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Giant tortoise babies of first-time 100-year-old 'Mommy' unveiled at zoo

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/24/2025 11:52 AM

Four adorable western Santa Cruz Galápagos tortoise babies are now on display at Philadelphia Zoo after their 100-year-old 'Mommy' reproduced for the first time. ... Read full Story

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Giant 'sea dragon' fossil could be largest mosasaur ever discovered in Mississippi

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/24/2025 11:13 AM

Researchers may have discovered Mississippi's largest ever mosasaur after pulling a Cretaceous-aged fossil out of a riverbed south of Starkville. ... Read full Story

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Severe drought helped bring about 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain, study finds

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/24/2025 11:11 AM

A drought helped bring about an invasion of Roman Britain in A.D. 367, researchers wrote in a new paper. ... Read full Story

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Marie Curie’s Mentorship Led to Networks of Support for Female Scientists

By Scientific American | | 4/24/2025 11:00 AM

Author Dava Sobel discusses how she discovered the many forgotten female scientists who were mentored by Marie Curie in early 20th-century Paris ... Read full Story

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Stone Age quiz: What do you know about the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/24/2025 9:00 AM

Is your knowledge of the Stone Age rock-solid? ... Read full Story

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EVs could charge 500% faster in sub-freezing weather thanks to simple new manufacturing trick

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/24/2025 8:00 AM

New research shows how coating a battery with a razor-thin layer of lithium borate-carbonate can lead to a 500% boost in charging rates when temperatures fall below freezing. ... Read full Story

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Slashing NASA’s Programs Will Squander America’s Place in Space

By Scientific American | | 4/24/2025 7:30 AM

The Trump administration’s plans to cut NASA’s science missions will destroy the U.S. space legacy ... Read full Story

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Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: 'The jury is still out on what it all means.'

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/24/2025 7:00 AM

New research suggests that the largest cosmic structure is even bigger and closer to Earth than we knew. It goes against scientists' models of cosmic evolution. ... Read full Story

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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Marks 35 Years from Launch

By Scientific American | | 4/24/2025 6:00 AM

Happy anniversary to the Hubble Space Telescope, which launched on April 24, 1990 ... Read full Story

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La Crosse virus disease: The rare mosquito-borne illness that causes deadly brain inflammation

By LIVE SCIENCE | emily.cooke@futurenet.com (Emily Cooke) | 4/24/2025 6:00 AM

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The Garmin fēnix 7X Sapphire Solar is one of the best smartwatches ever made, and it now has a huge $360 discount at Best Buy

By LIVE SCIENCE | paul.brett@futurenet.com (Paul Brett) | 4/24/2025 5:05 AM

The premium Garmin fēnix 7X Sapphire Solar watch is now 40% off at Best Buy. ... Read full Story

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The Major NJ Wildfire Shows Unexpected Urban Areas Are at Risk

By Scientific American | | 4/23/2025 4:25 PM

A forest fire that erupted in New Jersey and spread overnight highlights the major wildfire risk faced by the state and other urban areas ... Read full Story

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Direct lab observation reveals key mechanism behind cosmic particle acceleration

By phys.org | | 4/23/2025 4:21 PM

Researchers from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) achieved the first direct laboratory observation of ion acceleration through reflection off laser-generated magnetized collisionless shocks. This observation demonstrates how ions gain energy by bouncing off supercritical shocks, central to the Fermi acceleration mechanism. The research is published in Science Advances. ... Read full Story

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What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/23/2025 4:18 PM

The Eye of Horus is frequently found in ancient Egyptian burials, particularly on wedjat amulets. ... Read full Story

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Parasitic worm raises risk of cervical cancer, study finds

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/23/2025 3:35 PM

A parasitic worm may raise the risk of cervical cancer through several mechanisms, scientists have found, although HPV remains the primary driver behind the disease. ... Read full Story

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Search for sterile neutrinos continues at nuclear reactors

By phys.org | | 4/23/2025 2:30 PM

Neutrinos, elusive fundamental particles, can act as a window into the center of a nuclear reactor, the interior of the Earth, or some of the most dynamic objects in the universe. Their tendency to change "flavors" may provide clues into the prominence of matter over antimatter in the universe or explain the existence of dark matter. ... Read full Story

