✨🌈🪐 Videos & News Today • September 5, 2025

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Michael Cosentino
September 5th, 2025

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In today's science news: The last of Africa's "super tusker" elephants 🐘, why onions might help make better solar panels 🧅, and how long do we live compared to the average mammal? 💀. Plus more headlines down below 👇

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💉 🌅 🐯 Today on TKSST

In 1777, George Washington made a medical decision that helped change the course of the American Revolution: he ordered the mass smallpox inoculation of his troops.

 

“As dawn breaks over a frozen land, the world is reminded that even in our darkest seasons, the light always returns. “Springrise is a tender, painterly meditation on the cyclical beauty of our planet. As the sun crests over a wintry landscape, it breathes life into the cold and brings…

 

What K-pop boy band name means “lion” but is also a part of the phrase “death angel” or “messenger from the underworld”? In this spoiler-free video, Korean teacher Hyunwoo Sun discusses some of the film's lyric translations, symbolism, and historical references.

 

🪐🧬🧠 Things We Learned Today

🐒 Princeton researchers found that human and marmoset babies both babble and learn faster with adult feedback • Neuroscience News

🐘 An Italian photographer documented Africa's last 30 "super tusker" elephants • CNN

🐭 A map of 600,000 mouse brain cells shows decision-making spreads across many different brain regions • Live Science

🧅 Scientists used red onion peels to make superior UV protection for solar panels • Popular Mechanics

💀 A survey of mammal lifespans • Discover Wildlife

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