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A new study finds that snails can modulate the properties of their slime.
Franziska Jehle/Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces
Sticky or slippery? Snails can change their slime to meet the moment
Ari Daniel
Snails are slimy. But there's more to that goo of theirs than meets the eye. It's a fact that may help inspire the creation of new materials.
President Trump stands near models of his arch during an October 2025 event with White House ballroom donors. The administration's proposed design and location for the structure have changed little since then.
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds
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AFP via Getty Images
The park service says Trump's arch would obstruct historic sites. Could it be moved?
Rachel Treisman
"When I'm in the desert, I can feel a feeling of being a part of something bigger than me, which is how I think of the divine," says writer Claire Vaye Watkins. "I can really appreciate that I'm a part of this living land, and I give it something, and it gives me something." Her latest novel is Yellow Pine.
Alyson Aliano
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Penguin Random House
Death is everywhere in the desert — it's where Claire Vaye Watkins feels most alive
Terry Gross
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks at the Semafor World Economy 2026 in Washington, D.C., on April 15, 2026.
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European nations say World Cup boycott is still on, keeping FIFA's Infantino in limbo
Rafael Nam
Texas Standard
Austin’s Waterloo Records still setting the stage for budding artists 44 years later
After relocating, the storied record store’s new digs offers artists a bigger space to reach fans through in-store performances.
Syrian Kurdish refugees start new cycle with coffee shop located in an Austin laundromat
Lawmakers set their sights on surveillance pricing
Texas Standard for Aug. 6, 2026: Border wall construction poised to begin in Big Bend National Park
Border project contractors arrive in Big Bend National Park as Texas lawmakers call for a pause
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