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HPV vaccine brings cervical cancer deaths to near zero
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM Between 2020 and 2024, not one woman between the ages of 20 and 24 in England died from cervical cancer…
Optimist Daily
What is an admin date? Why experts say it helps with productivity and loneliness at once
BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM You probably have something on your to-do list that has been there long enough to feel embarrassing. An…
NASA Breaking News
Playing the Moon Game
Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Playing the Moon Game Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atm…
NASA Breaking News
NASA Names Sean Gallagher as Chief Information Officer
Official NASA portrait of Sean Gallagher Credit: NASA NASA has selected Sean Gallagher as the agency’s chief information officer (CIO). In t…
NASA Breaking News
CSDA Selects Eight Commercial Satellite Data Providers for On-Ramp 2 Contract Awards
NASA’s Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition program (CSDA) announced contract awards with eight commercial satellite data providers offerin…
NASA Breaking News
58th Girl Scouts Unite Event
58th Girl Scouts Unite Event, July 23-25, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall (Booth #206) for Hyperwall Storytelling by NASA experts. Full H…
NASA Breaking News
2026 ALA Hyperwall Schedule
2 min read 2026 ALA Hyperwall Schedule American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, June 25-29, 2026 Join NASA in the Exhibit Hall …
NASA Breaking News
This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology
3 Min Read This is How NASA Flight Tests New Technology An F-15 aircraft flies above the world’s largest compass rose above NASA’s Armstrong…
NASA Breaking News
Hanging in the Balance
The Moon’s rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features are highlighted by the terminator – the difference between light and darkness.NA…
NASA Breaking News
ARMD Research Solicitations (Updated June 23)
9 min readPreparations for Next Moonwalk Simulations Underway (and Underwater) NASA / Lillian Gipson/Getty Images THIS PAGE WAS UPDATED ON J…
NASA Breaking News
I Am Artemis: Jason Peterson
4 Min Read I Am Artemis: Jason Peterson NASA’s Jason Peterson is the range operations manager at NASA’s Stennis Space Center. For Artemis II…
NASA Breaking News
Hubble Details Early Galaxy Transforming Neighborhood
Explore Hubble Science Hubble Space Telescope Hubble Details Early Galaxy… Hubble Home Overview About Hubble The History of Hubble Hubble Ti…
BBC News World
Spider which uses spring trap to capture prey discovered in Australia
Researchers say their hunting method - which allows them to prey on dangerous ants - is unprecedented.
BBC News Science
Simpler, older version of Stonehenge found three miles from famous site
The structure consisted of two posts that lined up with the solstices 5,000 years ago.
BBC News Science
From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon
BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.
BBC News Health
Can sunlight make you sneeze?
Do you suffer from Achoo syndrome? Sarah Keith-Lucas explains this unusual condition.
ScienceDaily Top News
Scientists open a million-year-old time capsule hidden beneath New Zealand
A cave in New Zealand has yielded fossils from a lost ecosystem that existed about 1 million years ago, including a possible flying ancestor…
ScienceDaily Top News
NASA’s Cold Atom Lab is creating one of the weirdest forms of matter in space
NASA’s upgraded Cold Atom Lab is turning the International Space Station into a frontier for quantum research, creating ultra-cold matter th…
ScienceDaily Top News
The tea in your kombucha changes more than just the taste
Scientists discovered that kombucha’s flavor, chemistry, and antioxidant activity vary dramatically depending on the tea used to make it. Gr…
ScienceDaily Top News
A rare interstellar visitor triggered a SETI search for alien technology
SETI scientists searched the interstellar object 3I/ATLAS for radio signals that could indicate extraterrestrial technology but found nothin…
ScienceDaily Top News
Hidden bird species discovered in Japan after DNA reveals a stunning secret
A bird long thought to be a single rare species in Japan has turned out to be two. Scientists discovered that the elusive Ijima’s Leaf Warbl…
ScienceDaily Top News
Meteorite reveals a lost moon-sized world from the dawn of the solar system
A rare meteorite has revealed evidence of a massive lost world that once orbited the young Sun before being destroyed in a catastrophic coll…
ScienceDaily Top News
New brain study reveals speech learning works differently than we thought
A new study suggests that learning and remembering speech relies more on how the brain processes sounds and sensations than on the areas tha…
Phys.org Latest
Brown seaweed flour enhances nutritional value and digestibility of gluten-free cookies
Flour made from the brown seaweed Sargassum filipendula can increase the nutritional value and digestibility of gluten-free cookies. This co…
Phys.org Latest
Simple acknowledgment boosts repeat customer participation in take-back programs
Companies may only need to send an acknowledgment message to boost repeat customer participation in recycling and reuse programs for used go…
Phys.org Latest
This tiny Australian spider uses a high‑powered web catapult to trap and eat aggressive ants
There's more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal sheet webs or tan…
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Four-decade mystery solved as PKCβ structure reveals new drug target
After nearly four decades of research, Mayo Clinic scientists have revealed the molecular structure of protein kinase C beta (PKCβ), a key p…
