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October's supermoon pairs with a comet for a special nighttime spectacle
October's supermoon is the closest of the year and it's teaming up with a comet for a rare stargazing two-for-one.
25% of Adults Suspect Undiagnosed ADHD
A new survey reveals that 25% of adults in the U.S. suspect they may have undiagnosed ADHD, though only 13% have consulted a doctor.
> A new survey reveals that 25% of adults in the U.S. suspect they may have undiagnosed ADHD, though only 13% have consulted a doctor.
Deep inside a Norwegian fjord, a dream of farming salmon sustainably
> Jørgen Wengaard steers around the rocky islands of a fjord, his boat cutting through the water’s still surface, sending ripples toward silent forested shores. But here in the Hardangersfjord of western Norway, still waters run deep: more than 2,000 feet deep.
Comet last seen by Neanderthals to brighten night skies
Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS won't return for another 80,000 years, but astronomers say it could be visible to the naked eye this weekend.
> Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS won't return for another 80,000 years, but astronomers say it could be visible to the naked eye this weekend.
A Secret Sculpture Built for John F. Kennedy's Grave Vanished in the 1970s. Half a Century Later, the Mystery Has Been Solved
The bronze wreath immortalized the moment when the members of the Honor Guard removed their hats and placed them on the president's grave during his burial
More than 100 raccoons besiege house of woman who had been feeding them
The woman, who has not been named, near Poulsbo, Washington, called the county sheriff, who sent deputies
> The woman, who has not been named, near Poulsbo, Washington, called the county sheriff, who sent deputies
NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries
Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.
> Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.
MicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome – researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNAs, molecules that turn genes on and off – and cause disease when they go awry.
> Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNAs, molecules that turn genes on and off – and cause disease when they go awry.
“Secondhand Is Feckin’ Grand”: How Clothing Swaps Took Off in Ireland
After seeing the consequences of fast fashion, Mary Fleming is on a mission to change how we think about repurposing clothes.
> Mary Fleming was on holiday in Kenya when she saw it: a mound of secondhand clothes heaped by a river, the pile so vast and unruly it was spilling into the water.
> The sight shocked her. At home in Ireland she was a passionate shopper and bought a new outfit almost every weekend. Now, in East Africa, she was seeing the consequence of fast fashion and mass consumption.
> A decade later Fleming, now 34, is leading a campaign to prevent waste by swapping, reusing, repairing and repurposing clothes under the inimitable exhortation: “Because secondhand is feckin’ grand.”
Quantum physics experiment leads to bizarre "negative time" phenomenon
> The bizarre discovery, detailed in a study that has yet to be peer-reviewed, stems from an experiment in which photons were fired into a cloud of atoms cooled to just above absolute zero. In cases where the photons passed through without interacting, researchers found that the atoms were still briefly excited, as though the photons had been absorbed and re-emitted. Meanwhile, when the photons were absorbed, they seemed to reappear before the atoms could even become excited.
Trees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
The promising compounda were discovered on an organic farm.
> The promising compounda were discovered on an organic farm.
Study: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/6/1529
Determined dad walks 30 miles after Helene to walk daughter down aisle
David Jones navigated ‘tangled mess’ of flooding and debris in trek to Tennessee after hurricane ravaged south-east
> David Jones navigated ‘tangled mess’ of flooding and debris in trek to Tennessee after hurricane ravaged south-east