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Nobel Prize Week, Brazil Elections, and Worldwide Livestreams

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Nobel Prize Week
  1. 0.64 · explainers · keep 0.48 · Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have honored major global achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature, and peace efforts.
  2. 0.61 · explainers · keep 0.36 · The Nobel Prizes are among the highest science honors, though they have long been criticized for their limited scope and representation of disciplines and minorities.
  3. 0.57 · explainers · keep 0.09 · Read more about the backstory on the 2025 Nobel Prize for immune system work
  4. 0.55 · curiosity · keep 0.36 · The first Nobel Prize ceremony, which honored the discovery of X-rays and the cofounder of the Red Cross, occurred five years after Alfred Nobel's death.
  5. 0.55 · curiosity · keep 0.62 · Nominations for each Nobel Prize in science are submitted by an invitation-only group of thousands of people, which includes leading academics and former Nobel laureates.
  6. 0.54 · experiences · keep 0.66 · Take a quiz to learn about the women who have won the Nobel Prize through 2025.
  7. 0.53 · explainers · keep 0.23 · Various awards have been established to honor contributions in science, technology, and mathematics beyond the disciplines honored by the Nobel Prizes.
  8. 0.53 · explainers · keep 0.36 · Explore the full list of Nobel laureates, which spans about 1,000 individuals, and their accomplishments.
  9. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.80 · The Ig Nobel Prize—a satirical version of the Nobel Prize—aims to engage broader audiences by spotlighting scientific achievements that make people laugh before they think.
  10. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.48 · Explore a list of Nobel Prize winners supported by National Science Foundation grants.
  11. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.51 · Of the 736 Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, and economics awarded through 2023, more than 95% come from the same academic family, having been taught by a lineage of previous winners.
  12. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.30 · Nobel Prizes in science have favored male, North American, and European scientists from established academic institutions, with only 11 female winners in the 20th century.
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Runoff in Brazil
  1. 0.49 · news-in-context · keep 0.06 · Amazon deforestation down by a third in 2023
  2. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.09 · Young Brazilians protested their country's hosting of the 2014 World Cup
  3. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.14 · Impact of Brazil's politics on the Amazon rainforest
  4. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.29 · Brazil's Carnaval takes place in a designated stadium
  5. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.33 · Brazil's military dictatorship led to bossa nova's decline
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New York ice cream shop renames its mint ice cream in honor of a 38-year-old schoolteacher who died of brain c
  1. 0.43 · curiosity · keep 0.53 · Read what actions helped support grieving individuals during times of anguish
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Max Verstappen wins Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia following 90-minute delay caused by rain and engi
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WNBA semifinals tip off with the Atlanta Dream downing the New York Liberty, and the Golden State Valkyries to
  1. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.35 · Explore an illustrated history of the WNBA's first 30 years, analyzing how the league has quadrupled its attendance since 2021.
  2. 0.52 · curiosity · keep 0.62 · Watch the inaugural WNBA game between Lisa Leslie's Los Angeles Sparks and Rebecca Lobo's New York Liberty.
  3. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.10 · Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese have led to a WNBA resurgence
  4. 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.13 · Breaking down the WNBA's expansion plans
  5. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.45 · Top 25 milestones in WNBA history
  6. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.53 · Documenting the first year of the WNBA
  7. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.31 · The economics of the WNBA
  8. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.65 · The history of the WNBA in 60 seconds
  9. 0.41 · curiosity · keep 0.73 · 20 years of NCAA buzzers
  10. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.24 · The WNBA includes 13 teams
  11. 0.40 · longform · keep 0.30 · The story of the 1996 Women's Olympic Dream Team
  12. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.40 · In 2020, the league quarantined players in a 'wubble'
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"Avengers: Endgame" retakes top spot as highest-grossing movie ever after theatrical rerelease nudges Marvel f
  1. 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.09 · Disney movies grossed $6.58B in 2025
  2. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.08 · Global box office revenues hit $33.5B in 2025
  3. 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.11 · Disney movies pulled in over $5B in 2024
  4. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.66 · 'Harry Potter’ ranks among the highest-grossing film franchises in history
  5. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.70 · Visualizing the highest-grossing movie franchises from 1979 to 2019
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White House is reportedly monitoring a suspected plague case and connected quarantines in Russia
  1. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.29 · Plague is naturally occurring in the western US, and the country has an average of seven human cases annually.
  2. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.31 · See the latest wastewater monitoring data for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV, a detection approach that can track disease spread in a community even when people are not showing symptoms.
