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SoundCloud just rescued a beloved platform that let independent musicians sell directly to fans. Months after Nina Protocol shut down, its archive and tools are getting a second life.
Marine biologists captured stunning footage of orcas using teamwork to explode a giant sunfish underwater, revealing a hunting strategy never documented before. The discovery shows just how creative and intelligent these ocean predators really are.
When a Pirates outfielder lost his glove in the stands during a game at Yankee Stadium, a Yankees fan handed it right back. Even rivals look out for each other when it counts.
A wild meadow tucked between office buildings in Hull's city centre is now home to 10 butterfly species, including rare small skippers breeding in an urban environment. What started as a patch of unmowed grass has become a thriving haven for pollinators, dragonflies, and grasshoppers.
Scotland's iconic Whitelee Wind Farm is getting a £1.5 billion upgrade that will produce twice the electricity using nearly half the turbines. The 10-year project will power 650,000 homes while keeping the beloved public walking trails open.
Nearly 80,000 people in flood-prone regions of Ethiopia and South Sudan will soon have reliable access to safe drinking water, thanks to a new climate resilience project. The initiative also brings farming skills and clean energy systems to communities facing food insecurity.
England's record points-scorer Emily Scarratt is making history again, this time from the sidelines. The two-time World Cup winner just secured a permanent coaching role with the Red Roses after a standout interim stint.
For the first time ever, a Para sport will award the opening medals at the Commonwealth Games when powerlifters take the stage on day one in Glasgow. Champions from around the world are ready to compete for gold starting July 24.
The Perot Museum in Dallas is celebrating Shark Week with hands-on activities and a major milestone: their curator is starring in Discovery's new show about prehistoric sharks that once swam through Texas. Visitors can explore 270-million-year-old fossils while learning how ancient sharks survived in what's now the Lone Star State.
Rosian Bargiansky Zerner escaped the Kovno Ghetto at five years old when her parents dug a hole under barbed wire. Now 90, she shares her story of survival, resilience, and the triumph of continuing Jewish life across four generations.
Angela Paschal graduated summa cum laude with her teaching degree after a scholarship program helped her push through financial hardship as a single mother. The first-generation graduate now joins Arizona's early childhood education workforce.
The European Union just announced a plan to nearly double its electricity use while slashing fossil fuel dependence, potentially saving €260 billion annually. Meanwhile, Scotland is investing £1.5 billion to upgrade Europe's largest onshore wind farm, and Africa secured $900 million to bring clean cooking to millions.
New York City could transform thousands of acres of public property into clean energy hubs that keep the lights on during heat waves and storms. A new report shows how city buildings and land can generate solar power and store energy when the grid needs it most.
Four young Bangladeshi students just brought home two gold and two silver medals from a prestigious international robotics competition in South Korea. Among them, seventh grader Kinjal Nag Dibbo earned gold for his innovative robotics project.
International journalists visiting rural China witnessed a remarkable fusion: ecological restoration bringing back 700 species while creating jobs, and tech labs developing exoskeletons that moved a reporter to tears. Hangzhou is proving innovation can serve both profit and people.
Stanford and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory will lead six groundbreaking projects using AI to tackle challenges from battery recycling to understanding the universe. The Genesis Mission funding brings together scientists across disciplines to speed up discoveries that could transform energy, agriculture, and physics.
A U.S. particle physics lab just scored major federal funding to supercharge scientific discovery using artificial intelligence. The breakthrough could make world-class research faster, cheaper, and more reliable than ever before.
USC is heading a national team developing AI to predict turbulence, one of engineering's oldest puzzles. The breakthrough could make planes more efficient and strengthen America's energy systems.