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Awe-inspiring nature helps people connect to science, study finds
- May 27, 2026
A new study finds that when people engage in participatory science activities that involve awe-inspiring natural phenomena, such as an eclipse, they m...
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Autistic Australians three times more likely to be homeless, research reveals
- May 27, 2026
Autistic Australians face a homelessness risk nearly three times higher than the general population, according to new Flinders University research tha...
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Research challenges beliefs that sexual objectification is a power move
- May 27, 2026
A new research paper from the University of Kent School of Psychology has found that sexual objectification increases when men are sexually aroused, c...
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Red shift: Study gauges salamanders' sprint speed as connected to their color
- May 27, 2026
If the eastern red-backed salamander has an equivalent of Usain Bolt, Sophia Zaslow is determined to find it. Since her undergraduate years, the Bingh...
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Canadian Rockies study shows that spruce trees adapt to rugged peaks and boreal flatlands in a similar way
- May 27, 2026
If you look at the trees as you're driving on the Trans-Canada Highway toward Banff National Park, you will see Englemann spruce on the cooler, wetter...
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Teaching thermodynamic laws to AI unlocks a polymer modeling challenge
- May 26, 2026
For more than half a century, materials scientists have struggled with how to simulate the complexity of polymer materials. An individual chain can co...
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From compliance to inclusion: Valuing faculty with disabilities
- May 26, 2026
New research out of the University of New Mexico's English department is shining a light on the experiences of faculty with disabilities. Marissa Gree...
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Heat stress linked to higher koala hospitalizations and deaths above 27 C
- May 26, 2026
New research from the University of Sydney has provided the first associative link between heat stress and koala mortality. Published in Biology Lette...
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190,000 baby trees in 25 years: Seedling census offers clues to what the future might hold for Michigan forests
- May 26, 2026
The history of a forest might be measured by the trunks and branches looming overhead. But for some researchers at Michigan State University, a forest...
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Plastic upcycling method turns food packaging into faster-degrading materials
- May 26, 2026
Scientists have discovered a way to convert widely used plastics into new materials with distinct properties that degrade more rapidly. Applying this...
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Q&A: The Alps are crumbling, and permafrost is not playing the role many assumed
- May 26, 2026
From the Kleines Nesthorn to Pizzo Cengalo, the Alps appear to be crumbling. Permafrost researcher Robert Kenner has penned a summary explaining the r...
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Researchers want to clear the air on traffic pollution in Tampa
- May 26, 2026
If you live near an interstate or busy roadway in Tampa, you can literally wipe the grime from auto exhaust off your windows. Imagine breathing all th...