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Dengue cases in Florida exceed 250 reports, likely the continental US' largest such outbreak since at least th
  1. 0.58 · news-in-context · keep 0.12 · 10 locally acquired malaria cases were reported in the US in 2023—a surprise
  2. 0.56 · news-in-context · keep 0.49 · Florida reports 71 imported malaria cases annually—4% of all the US cases.
  3. 0.54 · news-in-context · keep 0.07 · West Nile was reported in 47 states in 2025, with more than 1,400 people severely affected
  4. 0.51 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · 81% of Florida's leprosy cases occur in central Florida, raising concerns
  5. 0.50 · news-in-context · keep 0.10 · US West Nile case numbers were up 40% in 2025 across the United States though theories vary to explain this surge.
  6. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.63 · Wolbachia: the bacteria that could eliminate dengue fever
  7. 0.46 · curiosity · keep 0.22 · West Nile Virus has been detected in American alligators, and outbreaks have led to substantial economic losses on alligator farms.
  8. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.42 · From 1970 to 2017, invasive species have caused $1.28T in damage globally
  9. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.13 · A malaria case in Maryland stumped doctors in 2023—leading to the wrong treatment and underscoring the challenge of physicians being mindful of tropical diseases in our interconnected world.
  10. 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.10 · CDC does not require docs to report hand, foot, and mouth cases which makes tracking difficult
  11. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.63 · Yellow fever sidelined more US troops than enemy fire during the Spanish-American War
  12. 0.45 · news-in-context · keep 0.31 · More than 20 mosquito-borne and tick-borne diseases are found in the US
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President Donald Trump announces formation of task force focusing on the risks and opportunities of artificial
  1. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.49 · Listen to Palantir CEO Alex Karp's outlook for how AI will change the economy.
  2. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.24 · The promise and peril of AI in agriculture
  3. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.36 · AI investment may be the next major economic bubble
  4. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.06 · How the Trump administration explained the firing of the NSF's National Science Board
  5. 0.42 · explainers · keep 0.14 · The growing role of AI in journalism
  6. 0.42 · experiences · keep 0.17 · Anthropic's Frontier Red Team assesses the dangers of its AI tools through 'evals'—safety tests that probe models to disclose sensitive information.
  7. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.28 · AI experts argue that artificial intelligence could annihilate humanity in two primary ways: Humans weaponizing extremely powerful AI, or humans losing control of it.
  8. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.51 · Why some say the S&P 500 has effectively become an AI fund
  9. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.07 · Google's CEO has warned that today's AI boom shows 'elements of irrationality'
  10. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.36 · Will AI kill us all? A debate.
  11. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.26 · Sam Altman has said that OpenAI's mission is to 'ensure artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity' by making its products open to all users.
  12. 0.41 · explainers · keep 0.38 · As Anthropic's CEO, Dario Amodei's vision for AI has been inspired by the loss of his father to an illness that was made 95% curable four years after his passing.
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Scientists discover covering coral with underwater shades reduces light exposure by 60%, providing temporary p
  1. 0.56 · curiosity · keep 0.75 · Some corals absorb harmful ultraviolet radiation and re-emit it as visible light, thereby protecting symbiotic algae within their tissues and providing them with energy for photosynthesis.
  2. 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.76 · Corals sacrifice their food source and expel colorful microorganisms to protect themselves during coral bleaching—a phenomenon that resembles an organism's immune system attacking itself.
  3. 0.54 · curiosity · keep 0.28 · Inside Australia's National Sea Simulator, scientists are cross-breeding coral species and using CRISPR to genetically engineer heat-resistant corals to withstand warming reefs worldwide.
  4. 0.53 · curiosity · keep 0.74 · Fish populations in the Great Barrier Reef have increased after installing waterproof speakers on the ocean floor that played recordings of sounds from healthy coral reefs.
  5. 0.51 · explainers · keep 0.54 · Unlike America's recommendations, Australian authorities don't encourage routine sunscreen use for darker skin tones—reasoning that melanoma risk is low, and it's better to get UV exposure to help the body naturally produce vitamin D.
  6. 0.50 · curiosity · keep 0.49 · Through coral IVF, researchers have collected coral eggs and sperm from healthy reefs, grown baby corals in lab pools, and then released them to help repopulate damaged or lost reefs.
  7. 0.50 · explainers · keep 0.43 · A simple infographic explaining how coral bleaching works
  8. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.76 · Artificial coral reefs have been 3D printed from nontoxic, biodegradable terracotta clay, which coral polyps have used as a foundation for rebuilding marine ecosystems.
