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July 2026
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Science & Engineering
A century ago Iceland was among the poorest countries in Europe, huddled on bare…
Universe
Astronomers searching for alien life aimed the James Webb Space Telescope at K2-18…
Earth & Life
We tend to think of the deep ocean as dark and silent, but NOAA research found that…
Earth & Life
The river that can't be tamed: how one stretch of water in Albania became the last…
Space & Missions
7 space missions that came far closer to disaster than anyone was told
Space & Missions
We assumed the Moon was a geologically dead world, but Smithsonian scientists…
Culture
Florence Nightingale is famed as the lady with the lamp, but her real weapon was…
Space & Missions
In the Taurus-Littrow valley, where Apollo 17 landed in 1972, researchers confirmed…
Human Factors
South Korea has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, yet its young…
Science & Engineering
The Voyager Golden Record carries a small sample of uranium on its cover, placed…
Culture
When the Mali emperor Mansa Musa crossed Egypt toward Mecca around 1324, he…
Science & Engineering
A polar bear’s fur looks white, but it contains no white pigment
Psychology
In 1967, a history teacher couldn't explain how ordinary Germans fell in behind the…
Universe
The gold in your wedding ring might an origin far more violent than you think
Science & Engineering