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Belugas join the short list of animals who know they’re looking at themselves
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM There’s a short list of animals who, when placed in front of a mirror, eventually figure out they’re lo…
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Researchers build a hemp plastic that rivals PET
PET is in water bottles, food packaging, and flexible electronics. It’s made from fossil fuels, breaks down into microplastics, and carries …
NASA Breaking News
Painting the Growing Season in the Maize Triangle
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Painting the Growing Season in… Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All …
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NASA’s X-59 Prepares for First Supersonic Flight
6 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies over Rog…
NASA Breaking News
I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs
4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Daniel Stubbs Listen to this audio excerpt from Daniel Stubbs, NASA aerospace engineer: 0:00 / 0:00 Your browser do…
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New Landsat Science Team Holds First In-Person Meeting
Landsat Navigation Landsat Home Missions Landsat 10 Landsat 9 Landsat 8 Landsat 7 Landsat 6 Landsat 5 Landsat 4 Landsat 3 Landsat 2 Landsat …
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4900-4907: Pasadena, We Have a Drill Sample!
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration…
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NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate
5 Min Read NASA Uses Mineralogical Marker to Understand Ancient Martian Climate This composite image looking toward the higher regions of Mo…
NASA Breaking News
Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope Poster
NASA/Jenny Mottar Downloads Print high resolution PDF May 28, 2026 PDF (144.47 MB) Print high resolution image May 28, 2026 PNG (45.60 MB) S…
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Contractor to Civil Servant: NASA Welcomes Kenny Heckle
Kenny Heckle, lead, mechanical operations, Launch Equipment Test Facility at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, poses for a photograph …
NASA Breaking News
NASA Astronaut Andrew Morgan Retires
May 28, 2026 Former NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan waves as he is photographed during an Expedition 61 spacewalk outside the International Spa…
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Going Low and Slow in Testing
NASA/Jim Ross NASA’s X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft flies above NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, on …
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Inside Nasa's plans for a lunar base
Nasa has released details of robotic landers, hopping drones and vehicles it aims to send to the Moon as part of US plans to build a lunar b…
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DNA solves 250-year-old mystery of the Seychelles’ lost crocodiles
Scientists have solved the mystery of the Seychelles’ vanished crocodiles using DNA from historic museum specimens. The reptiles were not a …
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Human organoids reveal how to reverse “irreversible” nerve damage
Cambridge researchers created miniature brain-and-spinal-cord systems in the lab that can send signals and even trigger tiny muscle contract…
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Scottish wrens may be evolving into new species through island gigantism
Tiny birds on remote Scottish islands are undergoing a dramatic evolutionary transformation. Scientists studying four isolated populations o…
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A 100-year-old piano mystery has finally been solved
For more than a century, pianists and music teachers have argued over whether a performer’s touch can actually change the tone color of a pi…
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Scientists discover hidden gut-brain circuit that triggers protein cravings
When the body runs low on protein, the gut sends powerful signals to the brain that reshape cravings and push animals to seek essential amin…
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Settling down vs. settling: New study proves being single beats a bad relationship
While society often assumes that finding a romantic partner is the ultimate key to happiness, tracking relationship changes over time reveal…
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How bacteria survive with almost no oxygen- and why blocking one enzyme could aid new antibiotics
Researchers in Leiden have, for the first time, observed how a specialized enzyme helps bacteria stay alive when oxygen levels are low, and …
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New ammonia-making method could upend one of industry's dirtiest processes
As our world's population grows, so does the demand for ammonia-a key ingredient in fertilizer. The International Renewable Energy Agency es…
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Heron-like, fish-eating dinosaur from 70 million years ago discovered in Argentina
