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Q&A: Beyond the obstetrical dilemma, why are humans helpless at birth?
- Mar 25, 2026
Infants' helplessness demonstrates unique social implications for human development. In a new paper developmental psychology researchers from the Univ...
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Talking about politics at work may support employee well-being, study finds
- Mar 25, 2026
In an era of nonstop headlines and growing political division, many workplaces still follow a familiar rule of thumb: Don't talk politics at work. New...
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Low-income students and girls are steered away from 'risky' creative careers at school, says report
- Mar 25, 2026
Schools, families, and social pressures are channeling young people—especially girls and poorer students—away from studying creative subjects because...
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AI approach uncovers dozens of hidden planets in NASA's TESS data
- Mar 25, 2026
Astronomers at the University of Warwick have validated over 100 exoplanets, including 31 newly detected planets, using a new artificial intelligence...
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The hidden cost of sperm storage: Ejaculates found to deteriorate across the animal kingdom
- Mar 25, 2026
Current World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines typically recommend two to seven days of abstinence before taking semen samples or assisted reprodu...
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From frontier to feedback loop: Expert explains why space must become circular
- Mar 24, 2026
Materials scientist Dr. Yige Sun, from the Department of Materials and Linacre College at the University of Oxford, and the Faraday Institution, argue...
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Offended? Not me. How people use denial to appear rational on social media
- Mar 24, 2026
People often downplay being offended during online arguments to appear more rational, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UE...
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What's for dinner? Tooth enamel reveals what early Mesopotamians really ate
- Mar 24, 2026
We can learn a great deal about the lives and social structures of civilizations thousands of years ago by studying what they ate. While actual food r...
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Alternative pathways in proteasome biogenesis deciphered
- Mar 24, 2026
A new study conducted by researchers from the University of Potsdam and the University of Cologne has deciphered the step-by-step assembly of the euka...
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Warming coastal waters emerge as primary driver of large-scale humid heat waves
- Mar 24, 2026
Rising sea surface temperatures in coastal waters are driving 50 to 64 percent of the increase in large-scale humid heat waves, according to new resea...
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Overlooked microbial network may drive methane production in the seafloor
- Mar 24, 2026
Deep below the surface in coastal sediments, microorganisms use conductive particles as tiny natural "wires" to exchange electrons. This enables them...
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Barren captive environments don't just restrict animals—they intensify and prolong pain
- Mar 24, 2026
Most people have experienced it: when you're moving, engaged, and focused, pain fades into the background, then flares when you're immobilized with no...