00:08+00:00
A controversial experiment threatened to kill the multiverse in 2025
A photon was apparently detected in two places at once in a twist on the classic double-slit experiment, but many physicists didn't accept the results
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508704-a-controversial-experiment-threatened-to-kill-the-multiverse-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-30T08:00:48+00:00
Benefits of mRNA cancer vaccines could exceed $75 billion in US alone
An analysis of ongoing trials suggests that mRNA cancer vaccines have the potential to deliver health benefits worth $75 billion each year in the US alone
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509211-benefits-of-mrna-cancer-vaccines-could-exceed-75-billion-in-us-alone/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-29T17:00:38+00:00
Mathematicians unified key laws of physics in 2025
It took 125 years, but in 2025 a team of mathematicians discovered the solution to a long-puzzling problem about the equations that govern the behaviour of particles in a fluid
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502845-mathematicians-unified-key-laws-of-physics-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-29T16:00:36+00:00
Low on energy? A new understanding of rest could help revitalise you
There is a state of relaxation that few of us spend much time in, but which comes with profound well-being benefits. With healthier ageing, reduced risk of disease and feeling more energised all on offer, here's how to get there
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508430-low-on-energy-a-new-understanding-of-rest-could-help-revitalise-you/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-29T08:00:24+00:00
Human-plant hybrid cells reveal truth about dark DNA in our genome
It has been claimed that because most of our DNA is active, it must be important, but now human-plant hybrid cells have been used to show this activity is mostly random noise
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508876-human-plant-hybrid-cells-reveal-truth-about-dark-dna-in-our-genome/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-29T12:00:42+00:00
Inside world's ultimate X-ray machine before it becomes more powerful
The Linac Coherent Light Source in California has been firing record-breaking X-ray pulses for years, but now it’s due for a shutdown and an upgrade. When it is turned back on, it will be even more powerful
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508932-inside-worlds-ultimate-x-ray-machine-before-it-becomes-more-powerful/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-29T11:00:41+00:00
Microsoft made a splash with a controversial quantum computer in 2025
The Majorana 1 quantum computer was hailed as a significant breakthrough by Microsoft, but critics say the company has yet to prove it actually works despite a year of debate
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508083-microsoft-made-a-splash-with-a-controversial-quantum-computer-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T18:00:00+00:00
New Year's resolutions work better if you know what to measure
From our immune systems to our microbiomes, if you're planning to make health improvements in the new year, having an eye on the numbers can help set you up for success
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835752-400-new-years-resolutions-work-better-if-you-know-what-to-measure/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-29T06:00:30+00:00
Gene-edited babies are the future – but these CRISPR start-ups aren’t
Three start-ups are aiming to create gene-edited babies. Columnist Michael Le Page has no doubt that editing our offspring will one day become routine, but not like this
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2025-12-23T18:00:00+00:00
Why we all need a little festive pedantry when it comes to snowflakes
Mathematician Katie Steckles explains just why the proliferation of snowflake decorations this time of year is deeply annoying
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835750-700-why-we-all-need-a-little-festive-pedantry-when-it-comes-to-snowflakes/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-22T16:00:37+00:00
The essential guide to proving we’ve found alien life
From mudstones on Mars to strange gases in exoplanet atmospheres, tentative evidence for extraterrestrial life is starting to come thick and fast. But when we've found it, how will we know for sure?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507009-the-essential-guide-to-proving-weve-found-alien-life/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T18:00:00+00:00
Can a new book crack one of neuroscience's hardest problems? Not quite
The ideas presented in George Lakoff and Srini Narayanan's The Neural Mind are fascinating, but the writing is far less compelling
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835750-100-can-a-new-book-crack-one-of-neurosciences-hardest-problems-not-quite/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-22T12:00:57+00:00
You can upgrade your immune system, but not in the way you think
From vitamin C to your microbiome and mindset, the latest science of immunity is often counterintuitive. Here's how to give your system a fighting chance to overcome infection
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507511-you-can-upgrade-your-immune-system-but-not-in-the-way-you-think/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-26T17:00:04+00:00
Mathematicians spent 2025 exploring the edge of mathematics
Somewhere at the edge of mathematics lurks a number so large that it breaks the very foundations of our understanding - and in 2025 we came a step closer to finding it
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507465-mathematicians-spent-2025-exploring-the-edge-of-mathematics/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-26T14:00:27+00:00
2025's best photos of the natural world, from volcanoes to icebergs
A village buried by a landslide, the world’s largest tidal bore and the aftermath of ferocious storms and wildfires appear in our pick of images from environment stories this year
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507156-2025s-best-photos-of-the-natural-world-from-volcanoes-to-icebergs/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-26T11:00:39+00:00
Was 2025 the year we found signs of past life on Mars?