A new raptor-like dinosaur from some 70 million years ago that ate fish and behaved like modern herons has been unearthed from southern Pata…
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Ultrafast holographic imaging reveals electron and magnetic dynamics inside next-generation materials
An extremely fast microscopy method to research the interaction of light and matter makes it possible to study optical processes on very sho…
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Shock waves show how baby stars' cradles get their radial shape in 3D simulations
The universe is full of fascinating structures, and some of the most striking take shape inside the giant clouds where stars are born. There…
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Nitrogen-fixing genes moved into new bacterial strains, opening path beyond fertilizer
Most major crops, such as wheat and corn, require expensive nitrogen fertilizer to flourish. But what if bacteria could help those plants dr…
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Plants exhibit remarkable tolerance to protein translation errors
The precise synthesis of proteins is considered essential for cellular function. Now, a team led by LMU biologists Dr. Benjamin Brandt and P…
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No single path makes youth champions, review of 60 sports analyses shows
How do you create the top athletes of the future? A large-scale study by researchers from the VUB's SPLISS research group shows that there i…
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Peering into the Milky Way's far side, Roman could unveil 100,000 worlds
NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is poised to make a major leap in the hunt for worlds outside our solar system, known as exoplanets…
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Italians and Dutch share the same gestural instinct for teaching, research reveals
Italians are famous for speaking with their hands. But a new international study suggests that when it comes to teaching children, adults ev…
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Silver nanoparticles enable assembly of a theorized, previously unobserved crystal metallic structure
Using finely tuned nanoscale building blocks, researchers from Brown University and the University of Michigan College of Engineering have s…
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Something just passed between us and a distant star
On the night of 18 December 2019, a star in our satellite galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, briefly got brighter. Not dramatically nor exp…
Google News: breakthrough
A new breakthrough offers hope for a ‘functional cure’ of hepatitis B - National Geographic
A new breakthrough offers hope for a ‘functional cure’ of hepatitis B National Geographic
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Behind the Breakthrough: amfAR Fellow Spearheads Major HIV CRISPR Study - amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
Behind the Breakthrough: amfAR Fellow Spearheads Major HIV CRISPR Study amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research
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Drug-filled nanofibers offer potential breakthrough treatment for brain cancer - News-Medical
Drug-filled nanofibers offer potential breakthrough treatment for brain cancer News-Medical
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SURF, School of Mines researchers make potential climate science, microbiology breakthrough - SDPB
SURF, School of Mines researchers make potential climate science, microbiology breakthrough SDPB
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Scientists Find a Potential Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B - nytimes.com
Scientists Find a Potential Cure for Chronic Hepatitis B nytimes.com
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Testicular tissue successfully produced sperm after 20 years - The Jerusalem Post
Testicular tissue successfully produced sperm after 20 years The Jerusalem Post
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Columbia scientists find gene that drives prostate cancer - Lebanon Democrat
Columbia scientists find gene that drives prostate cancer Lebanon Democrat
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Breakthrough Brain Scan Identifies Alzheimer’s Tau Protein Earlier Than Current Methods - Bioengineer.org
Breakthrough Brain Scan Identifies Alzheimer’s Tau Protein Earlier Than Current Methods Bioengineer.org
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Asahi Kasei bags breakthrough ADC tech in push for safer & more precise cancer therapies - Indian Pharma Post
Asahi Kasei bags breakthrough ADC tech in push for safer & more precise cancer therapies Indian Pharma Post
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Revolutionizing Optical Research: Breakthrough Ultrafast Microscopy Technique Unveiled - Bioengineer.org
Revolutionizing Optical Research: Breakthrough Ultrafast Microscopy Technique Unveiled Bioengineer.org
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Korea University Researcher Lee Soo-hyung Wins 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics - Seoul Economic Daily
