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Alcohol use in the US.
has hit a 90-year low, as Americans cut back on drinking.
Alcohol consumption across the United States has fallen to its lowest point in decades, signaling a profound evolution in societal attitudes and behaviors.
Recent government statistics reveal a steady decrease in the...
has hit a 90-year low, as Americans cut back on drinking.
Alcohol consumption across the United States has fallen to its lowest point in decades, signaling a profound evolution in societal attitudes and behaviors.
Recent government statistics reveal a steady decrease in the...
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Alcohol use in the US.
has hit a 90-year low, as Americans cut back on drinking.
Alcohol consumption across the United States has fallen to its lowest point in decades, signaling a profound evolution in societal attitudes and behaviors.
Recent government statistics reveal a steady decrease in the...
has hit a 90-year low, as Americans cut back on drinking.
Alcohol consumption across the United States has fallen to its lowest point in decades, signaling a profound evolution in societal attitudes and behaviors.
Recent government statistics reveal a steady decrease in the...
New research shows the world‘s water is running out for hundreds of thousand people.
A comprehensive new study issues a stark warning: catastrophic water shortages, termed "Day Zero" droughts—when demand surpasses natural replenishment—may strike far earlier than anticipated, imperiling water sup...
A comprehensive new study issues a stark warning: catastrophic water shortages, termed "Day Zero" droughts—when demand surpasses natural replenishment—may strike far earlier than anticipated, imperiling water sup...
December 23, 2025 at 6:03 PM
New research shows the world‘s water is running out for hundreds of thousand people.
A comprehensive new study issues a stark warning: catastrophic water shortages, termed "Day Zero" droughts—when demand surpasses natural replenishment—may strike far earlier than anticipated, imperiling water sup...
A comprehensive new study issues a stark warning: catastrophic water shortages, termed "Day Zero" droughts—when demand surpasses natural replenishment—may strike far earlier than anticipated, imperiling water sup...
Oxygen has been discovered literally at the edge of time.
A groundbreaking discovery is compelling astronomers to revise our understanding of the universe's earliest epochs.
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have re...
A groundbreaking discovery is compelling astronomers to revise our understanding of the universe's earliest epochs.
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have re...
December 23, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Oxygen has been discovered literally at the edge of time.
A groundbreaking discovery is compelling astronomers to revise our understanding of the universe's earliest epochs.
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have re...
A groundbreaking discovery is compelling astronomers to revise our understanding of the universe's earliest epochs.
Observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) and the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have re...
This chef went viral after personally serving carbonara pasta at a customer's table in dramatic fashion.
[🍝 datonyatrastevere]
[🍝 datonyatrastevere]
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
This chef went viral after personally serving carbonara pasta at a customer's table in dramatic fashion.
[🍝 datonyatrastevere]
[🍝 datonyatrastevere]
Pasko Boyoh imagines of visiting the abandoned Doraemon filming location after the series ended.
[🎞️ paskoboy]
[🎞️ paskoboy]
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Pasko Boyoh imagines of visiting the abandoned Doraemon filming location after the series ended.
[🎞️ paskoboy]
[🎞️ paskoboy]
Cats: engineered predators. [🎞️ xavork]
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Cats: engineered predators. [🎞️ xavork]
The trippy zoetropic art by Yohei Kisanuki [📹 limbatrip]
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The trippy zoetropic art by Yohei Kisanuki [📹 limbatrip]
A man made medical history by surviving 100 days without a biological heart.
A patient in Australia was sustained by a revolutionary titanium artificial heart featuring a single magnetically levitated spinning rotor that pumps blood continuously through the body.
Implanted at St. Vincent’s Hospit...
A patient in Australia was sustained by a revolutionary titanium artificial heart featuring a single magnetically levitated spinning rotor that pumps blood continuously through the body.
Implanted at St. Vincent’s Hospit...
December 23, 2025 at 4:33 PM
A man made medical history by surviving 100 days without a biological heart.
A patient in Australia was sustained by a revolutionary titanium artificial heart featuring a single magnetically levitated spinning rotor that pumps blood continuously through the body.
Implanted at St. Vincent’s Hospit...
A patient in Australia was sustained by a revolutionary titanium artificial heart featuring a single magnetically levitated spinning rotor that pumps blood continuously through the body.
Implanted at St. Vincent’s Hospit...
The 2025 Nikon Small World winner captures flower Veronica serpyllifolia
self pollinating in seconds.
[📹 National Geographic]
self pollinating in seconds.
[📹 National Geographic]
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The 2025 Nikon Small World winner captures flower Veronica serpyllifolia
self pollinating in seconds.
[📹 National Geographic]
self pollinating in seconds.
[📹 National Geographic]
This newspaper delivery man from India has been perfecting his throw for 17 years
— a true master of precision and dedication.
— a true master of precision and dedication.
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This newspaper delivery man from India has been perfecting his throw for 17 years
— a true master of precision and dedication.
— a true master of precision and dedication.
Troika’s “Squaring the Circle” is a black flocked steel sculpture
that shifts between a square and a circle as you move around it.
that shifts between a square and a circle as you move around it.
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Troika’s “Squaring the Circle” is a black flocked steel sculpture
that shifts between a square and a circle as you move around it.
that shifts between a square and a circle as you move around it.
