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The New START treaty is ending. What does that mean for nuclear risk?
- Jan 31, 2026
On February 4, the New START Treaty, the last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, is set to expire. Signed...
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Sprint or marathon? Aging muscle stem cells shift from rapid repair to long-term survival
- Jan 31, 2026
Aging muscles heal more slowly after injury—a frustrating reality familiar to many older adults. A UCLA study conducted in mice reveals an unexpected...
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Optical atomic clocks poised to redefine how the world measures seconds
- Jan 31, 2026
Time is almost up on the way we track each second of the day, with optical atomic clocks set to redefine the way the world measures one second in the...
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Powerful Milky Way stellar flares near black hole could refine galaxy center models
- Jan 31, 2026
Deep in the frozen heart of Antarctica, the South Pole Telescope has been watching one of the most extreme neighborhoods in our galaxy, and it's just...
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Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been hidden in his books
- Jan 31, 2026
Signs of Sir Terry Pratchett's dementia may have been present in his writing a decade before his official diagnosis, new research has found. Researche...
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More paid time off keeps US workers from quitting, study finds
- Jan 31, 2026
At the height of the "Great Resignation" in 2021, more than 50 million workers in the United States quit their jobs, driven by stress, burnout, and ri...
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New species of ladybird beetle discovered on university campus in Japan
- Jan 31, 2026
University campuses are often places of learning and discovery, but rarely do researchers find a new species living right on their doorstep. However,...
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Farm waste could lock away carbon for decades
- Jan 31, 2026
Agricultural waste that is usually burned or left to rot could play a far bigger role in tackling climate change if it were instead used in long-lasti...
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Fossil hunters uncover 132-million-year-old dinosaur footprints on South Africa's coast
- Jan 31, 2026
Southern Africa is world renowned for its fossil record of creatures that lived in the very distant past, including dinosaurs. But, about 182 million...
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New 3D map of the sun's magnetic interior could improve predictions of disruptive solar flares
- Jan 31, 2026
For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the fundamental driver of solar activ...
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Ashwagandha is having a moment—researchers want to take this shrub further
- Jan 31, 2026
Ashwagandha is a small shrub that's having a big moment. Used in traditional Indian medicine for thousands of years, ashwagandha is now one of the mos...
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Why well-known brands invest millions in repetitive advertising
- Jan 31, 2026
Auto insurance companies are some of the largest advertisers, with top brands spending upward of $1.5 billion per year, even though they're household...