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Following in the footsteps of the Neptune image released in 2022, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope has taken a stunning image of the solar system’s other ice giant, the planet Uranus. The new image features dramatic rings as well as bright features in the planet’s atmosphere.

See why seasons exist with this interactive simulator. Toggle between different views of the earth in relation to the sun and watch as the earth's axis causes the sun to shine at different angles throughout the year, causing the weather to fluctuate and more. This simulator clarifies a process many take for granted.

Since January 2021, advances in AI research produced a plethora of deep-learning models capable of generating original images from simple text prompts. Researchers at OpenAI, Google, Facebook, and others have developed yet to be released text-to-image tools, and similar models have proliferated online. This video is a primer on how we got here, how the technology works, and its implications.

A Duke University researcher proposes that the perception of time passing faster as one gets older is due to the slowing down of image processing in the human brain. According to the researcher, the apparent longer duration of childhood days is attributed to the rapid processing of experiences during youth. As the human body ages, changes in the brain's neural pathways result in slower processing of new mental images, leading to a sense of time passing quickly. Read this article to learn more about why time seems to fly by.

Hotels around the world now offer packages focused especially on sleep. A Belmond Hotel in London, for example, has partnered with a meditation and holistic coach to create a service called the Sleep Concierge, which includes meditation recordings, a pillow menu, and the option of a weighted blanket, among other customized options. Medical experts believe that hotel experiences such as this one can be beneficial to those lacking sleep, provided certain provisions (such as an on-call medical professional) are also provided. Read this article to learn more about sleep tourism and how it could help you return home feeling refreshed and restored.

Shirley Hodes, 106, and her sister Ruth Sweedler, 103, don’t routinely do crossword puzzles, but both have stayed sharp as they aged. Though they live states apart, they share similar advice for maintaining mental acuity. They sum up their strategies for cognitive health with four verbs: work, connect, learn, and appreciate. Read this article to learn more about their approach to staying 100-plus years young.

A decade of data from the American Time Use Survey shows that who we spend our time with changes dramatically as we age. In high school, we spend most of our days with friends and immediate family. But as we get jobs, start our own families, and eventually retire, shifts occur. View this data to understand the company people tend to keep, as well as the alone time people tend to have, from ages 15 to 80.

Daylight saving time can interfere with a person’s sleep schedule, but it also has been linked to increased rates of depression, heart attack, stroke, cancer, and car accidents. UT Southwestern’s Dr. Joseph Takahashi explains why the time change is bad for your brain and health.

An enormous aquarium with perpetually crashing waves has popped up amidst an urban landscape in South Korea, but don’t expect to hear the water sloshing around if you walk by. Designed by District, the elevated tank is actually a massive anamorphic illusion. The digital media company created the pub

Securing a child's academic success involves choosing the right schools, but the ideal answer varies based on each student's needs. For most U.S. families, public education is the only option, and the quality of public school systems varies widely based on funding, with states and local governments playing significant roles in contributing resources for better school-system performance. WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 32 key metrics to rank the nation's best (and worst) school systems.