Tantalising signs of past microbial life showed up on Mars this year, but to truly know whether they contain the answer to the biggest question in the universe, we will need to bring samples back to Earth
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502714-was-2025-the-year-we-found-signs-of-past-life-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-26T08:00:07+00:00
'Spectacular' progress has been made towards useful quantum computers
At the Q2B Silicon Valley conference, scientific and business leaders of the quantum computing industry hailed "spectacular" progress being made towards practical devices – but said that challenges remain
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509259-spectacular-progress-has-been-made-towards-useful-quantum-computers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-25T17:00:38+00:00
A ghostly glow was seen emanating from living things in 2025
The detection of mercurial particles of light emanating from mice led to a flurry of interest in biophotons, a mysterious phenomenon that could have applications in agriculture
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502978-a-ghostly-glow-was-seen-emanating-from-living-things-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-25T14:00:37+00:00
6 incredible new dinosaurs we discovered in 2025
Palaeontologists reported some remarkable dinosaur fossils this year, including a Velociraptor relative, a dome-headed pachycephalosaur and one of the most heavily armoured creatures that ever lived
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507368-6-incredible-new-dinosaurs-we-discovered-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T18:00:00+00:00
How not to misread science fiction
Focusing on the futuristic tech that appears in sci-fi without paying attention to the actual point of the story is a big mistake, says Annalee Newitz
https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg26835751-900-how-not-to-misread-science-fiction/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-25T11:00:04+00:00
The world’s first fully 3D-printed microscope went big in 2025
A microscope that cost less than £50 and took under 3 hours to build using a common 3D printer could be transformative for students and researchers with limited funding
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507677-the-worlds-first-fully-3d-printed-microscope-went-big-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T18:00:00+00:00
Why it is important to make space for solitude over the festive season
The festive season is a period of social connection for many of us, but alone time can be equally enriching, says Thuy-vy Nguyen, principal investigator of the Solitude Lab
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2025-12-23T18:00:00+00:00
What is Bryan Johnson up to now? We try to explain
Feedback's eyebrows are raised at tech millionaire Bryan Johnson's latest exploits, which involve Grimes, music, and hallucinogenic mushrooms
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2025-12-23T18:00:00+00:00
Bill Bryson on why he has updated A Short History of Nearly Everything
With the human family tree now more like a hedge and twice as many known moons, Bill Bryson talks to the New Scientist podcast about refreshing his 2003 bestselling book on science
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2025-12-24T17:00:45+00:00
Physicists used 'dark photons' in an effort to rewrite physics in 2025
A new theory of "dark photons" attempted to explain a centuries-old experiment in a new way this year, in an effort to change our understanding of the nature of light
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507992-physicists-used-dark-photons-in-an-effort-to-rewrite-physics-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-10T18:00:26+00:00
The most amazing archaeology photos and discoveries of 2025
The first Denisovan skull, an ancient hunter’s toolkit and a Roman man’s brain that has turned to glass: here are our picks of the year’s most striking findings about prehistoric humans
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506938-the-most-amazing-archaeology-photos-and-discoveries-of-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-24T11:00:17+00:00
More than 100 moons were discovered in our own solar system in 2025
Astronomers discovered a new moon of Uranus and hundreds of moons around Saturn over the past year, and there may be many more yet to be found
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2500310-more-than-100-moons-were-discovered-in-our-own-solar-system-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T17:00:59+00:00
Alpine communities face uncertain future after 2025 glacier collapse
Careful slope monitoring prevented mass casualties in the landslide at Blatten, Switzerland, this year, but mountain communities may face a growing risk of disasters
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503062-alpine-communities-face-uncertain-future-after-2025-glacier-collapse/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T16:00:40+00:00
How to extend and improve your life by getting more creative
Growing evidence reveals that creativity is one of the best-kept secrets for boosting your health. From live theatre to a quick crafting break, here’s how to harness the power of art in your everyday life
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506241-how-to-extend-and-improve-your-life-by-getting-more-creative/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T14:00:37+00:00
