A gamma-ray burst's engine stayed active for nearly a month, breaking the previous record
Astronomers have observed the longest-lasting central engine activity ever recorded from a gamma-ray burst. The burst…
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Endangered Lantau toads show genetic and call differences that could signal an emerging species
The short-legged horned toad (Boulenophrys brachykolos), listed as endangered on the International Union for…
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News you can use: Holiday travel does not have to break the bank
The holiday season is a time for getting together to celebrate, but if that get-together involves traveling by air,…
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How gender shapes perceptions of workplace gossip
Workplace gossip is often viewed as negative, but research from The James & Gail Ellis School of Business Leadership…
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Shooting light pulses down a 3-kilometer borehole could illuminate seismic hazards
A better understanding of how earthquakes occur and what happens during a rupture is important for assessing seismic…
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Stem cells survive unexpectedly rough space travel
In early 2024, laboratory-grown neurospheres (i.e. clusters of neural stem cells) were sent to the International Space…
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Ask the expert: What voters need to know about the rise of political deepfakes
Artificial intelligence is making it easier than ever to create convincing fake political content and harder to tell…
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Unusual stars may not owe their origins to hypernovae after all
Evidence for hypernovae, theorized to be the most powerful explosions in the universe, has been disputed in two papers…
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Noncompetes suppress worker mobility and earnings without protecting trade secrets
Findings recently published in The Quarterly Journal of Economics provide, according to the study's authors, the…
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Did the hot summer make more people worry about climate change?
This summer broke records around the U.K. for maximum temperatures and dry weather. According to the U.K.'s Met Office,…
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Striking new images of unique supernova remnant reveal pearl-like chains
The only known supernova remnant of its kind in the Milky Way has an unexpectedly intricate structure: chains of gas…
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Columbus' own writings reveal how tightly religion and conquest were intertwined from the start
Few historical figures are as divisive as Christopher Columbus. For some, in both Spain and the United States, he…
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Anthropogenic warming reorganizes North Atlantic atmospheric circulation patterns
The weather over the North Atlantic affects hundreds of millions of people. From winter storms over Europe to cold…
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Why people keep looking for Noah's Ark in a natural rock formation in Turkey: A scholar of early Christianity explains
A team of researchers from Sivas Cumhuriyet University in Turkey is investigating a long-standing claim: that a…
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What happens when food-safety chemicals react with food?
Following the major Cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce, consumers might assume that produce labeled…
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Heavy fermions emerge at an atomic-layer interface, unlocking new ways to design quantum materials
A research team led by the University of Osaka has directly observed, for the first time, an unusual heavy-fermion…
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Popular TikTok docs have big influence on Gen Z followers, new research finds
Young adults following physicians on TikTok consider them more accessible, credible and altruistic than their own…
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Where are the best places for life in the cosmos? A universe in a supercomputer yields an answer
Earth seems like a troubled place right now, but at least our cosmic surroundings appear peaceful. This is not…
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To keep GPS constellations from drifting, look to the moon
Global positioning systems are a key feature in everyday life for much of the world's population. Whether it's ensuring…
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Warming oceans reshape plankton, potentially leaving fish with less nutritious food
The world is changing. As humans, we tend to focus on what happens on land, but the planet's food systems depend on…
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A symbiotic marketplace: Gutless worms swap essential bacterial partners over time
A typical scene at a local farmers market: Various stalls offer fruit, vegetables and much more. Every customer has…
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How political, cultural, and economic forces can shape the risk of zoonotic disease
In eastern Ethiopia, pressures like conflict and displacement are changing how people and their camels travel, shifting…
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Can a passing black hole disturbance leave a trace in Hawking radiation?
Black holes, despite their extreme nature, are described by surprisingly few basic parameters: their mass, charge and…
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Bacteria use collisions to navigate crowded environments, micro-maze experiments reveal
Some bacteria can sense when they bump into each other and use these interactions to shape how the group organizes and…
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AI chatbots may increase accurate political knowledge
As voters seeking information about political issues increasingly turn to LLMs to do research, will AI lead them astray…
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Molecular complexity as a signature of life
An abundance of complex molecules has been proposed as a universal signature of life.
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Vanillin provides a sweet solution for chronic wound healing
A team from Flinders University's Biomedical Nanoengineering Laboratory has found that vanillin has pronounced…
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Blue light could cut food poisoning from raw chicken
A low-power blue light could be the key to significantly reducing food poisoning caused by raw chicken in the U.K.,…
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Counting purpose and connection could reveal overlooked benefits of bike paths and parks
It's often the sight of heavy digging machinery that makes us question how our taxes and property taxes are being…
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New report exposes modern poverty and inequality in one of Britain's 'most affluent cities'
The University of York's Cost of Living Research Group has examined modern living standards across the city and…
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Africa's rhinos often get the spotlight—but Indonesia's two rhino species are far closer to extinction
Small, hairy and cheekily charismatic. Those words sprang to mind when I first met a Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus…
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As the planet warms, cities like Bangkok could be increasingly inundated by deadly floods
In the humid tropics of Southeast Asia, afternoon thunderstorms roll through almost every day. Daytime heat causes…
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Yosemite's meadows can be restored, but it will take time and effort
Researchers at Colorado State University are leading an attempt to restore Yosemite National Park's iconic meadows…
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Rising heat linked to faster telomere loss in wild Australian birds
Extreme heat can have a profound impact on wild animals, causing their death in the most extreme cases and leaving less…
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Seagrass meadows bounce back with new fish communities
Seagrasses are flowering plants that thrive in marine environments and form extensive meadows along the tropical…
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Cancer survival is improving, but return‑to‑work support is falling behind
Australia has made significant strides in improving cancer survival, but new research from Griffith University finds…
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