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The WNBA drew over 2.5 million fans across the 2025 season, shattering a 23-year-old attendance record with seven teams averaging over 10,000 fans per game.
Mutual aid networks that emerged during the pandemic have matured into permanent community institutions, providing essential services and support to millions across the globe.
Philadelphia Zoo’s nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoise “Mommy” has hatched 16 babies with mate Abrazzo, becoming the oldest first-time mother of her species. The clutch is hugely significant for the critically endangered Western Santa Cruz tortoise, of which only 60 live in U.S. care.
Researchers at the University of Michigan are advancing histotripsy, a non-invasive technique that uses focused sound waves to mechanically destroy tumors without cutting into the body.
The US is on course for one of its least violent years since modern records began, with murder rates down nearly 20% and violent crime falling by 11%.
An MIT team led by James Collins used generative AI to design over 36 million candidate molecules, identifying two that killed drug-resistant gonorrhea and MRSA in lab and mouse tests.
A six-strong Athlete Refugee Team was named to compete at the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with runners supported by a scholarship programme that offers displaced athletes training, stability and a path back to elite sport.
