When everyday sounds trigger big feelings: Inside misophonia research
Misophonia causes strong emotions in response to everyday sounds like chewing or sniffing. The condition often involves…
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Canadian musicians facing multi-front squeeze from AI, streaming and venue closures
New research shows Canadian musicians are feeling increasingly hostile toward the tech industry and advances like…
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Blood test falls short in quest to detect gastric ulcer pain in horses
A new study led by Australian veterinarians has exposed the challenge of identifying pain in horses with gastric ulcers…
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Reading the leaves: Decoding the secret cellular language of plants
There's more to growing a plant than just adding enough water and providing adequate sunlight.
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Researchers find convenience, drinking water access and advertising drive global bottled water consumption
Over 1 million plastic water bottles are bought globally every minute. That translates into more than 1.3 billion every…
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Zika virus assembles without protein segment long deemed essential
For years, scientists were certain that two factors were involved in the assembly of active, highly infectious Zika…
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Pigeons' proposed inner-ear compass runs into a noise problem
A pigeon turning its head might seem an unlikely electricity generator. Yet one proposed explanation for the bird's…
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Typhoon Dujuan leaves seven dead in Japan from landslides, flooding
Typhoon Dujuan left seven people dead and five others missing Tuesday after the storm triggered landslides and flooding…
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UK to launch new military space squadron to protect satellites
Britain announced Wednesday that it will launch a new military space squadron to defend the country's satellites, the…
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'Risk-free' matched betting? More than half of surveyed users report losses
A new peer-reviewed study from Bournemouth University has found a striking gap between how people perceive the risks of…
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Heat waves on land start earlier and develop faster, global analysis reveals
Heat waves over land worldwide are beginning earlier, ending later and occurring over longer seasons, while the first…
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Snapshots reveal key molecular machine in tropical parasites at near-atomic resolution
A study conducted by the University of Liège and Rockefeller University reveals, with near-atomic precision, the…
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AI scans 4.6 million compounds in hours to predict hydrogen positions in drug-like molecules
New York University researchers have trained an AI model to learn chemical patterns associated with stability in…
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Tech elite's new school aims to replace universities
The most powerful venture capital firm in Silicon Valley is starting a two-year private school intended to replace…
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Chile's Atacama Desert blossoms with life after El Niño rains
A display of flowers has bloomed across Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, after the El Niño…
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Agency says sea turtle eggs laid on California beaches are a first for the US West Coast
A reptile believed to be struggling in sand at a Southern California beach was simply making history: a sea turtle…
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Livestock grazing may boost soil carbon storage in Iceland's subarctic grasslands
Grassland plants transfer large amounts of carbon to soil through their roots, and most of that carbon is stored…
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Sensors and drones can help farmers improve crop quality while saving water
New research in Plants, People, Planet demonstrates how precision agriculture techniques involving drones and…
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Analysis finds socioeconomic and health factors drive most disability approval disparities
A study in Contemporary Economic Policy examined whether racial and ethnic differences in U.S. disability insurance…
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Research project identifies pathways to climate-resilient water and soil management
How can regions better adapt their water and soil resources to the impacts of climate change? After four years of…
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Having a baby in Denmark v the UK: How different is it?
Denmark and its Scandinavian neighbors often appear at the top of many of the world's "best of" lists, from happiest…
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It's OK if managers step in to help their sales staff—but not too much
Workers in sales might roll their eyes when they deal with a micromanaging boss. But many customers actually appreciate…
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How can parents handle squabbles between kids?
School vacations inevitably mean more squabbles. Longer days together, less structure and more sharing (of toys,…
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How the pro‑nicotine 'wellness' movement rebranded an addictive drug
An ironic development emerging alongside the "Make America Healthy Again" movement is the portrayal of nicotine as a…
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The secret to a perfect crystal may be a precisely calibrated extra turn
Creating a perfect crystal sounds straightforward: Arrange identical building blocks into a repeating, orderly…
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Queasy plesiosaurs swam to shore to vomit, Jurassic fossils reveal
Plesiosaurs swam into river deltas to vomit up shells and other indigestible elements of their marine meals, suggests…
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Injectable nanoparticles make blind retinas respond to light in preclinical study
An international research team has developed microscopic particles that can make blind retinas respond to light. The…
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Corals show 'vaccine-like' responses after pathogen exposure
To boost corals' resilience amid rising sea temperatures and the spread of disease, KAUST researchers have found that…
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Tech solution that makes drone operations much more wildlife friendly
This summer, Norwegian news has reported (in Norwegian) multiple stories about Lofoten residents who shot at drones out…
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Physicists crack the math connecting ultraslow quantum magnetism to ultrafast black-hole physics
A team led by University at Buffalo physicists has found a mathematical solution that shows how a frustrated quantum…
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From swarming bacteria to tissue cells, living matter defies classic physical models of motion
A new study led by researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) reveals that living matter violates…
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Psychologists provide tips on how to talk about identity
Imagine your child asks you out of the blue, "If we speak Spanish, will they take you away?" Or imagine them suddenly…
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AI companions may erode social skills among isolated users, framework suggests
As AI companions become more commonplace, new research from Singapore Management University (SMU) and Duke-NUS Medical…
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What is your dog really saying? AI is helping researchers decode animal communication
Is a dog's bark simply an expression of emotion, or does it contain specific information that humans cannot understand?…
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Short 'logic check' warnings may improve how people assess climate arguments
In the climate debate, people are exposed to a lot of different information and opinions. A short warning that an…
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RHIC data reveal intriguing dip in momentum fluctuations in high-density nuclear matter
Scientists using the STAR detector to study particle collisions at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) have…
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