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Girls are happiest at school—for good reasons, finds Norwegian study
- Jan 27, 2026
A new survey shows that there is a clear difference between girls and boys when it comes to well-being at school. "Girls are happier than boys. This a...
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Amazon Leo satellites exceed brightness limits, study finds
- Jan 27, 2026
Seeing a satellite zip across the night sky can be a fascinating sight. However, what may be spectacular for people on the ground is becoming a major...
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Ocean fronts revealed as key players in Earth's carbon cycle
- Jan 27, 2026
Narrow bands of ocean covering just over one-third of the world's seas are responsible for absorbing nearly three-quarters of the carbon dioxide that...
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Hafted stone tools in China suggest early hominins were more inventive than thought
- Jan 27, 2026
A newly excavated archaeological site in central China is reshaping long-held assumptions about early hominin behavior in Eastern Asia. Led by the Chi...
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From stellar engines to Dyson bubbles, alien megastructures could hold themselves together under the right conditions
- Jan 27, 2026
New theoretical models have strengthened the case that immense, energy-harvesting structures orbiting their host stars could exist in principle in dis...
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How the university turns royalties into a self-funding engine for innovation
- Jan 27, 2026
Every year, university researchers discover potential new drugs, diagnostics, and medical devices that could transform patient care. Yet many of those...
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The Great Mongolian Road: Japanese Imperial Army maps reveal first detailed documentation
- Jan 27, 2026
In a study published in the Journal of Historical Geography, researchers Dr. Chris McCarthy and his colleagues have documented, for the first time, th...
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Heat waves could put millions of European cattle at risk by mid-century
- Jan 27, 2026
Within the next few decades, intensifying heat waves could expose a significant share of Europe's cattle to dangerous levels of heat stress. New resea...
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Learning how to destroy PFAS—down to the tiniest airborne particles
- Jan 27, 2026
Getting rid of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) is one of the greatest environmental challenges of our time. This group of 15,000 human-made...
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Oddball flower challenges long-held rule about how new plant species evolve
- Jan 27, 2026
Lipstick vines get their name from their bright red, tube-shaped flowers. But one member of this group of plants has lost its lipstick-like appearance...
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Through the looking glass: New framework gives language to representation in children's books
- Jan 27, 2026
An international group of literacy education experts are calling on teachers and parents to adopt a new framework for teaching critical consciousness...
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Physicists eye emerging technology for solar cells in outer space
- Jan 27, 2026
Solar cells face significant challenges when deployed in outer space, where extremes in the environment decrease the efficiency and longevity they enj...