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Life on Mars could survive — so long as you're one of these strange, hybrid lifeforms

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/20/2025 12:00 PM

Researchers bombarded lichens with a year's worth of Martian radiation in just 5 hours — and they survived, hinting that the extremophiles could potentially live on the Red Planet. ... Read full Story

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See Venus at its 'greatest brilliancy' this week — or wait until Sept. 2026

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/20/2025 9:00 AM

Early on April 24, Venus will be at its brightest in the morning sky — just 67 days after it was at its brightest in the evening sky. Here's why. ... Read full Story

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How will the latest generation of fighter jets stand out? The answer lies in stealth tech.

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/20/2025 7:00 AM

The fighter jets are likely to incorporate AI, as well as advanced engine and stealth technology. ... Read full Story

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Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the 'Crystal Ball Nebula'

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/20/2025 6:00 AM

The James Webb Space Telescope has pointed its infrared optics at the 'Crystal Ball Nebula' NGC 1514, a planetary nebula studied since the late 1800s. ... Read full Story

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Lviv pysanka: World's oldest Easter egg

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/20/2025 6:00 AM

A decorated duck egg discovered in a trash pit is the world's oldest "pysanka." ... Read full Story

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Why is yawning contagious?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/20/2025 5:00 AM

Scientists have identified some reasons why yawns spread from person to person. ... Read full Story

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'Beauty' particle discovered at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physics

By LIVE SCIENCE | ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) | 4/19/2025 12:00 PM

Why matter dominates over antimatter in our universe has long been a major cosmic mystery to physicists. A new finding by the world's largest particle collider has revealed a clue. ... Read full Story

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'Secrets of the Penguins' will take penguin observations 'to another level,' executive producer James Cameron

By LIVE SCIENCE | ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) | 4/19/2025 11:02 AM

A three-part documentary on penguins' hidden lives will reveal a number of never-before-seen moments. Here's what executive producer James Cameron said about what to expect. ... Read full Story

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Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7-billion-year-old rock

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/19/2025 9:00 AM

NASA's Curiosity Rover has discovered long carbon chains on Mars. On Earth, molecules like these are overwhelmingly produced by biological processes. ... Read full Story

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Stabbed, cut, attacked, twisted — scientists subject new stretchable battery to extreme torture, and it retained 90% of its capacity

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/19/2025 7:00 AM

A new stretchable hydrogel battery can withstand extreme conditions and still operate effectively, scientists say. ... Read full Story

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How accurate are smart rings, and how do they compare to fitness watches?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/19/2025 6:30 AM

Smart rings may have certain advantages over wrist-worn devices, but we recommend you do not throw out your smartwatch just yet. ... Read full Story

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Plains viscacha: A rodent that builds vast underground cities and ovulates more than any other mammal

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/19/2025 6:00 AM

The plains viscacha looks a lot like a chinchilla, but it's known for building vast tunnels underground and for producing more than 300 eggs at one time. ... Read full Story

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What's the oldest known recipe?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/19/2025 5:00 AM

Cooking is an essential part of human culture, but people haven't always written down recipes the way we do now. ... Read full Story

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Science news this week: Possible signs of life on another planet and a 'useless' female organ

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/19/2025 12:00 AM

April 19, 2025: Our weekly roundup of the latest science in the news, as well as a few fascinating articles to keep you entertained over the weekend. ... Read full Story

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Universe may revolve once every 500 billion years — and that could solve a problem that threatened to break cosmology

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/18/2025 9:07 PM

A slowly spinning universe could resolve a puzzle in physics known as the Hubble tension, a new model suggests. ... Read full Story

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How THC, the Psychoactive Compound in Weed, Gets You High

By Scientific American | | 4/18/2025 4:00 PM

Most people know weed gets you high—but do you know how THC actually does it? ... Read full Story

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Lifesaving Alzheimer’s Research Delayed by Trump Funding Cuts

By Scientific American | | 4/18/2025 3:10 PM

The Trump administration is freezing, delaying and revoking funding for dementia research, setting back discoveries of potential future treatments ... Read full Story

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Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It's called 'olo.'

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 4/18/2025 2:00 PM

Using an experimental technique called "Oz," researchers stimulated the human retina such that people saw a brand-new color. ... Read full Story

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Researchers Discover New Color That’s Impossible to See without Lasering Your Retinas

By Scientific American | | 4/18/2025 2:00 PM

Researchers discover a new color outside the range of human color vision, but you have to laser your retinas to see it ... Read full Story

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Trump Tariffs Hit Oil Companies despite Administration‘s Support for Fossil Fuels

By Scientific American | | 4/18/2025 12:45 PM

Liberty Energy, founded by Secretary of Energy Chris Wright, reports falling profits, and the industry cites tariffs as a driver ... Read full Story

auto

Tariffs Could Make You Money On Your Used Car

by carbuzz.com | Apr 20 2025

basketball

Jayson Tatum injury: Celtics star downplays hard fall on wrist after flagrant foul during Game 1 win vs. Magic

by CBS Interactive Inc | Apr 20 2025

book

Interiors of a Storyteller

by BookPage | Apr 17 2025

exercise

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

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

food

Ready-to-serve cocktail fans will be excited for this new collaboration from The House of Suntory

by THE MANUAL | Apr 20 2025

game

Star Wars: Zero Company Caters To Hardcore Fans, Despite Being An Approachable Tactics Game

by GameSpot | Apr 19 2025

health

Plant-Based Protein in Vegan Diet May Still Lack Some Key Amino Acids: Study

by Healthline.com | Apr 19 2025

mental

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

by thehealthy.com | Mar 07 2025

new_jersey

NJ Spotlight News special edition — Shore Week: April 18, 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Apr 18 2025

religion

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

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

shopping

12 New Watches You Missed from Timex, G-Shock, IWC and More

by Gear Patrol | Apr 20 2025

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

technology

Low-cost material conducts electricity with higher stability, 100% efficiency increase

by Interesting Engineering | Apr 20 2025

wellness

Should Family Members See the Same Therapist?

