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Why Millions of African Girls Are Still Walking for Dirty Water in 2025
Environment

Why Millions of African Girls Are Still Walking for Dirty Water in 2025

Millions of girls in rural sub-Saharan Africa walk miles daily for contaminated water, losing education and childhood. Progress is slow—clean water is a human right.

✍ Mini Sharma 📅 Mar 22, 2025 ⏱ 5 min
Where Is the Soul Inside Our Body? Science and the Eternal Mystery of Our Existence
Science
Where Is the Soul Inside Our Body? Science and the Eternal Mystery of Our Existence
The Use of Aborted Fetal Cells in Cosmetics: Navigating Ethical, Health, and Environmental Concerns
The Explainer
The Use of Aborted Fetal Cells in Cosmetics: Navigating Ethical, Health, and Environmental Concerns
What Is Inside a Rapist’s Mind?
History and Culture
What Is Inside a Rapist’s Mind?
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Off Turkey, Archaeologists Say They Found the World’s Oldest Shipwreck, 4,400 to 4,700 Years Old
Archaeology
Off Turkey, Archaeologists Say They Found the World’s Oldest Shipwreck, 4,400 to 4,700 Years Old
Archaeologists say they have found the world's oldest known shipwreck near Kekova Island, off the coast of Antalya…
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In Iraq, a 75,000-Year-Old Neanderthal’s Shoulder Blade May Hold the Earliest Wooden Spear Wound
Archaeology
In Iraq, a 75,000-Year-Old Neanderthal’s Shoulder Blade May Hold the Earliest Wooden Spear Wound
In Shanidar Cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, researchers have found a hole in a Neanderthal's left shoulder blade that…
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1,200 Years Ago in Peru, a Hairless Dog Was Mummified. Its Skull Still Has Skin, Ears, and Red Cinnabar
Archaeology
1,200 Years Ago in Peru, a Hairless Dog Was Mummified. Its Skull Still Has Skin, Ears, and Red Cinnabar
Researchers at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru, found a naturally mummified hairless dog at least 1,200 years old. Its…
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Fingerprints on 36 Terracotta Army Soldiers in China Suggest Women and Children Helped Build Them
Archaeology
Fingerprints on 36 Terracotta Army Soldiers in China Suggest Women and Children Helped Build Them
Fingerprints pressed into wet clay on 36 Terracotta Army soldiers suggest women and children may have worked alongside…
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In Dorset, England, DNA From 50+ Iron Age Burials Shows Most Traced Their Maternal Line to One Woman
Archaeology
In Dorset, England, DNA From 50+ Iron Age Burials Shows Most Traced Their Maternal Line to One Woman
A Nature study of over 50 Iron Age genomes from Dorset, England, found that most of a kin…
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In Sudan, a Green Faience Shabti From a 2,700-Year-Old Workshop Matches a Mold in Napata’s Temple
Archaeology
In Sudan, a Green Faience Shabti From a 2,700-Year-Old Workshop Matches a Mold in Napata’s Temple
Archaeologists at Napata, Sudan, identified the first securely documented Middle Napatan faience workshop. A green shabti from it…
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The Glowing Stones of America's First Hunters
Editor's Pick Archaeology
The Glowing Stones of America's First Hunters
Discover why the ancient Clovis people of North America crafted hunting weapons from difficult quartz crystal and the glowing secret hidden inside these stones.
✍ Andrew Whitman 📅 Apr 26, 2026 ⏱ 5 min Read full article →

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In 1960, Scientists Put an Exact Date on Doomsday: Friday, November 13, 2026
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In 1960, Scientists Put an Exact Date on Doomsday: Friday, November 13, 2026
October 17, 2026
Colossal Says Its AI Found 2,350 Genetic Switches That May Shape the Dodo’s Beak
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Colossal Says Its AI Found 2,350 Genetic Switches That May Shape the Dodo’s Beak
October 15, 2026
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The Hadza and the Tsimane Share 1,231 Gut Bacteria Species Across Two Continents
October 10, 2026
New Crocodile Found in the Rock of the Great Sphinx
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New Crocodile Found in the Rock of the Great Sphinx
October 10, 2026
Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube
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Francis Halzen Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics for IceCube
October 8, 2026
Sugar May Worsen Antibiotic Damage to Your Gut
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Sugar May Worsen Antibiotic Damage to Your Gut
October 7, 2026

