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Scientists engineered a new version of the psychedelic compound from magic mushrooms that fights depression without causing hallucinations. Early tests in mice show the modified drug delivers brain benefits while dramatically reducing mind-altering effects.
French artist JR has turned Paris's oldest bridge into a towering artificial cavern that visitors can walk through for free until June 28. The immersive installation combines scent, sound, and augmented reality to transform a familiar landmark into something magical.
Queensland has locked in the NRL's Magic Round festival until 2032, securing six more years of the electric rugby event that brings 16 teams and tens of thousands of fans to Brisbane for four days. The deal protects the city from poaching attempts by Sydney, Perth, and New Zealand while delivering a $50 million annual boost to local businesses.
A 68-year-old tea estate just 40 minutes from Guwahati now welcomes visitors to pluck leaves, blend custom teas, and explore Assam's 200-year tea heritage. Since launching in February, Amchong attracts 10,000 guests monthly seeking authentic farm-to-cup experiences.
A social experiment is giving strangers $500 each to help others in creative ways, and the results are transforming communities worldwide. From building homes in Uganda to bringing ponies into care homes, the project proves that trusted generosity creates powerful ripple effects.
Nearly 250 students from 38 colleges just launched their own experiments into space aboard a NASA rocket. For the first time, NASA combined two separate student programs into one mission, packing almost 50 experiments onto a single rocket headed 100 miles above Earth.
Scientists are building self-driving laboratories where AI robots create hypotheses, run experiments, and analyze results on their own. Early tests show these automated labs could reduce experiment time by 30-fold, potentially bringing breakthrough medicines and materials to us years faster.
A teenage boy discovered his life's calling when he heard medieval instruments echo through a cave's natural acoustics. Today at 37, Evan Call creates musical magic as a professional composer.
A former Google employee is transforming boring school book fairs into enchanted worlds that make kids fall in love with reading. Literati now runs 4,000 magical book fairs a year and just got acquired to expand nationwide.
Developers behind Magic: The Gathering Arena are joining forces to create a union with the Communications Workers of America, adding over 100 voices to a growing movement transforming workplace rights in gaming. Their push for fair wages, job security, and creative protections marks the latest win in an industry-wide shift toward worker empowerment.
Scotland's premier arts festival is turning off the phones to turn up the magic. After interruptions disrupted every single concert last year, Edinburgh International Festival is creating distraction-free performances where audiences can lose themselves in the moment.
After studying 2,000 urban experiments worldwide, researchers discovered why most climate and sustainability projects fail to create lasting change. Their 10 lessons could help cities turn temporary pilots into permanent solutions.
Nearly 1,000 Texas students designed NASA-style mission patches while their classmates prepared real experiments for launch into orbit. Two Plano ISD winners will represent their district as student science heads to the International Space Station.
Film students from Emerson College are creating Hollywood-level special effects using MIT's cutting-edge motion capture technology. The partnership is giving future filmmakers hands-on experience with the same tools that brought movies like "Avatar" to life.
A Santa Clarita magic show is turning wonder into hope, with all proceeds supporting Parkinson's disease research. The October event combines entertainment with a mission to find a cure.
The UK just funded 12 teams building AI scientists that design and run experiments on their own, from chemistry to battery research. These systems could speed up scientific discovery by handling the grunt work while human researchers focus on the big questions.
The Atlanta Hawks are celebrating a cultural landmark with an unusual tribute night featuring lemon pepper wings, live music, and exclusive merch. When the Orlando Magic visit on March 16, it's more than just basketball.
A PhD student in Iceland is bringing one of history's most famous scientific experiments back to life during this week's total solar eclipse. The recreation aims to inspire anyone with a telescope to test Einstein's theory themselves.
Scientists from around the world gathered at Rice University to explore how artificial intelligence could unlock secrets of the universe's most mysterious particles. The groundbreaking workshop marks the first time researchers have focused specifically on bringing AI into one of physics' most ambitious experiments.
Researchers successfully thickened Arctic sea ice using seawater in the first real-world test of its kind. The experiment offers hope for slowing ice loss in the world's fastest-warming region.
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