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This US Metropolis Was Built Atop an Abandoned City That You Can Still Tour Today

A trip to Seattle, Washington, might take you past several interesting, above-ground attractions, like the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the Seattle Great Wheel. But what if we told you there was a place to visit that actually takes you under the city’s streets and sidewalks while transporting you back in time? Just minutes […]

Like “Braille for Sports,” This Handheld Tool Lets Blind Fans Watch a Game Through Their Fingers

Attending a sporting event is quite the multisensory experience. There’s the sound of cheering fans, the smell of soft pretzels and hot dogs, and the sight of athletes making complex plays. But not everyone can experience all those elements, and for people who are blind or have low vision, keeping up with the ins and […]

Margaret Morse Nice Thought Like a Song Sparrow and Changed How Scientists Understand Animal Behavior

This article was written by Kristoffer Whitney, an associate professor of science, technology, and society at the Rochester Institute of Technology, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. The invader, puffed out into the shape […]

Mashpee, MA - July 29: From left, Jane Driscoll, Robin Melavalin, Susan Baur, Mary Grauerholz, Marci Johnson and Diane Fammer (rear, with arms raised), retrieve a toilet from the bottom of Johns Pond during an excursion with the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage. (Photo by Stan Grossfeld/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

These “Old Ladies” Dive Into Massachusetts Ponds, Come Up Bearing Pounds of Garbage

There are nearly 900 freshwater ponds across Cape Cod, Massachusetts, and if you visit one on any given day, you may be able to spot a crew of mostly silver-haired women donning wetsuits, diving in, and emerging, trash in hand. These are the Old Ladies Against Underwater Garbage, and they’re on a mission to preserve […]

Artist’s Nature-Inspired Murals Give Cancer Patients a Room With a View: “I Want Them to Feel Transported”

At Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center in Buffalo, New York, patients receive lifesaving care in the institution’s treatment rooms. And in some of those rooms, behind the medical equipment and practitioners bustling in and out, a special sort of health care intervention works its own magic: bright, inspirational murals depicting wide open windows to the […]

Read more about the article Enzymes Are the Engines of Life — Machine Learning Tools Could Help Scientists Design New Ones to Tackle Disease and Climate Change

Enzymes Are the Engines of Life — Machine Learning Tools Could Help Scientists Design New Ones to Tackle Disease and Climate Change

This article was written by Sam Pellock, a postdoctoral scholar in biochemistry at the University of Washington, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. Enzymes are molecular machines that carry out the chemical reactions that […]

Mardi Gras Beads That Grow Flowers: Researchers Created Eco-Friendly Alternative to the Plastic Necklaces

Each year before Lent, colorful strands of Mardi Gras beads glimmer in the streets of New Orleans — but at what cost? Of the estimated 25 million pounds of beads tossed during the celebration annually, only a tiny fraction are recycled. Most end up in landfills or storm drains, and in 2018, the city found […]

23,000-Year-Old Fossil Footprints Reveal What May Be the Oldest-Known Handcarts in White Sands National Park: Study

This article was written by Matthew Robert Bennett and Sally Christine Reynolds, professors at Bournemouth University, for The Conversation — a nonprofit news organization dedicated to sharing the knowledge of researchers and scientists, under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article here. If you’re a parent, you’ve probably tried, at some point, to navigate […]

Futuristic Suspension Bridge in Taiwan Set to Be Longest of Its Kind in the World

A decade after avant-garde Iraqi-British architect Zaha Hadid won an international competition to design a bridge over the mouth of Taiwan’s Tamsui River, her vision is coming to life. Set to open in early 2026, the futuristic Danjiang Bridge in Taipei will be the longest of its kind in the world. It was one of […]

Blooming This Summer: A New London Garden to Plant Climate Awareness

Looking at headlines of the climate crisis, it can be all too easy to feel like there’s nothing we can do to make a difference. But London’s Kew Gardens is here to help change that. The team at the U.K. landmark is opening a new permanent garden that will offer a tangible (and beautiful) example […]

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Author Brad Stulberg Breaks Down “Rugged Flexibility,” a Nuanced Way to Approach Change: Exclusive

Change is constant. We move; we get new jobs; we lose people we love. From birth, the fault lines of our lives are continuously under pressure, shaking us up just when we believe we’re standing on solid ground. You’d think with all this exposure, the way we handle change would be streamlined — that we’d always […]

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Narwhals Use Their Tusks to Play With Their Food — Watch “Remarkable” Footage

If your only exposure to narwhals is the cute creature in Elf who drawls, “Bye, Buddy! Hope you find your dad,” we have good news for you: These “unicorns of the sea” are apparently just as fun in real life as they are in the movie. New research from the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at […]