The best space pictures of 2025, from supernovae to moon landings
The year’s most memorable moments from astronomy and space exploration include a double-detonating supernova, a private moon landing and a stunning lunar eclipse
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506398-the-best-space-pictures-of-2025-from-supernovae-to-moon-landings/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T12:00:43+00:00
How lab-grown lichen could help us to build habitations on Mars
Scientists cultivating partnerships of fungi and algae believe their invention has far-out implications for how we create the buildings of the future
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2506992-how-lab-grown-lichen-could-help-us-to-build-habitations-on-mars/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T11:00:33+00:00
Gene therapy for Huntington’s disease showed great promise in 2025
An experimental gene therapy seems to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease by about 75 per cent, and researchers are working to make its complicated delivery much more practical
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504428-gene-therapy-for-huntingtons-disease-showed-great-promise-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T07:00:07+00:00
IVF success may depend on how long men abstain from ejaculation
Ejaculating within 48 hours of providing a sperm sample for IVF seems to lead to greater success rates than abstaining from ejaculation for longer
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508389-ivf-success-may-depend-on-how-long-men-abstain-from-ejaculation/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-23T08:00:33+00:00
Europa's thick ice may hinder the search for life in its oceans
The liquid ocean on Jupiter’s moon Europa appears to be completely sealed off from the planet’s surface, which may reduce the chances of finding life there
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509155-europas-thick-ice-may-hinder-the-search-for-life-in-its-oceans/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-22T17:00:28+00:00
New Scientist changed the UK's freedom of information laws in 2025
By requesting copies of the then-UK technology secretary's ChatGPT logs, New Scientist set a precedent for how freedom of information laws apply to chatbot interactions, helping to hold governments to account
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2504851-new-scientist-changed-the-uks-freedom-of-information-laws-in-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-10T18:00:32+00:00
A spectacular showcase of animal pictures from 2025
Our visual highlights from the animal world this year include a mouse caring for its companion, dolphins communicating in an unexpected way and a colossal squid caught on camera for the first time
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2507184-a-spectacular-showcase-of-animal-pictures-from-2025/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-22T11:00:48+00:00
Hopes of finding aliens were raised in 2025 – but quickly faded
Astronomers thought they had seen the "first hints of life on an alien world" this year, but they disappeared under closer scrutiny
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2503481-hopes-of-finding-aliens-were-raised-in-2025-but-quickly-faded/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-22T10:00:37+00:00
Black hole stars really do exist in the early universe
Mysterious ‘little red dots’ seen by the James Webb Space Telescope can be explained by a new kind of black hole enshrouded in an enormous ball of glowing gas
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508512-black-hole-stars-really-do-exist-in-the-early-universe/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-22T06:00:43+00:00
What I’ll be doing to help detox my brain in the new year
We have only just started to understand how our brains clean themselves, but columnist Helen Thomson finds promising evidence for how to boost this process
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2509225-what-ill-be-doing-to-help-detox-my-brain-in-the-new-year/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-10T18:00:06+00:00
How 3 imaginary physics demons tore up the laws of nature
Three thought experiments involving “demons” have haunted physics for centuries. What should we make of them today?
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2502000-how-3-imaginary-physics-demons-tore-up-the-laws-of-nature/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-17T11:00:40+00:00
Cosmology’s Great Debate began a century ago – and is still going
Our understanding of the true nature of the cosmos relies on measurements of its expansion, but cosmologists have been arguing back and forth about it for more than 100 years
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2508410-cosmologys-great-debate-began-a-century-ago-and-is-still-going/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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2025-12-09T10:00:48+00:00
We’ve finally cracked how to make truly random numbers
From machine learning to voting, the workings of the world demand randomisation, but true sources of randomness are surprisingly hard to find. Now quantum mechanics has supplied the answer
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2494268-weve-finally-cracked-how-to-make-truly-random-numbers/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&utm_source=NSNS&utm_medium=RSS&utm_content=home
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