Phys.org Latest
Researchers aim for hardier herds of worms for productive, resilient farming practice
The black soldier fly converts organic waste into biomass. The cricket brings crunchy protein to the dinner plate. The mealworm can break do…
Phys.org Latest
Chloroplast study reveals molecular lock that helps power life on Earth
A new study reveals the dynamics of photosynthesis at the cellular level. Led by co-authors Professor Barry Bruce and Associate Professor Ra…
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Brain growth may explain why birds lay outsized eggs compared with dinosaurs
A new study has uncovered a fundamental link between brain size and offspring size, helping to solve a long-standing evolutionary puzzle: Wh…
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Drug peptides defy shape rules, activating receptors without full spiral form
When many of us think about how drugs work in the body, we may first think about how a drug gets into the body, such as a pill versus an inj…
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Pterosaur wing tests suggest modern reconstructions miss major shape diversity
Pterosaurs, the first vertebrates to fly, would have had more diverse wing shapes than current scientific reconstructions suggest, according…
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New study highlights benefits of crop diversification in arable farming
Which farming strategies can help agricultural operations better manage yield risks caused by climate change and fluctuating prices in the a…
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Oldest known asteroid impact on Earth dated to 3 billion years
Curtin University researchers have determined the most precise age yet for the oldest known impact crater on Earth, providing new insight in…
MIT Technology Review
Plants appear to detect the patter of falling rain
MIT engineers have found the first direct evidence that plant seeds can sense sounds in nature: Rice submerged in shallow water germinated 3…
Google News: breakthrough
Seven Israeli researchers win prestigious EU grants for breakthrough science - Ynetnews
Seven Israeli researchers win prestigious EU grants for breakthrough science Ynetnews
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Breakthrough in Clean Energy: Scientists Develop Battery-Free Artificial Photosynthesis Using Only Sunlight to Generate Chemical Energy - CPG Click Petróleo e Gás
Breakthrough in Clean Energy: Scientists Develop Battery-Free Artificial Photosynthesis Using Only Sunlight to Generate Chemical Energy CPG …
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How mushrooms are helping remove E. coli from rivers in a breakthrough already being tested in England - The Times of India
How mushrooms are helping remove E. coli from rivers in a breakthrough already being tested in England The Times of India
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DNA Breakthrough May Shield Healthy Cells in Chemo - Mirage News
DNA Breakthrough May Shield Healthy Cells in Chemo Mirage News
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Fungi Found Living Inside Desert Moss in a Scientific Breakthrough - inkorr.com
Fungi Found Living Inside Desert Moss in a Scientific Breakthrough inkorr.com
ZME Science
James Webb Spots the Same Mystery Chemical Fingerprint on Titan and Pluto
Webb found the same unexplained infrared fingerprint on two frozen worlds.
ZME Science
A Man With HIV Just Received the World’s First HIV-to-HIV Lung Transplant
The transplant may expand a scarce organ supply for people living with HIV.
ZME Science
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Is 12 Billion Years Old, Almost Three Times Older Than the Solar System
A process called ‘hot bottom burning’ helped scientists determine the age of 3I/ATLAS.
ZME Science
Scientists Finally Find Out Why Gold Never Rusts Like Other Metals
Gold’s pristine shine may depend on an until now hidden atomic rearrangement at its surface.
Ars Technica Science
Early land animals skipped the tadpole phase
For decades, biologists thought that early tetrapods, ancient vertebrates that started conquering the land over 300 million years ago, devel…
Health
BBC News Health
Want to feel happier at work? Take a five-minute walk
Sitting for prolonged periods is associated with health complications – but you can counteract the risks of a sedentary life.
BBC News Health
First drug to delay onset of type 1 diabetes made available on NHS
The immunotherpay can give children and adults three extra years before they need to use insulin.
BBC News Health
Jeremy Clarkson in remission from prostate cancer
The presenter shared his "aggressive" cancer diagnosis on an episode of Clarkson's Farm earlier this week.
BBC News Health
Young women now have 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death after HPV jab
A new study finds that hundreds of lives have been saved since school-age girls were offered the HPV jab in 2008.
BBC News Health
'I've never been this good' – revolutionary immune reset puts lupus in remission
Patients on the trial have not needed medication to manage their condition.
BBC News Health
'I forgot what it's like to be outside': Intensive care ward opens on rooftop
The outdoor ward, at King's College Hospital in London, will monitor how much it boosts the recovery of seriously ill patients.
Environment & Climate
BBC News Science
Seabed damaged by fishing showing signs of recovery
Campaigners say improvements to the area trashed by illegal dredging show that marine protection works.
BBC News Science
'Right to grow' helping wild flowers bloom
Supporters say growing flowers or food on unused land can improve mental health and local pride.
BBC News Science
Special buoys mark sensitive seagrass habitats
Special buoys and voluntary no-anchor zones mark sensitive seagrass habitats.
