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Why some people speak up against prejudice, while others do not
- Jan 27, 2026
When people encounter racism or discrimination, they don't all respond in the same way. Some calmly challenge the remark, some file a complaint, other...
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Biomass could play a key role in Canada's transition to a carbon-neutral economy
- Jan 27, 2026
Record forest fires, under-utilized agricultural residues like straw and husks and struggling sawmills have left Canada with an abundance of undervalu...
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White men held less than half the board seats on the top 50 Fortune list for the third straight year
- Jan 27, 2026
Historically, corporate boardrooms have been mostly white and mostly male. Yet the trend started shifting in the 1970s, in part due to gains from the...
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Want to ride your bicycle? Study highlights rise of Canada's bike network
- Jan 27, 2026
A new Simon Fraser University study has found that Canada's cycling network is growing, but not everyone is benefiting. Between 2022 and 2024, nearly...
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Reconfigurable robotic fish reveals how stiffness and wave propagation shape swimming performance
- Jan 27, 2026
How can some fish, like tuna, achieve remarkable speed while others, like eels, excel in maneuverability? A research team from Peking University (PKU)...
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Cuttlefish use polarized light to create a dramatic mating display invisible to humans
- Jan 27, 2026
Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans...
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How defects make permanent magnets even more efficient
- Jan 27, 2026
Rare-earth magnets are essential for electric motors in vehicles, drones, and trains, forming the backbone of modern, environmentally friendly mobilit...
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Streaks on Mercury show that it is not a 'dead planet'
- Jan 27, 2026
Although Mercury was geologically active in its early days, today its surface appears almost completely static. This is why it is often perceived as a...
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Trust in Ph.D. advisor can predict a good grad school experience
- Jan 27, 2026
The advisor-advisee relationship is central to most doctoral education models. Yet not all students trust their advisors. Danfei Hu, Jonathan E. Cook...
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Gold 'supraballs' nearly double solar energy absorption in tests
- Jan 27, 2026
Sunbeams contain a lot of energy. But current technology for harvesting solar power doesn't capture as much as it could. Now, in ACS Applied Materials...
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First radio signals from rare supernova reveal star's final years
- Jan 27, 2026
Astronomers have captured the first radio waves ever detected from a rare class of exploding star, a discovery that has given them an unprecedented lo...
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AI unlocks hundreds of cosmic anomalies in Hubble archive
- Jan 27, 2026
A team of astronomers has employed a cutting-edge, artificial intelligence–assisted technique to uncover rare astronomical phenomena within archived d...