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New photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its tail growing before our eyes

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/8/2025 2:58 PM

New images reveal interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS beginning to grow a signature tail as it zooms closer to the sun ahead of a close encounter with Earth this fall. ... Read full Story

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Research reveals hidden damage caused by heat

By phys.org | | 9/8/2025 1:50 PM

Heat affects not only our well-being, but also the performance and lifespan of systems and devices. However, it is often difficult to measure these effects accurately. ... Read full Story

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Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity

By phys.org | | 9/8/2025 1:30 PM

Playwright Tom Stoppard, in "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead," provides one of the best definitions of science: "The scientific approach to the examination of phenomena is a defense against the pure emotion of fear." ... Read full Story

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Physicists devise an idea for lasers that shoot beams of neutrinos

By phys.org | | 9/8/2025 1:22 PM

At any given moment, trillions of particles called neutrinos are streaming through our bodies and every material in our surroundings, without noticeable effect. Smaller than electrons and lighter than photons, these ghostly entities are the most abundant particles with mass in the universe. ... Read full Story

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'Blood moon' gallery: Stunning snaps from last night's total lunar eclipse

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/8/2025 11:28 AM

A "blood moon" hovered above parts of the globe last night. And while North America missed out, we've rounded up some of the best photographs of September 2025's total lunar eclipse. ... Read full Story

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Viruses in the Gut Protect Us and Change with Age and Diet

By Scientific American | | 9/8/2025 6:45 AM

A new review study examines the “gut virome”: the microbiome’s mysterious viral population ... Read full Story

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NASA’s InSight Lander Reveals Mars’s Lumpy Mantle in New Seismic Study

By Scientific American | | 9/8/2025 6:00 AM

A common nasal spray shows promise in reducing COVID risk, but vaccine access remains tangled in policy in the U.S. ... Read full Story

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Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/8/2025 6:00 AM

This silver bull figurine posing in a human-like manner may have been buried in a ritual to mark a temple boundary 5,000 years ago. ... Read full Story

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Why does the universe exist?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/8/2025 5:00 AM

The universe exists because matter and antimatter are not good friends. ... Read full Story

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RFK Jr. wants to overhaul the country's 'vaccine court.' Here's what stands in his way.

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/7/2025 2:00 PM

The 40-year-old "vaccine court" relies on scientific evidence to determine whether a person experienced harm from a routine vaccination. ... Read full Story

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Hidden mechanisms that prevent bridge collapse under catastrophic events uncovered

By phys.org | | 9/7/2025 1:10 PM

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) and the University of Vigo (UVigo) has just published in Nature the results of a study in which they have uncovered why bridges—specifically steel truss bridges—do not collapse when affected by a catastrophic event such as an impact or an earthquake. And their conclusions are similar to the behavior of spider webs. ... Read full Story

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Survey Results Show People Prefer More Human Involvement in AI-driven Art

By Scientific American | | 9/7/2025 7:00 AM

We surveyed people in the U.S. about artificial-intelligence-generated art. Their answers told us a lot about how we value human creativity ... Read full Story

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Scientific objectivity is a myth — here's why

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/7/2025 7:00 AM

Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and the conclusions they land on. ... Read full Story

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Meet the Chinese supercar that just smashed the EV speed record

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/7/2025 7:00 AM

Chinese EV maker BYD has designed and tested a supercar with a top speed that rivals the best gasoline cars. ... Read full Story

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Ant Queens Birth Hybrid Offspring Using Another Species' Sperm

By Scientific American | | 9/7/2025 6:30 AM

Ant queens of one species are sexual parasites that clone ants of another species to create hybrid workers that do their bidding ... Read full Story

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2,200-year-old gold coin depicting ancient Egyptian queen discovered in Jerusalem

By LIVE SCIENCE | sascha.pare@futurenet.com (Sascha Pare) | 9/7/2025 6:05 AM

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 2,270-year-old gold coin with Queen Berenice II of Egypt and the inscription "of the Queen," suggesting she was a powerful and influential monarch. ... Read full Story

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James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the week

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/7/2025 6:00 AM

The James Webb Space Telescope has snapped a new view of a planet-forming disk within the Taurus star-forming region. ... Read full Story

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Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA?

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/7/2025 5:00 AM

The frequently cited 99% similarity between human and chimp DNA overlooks key differences in the genomes. ... Read full Story

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Extreme thinness: Scientists are investigating why some people struggle to gain weight

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/6/2025 4:25 PM

Researchers are exploring why some individuals are naturally super-lean and may struggle to gain weight. The causes of such constitutional thinness offer clues to the physiology of weight control. ... Read full Story

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RFK Jr. is spewing false claims about mRNA vaccines. Here's where he's wrong.

By LIVE SCIENCE | | 9/6/2025 2:00 PM

Chaos at the CDC and the sharp move away from mRNA vaccines has public health experts alarmed. ... Read full Story

