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Smithsonian secrets most likely to blow your mind
Text By Meghan RosenPhotos By Stephen VossApril 14, 2026Meteorites billions of years old, alienlike worms, a blue whale’s massive jaw bones. These are just some of the millions of marvels that the Smithsonian Institution has stashed away in storage.Most...
Life
Quantum computers could usher in a crisis worse than Y2K
Quantum computers could cause a global security crisis that makes the once-feared millennium bug, or Y2K, look quaint. This...
Science
Q&A: MIT SHASS and the future of education in the age of AI
The MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (SHASS) was founded in 1950 in response to “a...
Environment
New federal figures reveal 1 in 3 US households struggle to pay energy bills, but the reality is likely even worse
Americans’ concerns about being able to afford electricity and home heating fuel are elevated since the beginning of the Iran war. But newly released nationwide data shows that even before the war began, these concerns...
Environment
What if Texas’ destructive Tax Day storm had centered on inner Houston instead? It’s why cities should plan for the improbable
Ten years ago, the infamous Tax Day storm swamped the Houston area with off-the-charts rainfall. Nearly 2 feet of rain fell in less than 15 hours in parts of the region, starting on April 17,...
Science
Is AI bad for critical thinking? It depends on when you use it
Next time you’re about to ask an AI chatbot to help you solve a hard problem, you might want to slow your roll. People who waited to consult an AI chatbot until they had partially worked through a problem...
Environment
Carbon removal project supports Maine’s blue economy, broader marine health
Oceans absorb roughly 25 to 30 percent of the carbon dioxide (CO2) that is released into the...
Environment
A key solution to climate change isn’t happening – and that’s good
You’ve probably seen those nice graphs showing carbon dioxide levels and temperatures falling towards the end of the century....
Life
Urban living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels
Discarded sex hormones can be returned to the bloodstream by bacteria in the gut – and now, a study...
Life
Modern living may be causing big changes to our oestrogen levels
Discarded sex hormones can be returned to the bloodstream by bacteria in the gut – and now, a study...
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2 U.S. Navy destroyers transit Strait of Hormuz after dodging Iranian onslaught
Washington — Two U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Persian...
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