Korea University Researcher Lee Soo-hyung Wins 2026 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Seoul Economic Daily
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Columbia scientists find gene that drives prostate cancer - Key Biscayne Portal
Columbia scientists find gene that drives prostate cancer Key Biscayne Portal
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From Soviet antihistamine to Alzheimer's breakthrough: a UK biotech bets on a molecule the world forgot - IntelliNews
From Soviet antihistamine to Alzheimer's breakthrough: a UK biotech bets on a molecule the world forgot IntelliNews
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India’s Chandrayaan-2 Makes Major Moon Breakthrough - WION
India’s Chandrayaan-2 Makes Major Moon Breakthrough WION
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Breakthrough One-Step Sintering Boosts Ultra-High Piezoelectric Performance in Lead-Free BiFeO3-BaTiO3 Ceramics - Bioengineer.org
Breakthrough One-Step Sintering Boosts Ultra-High Piezoelectric Performance in Lead-Free BiFeO3-BaTiO3 Ceramics Bioengineer.org
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Science breakthrough: Scottish wrens are suddenly evolving into gigantic birds, scientists reveal - GB News
Science breakthrough: Scottish wrens are suddenly evolving into gigantic birds, scientists reveal GB News
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50x faster XFEL simulations: HZDR's new method - inkorr.com
50x faster XFEL simulations: HZDR's new method inkorr.com
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Chandrayaan-2 Mission: ISRO finds strong evidence of hidden ice beneath Moon’s south pole - Dynamite News
Chandrayaan-2 Mission: ISRO finds strong evidence of hidden ice beneath Moon’s south pole Dynamite News
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In 1985, three chemists spotted an unexpected soccer-ball molecule that reshaped nanotechnology - MSN
In 1985, three chemists spotted an unexpected soccer-ball molecule that reshaped nanotechnology MSN
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Cairo Univ.'s faculty of Architecture wins 2nd Prize at Int'l Green Building Competition in France - Egypt Today
Cairo Univ.'s faculty of Architecture wins 2nd Prize at Int'l Green Building Competition in France Egypt Today
Health
BBC News Health
'I forgot what it feels like to be outside' – First rooftop intensive care ward opens
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
BBC News Health
Can a rooftop garden help very ill patients heal faster?
Still in her hospital bed, connected to feeding tubes and life support, Hollie is the first patient to try out the new intensive care roofto…
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HIV breakthrough removes need for daily pill - The Telegraph
HIV breakthrough removes need for daily pill The Telegraph
Environment & Climate
Kindness & Community
Good News Network
Chance That King Arthur Manuscript with 126 Sumptuous Illustrations Soon Enters Public Collection
A stunning manuscript containing the full extent of the King Arthur legend, embossed with sumptuous illustrations, is going up for auction a…
Good News Network
All-Electric Truck Completes Milestone Canberra-to-Sydney Haul, Cutting 84% in Fuel Costs
A green-geared milestone was just set in Australia as a company saw its all-electric haul truck go from the capital of Canberra to Sydney on…
Good News Network
Fabulous Vietnam Pheasant Not Seen in 20 Years Returns to Wild Thanks to Zoo Coalition
For over 20 years, the forests of central Vietnam have been missing one of their most remarkable inhabitants. Now, an international alliance…
Good News Network
Everglades Restoration Project Ongoing for 20-Plus Years Sees Huge Rewilding Success
A huge area of the Everglades that was drained in an attempt to convert it to suburbia has been restored to a somewhat native ecosystem afte…
Good News Network
Good News in History, May 28
94 years ago today, one of Europe’s greatest landscape engineering projects, the Afsuiltdijk, was completed in the Netherlands, proving that…
Positive News
For the love of: ecstatic dance
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Pemberville’s Hometown Heroes Memorial Walk affirms community’s support of military members, first responders - BG Independent News
Pemberville’s Hometown Heroes Memorial Walk affirms community’s support of military members, first responders BG Independent News
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HOMETOWN HERO: Rick Prosk helps Special Olympics athletes thrive in Quesnel - Quesnel Cariboo Observer
HOMETOWN HERO: Rick Prosk helps Special Olympics athletes thrive in Quesnel Quesnel Cariboo Observer
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Devon pothole hero on mission to plug every single one - but probably not yours - Devon Live
Devon pothole hero on mission to plug every single one - but probably not yours Devon Live
Underdog Wins
NPR Goats and Soda
Cure For Paranoia: Tiny Desk Concert
Perseverance, plus a whole lot of talent, is what got the Dallas hip-hop collective to our space after submitting to the Tiny Desk Contest f…
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'I don't really think we're the underdog': Belhaven softball begins World Series run versus defending champions - SuperTalk Mississippi Media
