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Ultrathin kagome metal hosts robust 3D flat electronic band state
- Jan 28, 2026
A team of researchers at Monash University has uncovered a powerful new way to engineer exotic quantum states, revealing a robust and tunable three-di...
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Too many students drop out of A-levels—here's how to help them pick a course they'll stick with
- Jan 28, 2026
You can probably remember at least one education choice you regret. You don't have to be lazy or naive to pick the wrong subject, just lacking in info...
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South Africa's floods turned deadly because Limpopo wasn't prepared—how to prevent a repeat
- Jan 28, 2026
Limpopo, in northern South Africa, home to 6.6 million people, several large mines and the Kruger National Park (one of Africa's largest game reserves...
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AI bosses are creating a new problem for gig workers
- Jan 28, 2026
For millions of gig workers driving for companies such as Uber Eats, DoorDash and Deliveroo, there is no human manager to call, no supervisor to appea...
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The Rubin Observatory will rapidly detect more supernovae
- Jan 28, 2026
In our galaxy, a supernova explodes about once or twice each century. But historical astronomical records show that the last Milky Way core-collapse s...
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Deep-sea fishing could undermine valuable tuna fisheries
- Jan 28, 2026
A new study led by scientists at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), along with international partners, finds that proposed commercial fishin...
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The infant universe's 'primordial soup' was actually soupy, study finds
- Jan 28, 2026
In its first moments, the infant universe was a trillion-degree-hot soup of quarks and gluons. These elementary particles zinged around at light speed...
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How dangling moss saves blue manakin eggs from hungry birds
- Jan 28, 2026
If something exists in nature, there is most likely a very good reason for it. While there are exceptions, many features "selected" by evolution serve...
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Intermittent black hole jets are like a 'cosmic volcano'
- Jan 28, 2026
When astronomers look out into the cosmos, they see supermassive black holes (SMBH) in two different states. In one state, they're dormant. They're ac...
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NASA testing advances space nuclear propulsion capabilities
- Jan 28, 2026
Nuclear propulsion and power technologies could unlock new frontiers in missions to the moon, Mars, and beyond. NASA has reached an important mileston...
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443-million-year-old fossils reveal early vertebrate eyes
- Jan 28, 2026
Scientists analyzing 443-million-year-old Scottish fossils have uncovered the early evidence that some of the first groups of vertebrates possessed su...
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Study calls for action to combat online abuse of sportswomen
- Jan 28, 2026
Stronger policies and accountability measures to safeguard women athletes online are being called for, as part of a new study on the issue focusing on...