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Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 5:15 PM

The 466-year-old remains of an adult and a juvenile cat are the oldest known in the modern-day United States, a new study finds. ... Read full Story

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Advanced digital detector array enhances charged-particle decay studies

By phys.org | | 4/29/2025 5:05 PM

Exotic nuclei near and beyond the proton drip line exhibit a range of unique decay processes, including β-delayed proton emission, α decay, and direct proton radioactivity. Spectroscopic studies utilizing high-efficiency, low-threshold detection systems have become essential for exploring the intricate properties of these nuclei. ... Read full Story

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'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 4:35 PM

Live Science spoke with author Thomas Levenson about his new book on the history of germ theory. ... Read full Story

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Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery

By LIVE SCIENCE | gilbertjh@yahoo.co.uk (Jonathan Gilbert) | 4/29/2025 4:02 PM

Scientists have found evidence for a cosmic collision in the Perseus cluster, a group of thousands of galaxies not far from our own. ... Read full Story

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James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 1:24 PM

Using the James Webb Space Telescope, astronomers have peered into galaxies that existed at cosmic noon to hunt ravenously feeding black holes and bursts of starbirth. ... Read full Story

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'Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That's when the tortoise seizes its chance': Chinese scientists make nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 11:19 AM

Scientists in China have refuelled a thorium reactor on the fly for the first time. The breakthrough is paving the way for working reactors that are significantly safer than conventional alternatives. ... Read full Story

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What is 'induced atmospheric vibration' and did it really cause power outages across Spain and Portugal?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 11:02 AM

Power blackouts that left millions of people across Spain and Portugal without electricity may have been caused by a bizarre atmospheric phenomenon, though the true cause is yet to be determined. ... Read full Story

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Trump Dismisses Scientists Writing the National Climate Assessment

By Scientific American | | 4/29/2025 10:20 AM

President Trump has dismissed hundreds of scientists working on the congressionally mandated National Climate Assessment, raising concerns about whether the void will be filled with pseudoscience ... Read full Story

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'How could it have been allowed to happen?': The threat of 'superbugs' was known from the first antibiotic, but we've failed to stop it.

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 9:00 AM

"What are sometimes called superbugs — microbes resistant to every available drug — are not merely the stuff of nightmares. They are taking lives right now." ... Read full Story

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If HPV Infection Increases Heart Disease Risk, Can Vaccination Lower It?

By Scientific American | | 4/29/2025 7:00 AM

A vaccine that blocks infection with the human papillomavirus has helped to lower cervical cancer rates. Researchers want to find out if the shot also prevents heart attacks ... Read full Story

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Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors

By LIVE SCIENCE | sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) | 4/29/2025 6:06 AM

Conventional helium production comes with enormous carbon emissions, so scientists are looking for alternatives in places like Yellowstone, Tanzania's Rukwa Rift and India's Bakreswar-Tantloi province. ... Read full Story

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Do sharks make noises? An accidental discovery might just answer that question

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 4:49 AM

Scientists noticed the clicking sound after handling the rig sharks during routine behavioral experiments. ... Read full Story

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Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/29/2025 3:00 AM

A pair of 2021 satellite photos highlight an unusually heavy snowfall in Hawaii that covered the summits of the volcanoes Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. ... Read full Story

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What Amazon’s Project Kuiper vs. SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Mega Constellation Wars Mean for Earth

By Scientific American | | 4/28/2025 7:30 PM

Amazon has launched its first operational Project Kuiper satellites in its attempt to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink—but experts remain concerned about space debris and astronomy ... Read full Story

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China uses 'gravitational slingshots' to save 2 satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit for 123 days

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/28/2025 5:30 PM

Chinese engineers have rescued two satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit using a novel 'gravitational slingshot' method. ... Read full Story

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Scientists spot a 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system's past

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/28/2025 5:00 PM

The National Science Foundation's Dark Energy Camera reveals a stunning glimpse into the 'dark nebula' known as the Circinus West molecular cloud, a region of space that's so dense with gas that light can't escape it. ... Read full Story

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Mass graves of Black Union soldiers slaughtered by Confederate guerrillas possibly identified in Kentucky

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/28/2025 3:56 PM

Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas in the Civil War. ... Read full Story

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Mystery of Bolivian 'zombie' volcano finally solved

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/28/2025 3:00 PM

Uturuncu, a dormant volcano in Bolivia, appeared to be getting ready to erupt following earthquakes and "sombrero" shaped deformation — scientists have now worked out what's going on beneath the surface. ... Read full Story

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New atomic fountain clock joins elite group that keeps the world on time

By phys.org | | 4/28/2025 1:25 PM

Clocks on Earth are ticking a bit more regularly thanks to NIST-F4, a new atomic clock at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) campus in Boulder, Colorado. ... Read full Story

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How Trump’s EPA Plans to Undo Climate Rules

By Scientific American | | 4/28/2025 1:00 PM

President Trump’s EPA administrator Lee Zeldin seems to be focusing on costs to industry in an effort to dismantle the scientific justification for climate regulations ... Read full Story

animal

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

by Science News | Apr 28 2025

auto

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

by carbuzz.com | Apr 29 2025

beauty

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

by The List | Mar 03 2025

connecticut

Don’t ban challenges to sexually explicit materials targeting minors

by CT Mirror | Apr 30 2025

entertainment

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

by ET Online | Apr 28 2025

exercise

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

fashion

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

by NY Post | Apr 29 2025

finance

Despite trade-war angst, junk bonds are holding up as Trump marks 100 days

by MarketWatch.com | Apr 29 2025

golf

Jay Sigel, Amateur Golfer Who Played Like a Pro, Dies at 81

by NY Times | Apr 25 2025

opinion

Michael Goodwin: Trump’s first 100 days illustrate his strengths and mindset —decisive, bold, and in a hurry

by New York Post | Apr 29 2025

people

Priscilla Pointer cause of death: The talented actress has passed away at the age of 100

by marca.com | Apr 29 2025

religion

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

retirement

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

travel

The best things to do in Carinthia, Austria’s hidden gem

by Wanderlust | Apr 28 2025

wellness

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

by Self.com | Apr 29 2025

Word of the Day

insouciance

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 30, 2025 is:

insouciance • \in-SOO-see-unss\ • noun

Insouciance is a formal word that refers to a feeling of carefree unconcern. It can also be understood as a word for the relaxed and calm state of a person who is not worried about anything.