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Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs

by Science News | Sep 11 2025

art

Just More at Monte Carlo, Monaco

by Contemporary Art Daily | Sep 12 2025

entertainment

Celebrity Trainer Harley Pasternak Reveals How the Right Outfit Can Enhance Your Sweat Sessions

by ET Online | Sep 11 2025

exercise

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

by thehealthy.com | Aug 28 2025

food

How To Instantly Spot Bananas That Will Spoil Quickly

by The Daily Meal | Sep 13 2025

football

Kick off Jets’ season with this cool Sauce Gardner bobblehead

by ESNY | Sep 11 2023

health

Keto Diet Improves Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder, Study Shows

by Healthline.com | Sep 12 2025

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Photos from opening night at the St. Paraskevi Greek Festival in Greenlawn

by greaterlongisland.com | Sep 13 2025

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Cardi B dances on top of car during pop-up event ahead of new album release

by New York Post | Sep 13 2025

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NJ Spotlight News: September 12, 2025

by NJ Spotlight | Sep 12 2025

opinion

Charlie Kirk’s assassination is the result of a decade of anti-Trump rhetoric from the left

by New York Post | Sep 13 2025

real_estate

Home foreclosures on the rise across the US — up 18% from same time last year

by NY Post | Sep 13 2025

shopping

Ikea’s Latest Affordable Launch Quietly Solves a Problem We All Have

by Gear Patrol | Sep 12 2025

technology

Zoox robotaxi launched in Las Vegas; combines cameras, lidars, radar for 360° view

by Interesting Engineering | Sep 13 2025

wellness

How to Poop Regularly, Easily, and Smoothly

by Self.com | Sep 12 2025

Word of the Day

perpetuity

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 14, 2025 is:

perpetuity • \per-puh-TOO-uh-tee\ • noun

Perpetuity refers to a state of continuing forever or for a very long time.

// The property will be passed on from generation to generation in perpetuity.

See the entry >

Examples:

“This isn’t new territory for the band—beginning with 2018’s Modern Meta Physic, Peel Dream Magazine have taken cues from bands like Stereolab and Pram, exploring the ways that rigid, droning repetition can make time feel rubbery. As they snap back into the present, Black sings, ‘Millions of light years, all of them ours.’ The past and future fold into themselves, braided together in perpetuity.” — Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 4 Sept. 2024

Did you know?

Perpetuity is a “forever” word—not in the sense that it relates to a lifelong relationship (as in “forever home”), but because it concerns the concept of, well, forever. Not only can perpetuity refer to infinite time, aka eternity, but it also has specific legal and financial uses, as for certain arrangements in wills and for annuities that are payable forever, or at least for the foreseeable future. The word ultimately comes from the Latin adjective perpetuus, meaning “continual” or “uninterrupted.” Perpetuus is the ancestor of several additional “forever” words, including the verb perpetuate (“to cause to last indefinitely”) and the adjective perpetual (“continuing forever,” “occurring continually”). A lesser known descendent, perpetuana, is now mostly encountered in historical works, as it refers to a type of durable wool or worsted fabric made in England only from the late 16th through the 18th centuries. Alas, nothing is truly forever.

New photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS reveal its tail growing before our eyes

Research reveals hidden damage caused by heat

Our understanding of lightning has been driven by fear and shaped by curiosity

Physicists devise an idea for lasers that shoot beams of neutrinos

'Blood moon' gallery: Stunning snaps from last night's total lunar eclipse

Viruses in the Gut Protect Us and Change with Age and Diet

NASA’s InSight Lander Reveals Mars’s Lumpy Mantle in New Seismic Study

Kneeling Bull: A 5,000-year-old hybrid creature from Iran with a mysterious purpose

Why does the universe exist?

RFK Jr. wants to overhaul the country's 'vaccine court.' Here's what stands in his way.

Hidden mechanisms that prevent bridge collapse under catastrophic events uncovered

Survey Results Show People Prefer More Human Involvement in AI-driven Art

Scientific objectivity is a myth — here's why

Meet the Chinese supercar that just smashed the EV speed record

Ant Queens Birth Hybrid Offspring Using Another Species' Sperm

2,200-year-old gold coin depicting ancient Egyptian queen discovered in Jerusalem

James Webb telescope finds a warped 'Butterfly Star' shedding its chrysalis — Space photo of the week

Do humans and chimps really share nearly 99% of their DNA?

Extreme thinness: Scientists are investigating why some people struggle to gain weight

RFK Jr. is spewing false claims about mRNA vaccines. Here's where he's wrong.

Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs

Just More at Monte Carlo, Monaco

Celebrity Trainer Harley Pasternak Reveals How the Right Outfit Can Enhance Your Sweat Sessions

Here’s How Many Steps You Really Need To Walk, Says a Cleveland Clinic Sports Cardiologist Based on New Research

How To Instantly Spot Bananas That Will Spoil Quickly

Kick off Jets’ season with this cool Sauce Gardner bobblehead

Keto Diet Improves Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder, Study Shows

Photos from opening night at the St. Paraskevi Greek Festival in Greenlawn

Cardi B dances on top of car during pop-up event ahead of new album release

NJ Spotlight News: September 12, 2025

Charlie Kirk’s assassination is the result of a decade of anti-Trump rhetoric from the left

Home foreclosures on the rise across the US — up 18% from same time last year

Ikea’s Latest Affordable Launch Quietly Solves a Problem We All Have

Zoox robotaxi launched in Las Vegas; combines cameras, lidars, radar for 360° view

How to Poop Regularly, Easily, and Smoothly

Word of the Day

10 Odd & Fun

1.Stowaway gecko travels from Portugal to Guernsey in suitcase

2.Michigan man's Powerball winnings are 3 times more than expected

3.National Video Games Day: 5 stunning world records

4.Watch: Raccoon steals package from New York porch

5.Watch: Ice skater breaks Guinness World Record for jumping rope

6.Look: Zoo announces hatching of eight iguanas with no father

7.Watch: Police reunite stowaway pet pigeon with owner in Texas

8.Microchip shows stray cat was 900 miles from home

9.Look: Exotic snake found wandering loose along Ontario road

10.Look: Firefighters rescue pet lizard stranded in tree