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2+ week, 3+ day ago   (931+ words) Peptides Are All the Rage, Promising Miracle Cures and Makeovers Delivered by Injection. How Did We Get Here? Experts say the peptide craze is part of a broader phenomenon, as patients look beyond the regulated health system to address problems…...

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Stealing Candy From Children, Splash-Proof Urinals and Buried Panties, Oh My! Here Are the Winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (739+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent You’re probably familiar with the Nobel Prizes, some of the most prestigious awards. While the world eagerly awaits who will earn those prizes this year, some researchers are currently celebrating the winners of playful—yet still…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > the-worlds-first-nuclear-clocks-are-ticking-opening-a-new-way-to-investigate-dark-matter-and-other-mysteries-of-physics-180989002

The World's First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (579+ words) Sara Hashemi | Daily Correspondent For decades, scientists have tried to build a device even more precise than an atomic clock, which keeps time using electrons, the negatively charged particles that whiz around in an atom. Now, two independent teams of…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > nearly-all-plants-depend-on-tiny-underground-fungi-the-microbes-vast-global-networks-were-just-mapped-for-the-first-time-180988955

Nearly All Plants Depend on Tiny Underground Fungi. The Microbes' Vast Global Networks Were Just Mapped for the First Time

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (329+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Around 500 million years ago, plants started transitioning from water to land. These early terrestrial greens had no roots, however, so they partnered with tiny fungi called mycorrhizae to suck up nutrients and water from the dirt....

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > astronomers-discovered-a-cosmic-fossil-in-the-making-the-most-chemically-primitive-galaxy-seen-yet-by-peering-back-to-the-edge-of-time-180988954

Astronomers Discovered a 'Cosmic Fossil' in the Making—the Most Chemically Primitive Galaxy Seen Yet—by Peering Back to the Edge of Time

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (363+ words) Eli Stark-Elster | AAAS Mass Media Fellow For the first few hundred million years after the Big Bang, the primordial universe was draped in clouds of hydrogen and helium. Heavier elements—like carbon and oxygen, which form some of life’s basic…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > scientists-say-theyve-discovered-little-lab-zombies-seemingly-immortal-tissue-taken-from-sea-cucumbers-180988880

Scientists Say They've Discovered 'Little Lab Zombies'—Seemingly Immortal Tissue Taken From Sea Cucumbers

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (554+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Scientists have stumbled upon what they’ve dubbed real-life “zombies.” These seemingly immortal things—amputated tissue from the sea cucumber species Psolus fabricii—appear to exist in a gray zone of life. The discovery, described in a…...

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Humpback Whales Sometimes Hold Their Mouths Open for No Clear Reason. Tourists Are Helping Scientists Understand the Rare Behavior

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (457+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Humpback whales sometimes hang out with their mouths wide open for no apparent reason. To figure out why they engage in the energetically costly behavior, researchers turned to an unusual source for…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > fetuses-can-catch-yawns-from-their-mothers-while-still-in-the-womb-new-research-suggests-180988735

Fetuses Can 'Catch' Yawns From Their Mothers While Still in the Womb, New Research Suggests

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (556+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Yawning is a highly contagious behavior. Stand next to someone who sleepily opens their mouth to take a deep breath, and, within a matter of seconds, you’ll likely find yourself doing the…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > did-homo-sapiens-really-outsmart-neanderthals-different-skull-shapes-didnt-necessarily-mean-unequal-brain-capacity-new-research-shows-180988738

Did Homo Sapiens Really Outsmart Neanderthals? Different Skull Shapes Didn’t Necessarily Mean Unequal Brain Capacity, New Research Shows

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (198+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent Neanderthals and humans have differently shaped skulls, which researchers have long assumed meant they also had different brains. However, these inferred differences were “not put into the context of modern human populational…...

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The Relaxation of Regularly Listening to Songs or Drawing Pictures May Actually Slow Cellular Aging, New Research Shows

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (583+ words) More from Smithsonian magazine Sonja Anderson | Daily Correspondent If you actively listen to music, read a book or look at art at least once per week, you may live longer than those who don’t. That’s according to a new study…...