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An Iranian Volcano Awakens After 700000 Years and Reminds Us What It Means to Truly Wake Up
For centuries, Mount Taftan in southeastern Iran was seen as nothing more than an ancient monument of rock and silence. It stood motionless under the heat, its slopes shaped by time, its story seemingly finished. But recently, scientists began noticing something unexpected. The ground near its summit was rising. Slightly. Slowly. Quietly. What was once…
Mercury Out: RFK Jr. Makes Good on Vaccine Promise
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. put his signature on a document Wednesday that vaccine critics have been demanding for decades. After years of debate, false claims, and scientific studies clearing the ingredient in question, American flu shots will no longer contain thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative used since the 1930s. Yet the…
How Hormone Therapy Rewrites the Body at a Molecular Level
Science has always been fascinated by transformation. We study how stars evolve, how cells divide, and how energy changes form. Yet one of the most profound transformations we can witness happens not in galaxies or atoms, but in people. In the case of transgender women undergoing hormone therapy, this transformation is now seen not just…
Seventeen Deaths and One Awakening the Science of Near Death
When 39-year-old John Williams sat down to a quiet seaside dinner in Whitby, England, he expected nothing more than a relaxing evening celebrating his partner’s birthday. Instead, his heart would stop 17 times in just 13 minutes, and his consciousness would travel to a place he can only describe as heaven. For years afterward, John’s…
Trump Announces Student Debt Cancellation for Millions of Borrowers
The landscape of student loan forgiveness has rarely felt settled, yet the Trump administration’s newest actions have created a moment that is both unexpectedly expansive and sharply restrictive. Millions of borrowers enrolled in income-driven repayment plans are now poised to receive long awaited cancellation, even as a different set of rules threatens to narrow access…
Argentina Leads Deep Sea Mission Revealing Oceanic Life Unknown To Science
Two miles beneath the Atlantic waves, far off the coast of Argentina, the world’s most flamboyant crustaceans have stolen the spotlight. A recent expedition into the Mar del Plata Canyon, a vast underwater chasm twice as deep as the Grand Canyon has turned up a treasure trove of bizarre and beautiful life. Among the discoveries:…
Forgotten Ancestors: Sahara Mummies Reveal a Vanished Branch of Humanity
In the remote reaches of the Sahara Desert, scientists have uncovered a discovery that challenges everything we thought we knew about our species. Deep within an ancient rock shelter in southwestern Libya, two naturally mummified women, preserved for nearly seven millennia, have revealed DNA unlike any seen before. Their genetic profile points to a completely…
23-Year-Old’s Collapsed Lung After Six Years of Vaping Prompts Urgent Warning to Others
Hudson Williams thought he had made a smart choice. At 23, he worked at a cement plant in Austin, Texas, living what seemed like an ordinary life. But on August 30, while sitting in his work truck during a routine shift, something went terribly wrong. What started as mild discomfort turned into a medical emergency…
Male Birth Control Pill Clears First Human Safety Trials, Paving the Way for Hormone-Free Contraception
For decades, conversations about contraception have been heavily weighted toward women. The array of available options for women is vast, from pills and implants to IUDs and injections, all designed for female bodies and accompanied by a variety of side effects and emotional labor. Meanwhile, men have historically had only two reliable methods to choose…
Scientists Created a Jet Engine That Runs on Air and Microwaves Alone
A steel ball hovers in midair inside a laboratory at Wuhan University. No combustion occurs. No battery powers the device. No fuel burns beneath it. Only compressed air and invisible microwave energy hold the one-kilogram weight aloft. Professor Jau Tang watches as his prototype defies everything we know about conventional propulsion. Aviation may never be…