  9. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.56 · As immobile animals, corals and the organisms that live on them have evolved a suite of chemical compounds to prevent disease and ward off predators they cannot outrun.
  10. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.59 · Synthetic pheromones may protect coral reefs by luring their sea star predators to divers, who can cull them in bulk instead of one by one.
  11. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.48 · Coral reefs get their colors from zooxanthellae—microorganisms that line corals' digestive tracts and provide them with sugars in exchange for a home within this protective tissue.
  12. 0.47 · explainers · keep 0.26 · Climate change threatens coral reefs by disrupting the symbiotic relationship between corals and algae due to rising ocean temperatures.
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US stock markets rise Friday (S&P 500 +0.7%, Dow +0.5%, Nasdaq +1.2%) despite a Friday report showing just 29,
  1. 0.47 · news-in-context · keep 0.06 · The monthly US employment report is eagerly anticipated by Wall Street and has significant impacts on markets.
  2. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.40 · A stock index is a group of companies clustered together, often providing a condensed snapshot of a market segment.
  3. 0.46 · news-in-context · keep 0.11 · US IPO issuance—the total dollar amount of new stock sold to the public via IPOs—hit a record high in 2026.
  4. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.29 · The Nasdaq's 'Magnificent 7' companies are responsible for roughly 40% of the Nasdaq 100 index's gains, while the remaining 93 companies account for the other 60%.
  5. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.22 · Millions of Americans will be invested in SpaceX because of the fast-tracked process to list SpaceX on the NASDAQ 100, and, subsequently, the index funds that track it.
  6. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.11 · The Dow now tracks 30 major US companies across various industries
  7. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.65 · See how the S&P 500 performed throughout the first 100 days of each modern presidency.
  8. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.17 · Retail investing by the numbers
  9. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.61 · Why does the stock market matter?
  10. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.51 · Nvidia was founded in a Denny's restaurant
  11. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.49 · Many of the top companies in the US by market cap began as tech startups
  12. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.30 · In late 2025, the top 10 companies in the S&P 500 made up more than 40% of the index's total value
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Merged Paramount-Warner Bros. company to be called Skydance; deal closes tomorrow, company will move trading t
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Ford narrowly retains third-place slot in US auto sales, despite sales dropping 6.6% in the third quarter; Gen
  1. 0.50 · news-in-context · keep 0.16 · As of January 2025, Tesla is the second best-selling EV company in the world
  2. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.38 · BYD overcame Tesla via state backing, cheaper cars, and vertical integration
  3. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.72 · Which cars retain the most value after five years?
  4. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.09 · Auto and consumer goods companies absorbed billions in costs due to President Trump's 2025 tariffs.
  5. 0.42 · news-in-context · keep 0.14 · US EV sales grew from 1.4 million vehicles in 2023, to 1.7 million in 2024
  6. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.22 · BYD Auto is the largest EV maker in China, overtaking Tesla
  7. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.30 · Why the $25K car is going extinct
  8. 0.41 · longform · keep 0.32 · Abandoned Detroit: the decline of America's car mecca
  9. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.40 · Wealthy Americans are keeping car dealerships afloat
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Tennessee prison chief resigns following failed execution of Christa Pike last week; Pike remains unconscious
  1. 0.44 · explainers · keep 0.12 · Lethal injections sometimes use pentobarbital, a sedative drug prescribed at low doses to help treat seizures or insomnia.
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Parts of the US West Coast under severe heat warning through at least Thursday; downtown Los Angeles set daily
  1. 0.48 · news-in-context · keep 0.19 · More extreme heat days are putting human health at risk in both the short and long term
  2. 0.45 · curiosity · keep 0.80 · Los Angeles once suffered some of the worst smog on Earth
  3. 0.44 · news-in-context · keep 0.18 · Favorable conditions for wildfires are becoming more frequent in the western US
  4. 0.40 · longform · keep 0.26 · Hundreds of vulnerable Chicago residents died in 1995 during a long-lasting heat wave
  5. 0.40 · curiosity · keep 0.63 · How Los Angeles got its palm trees
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz makes surprise visit to Ukrainian capital of Kyiv amid Russian strikes
  1. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.07 · Ukraine's pro-Russian President halted an EU deal in 2013, leading to a mass protest movement
  2. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.29 · Protests in Ukraine from 2013 to 2014 set the stage for the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine.
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Click and watch livestream cameras from around the globe.
  1. 0.70 · experiences · keep 0.72 · Explore over 1,000 live webcams from around the world with this interactive map.
