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Groundbreaking amplifier could lead to 'super lasers' that make the internet 10 times faster

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 6:38 PM

Scientists have designed an amplifier that can transmit 10 times more information per second than current fiber-optic systems can, which could be helpful for medical treatment and diagnosis. ... Read full Story

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Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 6:27 PM

Astronomers have announced the discovery of a new dwarf planet in our solar system, named 2017 OF201. Located far beyond Neptune, it orbits the sun every 25,000 years. ... Read full Story

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Can weight loss drugs help you drink less alcohol?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 3:48 PM

There is growing evidence that Ozempic and other GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs might help people drink less alcohol, but more research is needed. ... Read full Story

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American submarine, lost for over a century, discovered 'remarkably intact' off the coast of San Diego

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 3:14 PM

A submarine that sank over 100 years ago during WWI has been surveyed off the coast of San Diego. ... Read full Story

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'Our animals are gray wolves': Colossal didn't de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 3:00 PM

Colossal Biosciences' chief scientist has clarified that its "dire wolves" are just genetically modified gray wolves following a backlash to the "de-extinction" label it put on them. ... Read full Story

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Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harbors

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 2:48 PM

Archaeologist Greer Jarrett spent three years piloting a small sailboat along the coast of Norway to understand Viking trade routes. ... Read full Story

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New Infrared Contacts Let You See in the Dark

By Scientific American | | 5/23/2025 2:30 PM

Straight out of science fiction, these contact lenses convert infrared light into visible light that humans can see ... Read full Story

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US woman dies from prion disease — after being given an infected injection 50 years earlier

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 12:47 PM

The patient was unknowingly infected with an abnormal protein that causes a rare, fatal neurological disease with no treatment. ... Read full Story

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Jupiter is shrinking and used to be twice as big, mind-boggling study reveals

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 12:31 PM

Astronomers have calculated that the gas giant Jupiter used to be twice as big as it is now, based on the odd orbits of two of its many moons. ... Read full Story

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The moon: Facts about our planet's lunar companion

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 12:12 PM

Discover interesting facts about how the moon formed, what it's made out of, and the many missions humans have launched to explore it. ... Read full Story

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'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the US this summer

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 11:54 AM

Hurricane Helene captured by NOAA's GOES-16 satellite as it approached Florida on September 26, 2024. ... Read full Story

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Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 11:40 AM

Two studies of ancient felines find that cats were likely domesticated in Egypt or other regions in North Africa — and moved into Europe with humans much later than previously believed. ... Read full Story

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Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 11:34 AM

"Dire wolves" created by Colossal Biosciences were pegged as "the first animals in history to be brought back from extinction." But that all depends on your definition of de-extinction — and Colossal's definition isn't the same as everyone else's. ... Read full Story

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Hurricane Season Is Soon—NOAA Says It’s Ready, but Weather Experts Are Worried

By Scientific American | | 5/23/2025 11:15 AM

As hurricane season approaches, thousands of weather and disaster experts have raised concerns about NOAA and NWS budget cuts and staffing shortages ... Read full Story

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Ancient China: Facts about one of the most powerful ancient civilizations in the world

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 11:07 AM

Discover interesting facts about ancient China's rulers, philosophy, and the Great Wall of China. ... Read full Story

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China is building a constellation of AI supercomputers in space — and just launched the first pieces

By LIVE SCIENCE | ben.turner@futurenet.com (Ben Turner) | 5/23/2025 10:30 AM

China has launched the first cluster of satellites for a planned AI supercomputer array. The first-of-its-kind array will enable scientists to perform in-orbit data processing. ... Read full Story

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8 of the best Memorial Day deals on telescopes, binoculars and cameras

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 10:22 AM

Memorial Day sales — the best deals on our favourite telescopes, binoculars and cameras to save you up to $675 at B&H Photo, Amazon and more in May 2025 ... Read full Story

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Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 5/23/2025 9:48 AM

Is your knowledge of the ancient Maya as extraordinary as their pyramids? ... Read full Story

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COVID Vaccines Face Potential New Limits from Trump Administration

By Scientific American | | 5/23/2025 9:30 AM

Despite the fact that vaccines against COVID have already undergone strict safety reviews and that people continue to die from the disease, Trump’s FDA is moving to reduce access to annual COVID boosters for healthy Americans ... Read full Story

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The Creepy Calculus of Measuring Death Risk

By Scientific American | | 5/23/2025 8:00 AM

Meet micromorts and microlives, statistical units that help mathematicians to calculate risk ... Read full Story

basketball

Dwyane Wade still regrets LeBron James' infamous 'not one, not two' championships promise with Miami Heat

by CBS Interactive Inc | May 23 2025

connecticut

CT regulator approves major reduction in services at Prospect-owned hospital

by CT Mirror | May 23 2025

entertainment

New Music Friday May 23: Joe Jonas, Lenny Kravitz, Benson Boone, Lainey Wilson, Reneé Rapp, Karol G and More

by ET Online | May 23 2025

food

Don't Toss Old Jars, Repurpose Them Into A Kitchen Herb Garden

by The Daily Meal | May 23 2025

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AMD's New RX 9060 XT Graphics Card Will Launch In 8GB And 16GB VRAM Versions

by GameSpot | May 23 2025

lifestyle

Bold & The Beautiful's Don Diamont marks end of an era with emotional message

by Hello! Magazine | May 23 2025

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Tiny 600-square-foot West Islip home hits market for half a million

