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Jupiter's slimmer profile: Giant planet revealed to be narrower at equator
- Feb 2, 2026
For over 50 years, we thought we knew the size and shape of Jupiter, the solar system's largest planet. Now, Weizmann Institute of Science researchers...
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Focusing and defocusing light without a lens: First demonstration of the structured Montgomery effect in free space
- Feb 2, 2026
Applied physicists in the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have demonstrated a new way to structure light in...
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New study identifies warning signs for extreme flash flooding
- Feb 2, 2026
Climate experts have identified an atmospheric configuration that can release huge volumes of water in a matter of minutes. Led by Newcastle Universit...
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Some bottled water is worse than tap for microplastics, study shows
- Feb 2, 2026
Some brands of bottled water contain significantly higher levels of microplastics than tap water, according to new research by scientists who have dev...
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Report advises on how investors can make public health a safe bet
- Feb 2, 2026
Public health can be a money maker if investors use the right techniques to make their cash injections a safe bet, according to a report by Northeaste...
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Biochemists find solution that lets bacteriophages bypass bacterial immunity
- Feb 2, 2026
Antimicrobial resistance—when bacteria and fungi defend themselves against the drugs designed to kill them—is an urgent threat to global public health...
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Disability studies professor explores 'double bind' of medical technology in new book
- Feb 2, 2026
Medical technology is often viewed as a neutral tool for healing or curing; however, for many disabled people, it represents a complex power dynamic b...
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Social housing the key to protecting low-income renters, study finds
- Feb 2, 2026
Low-income renters in Australia are far less likely to experience housing stress, rent arrears, or be forced to relocate when living in social housing...
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Teen's 1958 find becomes Australia's oldest dinosaur fossil
- Feb 2, 2026
University of Queensland research has confirmed Brisbane's only dinosaur fossil is Australia's oldest, dating back to the earliest part of the Late Tr...
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Long-period Jupiter-like exoplanet discovered with TESS
- Feb 2, 2026
Using NASA's Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has discovered a new extrasolar planet transiting a di...
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Fast-moving floodwater poses hidden danger for cities
- Feb 2, 2026
New research, led by Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Lea Dasallas at Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury (UC), shows that even shallow flood...
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New formula unravels vines' parasitic nature
- Feb 2, 2026
Twisting upwardly on trees and other plants—along with houses and even lampposts—vines are a wonder of nature. However, their marvels mask their paras...