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Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/30/2025 1:20 PM

The Wandan mud volcano has erupted in Taiwan, sending bubbling mud shooting into the air as locals ignite ejected gases with burning rags. ... Read full Story

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New blood test detects cancers 3 years before typical diagnosis, study hints

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/30/2025 1:05 PM

Free-floating DNA carrying cancerous mutations was detected in blood three years before any other signs of cancer appeared. If approved as a test, doctors might detect cancers sooner and treat them before they spread. ... Read full Story

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World’s Oldest Rocks Confirmed in Canada

By Scientific American | | 6/30/2025 1:00 PM

In 2008 scientists reported that rocks in Canada were the world’s oldest. New data appear to confirm this contested claim ... Read full Story

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New viruses identified in bats in China

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/30/2025 12:58 PM

Bats found near orchards harbor pathogens that could be passed to livestock or humans. ... Read full Story

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'Never been seen before': First images from new ISS solar telescope reveal subtle 'fluctuations' in sun's outer atmosphere

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/30/2025 12:38 PM

NASA's new "CODEX" telescope has snapped its first photos of the sun's outer atmosphere, revealing previously imperceptible changes that could help scientists better predict potentially dangerous space weather events. ... Read full Story

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New superheavy isotope reveals complex relationship between quantum effects and fission

By phys.org | | 6/30/2025 11:49 AM

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung have discovered a new superheavy isotope, 257Sg (seaborgium), whose properties are providing new insights into nuclear stability and fission in the heaviest elements. ... Read full Story

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Thimerosal carries no health risks and is almost never used anyway. So why are anti-vaxxers obsessed with it?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/30/2025 9:00 AM

There's no solid evidence that thimerosal harms children. It was removed from almost all vaccines more than 20 years ago out of an abundance of caution, but RFK Jr.'s hand-picked vaccine advisory committee is looking into it. ... Read full Story

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'Unlike conventional electronics': New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work after taking heavy damage

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/30/2025 8:00 AM

New recyclable electronics could be critical to curbing e-waste, scientists argue, especially because these circuit boards can be repaired or reconfigured by simply applying heat. ... Read full Story

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Cells Can ‘Hear’ Sounds—And Respond Genetically

By Scientific American | | 6/30/2025 6:45 AM

Audible sound can affect gene activity in mouse cells, boosting the attachment of muscle precursors to surrounding tissue and decreasing fat accumulation ... Read full Story

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Mononmachos Crown: The 1,000-year-old crown honoring 'the one who fights alone' found by a farmer in a field

By LIVE SCIENCE | kristina.killgrove@futurenet.com (Kristina Killgrove) | 6/30/2025 6:00 AM

One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century. ... Read full Story

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Why Did the Company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline Sue Greenpeace?

By Scientific American | | 6/30/2025 6:00 AM

Energy Transfer, the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline, sued the nonprofit Greenpeace over alleged conspiracy—the host of Drilled explains why ... Read full Story

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Which animals can count and understand simple math?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/30/2025 5:00 AM

Many animals have a sense of quantity, but they don't count or do math the way humans do. ... Read full Story

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Drug slashes migraine days by half in early trial — and it may work with completely 'new mechanism'

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/29/2025 2:00 PM

The obesity drug liraglutide cut migraine days in half in a small trial, though more research is needed to exclude the placebo effect, researchers said. ... Read full Story

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MIT's high-tech ‘bubble wrap’ turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death Valley

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/29/2025 8:00 AM

Researchers at MIT have tested a new technology for turning water vapor in the atmosphere into drinkable water, even in extreme environments. ... Read full Story

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See the stunning reconstruction of a Stone Age woman who lived 10,500 years ago in Belgium

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/29/2025 7:27 AM

The detailed reconstruction brings the prehistoric hunter-gatherer to life, revealing an intriguing set of features. ... Read full Story

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A cotton candy nebula glows in Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first close-up image: Space photo of the week

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/29/2025 6:00 AM

This spectacular star-forming region is one of the first images from the new Vera C. Rubin Observatory in Chile. ... Read full Story

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Does Mars have a moon?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/29/2025 5:00 AM

Mars is smaller than Earth, but does it have any moons? ... Read full Story

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Roman army camp found in Netherlands, beyond the empire's frontier

By LIVE SCIENCE | lgeggel@livescience.com (Laura Geggel) | 6/28/2025 3:58 PM

Archaeologists and students in the Netherlands have unearthed a 1,800-year-old temporary Roman military fort in the Netherlands. ... Read full Story

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Farthest 'mini-halo' ever detected could improve our understanding of the early universe

By LIVE SCIENCE | perri.thaler@futurenet.com (Perri Thaler) | 6/28/2025 10:00 AM

Scientists have discovered the farthest-ever 'mini-halo,' a sea of charged particles around a distant galaxy cluster that could reveal unexpected insights about the ancient universe. ... Read full Story

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Dwarf sperm whale: The 'pint-size whales' that gush gallons of intestinal fluid when surprised

