Articles for author: Sumi

The Question About Consciousness That Science Still Can’t Answer

The Question About Consciousness That Science Still Can’t Answer

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Every morning, you wake up and a world snaps into focus: colors, sounds, memories, worries, hopes. You are not just a body lying in bed; you are someone having an experience of being you. Strangely, science can measure your brain waves, map your neurons, and simulate your decisions with algorithms, yet it still can’t crack ...

Pesticide cocktails negatively affect soil biodiversity

Pesticides Contaminate 70% of European Soils, Threatening Biodiversity and Crop Health

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Landmark Survey Spans Continents and Habitats (Image Credits: Images.nature.com) Europe – A comprehensive study spanning 26 countries exposed pesticide residues in 70 percent of soil samples, underscoring a widespread threat to the microscopic life that sustains agriculture and ecosystems. Landmark Survey Spans Continents and Habitats Researchers from 10 European institutions, including the University of Zurich ...

How your brain chemistry rewards hard work

Why the Brain Loves Hard Work More Than Easy Wins

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Effort Triggers Neurological Payoff (Image Credits: Unsplash) Scientists have long puzzled over the deep satisfaction that accompanies finishing a grueling project or overcoming a steep challenge. Effort Triggers Neurological Payoff The recent Nature podcast episode spotlighted groundbreaking research explaining this phenomenon. At the 00:46 mark, hosts examined why completing difficult tasks delivers such a profound ...

More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025

Survey Shows 87.8 Million Lives Disrupted by Climate Disasters in 2025

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Unrelenting Global Onslaught (Image Credits: Unsplash) Preliminary figures from the International Disaster Database showed that more than 200 climate-related disasters struck worldwide in 2025, impacting 87.8 million people.[1] Unrelenting Global Onslaught Climate events claimed more than 8,000 lives across the planet last year, though experts warned the true toll likely exceeded that mark due to ...

Church roof collapses in Cedar Hill due to snow accumulation from winter storm

Record Snowstorm Triggers Roof Collapse in Cedar Hill Church, Texas

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A Heart-Stopping Find Shakes the Congregation (Image Credits: Static.fox4news.com) Cedar Hill, Texas – A recent winter storm dumped heavy snow and ice that proved too much for the shallow metal roof of Kingdom Culture Worship Centre’s sanctuary, causing a total collapse discovered midweek.[1][2] A Heart-Stopping Find Shakes the Congregation Church director Tyshawn Miles arrived Tuesday ...

Bitter cold but bright skies expected in DC area

Arctic Chill Settles Over DC Area with Clear Skies and Sub-Zero Feels

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Cold Weather Alerts Dominate the Morning (Image Credits: Wtop.com) Washington, D.C. area – A persistent wave of arctic air delivered another morning of dangerously low temperatures across the region, tempered only by brilliant sunshine.[1][2] Cold Weather Alerts Dominate the Morning A cold weather advisory lingered until 11 a.m., warning of sub-zero wind chills that made ...

Runaway massive stars mapped across the Milky Way

Landmark Study Maps Origins of 214 Runaway Stars in the Milky Way

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Stellar Fugitives Challenge Galactic Norms (Image Credits: Flickr) Astronomers completed the most thorough survey to date of massive runaway stars racing through the Milky Way, combining their velocities, spin rates, and companionship status to decode their dramatic escapes.[1][2] Stellar Fugitives Challenge Galactic Norms Runaway stars streak across space at extraordinary speeds, abandoning the dense clusters ...

New analysis sharpens view of cosmic birefringence and universe symmetry

Scientists Solve a Longstanding Puzzle in Cosmic Birefringence

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Hints of a Subtle Cosmic Twist Emerge (Image Credits: Pixabay) Los Angeles — Astronomers have unveiled a precise technique to address longstanding uncertainties in cosmic birefringence, a faint twist in ancient light that could signal new physics violating the universe’s symmetry.[1][2] Hints of a Subtle Cosmic Twist Emerge Observations of the cosmic microwave background (CMB), ...

AI tool mines Hubble archive for hundreds of strange cosmic objects

Artificial Intelligence Uncovers Thousands of Strange Objects in Hubble Data

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Breakthrough Speed in Sky Scanning (Image Credits: Flickr) Los Angeles, CA – Astronomers deployed artificial intelligence to scour the Hubble Space Telescope’s extensive archive and uncovered more than 1,300 peculiarly shaped objects amid a sea of nearly 100 million image snippets. Breakthrough Speed in Sky Scanning The entire process unfolded in just two and a ...

Oldest known rock art in the world found in Indonesian cave

Ancient Cave Art in Indonesia Rewrites the Timeline of Human Creativity

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A Historic Breakthrough in Sulawesi’s Caves (Image Credits: Unsplash) Muna Island, Indonesia – Archaeologists have identified the world’s oldest known rock art deep within a cave system off the coast of Sulawesi.[1] A Historic Breakthrough in Sulawesi’s Caves Researchers stumbled upon the faded hand stencils during systematic surveys of remote cave sites. The markings, preserved ...