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Jul 02 2025SCIENCE

Enzymes from Fungus: Breaking Down Plant Material Efficiently

Scientists have found two special enzymes from a fungus that can help break down plant material. These enzymes, called α-L-Arabinofuranosidases (ABFs), are important because they remove arabinose, a type of sugar, from plant fibers. This makes it easier for other enzymes to break down the plant mate

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Jul 02 2025ENTERTAINMENT

The Unseen Hero: Why Sam's Journey in Death Stranding 2 Falls Short

Death Stranding 2 is a game that's hard to love, but it's easy to appreciate. The core gameplay is simple: you play as Sam, a delivery guy who carries packages across a vast, open world. It's not the most exciting premise, but there's something oddly satisfying about it. The game's unique mechanics

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Jun 28 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Carmy's Big Decision and The Bear's Uncertain Future

The Bear's fourth season ends with a powerful episode called "Goodbye. " This episode is all about Carmy's choice to leave the restaurant and hand it over to Sydney. The whole scene takes place in one spot, with just a few characters, and it's packed with emotions. Carmy feels lost and unhappy, and

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Jun 27 2025ENTERTAINMENT

Gi-Hun's Final Choice: A Hero's Sacrifice in Squid Game

The last episode of Squid Game's final season is packed with intense moments, but the biggest shock comes early when the main character, Gi-Hun, meets his end. After two rounds of the deadly Sky Squid Game, only three players remain: Gi-Hun, Myung-gi, and a baby. The baby is Jun-hee's daughter, left

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Jun 27 2025SCIENCE

Tea Trees and Heat: How Tiny Genes Help Them Survive

Tieguanyin tea, a beloved Chinese variety, is in trouble. The planet is getting hotter, and these plants are feeling the heat. But there's a tiny hero inside them: DOF genes. These little guys are like the tea plant's personal bodyguards, helping them grow and stay strong even when things get tough.

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Jun 27 2025ENTERTAINMENT

New Faces and Familiar Stories: What's Coming in Landman's Second Season?

Landman is gearing up for its second season, and it's bringing some fresh faces along with it. Stefania Spampinato, known to many as Dr. Carina DeLuca-Bishop from Grey's Anatomy, is joining the cast. She'll be playing the wife of Andy Garcia's character, Gallino, a drug cartel kingpin. This addition

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Jun 26 2025SCIENCE

Aphids, Bacteria, and the Heat Dilemma

Pea aphids have a unique relationship with a bacterium called Fukatsuia symbiotica. This bacterium is passed down from mother to offspring. It helps protect the aphids from fungal infections. However, this protection comes at a cost. When temperatures rise from cool to mildly warm, aphids with this

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Jun 25 2025HEALTH

Eating at the Right Time: How It Affects Your Sleep, Mood, and Life

People who are overweight or obese often try different diets to lose weight. One popular method is time-restricted eating (TRE). This means eating all your meals within a certain window of time each day. But does the time of day you eat matter? Does it affect how you sleep, feel, and live your life?

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Jun 25 2025TECHNOLOGY

Tiny Lenses, Big Discoveries: How Mini Tech is Changing the Way We See Light

Light is all around us, and scientists are always finding new ways to study it. Recently, they've made a big step forward with tiny lenses that can do what big, bulky machines used to do. These tiny lenses, called metalens arrays, can now look at light in a way that tells us a lot about its properti

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Jun 23 2025SCIENCE

Plastic to Painkillers: A Clever Way to Recycle

Plastic waste is a big problem. It's everywhere and hard to get rid of. But what if we could turn it into something useful, like medicine? Scientists have found a way to do just that. They used a common bacteria called E. coli to change plastic into a key ingredient for paracetamol, a common painkil

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