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NASA Calls Mars ‘Leopard Spots’ a Potential Biosignature
Space
NASA Calls Mars ‘Leopard Spots’ a Potential Biosignature
October 15, 2026
JWST Finds Signs of Gas Cycling Around Three Galaxies From the Universe’s First Billion Years, With Oxygen and Carbon
Space
JWST Finds Signs of Gas Cycling Around Three Galaxies From the Universe’s First Billion Years, With Oxygen and Carbon
October 14, 2026
NASA and the Energy Department Sign a Nuclear Deal for a 2028 Spacecraft and a Lunar Reactor
Space
NASA and the Energy Department Sign a Nuclear Deal for a 2028 Spacecraft and a Lunar Reactor
October 10, 2026
NASA’s SPHEREx Reads the Chemistry of 37 Brown Dwarfs
Space
NASA’s SPHEREx Reads the Chemistry of 37 Brown Dwarfs
October 10, 2026
Webb Traces the Farthest Fast Radio Burst to a Tiny Galaxy
Space
Webb Traces the Farthest Fast Radio Burst to a Tiny Galaxy
October 10, 2026
The Draconids Peak Tonight and Nobody Knows What Comes
Space
The Draconids Peak Tonight and Nobody Knows What Comes
October 8, 2026

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1,000 Volunteers Buried Underwear to Measure Soil Health
Environment
1,000 Volunteers Buried Underwear to Measure Soil Health
September 11, 2026
What Caused Nepal’s Deadly Floods, and Why It Keeps Happening
Environment
What Caused Nepal’s Deadly Floods, and Why It Keeps Happening
August 30, 2026
Did Yellowstone’s Wolves Really Change the Rivers?
Environment
Did Yellowstone’s Wolves Really Change the Rivers?
August 6, 2026
A Volcano Accidentally Discovered a Way to Destroy Methane
Environment
A Volcano Accidentally Discovered a Way to Destroy Methane
May 14, 2026
Orange-Scented Algae That Could Remove Microplastics From Water
Environment
Orange-Scented Algae That Could Remove Microplastics From Water
May 12, 2026
How Sixty Thousand Penguins Are Quietly Changing the Clouds Over Antarctica
Environment
How Sixty Thousand Penguins Are Quietly Changing the Clouds Over Antarctica
April 25, 2026

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Three Charred Communion Loaves, Two Stamped With Crosses, Found on a Church Staircase in Novgorod, Russia
Archaeology
Three Charred Communion Loaves, Two Stamped With Crosses, Found on a Church Staircase in Novgorod, Russia
October 15, 2026
A Roman Camp in Slovakia Holds Remains Dumped in Wells and Military Sandals That Still Have Their Iron Hobnails
Archaeology
A Roman Camp in Slovakia Holds Remains Dumped in Wells and Military Sandals That Still Have Their Iron Hobnails
October 14, 2026
Tiny Brass Droplets in Three Guangzhou Crucibles Give East Asia’s Earliest Evidence of Brass Production
Archaeology
Tiny Brass Droplets in Three Guangzhou Crucibles Give East Asia’s Earliest Evidence of Brass Production
October 14, 2026
14 Carved Shell Frog Pendants From Maya Graves Along the Maya Train Route Hang Upside Down
Archaeology
14 Carved Shell Frog Pendants From Maya Graves Along the Maya Train Route Hang Upside Down
October 14, 2026
Ice Age Stone Points From Tennessee Show How Early Americans Handled Tools Without Pack Animals
Archaeology
Ice Age Stone Points From Tennessee Show How Early Americans Handled Tools Without Pack Animals
October 14, 2026
Two Caves in China’s Altai Mountains Hold Thousands of Years of Painted Religious Activity
Archaeology
Two Caves in China’s Altai Mountains Hold Thousands of Years of Painted Religious Activity
October 14, 2026