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2026-07-27 19:12:13 CEST

A.I. Disproves a Decades-Old Mathematical Idea, the ‘Biggest Conjecture’ That the Tech Has Played a Role in Yet
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ai-disproves-a-decades-old-mathematical-idea-the-biggest-conjecture-that-the-tech-has-played-a-role-in-yet-180989189/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/ai-disproves-a-decades-old-mathematical-idea-the-biggest-conjecture-that-the-tech-has-played-a-role-in-yet-180989189/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-07-16 18:05:52 CEST

Smartphones Might Be Playing a Role in the United States’ Declining Birth Rate, New Research Suggests
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smartphones-might-be-playing-a-role-in-the-united-states-declining-birth-rate-new-research-suggests-180989129/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/smartphones-might-be-playing-a-role-in-the-united-states-declining-birth-rate-new-research-suggests-180989129/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-07-15 16:00:00 CEST

In a First, Astronomers Find Sugar in the Space Between Stars, Providing New Clues About the Origins of Life on Earth
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-a-first-astronomers-find-sugar-in-the-space-between-stars-providing-new-clues-about-the-origins-of-life-on-earth-180989122/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/in-a-first-astronomers-find-sugar-in-the-space-between-stars-providing-new-clues-about-the-origins-of-life-on-earth-180989122/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-06-18 22:43:43 CEST

Major Oak, the 1,200-Year-Old Tree with Ties to the Robin Hood Legend, Is Presumed Dead After Failing to Produce Leaves
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/major-oak-the-1200-year-old-tree-with-ties-to-the-robin-hood-legend-is-presumed-dead-after-failing-to-produce-leaves-180988986/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/major-oak-the-1200-year-old-tree-with-ties-to-the-robin-hood-legend-is-presumed-dead-after-failing-to-produce-leaves-180988986/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-06-11 14:00:00 CEST

A Rare Meteorite Found in the Sahara Desert Offers Evidence of a Lost Protoplanet
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-meteorite-found-in-the-sahara-desert-offers-evidence-of-a-lost-protoplanet-180988932/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/a-rare-meteorite-found-in-the-sahara-desert-offers-evidence-of-a-lost-protoplanet-180988932/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-06-08 20:04:03 CEST

Which Memes Deserve Digital Preservation? See the Online Videos the British Film Institute Selected for a New Archive
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/which-memes-deserve-digital-preservation-see-the-online-videos-the-british-film-institute-selected-for-a-new-archive-180988912/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/which-memes-deserve-digital-preservation-see-the-online-videos-the-british-film-institute-selected-for-a-new-archive-180988912/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2026-06-02 21:56:38 CEST

Scientists Say They’ve Discovered ‘Little Lab Zombies’—Seemingly Immortal Tissue Taken From Sea Cucumbers
[https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-theyve-discovered-little-lab-zombies-seemingly-immortal-tissue-taken-from-sea-cucumbers-180988880/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub ](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-say-theyve-discovered-little-lab-zombies-seemingly-immortal-tissue-taken-from-sea-cucumbers-180988880/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub )
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2025-03-31 21:19:45 CEST

Death Toll Passes 2,000 After Magnitude 7.7 Earthquake Hits Myanmar, Among the Most Powerful Quakes in the Region Since 1900
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