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Lion mauled gladiator to death 1,800 years ago in Roman Britain, controversial study suggests

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/23/2025 2:00 PM

A skeleton in England may have belonged to a gladiator who died fighting a large cat, possibly a lion, a new study finds. ... Read full Story

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Roman Gladiator Remains Show First Proof of Human-Animal Combat

By Scientific American | | 4/23/2025 2:00 PM

The first physical evidence of Roman gladiators fighting animals has been found in skeletal remains from England ... Read full Story

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Cancer: Facts about the diseases that cause out-of-control cell growth

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/23/2025 1:53 PM

Learn facts about cancer, in which abnormal cell growth destroys healthy body tissues. ... Read full Story

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Musk Funded the Carbon-Removal XPrize but Is Now Slashing Climate Research

By Scientific American | | 4/23/2025 1:45 PM

Elon Musk funded an XPrize for carbon removal, but his actions in the Trump administration have cut funding for climate research ... Read full Story

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Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

by Colossal | Apr 29 2025

connecticut

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

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

FFNEWS

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

by FreightWaves | Apr 07 2025

finance

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz withdraw guidance as VW says it can’t quantify tariff hit

by MarketWatch.com | Apr 30 2025

game

Nintendo Switch System Update Now Live, Adds Virtual Game Cards, Switch 2 Compatibility, And More

by GameSpot | Apr 29 2025

golf

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

by NY Times | Apr 25 2025

metro

How living in the suburbs can increase your risk of developing a meat allergy

by New York Post | Apr 30 2025

nation

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

by upi.com | Apr 30 2025

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

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 29 2025

politics

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

by Fox News | Apr 30 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

technology

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 30 2025

world

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

by United Press International, Inc. | 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.

Giant tortoise babies of first-time 100-year-old 'Mommy' unveiled at zoo

Giant 'sea dragon' fossil could be largest mosasaur ever discovered in Mississippi

Severe drought helped bring about 'barbarian' invasion of Roman Britain, study finds

Marie Curie’s Mentorship Led to Networks of Support for Female Scientists

Stone Age quiz: What do you know about the Paleolithic, Mesolithic and Neolithic?

EVs could charge 500% faster in sub-freezing weather thanks to simple new manufacturing trick

Slashing NASA’s Programs Will Squander America’s Place in Space

Gamma-ray bursts reveal largest structure in the universe is bigger and closer to Earth than we knew: 'The jury is still out on what it all means.'

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Marks 35 Years from Launch

La Crosse virus disease: The rare mosquito-borne illness that causes deadly brain inflammation

The Garmin fēnix 7X Sapphire Solar is one of the best smartwatches ever made, and it now has a huge $360 discount at Best Buy

The Major NJ Wildfire Shows Unexpected Urban Areas Are at Risk

Direct lab observation reveals key mechanism behind cosmic particle acceleration

What is the ancient Egyptian 'Eye of Horus' — and why is it found in so many burials?

Parasitic worm raises risk of cervical cancer, study finds

Search for sterile neutrinos continues at nuclear reactors

Lion mauled gladiator to death 1,800 years ago in Roman Britain, controversial study suggests

Roman Gladiator Remains Show First Proof of Human-Animal Combat

Cancer: Facts about the diseases that cause out-of-control cell growth

Musk Funded the Carbon-Removal XPrize but Is Now Slashing Climate Research

Amiee Byrne’s Realistic Ceramic Sculptures Underscore the Charm of Discarded Goods

Who gets to decide how CT should spend opioid settlement funds?

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

Amazon airline prioritizes bigger aircraft to handle third-party cargo

Stellantis and Mercedes-Benz withdraw guidance as VW says it can’t quantify tariff hit

Nintendo Switch System Update Now Live, Adds Virtual Game Cards, Switch 2 Compatibility, And More

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

How living in the suburbs can increase your risk of developing a meat allergy

Britain, U.S. attack Houthi drone manufacturing targets in Yemen

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

Sen. Graham responds in kind to Trump's joke about wanting to be pope: 'Keep an open mind'

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

Retirement plannomg: the differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

US Marines get high-power microwave weapon to cook enemy drone swarms in seconds

Police reveal additional details about Vancouver car-ramming victims

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