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2+ week, 4+ day ago   (931+ words) Peptides Are All the Rage, Promising Miracle Cures and Makeovers Delivered by Injection. How Did We Get Here? Experts say the peptide craze is part of a broader phenomenon, as patients look beyond the regulated health system to address problems…...

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smithsonianmag.com > innovation > could-artificial-intelligence-help-with-early-diagnosis-of-schizophrenia-180989486

Could Artificial Intelligence Help With Early Diagnosis of Schizophrenia?

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (639+ words) Innovation | September 11, 2026 9:31 a.m. The tool may pick up subtle differences in the speech of people with the mental health condition better than human psychiatrists Astrid Landon, Knowable Magazine “We have the tools to do that with the kind of precision that…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > ai-may-have-solved-a-longstanding-math-problem-with-a-million-dollar-prize-it-ignited-a-controversy-over-who-gets-credit-180989472

A.I. May Have Solved a Longstanding Math Problem With a Million-Dollar Prize. It Ignited a Controversy Over Who Gets Credit

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (705+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent The Navier-Stokes problem, a famous theoretical math problem regarding the movement of fluids, has stumped mathematicians for almost 200 years. At the turn of the 21st century, the Clay Mathematics Institute decided that it would award $1 million to…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > stealing-candy-from-children-splash-proof-urinals-and-buried-panties-oh-my-here-are-the-winners-of-the-2026-ig-nobel-prizes-180989463

Stealing Candy From Children, Splash-Proof Urinals and Buried Panties, Oh My! Here Are the Winners of the 2026 Ig Nobel Prizes

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (739+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent You’re probably familiar with the Nobel Prizes, some of the most prestigious awards. While the world eagerly awaits who will earn those prizes this year, some researchers are currently celebrating the winners of playful—yet still…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > scientists-may-have-finally-detected-a-hint-of-dark-matter-the-mysterious-invisible-stuff-that-holds-the-universe-together-180989440

Scientists May Have Finally Detected a Hint of Dark Matter, the Mysterious, Invisible Stuff That Holds the Universe Together

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (564+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent A strange, invisible substance is thought to act as cosmic glue, holding the universe together. The stuff, called dark matter, makes up an estimated 85 percent of the universe’s matter. But scientists have never directly seen the…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > a-mysterious-decagon-unexpectedly-appeared-around-saturns-south-pole-the-ten-sided-shape-seems-to-be-a-wave-in-the-atmosphere-180989449

A Mysterious Decagon Unexpectedly Appeared Around Saturn's South Pole. The Ten-Sided Shape Seems to Be a Wave in the Atmosphere

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (460+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent Many people are used to envisioning the universe in terms of rounded shapes: think spherical bodies and elliptical orbits. But the geometry of the cosmos is more complex than that. In a study published yesterday in…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > corals-reveal-el-nino-events-have-become-stronger-in-recent-decades-probably-because-humans-have-been-heating-up-the-planet-180989432

Corals Reveal El Niño Events Have Become Stronger in Recent Decades, Probably Because Humans Have Been Heating Up the Planet

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (501+ words) Sara Hashemi | Daily Correspondent As the world braces for the “super” El Niño currently gathering strength in the Pacific Ocean, scientists have found that the events have been intensifying as the world warms. The El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a…...

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smithsonianmag.com > science-nature > reptiles-make-a-surprising-amount-of-noise-heres-what-those-sounds-might-mean-from-pops-to-hoots-to-bellows-180989422

Reptiles Make a Surprising Amount of Noise. Here's What Those Sounds Might Mean, From Pops to Hoots to Bellows

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (630+ words) Science | September 2, 2026 7:30 a.m. Scientists are realizing that turtles, lizards and crocodilians communicate vocally more than they once thought Along the sandy banks of northern India’s Chambal River, crocodile-like gharials glide silently through the water—but if a gharial spots a stranger,…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > archaeologists-in-denmark-discover-rare-fragments-of-1300-year-old-clothing-preserved-inside-viking-age-grave-180989419

Archaeologists in Denmark Discover Rare Fragments of 1,300-Year-Old Clothing Preserved Inside a Viking Age Grave

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (556+ words) Sonja Anderson | Daily Correspondent Archaeologists in Denmark have uncovered a rare find: a Viking Age grave containing clothing fragments that have survived for roughly 1,300 years. The burial is located near Varde, a historic market town in southwestern Jutland, at the…...

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smithsonianmag.com > smart-news > only-one-of-its-kind-jellyfish-museum-opens-in-florida-astounds-visitors-awe-inspiring-displays-nettles-safely-behind-glass-180989381

‘Only One of Its Kind’ Jellyfish Museum Astounds Visitors With Awe-Inspiring Displays of Sea Nettles Safely Behind Glass

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) Margherita Bassi | Daily Correspondent A new museum has opened in the city of Pompano Beach, Florida, dedicated to a single ancient creature: jellyfish. “When they left Ukraine, they moved to Florida, and then they immediately wanted to share their passion…...