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Google editor reveals the 3 most privately searched terms. And honestly, it's the best of humanity.
1+ hour, 16+ min ago (1820+ words) The data is unfailingly honest." One thing many people believe is that you can truly know a person based on their Google history. Private searching is understandably on the rise, and given how negativity drives a lot of online news…...
An old male bald eagle who adopted a rock as an egg finally got his own real foster baby
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (1847+ words) Murphy became a real dad after he spent weeks nurturing his "Rock Baby." On March 8, 2023, a keeper at World Bird Sanctuary in St. Louis County, Missouri, noticed something odd. A male bald eagle named Murphy was guarding what appeared to…...
A pot left on the stove overnight led to an award-winning science fair project and life-saving device
3+ day, 23+ hour ago (1804+ words) A problem at home led to a truly innovative idea. Montreal-based 9th-grader Aviana Machnes didn't only come up with an award-winning science fair idea, she created a device that could save the lives of dementia patients. It all started with…...
Mark Rober says having 76 million followers is a 'responsibility.' He's making the most of it.
6+ day, 21+ hour ago (1859+ words) Make-A-Wish, tug-of-war with a lion, and completely reimagining science class. That's just one week in Rober's life. If you haven't heard of Mark Rober, your kid almost certainly has. Rober, a former NASA engineer, has more than 76 million followers on…...
Debunking doesn't stop misinformation online. But researchers found 'pre-bunking' can.
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1876+ words) This approach is more effective than fact-checking. How do we combat dangerous misinformation online if removing false claims or debunking them hasn't been effective enough? A 2022 study published in the journal Science Advances by a team of university researchers and…...
William Shatner describes the incredible pain he felt when he finally went into orbit
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1817+ words) He had a profound experience of the "overview effect." "I love the mystery of the universe," Shatner wrote. "I love all the questions that have come to us over thousands of years of exploration and hypotheses. Stars exploding years ago,…...
Diver convinces a tiny octopus to trade a plastic cup for a shell in Pixar-worthy video
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1861+ words) The cup wasn't a safe choice, but the little cephalopod was stubborn. Sometimes taking care of our beautiful home planet looks like big, broad policies tackling issues like plastic pollution and habitat destruction. And sometimes it looks like taking the…...
Why do breakups hurt so much? Researcher put people in MRI scanners to find out. Her answer explains everything.
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1745+ words) Helen Fisher spent decades asking a question most scientists avoided: what is love, exactly, and what is it doing to your brain? By the time she died in August 2024 at 79, she had an answer, and it turns out heartbreak makes…...
Why don't space photos ever show stars? NASA's explanation is simpler than you'd think and a photo from Artemis II proves it.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1806+ words) It comes down to basic camera science. The same rules that apply to your phone apply to cameras 400, 000 kilometers from Earth. Every time NASA releases a stunning image from space of something like the Earth glowing against blackness, or the…...
Investigative journalist reveals the simple way you can protect your" phone from getting hacked
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1884+ words) His simple tip can offer protection in a time of less-than-stellar privacy regulations. There are just so many ways for important information held on your phone to be swiped'from subscription based apps that secretly send private customer data to Facebook…...