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One in six kids could be experiencing online sexual exploitation and abuse
- May 28, 2026
One in six internet-using children from a survey of nearly 12,000 children in 12 countries across Asia and Africa are found to experience at least one...
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Quantum pendulum clock overcomes classical accuracy limits and sheds light on quantum to classical transitions
- May 28, 2026
In a grandfather clock, a pendulum swings back and forth and this periodic motion is maintained using the energy stored in its suspended weights. This...
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Deep beneath Utah, rare mantle earthquakes reshape seismic hazard questions
- May 28, 2026
Nearly 50 years ago, a puzzling earthquake beneath northern Utah jolted scientists' understanding of how Earth works. Now, research from the Universit...
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An AI solution to an 80‑year‑old problem has shocked mathematicians
- May 28, 2026
Last week, OpenAI shocked the mathematical community by revealing that one of its internal artificial intelligence (AI) models had found a counterexam...
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Some experts now say psychopathy doesn't exist—here's why we may be looking at it all wrong
- May 28, 2026
As an expert on personality disorders, people often ask me about psychopathy. It seems everybody has had an ex, a boss, a neighbor or a relative who t...
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How bean plants call on wasps for help when hungry caterpillars attack
- May 28, 2026
Some plants are not the sitting ducks they appear to be when they come under attack. If a hungry caterpillar starts to chomp on the succulent leaves o...
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Introduced wild pigs linked to fewer invasive plants, while native deer show the opposite pattern
- May 28, 2026
Wild pigs are generally considered among the world's most problematic invasive mammals. But a major new study from Aarhus Universitet shows that the i...
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Study finds soils can naturally suppress major crop diseases
- May 28, 2026
Curtin University researchers have discovered some agricultural soils can naturally suppress one of Australia's most damaging broadacre crop diseases....
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Cobalt honeycombs open a new path to quantum computing
- May 28, 2026
Honeycombs are famous for their elegant design, but now they may have found a new application: quantum computing. To collect knowledge from subatomic...
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Bare supercontinent may have tipped ancient Earth into 'Snowball' phase
- May 28, 2026
About a billion years ago, Earth started to come into its own. It was past the awkwardness of its younger years full of growing pains and turmoil: com...
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Teen sex survey highlights violence concerns
- May 28, 2026
Australian teens are experiencing high rates of intimate partner violence, one in 10 are relying on the withdrawal method for contraception and many d...
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Think DEET keeps mosquitoes away? They may be learning to love it
- May 28, 2026
Every summer, millions of people spray themselves with DEET to keep mosquitoes away. But new research suggests mosquitoes may be able to learn to asso...