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When Toronto paused for COVID, a key 'forever chemical' rapidly declined
- Jan 29, 2026
A new study out of York University has found that the amount of atmospheric trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), the tiniest forever chemical, significantly de...
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Real-time imaging captures contact between cells and between a single neuron's extensions
- Jan 29, 2026
Living organisms are made up of hundreds of thousands of cells that cooperate to create the organs and systems that breathe, eat, move, and think. Now...
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NASA researchers probe tangled magnetospheres of merging neutron stars
- Jan 29, 2026
New simulations performed on a NASA supercomputer are providing scientists with the most comprehensive look yet into the maelstrom of interacting magn...
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New map of the Milky Way's magnetism offers insights into cosmic evolution
- Jan 29, 2026
A UBC Okanagan-led research project has given a group of international scientists their clearest view yet of the Milky Way's magnetic field, revealing...
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Bacterial 'brains' operate on the brink of order and disorder
- Jan 29, 2026
The sensory proteins that control the motion of bacteria constantly fluctuate. AMOLF researchers, together with international collaborators from ETH Z...
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Kangaroo and wallaby evolution tied to Australia's past climate shifts
- Jan 29, 2026
A QUT-led study has found how increasing aridity and habitat variation and the subsequent emergence of grasslands shaped the evolution of modern kanga...
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Refractive-index microscope measures a sample's optical properties with pinpoint accuracy
- Jan 29, 2026
By combining two fundamentally different microscopy techniques, researchers can now measure the optical properties of a sample with pinpoint accuracy....
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Scientists develop high-performance Hg-based crystal for mid-far infrared birefringence
- Jan 29, 2026
Mid- and far-infrared birefringent crystals are key functional materials for polarization control, laser technologies, and infrared photonics. However...
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Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses, and a quiet form of deregulation
- Jan 29, 2026
In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Sub...
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Collective intelligence: How to incentivize problem solving in groups
- Jan 29, 2026
When a crowd gets something right, like guessing how many beans are in a jar, forecasting an election, or solving a difficult scientific problem, it's...
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How plants respond to changing environments for better reproductive success
- Jan 29, 2026
Once a seed germinates, it is committed to one location. Plants are sessile—stuck where they started out—forced to cope with whatever conditions arriv...
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Another Arctic blast bears down on US as snow cleanup drags on
- Jan 29, 2026
Another blast of Arctic air was set to spread across much of the United States from Thursday night, even as local authorities struggled to dig out fro...