  2. 0.56 · experiences · keep 0.75 · Watch a livestream of Earth from the International Space Station
  3. 0.56 · experiences · keep 0.64 · A collection of the world's best live animal cams
  4. 0.55 · experiences · keep 0.81 · Stream live radio from anywhere on Earth
  5. 0.51 · experiences · keep 0.67 · Watch live cams of wild birds feeding
  6. 0.46 · experiences · keep 0.77 · Visit global national parks from your living room
  7. 0.45 · experiences · keep 0.77 · Explore the Arctic from your living room
  8. 0.44 · experiences · keep 0.44 · Explore a gallery of space-based images and animations of Earth
  9. 0.44 · experiences · keep 0.77 · Let your mind wander while watching this livestream of brown bears chilling in the waters of Alaska's Katmai National Park.
  10. 0.43 · news-in-context · keep 0.62 · View live conflict data, military flights, ship tracking, and market feeds in one dashboard
  11. 0.43 · experiences · keep 0.66 · Visualize real-time and historical atmospheric conditions from around the world
  12. 0.42 · experiences · keep 0.77 · Explore the Earth at night from space
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What grip strength says about your health.
  1. 0.70 · explainers · keep 0.66 · Grip strength, how firmly and securely you can hold onto things, predicts death better than blood pressure
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Hawaii's iconic Hōlei sea arch collapses into the sea. (w/photos)
  1. 0.44 · longform · keep 0.10 · Watch a North Carolina house collapse into the ocean
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See finalists for the Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards. (w/photos)
  1. 0.72 · curiosity · keep 0.69 · See hilarious photos from the Comedy Wildlife Awards 2025
  2. 0.65 · curiosity · keep 0.56 · The funniest pet photos of 2022
  3. 0.58 · experiences · keep 0.51 · See a gallery of winning photos from the Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards for 2025
  4. 0.57 · curiosity · keep 0.53 · See the winners of the 2023 dog photography awards
  5. 0.55 · curiosity · keep 0.58 · See the winning photos from a major European nature photography contest
  6. 0.55 · experiences · keep 0.27 · A resting rhino tops the best travel photos of the year
  7. 0.51 · experiences · keep 0.29 · See 2026's Ocean Photographer of the Year winners.
  8. 0.50 · curiosity · keep 0.40 · National Geographic's 2022 Photo of the Year
  9. 0.50 · experiences · keep 0.55 · The best photos of scientists at work in 2025
  10. 0.49 · curiosity · keep 0.54 · Photobombing bird nabs best wedding photo of the year
  11. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.49 · Contest honors street photographers who freeze fleeting moments
  12. 0.45 · experiences · keep 0.70 · Forty-nine top-notch photos of springtime around the world
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Yachting crew rescued after sperm whale attack.
  1. 0.61 · longform · keep 0.11 · A pod of orcas takes down a yacht
  2. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.62 · In 1820, a sperm whale sank a ship from Nantucket, MA, events that would later inspire Herman Melville to write 'Moby-Dick.'
  3. 0.47 · curiosity · keep 0.25 · In recent years, orcas have begun sinking boats and other orcas are following in their footsteps
  4. 0.41 · longform · keep 0.52 · Aerial footage of five killer whales hunting great white sharks
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Fabric softener may be ruining your laundry.
  1. 0.53 · explainers · keep 0.74 · To reduce wrinkles in clothing, research recommends gentle wash cycles with more water and tumble drying with smaller loads and longer times.
  2. 0.49 · explainers · keep 0.63 · During wash cycles, synthetic fabrics shed millions of plastic microfibers, making them a significant source of global microfiber pollution.
  3. 0.46 · explainers · keep 0.50 · What to do about the microplastics in your laundry
  4. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.45 · Laundry detergents designed for cold-water washes rely on proteins isolated from microorganisms native to cold climates, such as Iceland.
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Hit Halloween candies from the year you were born.
  1. 0.45 · explainers · keep 0.54 · UNICEF collects donations for children at Halloween
  2. 0.42 · curiosity · keep 0.67 · Make these Aztec-inspired amaranth and honey skulls for Dia de los Muertos
  3. 0.41 · news-in-context · keep 0.68 · Where to celebrate Halloween in the US
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Tapping on your shinbone may help heal the brain.
  1. 0.44 · curiosity · keep 0.78 · Phantom limb pain may often match the pain or contortion of the injury that led to the limb loss.
  2. 0.43 · explainers · keep 0.48 · Skull bone marrow may be playing a key role in chronic pain.
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There's more than one way to go couch surfing.
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