Kindness & Community
Good News Network
Sighting of Elusive ‘Miner’s Cat’ a Fitting Reward for Philanthropists Rewilding Their Private Land
For a philanthropic couple in Oregon, the sighting on a trail camera of one of North America’s most elusive animals was both surprising and …
Good News Network
Study Finds Many Older Adults Will Improve Over Time–Depending on Their Mindset
A new study by scientists at Yale University suggests that older individuals can and do ‘improve,’ in all the senses of that word, over time…
Good News Network
With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation
Most industrial processes need heat, and most heat comes from burning fossil fuels, but armed with €400 million in grants, the European Comm…
Good News Network
Humans May Have Always Been Able to Regenerate Body Parts–Scar Tissue Just Gets in the Way
Some animals like salamanders can regenerate entire limbs, and by flipping a few genetic switches scientists have potentially unlocked innat…
Good News Network
Good News in History, June 23
139 years ago today, The Rocky Mountains Park Act passed Canadian parliament, establishing Banff National Park, the nation’s largest and mos…
Positive News
Gallery: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026
Nice News
7 Incredible Pools Around the World You’ll Dream About Taking a Dip in
Perhaps you have a pool in your apartment complex or even one right in your backyard - but is it 3,000 feet long? Deep enough to swallow a 1…
BBC News Health
'We travel 530 miles so our son can have a haircut'
How a very special hairdressing salon in Lowestoft is cutting it when it comes to neurodivergence.
Google News: kindness
Longford’s unsung community heroes honoured at awards ceremony - Ireland Live News
Longford’s unsung community heroes honoured at awards ceremony Ireland Live News
Underdog Wins
BBC News Health
How an ovary syndrome led to Bake Off star's fame
Now a successful TV presenter, Briony May Williams said she started stress-baking when she became ill.
Google News: underdog
Against all odds, blind Kenyan tailor defies glaucoma to keep his business running - AP News
Against all odds, blind Kenyan tailor defies glaucoma to keep his business running AP News
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Keaton Wagler’s Rise from High School Underdog to NBA Draft Prospect - SSBCrack
Keaton Wagler’s Rise from High School Underdog to NBA Draft Prospect SSBCrack
Tech for Good
BBC News Health
'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
Phys.org Latest
Self-driving chemistry lab discovers catalysts that can switch products on demand
Researchers have developed a self-driving chemistry lab that can autonomously search through hundreds of catalyst recipes and reaction condi…
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New algorithm identifies disease-linked changes in cells without prior training
A new algorithm could drive breakthroughs in understanding cancer, Alzheimer's disease and other potentially fatal conditions. Researchers f…
MIT Technology Review
Ultrasound imaging turns a robot hand into a skillful mimic
Our hands are the nimblest parts of our bodies, coordinating 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ligaments to perform countless …
MIT Technology Review
Reinventing the zipper
With an adaptable fastener designed at CSAIL, pitching a tent or adjusting the cast for a broken bone could be almost as easy as zipping you…
MIT Technology Review
Engineered “mini livers” could be injected as an alternative to transplantation
A technology developed by Professor Sangeeta Bhatia, SM ’93, PhD ’97, and colleagues could offer new hope to the thousands of Americans with…
MIT Technology Review
A breath test could diagnose pneumonia in minutes
With a test being developed at MIT, diagnosing pneumonia and other lung conditions could someday be as easy as breathing into a tube. The te…
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Scientists turn plastic bottles into Parkinson’s drug using engineered bacteria in breakthrough medical r - The Times of India
Scientists turn plastic bottles into Parkinson’s drug using engineered bacteria in breakthrough medical r The Times of India
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Breakthrough At-Home Vision Testing Platform Reinvents the Eye Exam with MIT Science and Telehealth - Send2Press
Breakthrough At-Home Vision Testing Platform Reinvents the Eye Exam with MIT Science and Telehealth Send2Press
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Israeli breakthrough: man addicted to painkillers detoxes in 20 minutes with sound waves - Ynetnews
Israeli breakthrough: man addicted to painkillers detoxes in 20 minutes with sound waves Ynetnews
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HSTU researchers achieve breakthrough in food safety testing - Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
HSTU researchers achieve breakthrough in food safety testing Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS)
Animals
Reuters Oddly Enough
Larry the Cat outlasts six British Prime Ministers - Reuters
Larry the Cat outlasts six British Prime Ministers Reuters
Phys.org Latest
How sperm whale vocal dialects evolve as they adopt new calls while still remembering the old
New research from the University of St. Andrews shows how sperm whale vocal dialects evolve as they adopt new calls while still remembering …
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Above & Beyond: The Green Sea Turtle is a conservation success story - Knox TN Today
Above & Beyond: The Green Sea Turtle is a conservation success story Knox TN Today
ZME Science
Scientists Finally Figure Out Why Cats Are So Good at Landing on Their Feet
It's not physics, it's biology.
World
Reuters Oddly Enough
Ronaldo becomes first player to score at six World Cup finals - Reuters
Ronaldo becomes first player to score at six World Cup finals Reuters
Phys.org Latest
Every time Norway scores, the whole city of Bergen shakes
During Norway's first match of the FIFA World Cup against Iraq on June 17, several small vibrations were recorded on the seismometer. A part…
MIT Technology Review
A man of many words
Brian Sietsema has a favorite word. It’s somewhat surprising that he can choose just one. He’s the person spellers rely on to confirm pronun…