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Science news this week: 'Super-vision' contact lenses and bacteria in space

By LIVE SCIENCE | pandora.dewan@futurenet.com (Pandora Dewan) | 5/24/2025 12:00 AM

May 24, 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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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

animal

Penguin poop gives Antarctic cloud formation a boost

by Science News | May 22 2025

art

An Exhibition Celebrates the Self-Taught Immigrant Artists Shaping Chicago

by Colossal | May 23 2025

exercise

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

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

game

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

by GameSpot | May 23 2025

long_island

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

metro

Brute sucker-slaps 9-year-old girl on NYC street, bites NYPD sergeant’s fingertip off: DA

by New York Post | May 24 2025

nation

Boeing reaches $1.1 billion settlement with DOJ to avoid prosecution

by upi.com | May 23 2025

nutrition

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

by thehealthy.com | May 13 2025

odd_fun

Watch: Cow caught in flood found alive on Australian beach 11 miles away

by United Press International, Inc. | May 23 2025

real_estate

Mohamed Hadid’s controversial hilltop ‘Starship Enterprise’ mansion site is up for auction — again

by NY Post | May 23 2025

religion

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

by Christian Post | Oct 20 2024

retirement

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

by Fox News | Mar 30 2025

sports

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

by ESPN Inc. | Aug 14 2024

world

18 injured in attack at Hamburg train station; woman arrested

by United Press International, Inc. | May 23 2025

Word of the Day

limn

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 24, 2025 is:

limn • \LIM\ • verb

Limn is a formal verb most often used especially in literary contexts to mean "to describe or portray," as in "a novel that limns the life of 1930s coastal Louisiana." It can also mean "to outline in clear sharp detail," as in "a tree limned by moonlight," and "to draw or paint on a surface," as in "limning a portrait."

// The documentary limns the community's decades-long transformation.

// We admired every detail of the portrait, gracefully limned by the artist's brush.

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Examples:

"... the story of Ronald Reagan's jelly beans is not simply about his love of a cute candy. It speaks to how he weaned himself from tobacco, judged people's character, and deflected scrutiny. It limns the role of the sugar industry and food marketing. And it demonstrates how food can be a powerful communications tool. Reagan's jelly beans sent a message to voters: 'I like the same food you do, so vote for me.'" — Alex Prud’homme, Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House, 2023

Did you know?

Limn is a word with lustrous origins, tracing ultimately to the Latin verb illuminare, meaning "to illuminate." Its use in English dates back to the Middle Ages, when it was used for the action of illuminating (that is, decorating) medieval manuscripts with gold, silver, or brilliant colors. William Shakespeare extended the term to painting in his poem "Venus and Adonis": "Look when a painter would surpass the life / In limning out a well-proportioned steed …" Over time, limn gained a sense synonymous with delineate meaning "to outline in clear sharp detail" before broadening further to mean "to describe or portray." Such limning is often accomplished by words, but not always: actors are often said to limn their characters through their portrayals, while musicians (or their instruments) may limn emotions with the sounds they make.

Science news this week: 'Super-vision' contact lenses and bacteria in space

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

Penguin poop gives Antarctic cloud formation a boost

An Exhibition Celebrates the Self-Taught Immigrant Artists Shaping Chicago

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

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

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

14 Natural Antidepressants Tha Health Experts Say Work

Brute sucker-slaps 9-year-old girl on NYC street, bites NYPD sergeant’s fingertip off: DA

Boeing reaches $1.1 billion settlement with DOJ to avoid prosecution

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

Watch: Cow caught in flood found alive on Australian beach 11 miles away

Mohamed Hadid’s controversial hilltop ‘Starship Enterprise’ mansion site is up for auction — again

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

Retirement planning: The differences between a traditional and Roth IRA

Drake invests in Venezia, will sponsor kit

18 injured in attack at Hamburg train station; woman arrested

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Watch: Cow caught in flood found alive on Australian beach 11 miles away

2.Watch: Norwegian man wakes to find cargo ship in his yard

3.Cargo ship crashes into a man's front garden

4.Pigeon Fest to celebrate New York's most controversial birds

5.Turtle found covered in more than 1.5 pounds of barnacles, algae

6.News anchor Olivia Jaquith completes broadcast while in labor

7.East African crowned crane escapes Washington zoo

8.Look: North Carolina police eject alligator from pool deck

9.4,501 lottery tickets win Pick 3 drawing with numbers 9-1-1

10.Astronomer: Mystery light over Arizona likely from rocket