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Curiosity in action. Happy Science covers discoveries, experiments, and breakthroughs that expand what we understand about the world, reported through the people doing the work and the real-world impact of what they find.

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BBC News: Millions Across Europe Watch a Solar Eclipse That Won't Come Again for Decades

August 12, 2026

Millions Across Europe Watch a Solar Eclipse That Won’t Come Again for Decades

Millions across Europe watched the moon consume up to 96% of the sun in one

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Undecided with Matt Ferrell: Graphene Is Finally Showing Up in the Real World, and the Concrete Numbers Are Hard to Dismiss

August 11, 2026

Graphene Is Finally Showing Up in the Real World, and the Concrete Numbers Are Hard to Dismiss

In April 2025, workers poured 15 cubic meters of graphene-enhanced concrete at a wastewater treatment

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Veritasium: The LSD-Fueled Road Trip That Gave the World PCR

August 11, 2026

The LSD-Fueled Road Trip That Gave the World PCR

On a Friday night drive through the California mountains in 1983, Kary Mullis pulled over

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Veritasium: The Glass in Your Pocket Has a 1.2-Million-Year History

August 11, 2026

The Glass in Your Pocket Has a 1.2-Million-Year History

A Veritasium producer at Corning's research facility tried to crack Gorilla Glass with a stylus

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RHINO: The Rascals' 'A Beautiful Morning' Still Sounds Like the First Day of Everything Good

August 10, 2026

The Rascals’ ‘A Beautiful Morning’ Still Sounds Like the First Day of Everything Good

The Rascals built 'A Beautiful Morning' on something most pop songwriting quietly abandoned: the belief

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Speeed: 42 Things Everyone Should Learn How To Do, According to Speeed

August 10, 2026

42 Things Everyone Should Learn How To Do, According to Speeed

A single knot tied at a campsite sparked a weeks-long project: 42 practical skills every

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CinemaWins: WALL-E Is Still One of Pixar's Greatest Films and This Deep Dive Proves It

August 9, 2026

WALL-E Is Still One of Pixar’s Greatest Films and This Deep Dive Proves It

Before a single word of dialogue lands, WALL-E opens with a show tune playing against

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TEDx Talks: AI Data Centers Burn Through Almost $100 Billion in Electricity a Year. One Material Scientist Has a Fix.

August 9, 2026

AI Data Centers Burn Through Almost $100 Billion in Electricity a Year. One Material Scientist Has a Fix.

AI data centers consumed the electricity equivalent of two Australias in 2024, and up to

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TEDx Talks: The Former World's First Chief AI Officer Has a Warning That Has Nothing to Do With Job Loss

August 9, 2026

The Former World’s First Chief AI Officer Has a Warning That Has Nothing to Do With Job Loss

Sol Rashidi was the world's first Chief AI Officer, and her sharpest warning has nothing

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August 9, 2026

Arizona State University Develops Enzyme That Could Neutralize Mining’s Toxic Waste Problem

Arizona State University researchers are testing an enzyme designed to block the chemical reaction behind

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The Laughing Lion: Baby T-Rex, Blackjack Dealers, and Coffee-Pouring Bipeds: Inside CES 2026 in Las Vegas

August 9, 2026

Baby T-Rex, Blackjack Dealers, and Coffee-Pouring Bipeds: Inside CES 2026 in Las Vegas

From a baby T-Rex that perches on your shoulder and bites 'a little' to a

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Olga Loiek: Olga Loiek's Neuroscience Explanation of Why Big Dreams Go Nowhere (And the Fix Is Embarrassingly Simple)

August 9, 2026

Olga Loiek’s Neuroscience Explanation of Why Big Dreams Go Nowhere (And the Fix Is Embarrassingly Simple)

Cognitive science student Olga Loiek breaks down the neuroscience behind why big plans stall completely,

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