Earth & Life
August 2026
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Science & Engineering
Web searches for symptoms fuel unnecessary doctor visits, study finds
Asia News
South Korea's education paradox: world's most educated youth, millions of struggling readers
Space & Missions
Apollo 11 astronauts signed hundreds of autographs as life insurance their families could sell
Human Factors
British gem dealer's accidental find turned out to be a mineral rarer than diamonds
Human Factors
Rats learned to drive and loved it more than the Froot Loops
Psychology
Chronic nail biters share an unexpected trait: perfectionism, not anxiety
Human Factors
The Cold War rivalry that turned a chess match into ideological battle
Space & Missions
Tides are slowly stealing Earth's spin and pushing the Moon away, one laser measurement at a time
Human Factors
Painted fake eyes on cattle fool lions into abandoning hunts
Human Factors
How a baby reacts when a parent returns predicts lifelong relationship patterns
Human Factors
Astronauts' brains struggle to predict gravity again after returning from orbit
Human Factors
Codebreakers' water clue helped outnumbered U.S. fleet defeat Japan at Midway
Science & Engineering
SpaceX's million satellites pose climate risk through launches and reentry, not heat
Science & Engineering
The Bluetooth symbol hides a thousand-year-old Danish king's monogram
Science & Engineering