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Why doing nothing is good for your brain
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (774+ words) The case for not filling up every minute of your day By Michael Craig & The Conversation We are via Getty Images You finish a lecture, a meeting, a conversation with someone you care about. And what do you do? You…...
Why music is a powerful tool to quiet stress in the brain
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (481+ words) Music helps sooth the brain when we are stressed Music doesn’t just mask stress, it guides our brain back to a calm state By Payal Dhar edited by Claire Cameron We all know the power of music to make us…...
Mathematicians discover the worst way to hang a painting
1+ week, 2+ day ago (351+ words) New solutions found to picture-hanging problems By Emma R. Hasson edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier Retired computer scientist Tom Verhoeff first explored such problems in a workshop for a grade school math camp, where the campers investigated with actual string and…...
An endangered pygmy raccoon turned trash into toys???and taught her family how, too
1+ week, 4+ day ago (355+ words) This tiny raccoon turned trash into toys—and taught her family how, too The endangered animals displayed a first in raccoons and their kin By Isabel Gil edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier It started when the pygmy raccoon dove into…...
The mystery of origami doughnuts—solved
1+ week, 6+ day ago (392+ words) Mathematician discovers how to fold the smallest origami doughnut How many times do you have to fold a piece of paper to make a doughnut? After decades, a mathematician has determined the most efficient technique By Manon Bischoff edited by…...
Where is the Roman Telescope going?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (337+ words) This quirky spot in space is where NASA’s Roman Telescope will call home The Nancy Grace Roman Telescope is headed toward a Lagrange point, a critical position in outer space where gravitational forces behave in specific ways By Mary Randolph…...
What’s next for NASA’s new Roman Space Telescope?
1+ week, 6+ day ago (626+ words) After a flawless launch, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is on a mission to solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries By Lee Billings edited by Claire Cameron NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is already exceeding expectations. Lofted…...
The backlash against screens in schools is escalating
2+ week, 2+ day ago (615+ words) School districts are banning AI, states are limiting educational technology in classrooms, and Meta will set new “school mode” restrictions — here’s what to know By Allison Parshall edited by Clara Moskowitz In New York City, teachers have two more weeks…...
Scientists just unleashed an army of 130,000 baby octopuses to fight off a blue crab invasion
2+ week, 6+ day ago (231+ words) When fully grown, the octopuses that survive could eat up to four blue crabs per day in the Mediterranean Sea By Gennaro Tomma edited by Sarah Lewin Frasier “We are not introducing a new species but working on strengthening the…...