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Nonprofit Brings Free Music Education to More Than 20,000 Miami Students in 131 Schools

After years of living in homeless shelters and his car, Hawaiian teenager graduates high school

Schools Are Saving Big By Going Green

A Combination of Techniques Leads to Improved Friction Stir Welding

Pomegranates, Walnuts and Berries Could Unlock Heart Failure Treatment By Producing Urolithin A

Finalists Win Big Laughs in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards – LOOK

Rare 1-in-100M ‘Ghost Lobster’ Goes to School to Help Scientists Crack Genetic Mystery–in Time for Halloween

Astronaut shares the profound ‘big lie’ he realized after seeing the Earth from space

Hunter-Gatherers Don’t Have Trouble Sleeping: Why? and What Can We Learn from Them?

Premature baby charity scoops prestigious award

NASA ORBIT Challenge 2027

18 Year-Old from the Bronx Starts Nonprofit to Sponsor School Children in Ghana

Newly Identified Frog-like Creature Named by Student Scientists After Their Moms

CA Researchers Identify Odors That Repel Honeybees From Pesticides

From Crash to PhD: EmmaLucy Beats Brain Injury Against the Odds

Cornell Students Aid NASA with Drone Safety in Sky

Worle Students Lead Bold Campaign to Stamp Out Hate Crime (By Oliver, 15)

Nike Founder Phil Knight Gives Away a Billion Dollars – the Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Glow-up after 100: Centenarians at Austin senior living community get ‘glamorous’ makeovers from high schoolers

Spanish Play Brings Language Learning to Life at Priory Community School (By Isabella, 13)

Oldmixon Primary Celebrated for Safety, Care and Strong Learning in Ofsted Report

Nonprofit Puts Ex-Cons to Work with Paid Apprenticeships as Machinists in California

With $1 Billion, Nike Founder Phil Knight Makes Largest Single Donation to a Public University

Local lad recovers from horror injury to pursue footballing dreams in the States (By Josh, 18)

‘Spot the teacher’ trend hilariously highlights how adults are looking younger and younger
NASA Unveils Winning Designs for Mars Space Food Systems Challenge

NASA to Study Human Health, Performance During Crew-13 Mission

Portuguese Company Turns Cork Wood into Limitless Material, Even to Insulate Spacecraft

Scientists Pioneer Chemical Bath Method to Restore Aging EV Batteries Without Breaking Them Down

Pomegranates and berries produce a gut metabolite that may improve IBD outcomes

Brazil’s new law blames platform design for harming kids, not parents

Ontario teen says he’ll live in ‘modular home’ invention for a year to prove it can end homelessness

The high school student whose filter uses magnetic oil to trap microplastics

Artemis Moon Tree Dedicated in Honor of Mary W. Jackson
Podcast Transcript September 18th, 2026— A 450-year map mistake gets corrected by 164 countries, plus nine more solutions

We asked people to share books that changed their life. Here are 12 top reads.

Students Win James Dyson Award for Device That Screens Students for Concussions in Just 60 Seconds

Team Sequesters Plastic and Makes New Products Before it Breaks Down in Environment

Chinese Scientists Develop New Oil Refining Method That Cuts Energy Use by 90%

8 low-cost hobbies that add hours of joy to your week

People agree these 10 behaviors seem like signs of intelligence, but really aren’t

Scientists Determine Australia’s Vast Red Deserts Could Fuel a Hydrogen-Powered Energy Revolution

Baked Bites: how Frisco students turned a passion for baking into a force for community change

24 creatures get their first names and a shot at being protected
Experts explain why the 'Infinity Tracing Technique' can be a game changer for people with insomnia

Researchers Use Math to Ensure a Wordle Win 99% of the Time

‘Frozen’ animator launches an interactive ASL learning app and vows to keep it free forever

Elephants Can Think Before They Act and Resist Impulsive Behavior, Shows Study
Gen X and Millennials share the slow-dance anthems that make them nostalgic for high school

Kenyan Startup Makes Robotic Hands That Translate Teacher’s Voice into Signs for Deaf Students
Podcast Transcript September 11th, 2026— NYC bans AI for 500,000 students, and seven other solutions

From food deserts to oral cancer, these high school students are designing solutions for the planet’s toughest challenges.

Yard Work Reveals Largest Trove of Viking Silver Ever Discovered in Denmark

Scientists Recreated Chirps of Jurassic Insects, Simulating a 165 Million-yo Soundscape (Listen)

1,000 Museum Visitors Dive Into NASA Sea Level Science on World Ocean Day

The neuroscience of motivation: what orexin neurons reveal about staying the course

Chance Encounter Between 2 Indiana Graduates Rescues Former College Ball Star from Homelessness
How Japanese introductions literally translate to English is a wild linguistics lesson

Teen Discovers Coconut Fungi Can Filter Plastic and Sunscreen From Sea—And Wins Science Fair
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Disney re-animates 3 iconic songs to include ASL, and the Deaf community calls it ‘incredible’

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