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Why digital literacy needs constant updates to help protect teens online
- May 21, 2026
A new longitudinal study by the Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) has uncovered a nuanced relationship between digital literacy and cyberbully...
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Why some antibiotics fail in the body—pH conditions can dramatically change how bacteria respond
- May 21, 2026
When researchers test whether an antibiotic will work, they usually do so in a controlled laboratory environment. But when an infection happens inside...
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Polarized elections do not erode support for the basic principles of democracy, study suggests
- May 21, 2026
The health of liberal democracies has been the focus of interest for political science for some time, against a global backdrop marked by the rise of...
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Central Asia's record-breaking ice loss in 2025 raises water risks for millions
- May 21, 2026
A new international study led by Lander Van Tricht (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, ETH Zürich), shows that glaciers in Central Asia experienced their mos...
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Playing the entrepreneurial game can turn job loss into opportunity
- May 21, 2026
In times of financial crisis, some people will roll the dice on starting a new venture to cope with the uncertainty of unemployment, say business rese...
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Fertilizer: The forgotten history linking the agricultural commodity and empire in wartime
- May 21, 2026
Fertilizers are not just an agricultural input: they are a strategic resource hidden at the center of geopolitical conflict. The US and Israel's war o...
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Bacteria found in artisan cheeses may ease disease
- May 21, 2026
Blessed are the tiny cheesemakers: scientists have mapped out the bacteria responsible for giving three British cheeses their distinct flavor, which m...
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Wildlife is watching us, too—and changing behavior in response
- May 21, 2026
A new large-scale study led by a research team from the Yale Center for Biodiversity and Global Change has found that wildlife responds not only to ho...
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Quantum supremacy just ran into an unexpected rival: An ordinary laptop armed with new math
- May 21, 2026
Using a conventional computer and cutting-edge mathematical tools and code, physicists at the Center for Computational Quantum Physics (CCQ) at the Si...
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Astronomers de-fog exoplanet atmospheres with new cloud-detecting method
- May 21, 2026
Sand clouds form every morning but clear up by nightfall on WASP-94A b, a well-studied gas giant in a constellation located nearly 700 light years awa...
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What are misfluencers and what can be done about false information online?
- May 21, 2026
Misleading information online is often treated as a technical glitch, something that better algorithms or stricter moderation can fix. But research po...
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Cell movement in the embryo: Zebrafish study shows that without keratin, nothing moves
- May 21, 2026
Hair, nails, and horns, all made up of keratin, are some of the hardest and most resilient structures in animals. Inside zebrafish cells, keratin play...