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Exploring why some children struggle to learn math
- Feb 9, 2026
Hyesang Chang and colleagues, from Stanford University, explored why some children struggle to learn math compared to their peers in a new JNeurosci p...
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A smashing success: Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider wraps up final collisions
- Feb 9, 2026
Just after 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, final beams of oxygen ions—oxygen atoms stripped of their electrons—circulated through the twin 2.4-mile-ci...
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In Antarctica, balloon lands after 23-day search for particles from outer space
- Feb 9, 2026
After years of work building an exquisitely sensitive instrument, University of Chicago scientists stood and watched as it flew up and out of sight in...
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Why city ants seem less picky: Urban stress may dilute their usual food supply
- Feb 9, 2026
A new study published in the journal Urban Ecosystems has revealed that the common black garden ant (Lasius niger) behaves differently depending on wh...
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5,300-year-old 'bow drill' rewrites story of ancient Egyptian tools
- Feb 9, 2026
A new study reveals that Egyptians were using a mechanically sophisticated drilling tool far earlier than previously suggested. Researchers at Newcast...
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Why elite chess ratings get stuck: A new model treats draws as data
- Feb 9, 2026
Here's a statistical challenge worthy of a grandmaster: How do you create an accurate ranking system when the best players usually don't win? This is...
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The North American wild mountain sheep could face extinction unless habitat gets protection, say experts
- Feb 9, 2026
The charismatic, robust, and impressive North American mountain sheep is losing its habitat to industrial mining, the changing climate, and human acti...
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Reparations research highlights roots of African inequality
- Feb 9, 2026
Historical injustices such as slavery and colonialism are not just matters of the past but active forces shaping present-day inequality and developmen...
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Physicists clarify key mechanism behind energy release in molybdenum-93
- Feb 9, 2026
A team of physicists from the Institute of Modern Physics (IMP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators, has identified the do...
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When Valentine's Day forces a relationship reckoning
- Feb 9, 2026
For people who have been quietly struggling with doubts about their relationship, the weeks leading up to Valentine's Day can feel fraught. As Feb. 14...
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Why walking in a national park in the dark prompts people to turn off lights at home
- Feb 9, 2026
As soon as you drive over the top of the Peak District and down into Sheffield you can see the light pollution—and it's horrible, said a participant i...
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The brilliant and bizarre ways birds use their sense of smell—from natural cologne to pest control
- Feb 9, 2026
When we think about birds, we often picture their colorful plumage: the iridescence of a peacock's tail or the electric blue flash of a kingfisher. Or...