Snack time for a hungry hippo
December 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Snack time for a hungry hippo
This would have been a dream
to own as a kid
to own as a kid
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
This would have been a dream
to own as a kid
to own as a kid
Meanwhile in Nepal
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Meanwhile in Nepal
China’s scientists have turned to one of Earth’s oldest materials — bamboo — to solve one of humanity’s newest problems: plastic pollution.
Chinese scientists at Northeast Forestry University have developed a groundbreaking, bamboo-based bioplastic that is as strong as traditional petroleum-based...
Chinese scientists at Northeast Forestry University have developed a groundbreaking, bamboo-based bioplastic that is as strong as traditional petroleum-based...
December 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
China’s scientists have turned to one of Earth’s oldest materials — bamboo — to solve one of humanity’s newest problems: plastic pollution.
Chinese scientists at Northeast Forestry University have developed a groundbreaking, bamboo-based bioplastic that is as strong as traditional petroleum-based...
Chinese scientists at Northeast Forestry University have developed a groundbreaking, bamboo-based bioplastic that is as strong as traditional petroleum-based...
Scientists at the University of Florida have created a breakthrough mRNA cancer vaccine that erased deadly brain tumors in early human trials without chemo or radiation.
Tested on four glioblastoma patients, the vaccine reprogrammed their immune systems within 48 hours to attack the tumor.
Built...
Tested on four glioblastoma patients, the vaccine reprogrammed their immune systems within 48 hours to attack the tumor.
Built...
December 23, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Scientists at the University of Florida have created a breakthrough mRNA cancer vaccine that erased deadly brain tumors in early human trials without chemo or radiation.
Tested on four glioblastoma patients, the vaccine reprogrammed their immune systems within 48 hours to attack the tumor.
Built...
Tested on four glioblastoma patients, the vaccine reprogrammed their immune systems within 48 hours to attack the tumor.
Built...
Tapir and capybara dressed as Santa and reindeer on a snowy day
at Wroclaw Zoo in Poland. [📹 zoowroclaw]
at Wroclaw Zoo in Poland. [📹 zoowroclaw]
December 23, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Tapir and capybara dressed as Santa and reindeer on a snowy day
at Wroclaw Zoo in Poland. [📹 zoowroclaw]
at Wroclaw Zoo in Poland. [📹 zoowroclaw]
She sings Carol of the Bells at only 9 years-old.
[🎹 aurelien.froissart]
[🎶 violamarie_music]
[🎹 aurelien.froissart]
[🎶 violamarie_music]
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
She sings Carol of the Bells at only 9 years-old.
[🎹 aurelien.froissart]
[🎶 violamarie_music]
[🎹 aurelien.froissart]
[🎶 violamarie_music]
During the Ottoman Empire, elaborately decorated miniature palaces for birds were carved into the exterior walls of buildings.
This example is found at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and is still used as a home for birds today.
This example is found at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and is still used as a home for birds today.
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
During the Ottoman Empire, elaborately decorated miniature palaces for birds were carved into the exterior walls of buildings.
This example is found at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and is still used as a home for birds today.
This example is found at Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, and is still used as a home for birds today.
The hollow-face illusion is an optical phenomenon
where the concave inside of a mask appears as a normal, convex face
and its eyes seem to follow you when you move.
where the concave inside of a mask appears as a normal, convex face
and its eyes seem to follow you when you move.
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The hollow-face illusion is an optical phenomenon
where the concave inside of a mask appears as a normal, convex face
and its eyes seem to follow you when you move.
where the concave inside of a mask appears as a normal, convex face
and its eyes seem to follow you when you move.
The dog is just
making sure they both
soak up the best winter sun
making sure they both
soak up the best winter sun
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
The dog is just
making sure they both
soak up the best winter sun
making sure they both
soak up the best winter sun
A detailed look inside
the core components
of a CT scanner
the core components
of a CT scanner
December 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A detailed look inside
the core components
of a CT scanner
the core components
of a CT scanner
The iconic 1967 Dodge Deora:
a Dodge A100-based custom truck
built by brothers Mike and Larry Alexander
for the '1967 Detroit Autorama.
a Dodge A100-based custom truck
built by brothers Mike and Larry Alexander
for the '1967 Detroit Autorama.
December 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The iconic 1967 Dodge Deora:
a Dodge A100-based custom truck
built by brothers Mike and Larry Alexander
for the '1967 Detroit Autorama.
a Dodge A100-based custom truck
built by brothers Mike and Larry Alexander
for the '1967 Detroit Autorama.
German singer Anna-Maria Hefele
stunned the world with a viral video showcasing polyphonic overtone singing.
stunned the world with a viral video showcasing polyphonic overtone singing.
December 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
German singer Anna-Maria Hefele
stunned the world with a viral video showcasing polyphonic overtone singing.
stunned the world with a viral video showcasing polyphonic overtone singing.
Known today as compression lift, the idea of the XB-70's folding wingtips,
was to use the shock waves generated by its own supersonic flight to generate lift.
This clip shows what the Valkyrie could have been.
was to use the shock waves generated by its own supersonic flight to generate lift.
This clip shows what the Valkyrie could have been.
December 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Known today as compression lift, the idea of the XB-70's folding wingtips,
was to use the shock waves generated by its own supersonic flight to generate lift.
This clip shows what the Valkyrie could have been.
was to use the shock waves generated by its own supersonic flight to generate lift.
This clip shows what the Valkyrie could have been.