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How AI is distorting online research, from polls to public policy
- Feb 12, 2026
Artificial intelligence is increasingly able to simulate human behavior and answer online surveys and political polls, putting the reliability of surv...
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Reshaping the future of urban experimentation for lasting change
- Feb 12, 2026
Cities everywhere are running experiments to respond to climate change and sustainability challenges, such as new mobility trials, energy pilots, gree...
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Why Valentine's Day can bring up big feelings even when things seem fine
- Feb 12, 2026
Valentine's Day is widely associated with romance and celebration, but research shows the holiday also can heighten emotions and expectations in close...
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Economic, educational and gender inequities can contribute to problematic social media use among teens
- Feb 12, 2026
A new McGill study suggests that problematic social media use among teens is in part related to broader social inequalities. Zékai Lu, a Ph.D. student...
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Releasing pollack near catch depth may raise survival from 56% to 80%
- Feb 12, 2026
During 2026, new legislation—the result of an agreement between the UK Government and the European Union—is planned to come into force for recreationa...
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Baring the 'silent violence' of Philippine jails
- Feb 12, 2026
Conversations about Philippine jail congestion often begin and end with statistics: thousands of case backlogs, cells built for 50 crammed with 200 bo...
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Rolling out the carpet for spin qubits with new chip architecture
- Feb 12, 2026
Researchers at QuTech in Delft, The Netherlands, have developed a new chip architecture that could make it easier to test and scale up quantum process...
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How redox reactions drive bacteria's Na⁺-NQR sodium pump
- Feb 12, 2026
The enzyme Na⁺-NQR is a sodium pump that drives the respiration of many marine and pathogenic bacteria. Using redox reactions, the process of exchangi...
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Ambitious climate action could save 1.32 million lives a year by 2040
- Feb 12, 2026
Ambitious climate action to improve global air quality could save up to 1.32 million lives per year by 2040, according to a new study. The research, l...
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Urgent need for school-housing partnerships to support students facing housing instability, according to study
- Feb 12, 2026
Housing instability, often invisible to schools until it begins to disrupt attendance, learning, or mental health, is a growing challenge for families...
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Extraterrestrial strategy: How the US could achieve energy dominance in space
- Feb 12, 2026
Energy is fundamentally important—researchers have linked a lack of reliable energy to poor physical health, poor mental health and higher mortality r...
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Trump to undo legal basis for US climate rules
- Feb 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is poised Thursday to revoke a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health by driving climate chan...