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December 28, 2025

We May Actually See Our Lives Flash Before Our Eyes as We Die

We may not know what happens after we die, but science has at least given us a clue as to what happens to our brains. In a landmark study published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience in 2022, researchers revealed that the human brain may, in fact, remain active during—and even after—the transition from life to death.

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December 26, 2025

RIP Betty Reid Soskin: Oldest Ranger in the National Park Service Dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, the centenarian who made history by becoming the oldest ranger in the National Park Service (NPS), has died at 104. The NPS reported that Soskin passed away at her home in Richmond, California, on December 21, surrounded by her loved ones. Soskin worked at the Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historical Park until her retirement at age 100 in 2022.

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December 26, 2025

New Year’s Sale at My Modern Met Store: Save 15% on All of Our Creative Products

The new year is always an exciting time. There’s a sense of optimism that the next 365 days will be better than the last. To celebrate the proverbial turning of a page, we’re having a New Year's sale at My Modern Met Store. From December 26 to January 2, 11:59 p.m. PST, use the code HELLO2026 to save 15% on your entire order on everything in our shop—even the sale items.

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December 25, 2025

Fossil of Extinct North American Rhino Offers Evidence Challenging Our Knowledge of Arctic History

Experts from the Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN) have made an important discovery about rhinos. In the Haughton Crater in the Canadian High Arctic, researchers have uncovered the northernmost species of “Arctic rhino” called Epiatheracerium itjilik. Epiatheracerium is the genus of rhinoceros, and itjilik means “frost” in Inuktitut.

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