// The young actor charmed interviewers with his easy smile and devil-may-care insouciance.

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Examples:

“Gladiator II is OK when Denzel’s off-screen, but sensational when he’s on it. ... What makes the performance great is its insouciance; it’s both precise and feather-light. And it’s what a great actor can do when he’s set free to have fun, to laugh at himself a little bit. ... Denzel’s Macrinus is gravitas and comic relief in one package.” — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 22 Nov. 2024

Did you know?

If you were alive and of whistling age in the late 1980s or early 1990s, chances are you whistled (and snapped your fingers, and tapped your toes) to a little ditty called “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” by Bobby McFerrin, an a cappella reggae-jazz-pop tune that took the charts by surprise and by storm. An ode to cheerful insouciance if ever there was one, its lyrics are entirely concerned with being entirely unconcerned, remaining trouble-free in the face of life’s various stressors and calamities. Such carefree nonchalance is at the heart of insouciance, which arrived in English (along with the adjective insouciant), from French, in the 1800s. The French word comes from a combining of the negative prefix in- with the verb soucier, meaning “to trouble or disturb.” The easiness and breeziness of insouciance isn’t always considered beautiful, however. Insouciance may also be used when someone’s lack of concern for serious matters is seen as more careless than carefree.

Catquistadors: Oldest known domestic cats in the US died off Florida coast in a 1559 Spanish shipwreck

Advanced digital detector array enhances charged-particle decay studies

'Vaccine rejection is as old as vaccines themselves': Science historian Thomas Levenson on the history of germ theory and its deniers

Astronomers discover giant 'bridge' in space that could finally solve a violent galactic mystery

James Webb Space Telescope finds a wild black hole growth spurt in galaxies at 'cosmic noon'

'Rabbits sometimes make mistakes or grow lazy. That's when the tortoise seizes its chance': Chinese scientists make nuclear power breakthrough using abandoned US research

What is 'induced atmospheric vibration' and did it really cause power outages across Spain and Portugal?

Trump Dismisses Scientists Writing the National Climate Assessment

'How could it have been allowed to happen?': The threat of 'superbugs' was known from the first antibiotic, but we've failed to stop it.

If HPV Infection Increases Heart Disease Risk, Can Vaccination Lower It?

Yellowstone holds potentially untapped cache of 'carbon-free' helium for rockets, reactors and superconductors

Do sharks make noises? An accidental discovery might just answer that question

Heavy dusting of 'pineapple powder' paints Hawaii's volcanoes white after near-record snowfall — Earth from space

What Amazon’s Project Kuiper vs. SpaceX’s Starlink Satellite Mega Constellation Wars Mean for Earth

China uses 'gravitational slingshots' to save 2 satellites that were stuck in the wrong orbit for 123 days

Scientists spot a 'dark nebula' being torn apart by rowdy infant stars — offering clues about our own solar system's past

Mass graves of Black Union soldiers slaughtered by Confederate guerrillas possibly identified in Kentucky

Mystery of Bolivian 'zombie' volcano finally solved

New atomic fountain clock joins elite group that keeps the world on time

How Trump’s EPA Plans to Undo Climate Rules

Bird flu in cows shows no signs of adapting to humans — yet

Video: Ford's Recall Issues Are Finally Improving

13 Major Hair Transformations Celebrities Still Regret

Don’t ban challenges to sexually explicit materials targeting minors

Celeb Colorist Bianca Hillier Says You Should Look to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen for Summer Hair Inspo

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Can the minimalist ‘caveman method’ save your skin — or destroy it? Docs weigh in on viral trend

Despite trade-war angst, junk bonds are holding up as Trump marks 100 days

Jay Sigel, Amateur Golfer Who Played Like a Pro, Dies at 81

Michael Goodwin: Trump’s first 100 days illustrate his strengths and mindset —decisive, bold, and in a hurry

Priscilla Pointer cause of death: The talented actress has passed away at the age of 100

What do we know about the brothers and sisters of Jesus?

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

The best things to do in Carinthia, Austria’s hidden gem

‘Pulse’ Actor Jessy Yates on Connecting With Her Body and the Importance of Seeing Disabled People on Screen

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.New York Zoo Feeds Baby Vulture With Hand Puppet

2.Look: Zoo using realistic puppet to feed newly-hatched king vulture chick

3.Owner of lost $5,000 cash thought calls from police were a scam

4.Watch: Iowa museum owner's spoon collection tallied at 38,162

5.Watch: Red-tailed boa rescued from Texas tree, adopted by animal control officer

6.Speedboat Flips Midair At 200 Mph And Still Wins Race On Arizona Lake

7.Student rescued from mountain twice in four days - after going back to find his phone

8.Mother horse, baby rescued from mud pit in Arizona

9.Man wins $6M lottery prize after more than 40 years of playing

10.Watch: Miniature dachshund found after 529 days in the wild on Kangaroo Island