Girl With Half Her Brain Becomes Speech Pathologist as Adult (Video)
Surgery that removed half her brain was expected to limit this girl's life, but she grew up to earn a Masters degree and become a speech pathologist.
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Blind For 15 Years She Now Has 20/20 Vision And Sees Her Grandchildren For the First Time
59-year-old Connie Park was blind for 15 years, then surgery helped her see her daughter again. Watch them together.
Travel 2,000 Light-Years in 60 Seconds With New Video From NASA's Webb Telescope
Consisting of dozens of individual images the video makes it look like you're using the telescope's zoom feature.
Huge Gas Bubble is Circling the Only Massive Black Hole in Our Galaxy-at 1/3 the Speed of Light
The observations suggest that not only can these gas bubbles be imaged in X-ray and infrared wavelengths, but also radio waves.
He Invented a $2 Paper Microscope For Remote Lab Work So Scientists Don't Have to Haul Heavy Equipment
If a scientist wants to study something at the microscopic level, they need a microscope, but if they're in the Amazon, that's a big problem.
Australia's Ocean Kelp Forest is Growing at Light Speed-Rivaling the Mighty Amazon for Absorbing CO2
Sea forests from the temperate zones contain kelps that can grow 11-times faster than wheat, corn, or rice.
Daily Multivitamins Could Help Keep Seniors Mentally Sharp-and May Protect Against Dementia
Researchers estimated supplementation for three years roughly translated to a 60% slowing of cognitive decline, equating to nearly two years.
Guam Kingfishers Could Soon Return to the Wild After a 30-Year Absence Thanks to Ambitious Scientists
Having been extirpated from Guam via invasive brown tree snakes, captive breeding centers have kept the species treading water until now.
Stunning Image of Lobster Nebula Captured by Chilean Telescope
Bright young stars are scattered across the region surrounded by quilts of gas and dust, while at the bright center is an open star cluster.
China's New Moon Rock Samples Contain Beautiful Crystal New to Geology
The phosphate columnar crystal is called Changesite—(Y) after the name of a mythical moon goddess which also gave the mission its name.
Here's an Interactive Map that Will Allow You to Plan a Precise Fall Foliage Road Trip
A Smokey Mountains tourist website has created an interactive map that allows you to see how the leaves change color across the USA.
Say Hello to 'Home Reef Island' - Newly Made Last Week by a Volcano
The eruption of the Home Reef seamount volcano, located in the Central Tonga Islands ejected ejected plumes of steam and ash.
Pipes a Million Times Thinner Than Human Hair Could Deliver Personalized Therapies to Individual Cells
The 'world's tiniest plumbing system' might transform medicine by funneling drugs or proteins to precisely targeted organs and tissue
Huge Black Diamond Sold for $4.3 Million-and No One Knows Where it Came From or How it Was Formed
Was the Enigma black diamond formed in the heart of a dying star or in water-like lava in the earliest days of earth? No one knows for sure.
Ordinary Plastic Turned into Diamonds Via Laser Beam in the Blink of An Eye
Opening up synthetic diamond production from plastic could lead to more demand for water bottles and other containers.
Getting Plants 'Drunk' Insulates them Against Drought, According to New Research
Plants produce ethanol when deprived of water, so a research team in Japan reasoned it would protect them from future drought.
White House Bans Paywalls on Any Publication Containing Taxpayer-Funded Research
The White House ruled scientific research that is taxpayer-supported must be available to the public at no cost—banning expensive paywalls.
Humble Leaders Inspire Greater Cooperation Among Teachers - and Workers of All Kinds
Humble leaders made teachers feel more empowered to share their knowledge because they felt psychologically safe to take risks.
Take-out Containers Turned into Valuable Seaweed Chemical Using Rays of Sunlight
It's rarely recycled due to costly and complex processes required, as well as the difficulty of collecting it.
Scientists Invent Ultra-Thin Battery-Like Device that Generates Electricity from Air Moisture-Perfect for Health Monitors
Imagine being able to generate electricity by harnessing moisture in the air around you with just everyday items like sea salt and fabric.
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