by Self.com | Apr 18 2025

world

Pope Francis makes Easter appearance, pens global peace message

by United Press International, Inc. | Apr 20 2025

Word of the Day

resurrection

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for April 20, 2025 is:

resurrection • \rez-uh-REK-shun\ • noun

In Christian theology, Resurrection (typically capitalized in this use) refers to the event in which Jesus Christ returned to life after his death. In general contexts, resurrection refers to the act of causing something that had ended or been forgotten or lost to exist again, to be used again, etc.

// Church members look forward to celebrating the Resurrection every Easter.

// The community applauded the resurrection of the commuter rail system.

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Examples:

“Some of their efforts to follow Scripture were wonderfully zany. To wrest the death and resurrection of Jesus away from both pagan fertility rituals and Hallmark, they outlawed Easter egg hunts. ... She smashed chocolate Easter bunnies with a meat tenderizer and ripped the heads off marshmallow Peeps, while the boys gleefully gobbled the ruined remnants of consumer culture.” — Eliza Griswold, Circle of Hope: A Reckoning with Love, Power, and Justice in an American Church, 2024

Did you know?

The word resurrection first arose in English in the 14th century, coming from the Anglo-French word resurreccioun, which in turn comes from the Late Latin verb resurgere, meaning “to rise from the dead.” Originally, the word was used in Christian contexts to refer to the rising of Christ from the dead or to the festival celebrating this rising (now known as Easter). Perhaps showing the influence of the Late Latin verb resurgere’s Latin forerunner, which could mean “to rise again” (as from a recumbent position) as well as “to spring up again after being cut” (used of plants), resurrection soon began to be used more generally in the senses of “resurgence” or “revival.” It even forms part of the name of the resurrection fern, an iconic fern of the southern United States often seen growing on the limbs of live oak trees. The fern is so named due to the fact that in dry weather it curls up, turns brown, and appears dead, only to be “brought back to life” when exposed to moisture.

Life on Mars could survive — so long as you're one of these strange, hybrid lifeforms

See Venus at its 'greatest brilliancy' this week — or wait until Sept. 2026

How will the latest generation of fighter jets stand out? The answer lies in stealth tech.

Space photo of the week: James Webb telescope reveals hidden past of the 'Crystal Ball Nebula'

Lviv pysanka: World's oldest Easter egg

Why is yawning contagious?

'Beauty' particle discovered at world's largest atom smasher could unlock new physics

'Secrets of the Penguins' will take penguin observations 'to another level,' executive producer James Cameron

Curiosity rover finds largest carbon chains on Mars from 3.7-billion-year-old rock

Stabbed, cut, attacked, twisted — scientists subject new stretchable battery to extreme torture, and it retained 90% of its capacity

How accurate are smart rings, and how do they compare to fitness watches?

Plains viscacha: A rodent that builds vast underground cities and ovulates more than any other mammal

What's the oldest known recipe?

Science news this week: Possible signs of life on another planet and a 'useless' female organ

Universe may revolve once every 500 billion years — and that could solve a problem that threatened to break cosmology

How THC, the Psychoactive Compound in Weed, Gets You High

Lifesaving Alzheimer’s Research Delayed by Trump Funding Cuts

Scientists hijacked the human eye to get it to see a brand-new color. It's called 'olo.'

Researchers Discover New Color That’s Impossible to See without Lasering Your Retinas

Trump Tariffs Hit Oil Companies despite Administration‘s Support for Fossil Fuels

Tariffs Could Make You Money On Your Used Car

Jayson Tatum injury: Celtics star downplays hard fall on wrist after flagrant foul during Game 1 win vs. Magic

Interiors of a Storyteller

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

Ready-to-serve cocktail fans will be excited for this new collaboration from The House of Suntory

Star Wars: Zero Company Caters To Hardcore Fans, Despite Being An Approachable Tactics Game

Plant-Based Protein in Vegan Diet May Still Lack Some Key Amino Acids: Study

Audi Crooks on Keeping Eyes on the Prize and Caring for Mental Health

NJ Spotlight News special edition — Shore Week: April 18, 2025

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

12 New Watches You Missed from Timex, G-Shock, IWC and More

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

Low-cost material conducts electricity with higher stability, 100% efficiency increase

Should Family Members See the Same Therapist?

Pope Francis makes Easter appearance, pens global peace message

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Robots race half-marathon against humans for first time, one falls over

2.'Fabulous feathered friend': Loose peacock found wandering in Philadelphia

3.Maryland man wins $50,000 lottery prize on his first try

4.Watch: Crosswalk buttons play hoax Bezos message in Seattle

5.Alpaca on the loose rounded up in New York

6.Four-foot-long caiman found and seized by police

7.'World's first sperm race' to be held in Los Angeles

8.Watch: Herd of 25 escaped cows visits Pennsylvania neighborhoods

9.Watch: Mass. teen's message in a bottle from 1976 found in the Bahamas

10.Watch: Celebrity turkey returns to Manhattan in search of a mate