Researchers followed thousands of American adults and found something surprising. Kids who got kicked out of school often had weaker thinking skills by their 50s. The study didn’t just look at bad grades—it tracked real brain health over decades. Suspensions and expulsions didn’t just feel unfair in
The dusty roads near Brownsville, Texas, once led mostly to bird-watching spots and quiet winter homes. Now they guide visitors to a high-tech hub where rockets rise into the sky. The change started when SpaceX set up shop in an area now called Starbase—pulling workers from far-off cities like Austi
A playground in Palo Alto woke up to ugly messages on Thursday morning. Someone had sprayed racial slurs, Nazi symbols, and offensive images on equipment at Rinconada Park. The timing suggests it wasn’t random mischief—it happened between 9 p. m. on Wednesday and 7 a. m. on Thursday, when most peopl
Surprisingly, the flu vaccine from last year kept protecting people even as a new version of the H3N2 virus started spreading. Public health experts had worried the shot wouldn’t fight off these slightly changed viruses. But in adults, the protection stayed strong, according to new findings. This is
Delivery workers in Brazil can now get easier loans to buy motorcycles. The government wants to help people who deliver food or packages for apps. They can borrow money at lower interest rates than usual. Women get 11. 5% per year, while men pay 12. 5%. Normally, loans in Brazil cost a lot more—arou
Portland Street in Bayside stands out for the wrong reasons. It sees more trouble than most areas—18% of the city's service calls, 30% of arrests, and 40% of overdoses happen here. The street’s reputation keeps many away, but local residents understand the people gathered there face tough battles wi
A local hospital group gave a big gift to a nearby college that trains nurses. The donation was worth $75, 000 and will help keep the nursing course open at Florence‑Darlington Technical College. The money comes as nurses are in short supply across the country, and more people need care becaus
Plants use their roots in clever ways to grab food from the soil. Scientists looked at two types of roots: lower‑order roots that mainly suck up nutrients and higher‑order roots that move water and minerals deeper into the plant. They studied 37 grass species in a temperate steppe, measuring the roo
The science team that began in 1949, sailing east of Southern California each season, set up a long‑term record of the sea that now stands as the world’s oldest ocean monitoring program. Over seventy years, crews have repeatedly sampled fish, plankton, and water chemistry at 75 to 113 fixed points t
The U. S. science agency began pulling out a major ocean monitoring network before its planned 25‑year life ended. The decision was announced in 2025 and will remove most of the arrays by summer 2027. Scientists say this cut short a system that has been gathering continuous data from the ocean surfa
