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Front face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya ‘Lady Supreme Warlord’ that weighs over 1 ton
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Front face of a stela: A 1,300-year-old carving of a powerful Maya ‘Lady Supreme Warlord’ that weighs over 1 ton

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 25, 2026

A limestone carving depicting the Maya queen known as Lady K’abel. (Image credit: Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1967.29)

Polluted air can generate power
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Polluted air can generate power

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 25, 2026

Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates power.

Leaf litter has slower decomposition rate in warm temperatures than previously thought
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Leaf litter has slower decomposition rate in warm temperatures than previously thought

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 25, 2026

The time it takes for a leaf to decompose might be the key to understanding how temperature affects ecosystems, according to Kansas State University ecologists. 

How memories may survive hibernation
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How memories may survive hibernation

RJ MackenzieAugust 25, 2026

Hibernating mice rapidly lost and regrew half of the connections in their memory centers, while key connection hubs survived.

Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk
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Less sugar early in life might decrease dementia risk

Alessio CozzolinoAugust 25, 2026

Children exposed to World War II sugar rationing had lower dementia and Alzheimer’s risk decades later, data suggest.

Rare sunlight trick transforms Pacific island into a giant silver ‘magnifying glass’ — Earth from space
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Rare sunlight trick transforms Pacific island into a giant silver ‘magnifying glass’ — Earth from space

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 25, 2026

QUICK FACTS Where is it? Rennell Island, Solomon Islands [-11.589514301, 160.17549068] What’s in the photo? A “sunglint” shining off the ocean and the island’s lake

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix
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NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman at Freedom 250 Grand Prix

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 24, 2026

NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, is seen in the two-seat IndyCar as he prepares for driver Conor Daly to take him on a

A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World
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A New Framework for How the Brain Compresses Our Noisy World

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 24, 2026

Every moment of our lives, our bodies are awash in sensory signals. Photons hit our retinas. Waves of compressed air collide with our eardrums. Volatile

Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels
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Heat therapy for sick frogs lowers sperm levels

Priyanka RunwalAugust 24, 2026

Scientists often use thermal treatment to combat fatal fungal infection in frogs, but it may come at a cost.

Personalized brain stimulation can ease chronic pain
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Personalized brain stimulation can ease chronic pain

Laura SandersAugust 24, 2026

A week-long brain mapping session can lead to lasting relief, a case series of three pain patients shows.

As cervical cancer rates fall, HPV is causing more throat and mouth cancers in men — why?
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As cervical cancer rates fall, HPV is causing more throat and mouth cancers in men — why?

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 24, 2026

Vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) has drastically reduced cervical cancer rates among women who got the vaccine. But as doctors celebrate that news, they’re warning

Ocean ‘under unprecedented strain’ as El Niño helps supercharge warming to record levels
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Ocean ‘under unprecedented strain’ as El Niño helps supercharge warming to record levels

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 24, 2026

Global ocean temperatures have reached a record high as El Niño injects extra heat into our already-warming world. On Saturday (Aug. 22), the daily global

Severe COVID-19 may wake up dormant viruses and lead to lasting physical disability, study finds
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Severe COVID-19 may wake up dormant viruses and lead to lasting physical disability, study finds

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 24, 2026

A severe case of COVID-19 can “reawaken” dormant viruses in the body, even in people with otherwise healthy immune systems, a new study finds. These

Handwashing: Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs
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Handwashing: Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs

Really Simple SyndicationAugust 24, 2026

We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool

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