Michelle Akers

Meenakshi Raghavan, 82, Is India’s Oldest Known Female Practitioner Of Kalaripayattu, The Country’s Oldest Martial Art, Originating In Kerala Over 3 Kyr Ago. She Has Trained Students For Decades, Runs The Kalari School Founded By Her Late Husband In 1950, Performs Occasionally, And Inspires Many With Her Lifelong Dedication And Discipline.

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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Found The Largest Organic Molecules On Mars To Date—Decane, Undecane, And Dodecane—In Cumberland Rock. These Fatty Acids May Hint At Ancient Life Or Natural Processes. Found In Gale Crater, Once Lake-Filled, The Discovery Boosts Hopes Of Finding More Complex Signs Of Life And Supports Returning Samples To Earth For Deeper Study.

US Scientists Say They’ve Found A New Color—“Olo,” A Vivid Blue-Green—By Firing Laser Pulses Into 1 Eye Of 5 People, All With Normal Color Vision, Stimulating Only M Cone Cells (Green) Out Of The Eye’s 3 Types: S (Blue), M (Green), And L (Red). This Rare Activation Created A Color Unseen In Nature, Possibly Aiding Color Blindness Research.

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A Juvenile Himalayan Frog (Amolops Himalayanus), First Found In India In 1888, Was Spotted For The First Time In Tibet During A Pest Survey. Known Only In India & Nepal, It Has, E.G., A Black Stripe From Snout To Ear. This Is The World’s First Juvenile Record With Verified Photos. DNA Confirms Its Identity, Hinting At Cleaner Streams.

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MICrONS Researchers Mapped The World’s Most Detailed Brain/Mammalian Brain Wiring, Revealing 200k+ Cells, 4km Of Axons & 523M Synapses In A Cubic MM Of A Mouse‘s Visual Cortex. 150+ Scientists Used AI, 3D Models, And Microscopy To Reveal New Neuron Behaviors, Aiding Studies Of Brain Function And Disorders Like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, And Autism.

Scientists Filmed A Live Colossal Squid (CS)—Earth’s Heaviest Invertebrate —For The First Time, 100 Yrs After Its Discovery. Known For Having The Largest Eyes Of Any Animal, The 30 cm Juvenile, Spotted At 2,254 Ft Near Antarctica Using An ROV, Offers Valuable Insights Into Its Anatomy & Behavior. NZ‘s Museum Holds The Only Complete CS Public Display.

Researchers Built A Record-Cold, Autonomous Quantum Fridge That Cools Qubits To 22 mK—10k Times Colder Than Room Temp—Vital For Error-Free Quantum Computing. It Uses 3 Qubits To Transfer Heat From The Target To A Cold Env., Surpassing Traditional Dilution Refrigerators. This Innovation Could Unlock Quantum Computers’ Full Potential.

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In A Historic First Since 1963’s Valentina T Spaceflight, An All-Female Blue Origin Crew—Katy Perry, Gayle King, Lauren Sánchez, Aisha Bowe, Amanda Nguyễn, & Kerianne Flynn—Spent ~10 Mins In Space, Marveling At Earth & Zero Gravity. This Was New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight On 4/14/25. Tickets Need ~$150k Deposit, But Celebs Often Fly As Guests.

Scientists Have Created A World-First Device Called A Photon Router, Made With Lithium Niobate. It Connects Quantum Computers Globally Via Regular Networks By Converting Qubits Into Light For Linking. Additionally, It Enables Direct Control Of Superconducting Qubits Using Only Light, Bringing Us Closer To A Quantum Computing Revolution!

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Lebron James Made History As The First NBA Player To Score 50,033 Combined Points During The Lakers’ 136-115 Win Over The Pelicans, Achieving This Milestone With A 25-Foot 3-Pointer In His 22nd Season. At 40, He’s The Oldest Western Conference Player Of The Month, & The First Male Pro Athlete Honored As A Ken Doll By The Barbie Brand. Cool!

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