by greaterlongisland.com | May 23 2025

mental

14 Natural Antidepressants Tha Health Experts Say Work

by thehealthy.com | May 22 2025

nation

Boeing reaches $1.1 billion settlement with DOJ to avoid prosecution

by upi.com | May 23 2025

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House Republicans deliver massive bill, slashing taxes — and benefits

by NJ Spotlight | May 23 2025

nutrition

I Drank a “Cortisol Cocktail” Every Day for a Week—Here’s What Happened

by thehealthy.com | May 13 2025

religion

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

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

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Groundbreaking amplifier could lead to 'super lasers' that make the internet 10 times faster

by LIVE SCIENCE | May 23 2025

technology

Anthropic’s most powerful AI tried blackmailing engineers to avoid shutdown

by Interesting Engineering | May 23 2025

wellness

6 Bad Gut Habits GI Docs Wish You’d Break

by Self.com | May 23 2025

Word of the Day

bastion

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 23, 2025 is:

bastion • \BAS-chun\ • noun

A bastion is a place or system in which something (such as an idea) is protected and continues to survive.

// The restaurant is a bastion of the region’s ancient culinary traditions.

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Examples:

“In 2017, Harlem residents took to the streets to protest Keller Williams after the real estate company began marketing the neighborhood’s 15-block southern radius (between 110th Street and 125th Street) as ‘SoHa’ (South Harlem) without their approval. The biggest worry? That newcomers would attempt to erase Harlem’s history as a civil rights nexus and bastion of Black American culture. In response, then-New York Sen. Brian Benjamin introduced legislation that banned unsolicited name changes and fined real estate firms for using names like SoHa.” — Jake Kring-Schreifels, Spokeo, 26 Mar. 2025

Did you know?

Bastion today usually refers to a metaphorical fortress, a place where an idea, ethos, philosophy, culture, etc. is in some way protected and able to endure. But its oldest meaning concerned literal fortifications and strongholds. Bastion likely traces back to a verb, bastir, meaning “to build or weave,” from Old Occitan, a Romance language spoken in southern France from about 1100 to 1500. Bastir eventually led to bastia, an Italian word for a small quadrangular fortress, and from there bastione, referring to a part of a fortified structure—such as an outer wall—that juts or projects outward. Bastione became bastion in Middle French before entering English with the same meaning. You may be familiar with another bastir descendent, bastille, which refers generically to a prison or jail, but is best known as the name of the Parisian fortress-turned-prison stormed by an angry mob at the start of the French Revolution; the Bastille’s fall is commemorated in France by the national holiday Bastille Day.

Groundbreaking amplifier could lead to 'super lasers' that make the internet 10 times faster

Scientists have discovered a new dwarf planet in our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Neptune

Can weight loss drugs help you drink less alcohol?

American submarine, lost for over a century, discovered 'remarkably intact' off the coast of San Diego

'Our animals are gray wolves': Colossal didn't de-extinct dire wolves, chief scientist clarifies

Archaeologist sailed a Viking replica boat for 3 years to discover unknown ancient harbors

New Infrared Contacts Let You See in the Dark

US woman dies from prion disease — after being given an infected injection 50 years earlier

Jupiter is shrinking and used to be twice as big, mind-boggling study reveals

The moon: Facts about our planet's lunar companion

'Above normal' conditions could bring as many as 10 hurricanes to the US this summer

Cats may have been domesticated much later than we thought — with earlier felines being eaten or made into clothes

Colossal's de-extinction campaign is built on a semantic house of cards with shoddy foundations — and the consequences are dire

Hurricane Season Is Soon—NOAA Says It’s Ready, but Weather Experts Are Worried

Ancient China: Facts about one of the most powerful ancient civilizations in the world

China is building a constellation of AI supercomputers in space — and just launched the first pieces

8 of the best Memorial Day deals on telescopes, binoculars and cameras

Ancient Maya quiz: What do you know about the civilization that built pyramids across Mesoamerica?

COVID Vaccines Face Potential New Limits from Trump Administration

The Creepy Calculus of Measuring Death Risk

Dwyane Wade still regrets LeBron James' infamous 'not one, not two' championships promise with Miami Heat

CT regulator approves major reduction in services at Prospect-owned hospital

New Music Friday May 23: Joe Jonas, Lenny Kravitz, Benson Boone, Lainey Wilson, Reneé Rapp, Karol G and More

Don't Toss Old Jars, Repurpose Them Into A Kitchen Herb Garden

AMD's New RX 9060 XT Graphics Card Will Launch In 8GB And 16GB VRAM Versions

Bold & The Beautiful's Don Diamont marks end of an era with emotional message

Tiny 600-square-foot West Islip home hits market for half a million

14 Natural Antidepressants Tha Health Experts Say Work

Boeing reaches $1.1 billion settlement with DOJ to avoid prosecution

House Republicans deliver massive bill, slashing taxes — and benefits

I Drank a “Cortisol Cocktail” Every Day for a Week—Here’s What Happened

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

Groundbreaking amplifier could lead to 'super lasers' that make the internet 10 times faster

Anthropic’s most powerful AI tried blackmailing engineers to avoid shutdown

6 Bad Gut Habits GI Docs Wish You’d Break

Word of the Day

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