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Liquid crystal lenses could make better bifocal glasses

The first prototype of the liquid crystal bifocalsLin et al./APS 2025 Lenses…

This Gloriously Weird Fish Has Teeth on Its Forehead for Sex

September 5, 20252 min readThis Gloriously Weird Fish Has Teeth on Its…

Venice’s iconic winged lion statue originated in ancient China

Venice’s famous bronze statue of a winged lion, which stands atop a…

Crowdsourced Geospatial Data Will Mean A ‘Seismic Shift’

Astronomy has long been dominated by expert amateurs but with geospatial data everywhere,…

L-theanine: Can a compound in matcha and other teas lower anxiety and help you focus?

Black tea and green teas including matcha contain varying levels of L-theanineINNA…

Extreme Heat in U.S. Schools Disproportionately Affects Marginalized Students

September 4, 20255 min readKids from Marginalized Communities Are Learning in the…

Here’s how fruit flies’ giant sperm squeeze into tight spaces

Researchers found that fruit fly sperm push against one another and align…

Sun-powered device extracts lithium without wrecking the environment

Lithium-rich brine in an evaporation pond in the Atacama desert, ChileJohn Moore/Getty…

Baby Pterosaur Fossils Show They Died in a Violent Storm

September 5, 20253 min readStorm-Tossed Baby Pterosaurs Died with Broken Wings, Fossil…