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Geopolitics playing increasing role in investment decisions
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Geopolitics playing increasing role in investment decisions

Geopolitical tensions are increasingly influencing where companies choose to invest, according to new research co-authored by a King's academic that suggests fi...

Dual-use research may outgrow national oversight, analysis of 600,000 papers suggests
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Dual-use research may outgrow national oversight, analysis of 600,000 papers suggests

A new analysis of approximately 600,000 research papers reveals structural limits to single-country security oversight of dual-use research and identifies trade...

Helmet hoard off Benicarló coast trades its Roman label for far stranger medieval origins
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Helmet hoard off Benicarló coast trades its Roman label for far stranger medieval origins

For more than three decades, it was thought to be a relic of the Roman era. New research, however, has shown it to be a key source of evidence for understanding...

Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation
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Webb unveils young stars across every stage of formation

For this NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope Picture of the Month, we return to the constellation Orion (the Hunter), a location familiar to Webb. This area...

Drug-resistant bacteria found in homes from sewage overflow
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Drug-resistant bacteria found in homes from sewage overflow

A new study shows that sewage overflows in homes can expose people to bacteria that can make them sick, including antibiotic-resistant and multidrug resistant b...

How Florida's 'war on woke' reframed responsible investment as a threat to 'everyday people'
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How Florida's 'war on woke' reframed responsible investment as a threat to 'everyday people'

Fossil fuel companies were a major force behind the United States (US) state of Florida's move to stop banks and pension funds from investing in companies that...

Remote work is taking its toll on the mental health of American workers, researchers find
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Remote work is taking its toll on the mental health of American workers, researchers find

Working from home comes with some major pluses. It's more flexible, there's no more pesky commute, work-life balance improves, and you can even stay in your paj...

Portsmouth's wartime Railwaywomen: Postcard documents women who kept railways running during WWI
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Portsmouth's wartime Railwaywomen: Postcard documents women who kept railways running during WWI

A newly discovered photographic postcard showing women who kept Portsmouth's railways running during the First World War has been revealed by a researcher at th...

Magnetic field helps binary star systems form, new simulations indicate
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Magnetic field helps binary star systems form, new simulations indicate

New simulations show that interactions with a magnetic field can work to decrease the distance between still forming binary protostars. These results can help e...

Could it be aliens? From Cheyava Falls on Mars to exoplanet K2‑18b—here's what scientists really think
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Could it be aliens? From Cheyava Falls on Mars to exoplanet K2‑18b—here's what scientists really think

It may seem like we are on the verge of discovering alien life. In 2025, a press release stated that we have the "strongest hints yet" of extraterrestrial life...

Hawai'i's last false killer whales threatened by nutritional stress and warming seas
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Hawai'i's last false killer whales threatened by nutritional stress and warming seas

A seven-year collaborative study has revealed alarming fluctuations in the health of Hawaii's endangered insular false killer whales, with some individuals losi...

India gained 2.1 million hectares of dry woodland in a decade, major study finds
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India gained 2.1 million hectares of dry woodland in a decade, major study finds

India gained around 2.1 million hectares of tropical dry woodland between 2014 and 2024—an area larger than Wales—according to a major new study involving resea...

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