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 6/28/2025 8:00 AM

The smallest species of whale tricks its predators by gushing red gallons of red fluid into the water when under attack ... Read full Story

auto

2026 Rolls-Royce Spectre

by Car and Drive | Jun 30 2025

book

Four book club picks to make you feel it all

by BookPage | Jun 30 2025

connecticut

A transgender veteran who sued the VA gets her gender-affirming care back

by CT Mirror | Jun 30 2025

finance

Why the Nasdaq-100 may not be dangerously overbought yet as it chases a record high

by MarketWatch.com | Jun 30 2025

golf

U.S. Open: In 1983, Larry Nelson Conquered Oakmont

by NY Times | Jun 11 2025

health

Heart Attacks No Longer a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. Here's What Is Instead

by Healthline.com | Jun 30 2025

mental

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

metro

Queens bus routes see upheaval as MTA sends ‘ambassadors,’ CEO to warn riders of changes

by New York Post | Jun 30 2025

music

Bob Vylan Dropped by Booking Agent After Controversial Glastonbury Set, ‘Death to the IDF’ Chant

by Billboard | Jun 30 2025

nation

Woman, 82, dies nearly month after Colorado antisemitic firebombing

by upi.com | Jun 30 2025

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Watch: Stacking skills with cards and Jenga blocks earn man 4 world records

by United Press International, Inc. | Jun 30 2025

politics

GOP holdouts noncommittal on how they’ll vote on Trump megabill

by The Hill | Jun 30 2025

science

Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan

by LIVE SCIENCE | Jun 30 2025

shopping

One of the Best Technical EDC Brands Just Fixed the Biggest Problem with Messenger Bags

by Gear Patrol | Jun 30 2025

sports

Pelé's life in pictures

by CNN | Apr 16 2023

Word of the Day

expunge

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

expunge • \ik-SPUNJ\ • verb

To expunge something is to remove it completely, whether by obliterating it, striking it out, or marking it for deletion. Expunge is most commonly applied in cases in which documentation of something is removed from an official record.

// Due to an error, the charges were expunged from their record.

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Examples:

“... Bland et al. found that an offer to expunge a criminal record after participation in a rehabilitation program reduced crime as well as the measure of harm. This appears to indicate that motivation drives rehabilitation—which is important to consider in judging character in the present.” — Wendy L. Patrick, Psychology Today, 1 Dec. 2024

Did you know?

In medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, a series of dots was used to mark mistakes or to label material that should be deleted from a text, and those deletion dots—known as puncta delentia—can help you remember the history of expunge. Puncta comes from the Latin verb pungere, which can be translated as “to prick or sting” (and you can imagine that a scribe may have felt stung when their mistakes were so punctuated in a manuscript). Pungere is also an ancestor of expunge, as well as a parent of other dotted, pointed, or stinging terms such as punctuate, compunction, poignant, puncture, and pungent.

Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan

New blood test detects cancers 3 years before typical diagnosis, study hints

World’s Oldest Rocks Confirmed in Canada

New viruses identified in bats in China

'Never been seen before': First images from new ISS solar telescope reveal subtle 'fluctuations' in sun's outer atmosphere

New superheavy isotope reveals complex relationship between quantum effects and fission

Thimerosal carries no health risks and is almost never used anyway. So why are anti-vaxxers obsessed with it?

'Unlike conventional electronics': New liquid metal-infused circuit boards can self-heal and work after taking heavy damage

Cells Can ‘Hear’ Sounds—And Respond Genetically

Mononmachos Crown: The 1,000-year-old crown honoring 'the one who fights alone' found by a farmer in a field

Why Did the Company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline Sue Greenpeace?

Which animals can count and understand simple math?

Drug slashes migraine days by half in early trial — and it may work with completely 'new mechanism'

MIT's high-tech ‘bubble wrap’ turns air into safe drinking water — even in Death Valley

See the stunning reconstruction of a Stone Age woman who lived 10,500 years ago in Belgium

A cotton candy nebula glows in Vera C. Rubin Observatory's first close-up image: Space photo of the week

Does Mars have a moon?

Roman army camp found in Netherlands, beyond the empire's frontier

Farthest 'mini-halo' ever detected could improve our understanding of the early universe

Dwarf sperm whale: The 'pint-size whales' that gush gallons of intestinal fluid when surprised

2026 Rolls-Royce Spectre

Four book club picks to make you feel it all

A transgender veteran who sued the VA gets her gender-affirming care back

Why the Nasdaq-100 may not be dangerously overbought yet as it chases a record high

U.S. Open: In 1983, Larry Nelson Conquered Oakmont

Heart Attacks No Longer a Leading Cause of Death in the U.S. Here's What Is Instead

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

Queens bus routes see upheaval as MTA sends ‘ambassadors,’ CEO to warn riders of changes

Bob Vylan Dropped by Booking Agent After Controversial Glastonbury Set, ‘Death to the IDF’ Chant

Woman, 82, dies nearly month after Colorado antisemitic firebombing

Watch: Stacking skills with cards and Jenga blocks earn man 4 world records

GOP holdouts noncommittal on how they’ll vote on Trump megabill

Watch mud volcano erupt beneath a crown of flames in Taiwan

One of the Best Technical EDC Brands Just Fixed the Biggest Problem with Messenger Bags

Pelé's life in pictures

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Watch: Stacking skills with cards and Jenga blocks earn man 4 world records

2.Watch: Venomous snake found hiding in bedroom closet

3.Massachusetts man's elevator numbers earn him $300,000 in the lottery

4.Watch: Mother bear ferries two cubs across reservoir on her back

5.Watch: Ducklings rescued from North Carolina storm drain

6.Watch: Christmas tree farm owners find ring lost 15 years earlier

7.Australian Man Accused Of Stealing $100K Of Wagyu Cattle Semen, Plus Embryos

8.Watch: Massachusetts woman records mystery object in the sky

9.Watch: Massachusetts police use crackers to capture loose pig

10.Watch: Meteor lights up the sky in Georgia, hits roof of home