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July 30, 2025

Baby Boy Breaks Records After Being Born From a 30-Year-Old Embryo

It’s estimated that there are over 1.5 million frozen embryos in the United States, but only a fraction of those that go unused are donated to other couples in need. Now, according to the MIT Technology Review, an Ohio couple has made medical history by giving birth to a baby boy who was developed from a 30-year-old embryo.

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July 23, 2025

New Study Reveals the “Sweet Spot” of Steps You Need To Take Every Day To Stay Healthy

Over the last few years, walking 10,000 steps a day has become a popular goal among those aiming for a...

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July 23, 2025

Largest Martian Meteorite Ever Found on Earth Sells for $4.3M at Auction

Mars may be about 140 million miles away from Earth, but a piece of the Red Planet was discovered a...

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July 23, 2025

Scientists Have Developed a Gel That Boosts Coral Reef Settlement by 20 Times

According to scientists at UC San Diego, coral larvae can be picky about where they attach and settle down. But some things have the power to determine the larvae’s journey: certain chemicals associated with healthy reefs. Larvae will “smell” their way to these chemicals, and, upon finding them, decide to latch onto the associated area.

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July 18, 2025

Cute Bioluminescent Marsupial Is a Standout Finalist of Tasmania’s Science Photography Prize

Tasmania’s Beaker Street Festival, a weeklong celebration of science and art, has announced the 12 finalists of its photography contest.

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July 17, 2025

Japanese Scientists May Have Found a Way To Eliminate Chromosome Linked to Down Syndrome

Every year, about 5,700 babies are born with Down syndrome in the United States, making it the most common chromosomal...

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July 14, 2025

Relationship Psychologist Recommends Saying These 7 Phrases to Your Partner to Help Deepen Your Love

Relationships aren’t always sunshines and rainbows. Even couples that have been together forever might occasionally struggle to feel truly secure, loved, and connected. It takes conscious effort, self love, and commitment to maintain a healthy, long-term relationship, but Harvard psychologist Dr. Cortney Warren believes there are seven daily phrases you can use to help keep your love alive and strong.

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July 11, 2025

4 Practices You Can Start Now for a Happier and More Connected Life When You’re Older

Getting older is something many of us fear, but life doesn’t end at retirement.

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July 7, 2025

The World’s Largest Flaming Gas Crater Is Showing Signs of Dying Out

Nearly 55 years after first being unintentionally set on fire, the Darvaza gas crater is finally showing signs of dying...

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July 4, 2025

Musical Composer’s Brain Matter Is Still Making Music Three Years After His Death

What if death weren’t the end for human creativity, but instead the catalyst for a new kind of art? Revivification is a haunting and immersive installation created in collaboration with the late American composer Alvin Lucier that probes the liminal space between life and the afterlife. Speculative science fuses raw emotion to create a piece that invites us to question not just how far creativity can go, but whether it even should go that far.

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