'I don't really think we're the underdog': Belhaven softball begins World Series run versus defending champions SuperTalk Mississippi Media
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Why Mississippi State fans WCWS shirts say 'An underdog is still a freakin' dawg' - The Clarion-Ledger
Why Mississippi State fans WCWS shirts say 'An underdog is still a freakin' dawg' The Clarion-Ledger
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European Women's Championship: Underdog Poliakova takes the lead - Chess News | ChessBase
European Women's Championship: Underdog Poliakova takes the lead Chess News | ChessBase
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Underdog Breaks Losing Streak in Hot Dog Race - Yahoo
Underdog Breaks Losing Streak in Hot Dog Race Yahoo
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Bethlehem baseball embracing underdog role during playoff run - MSN
Bethlehem baseball embracing underdog role during playoff run MSN
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Underdog Breaks Losing Streak in Hot Dog Race - news.com.au
Underdog Breaks Losing Streak in Hot Dog Race news.com.au
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From Sribhumi to the Himalayas: How Rajashree Roy Conquered Mount Rhenock Against All Odds - Barak Bulletin
From Sribhumi to the Himalayas: How Rajashree Roy Conquered Mount Rhenock Against All Odds Barak Bulletin
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MLB: Against All Odds! Orioles Fan Catches Two Game Balls in Back-to-Back Innings at Camden Yards - Al Bat
MLB: Against All Odds! Orioles Fan Catches Two Game Balls in Back-to-Back Innings at Camden Yards Al Bat
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Trophy cabinet complete: How Oliver Glasner built the perfect underdog resume after historic year with Crystal Palace - Tribuna.com
Trophy cabinet complete: How Oliver Glasner built the perfect underdog resume after historic year with Crystal Palace Tribuna.com
Tech for Good
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Forget LASIK: Safer, cheaper vision correction without lasers or surgery
Researchers are developing a futuristic alternative to LASIK that reshapes the eye without lasers or incisions. Using mild electrical pulses…
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NASA develops sensor to improve firefighter safety
With peak wildfire season approaching, scientists with NASA's FireSense project have created low-cost thermal sensors to install on fire bul…
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AI and drones can help improve early warning systems for Vibrio bacteria in the Baltic Sea
The presence of the marine bacterium Vibrio vulnificus, which is potentially dangerous to humans, can now be predicted up to five weeks in a…
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Electrical 'knob' can switch light on, off and tune intensity at the nanoscale
Physicists from Emory University have led work to develop a microscopic, nonlinear light source that can be switched on, off or tuned to a p…
MIT Technology Review
How a new extraction process could unlock the world’s lithium
Researchers say they’ve found a new way to extract lithium, a crucial metal used in the lithium-ion batteries that power electric vehicles a…
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Magnon Breakthrough Could Shrink Quantum Computers to the Size of a Penny - SciTechDaily
Magnon Breakthrough Could Shrink Quantum Computers to the Size of a Penny SciTechDaily
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This breakthrough could shrink quantum computers to a size you won’t believe - Futura, le média qui explore le monde
This breakthrough could shrink quantum computers to a size you won’t believe Futura, le média qui explore le monde
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Rochester scientists unveil zero-waste solar desalination breakthrough - MSN
Rochester scientists unveil zero-waste solar desalination breakthrough MSN
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Scientists unveil low-cost solar breakthrough as next-gen cells hit record efficiency - MSN
Scientists unveil low-cost solar breakthrough as next-gen cells hit record efficiency MSN
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Seed-Sized Robot Developed for Incision-Free Surgery by Scientists - inkorr.com
Seed-Sized Robot Developed for Incision-Free Surgery by Scientists inkorr.com
Animals
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Ammonia levels in urine could serve as marker for chronic kidney disease in dogs
Dogs with lower urine ammonia-to-creatinine ratios (UACR) may suffer from faster progression of kidney disease and higher fatality rates, ac…
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Animal sanctuary hero Dylan in line for major award - Newtownards Chronicle
Animal sanctuary hero Dylan in line for major award Newtownards Chronicle
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Joy as four more Iberian lynx cubs are born in the wild as comeback of Spain’s rarest big cat continues - Olive Press News Spain
Joy as four more Iberian lynx cubs are born in the wild as comeback of Spain’s rarest big cat continues Olive Press News Spain
