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Martian volcanoes could be hiding massive glaciers under a blanket of ash
- Feb 22, 2026
When we think of ice on Mars, we typically think of the poles, where we can see it visibly through probes and even ground-based telescopes. But the po...
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In sea urchin and salmon sperm, pH value regulates whether they remain immotile or swim
- Feb 22, 2026
A study by the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences and the University of Bonn has shown that pH value is crucial for sperm motility in...
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Last nuclear weapons limits expired—pushing world toward new arms race
- Feb 22, 2026
For the first time in more than half a century, there are no binding restraints on the buildup of the largest nuclear forces on Earth. The New START t...
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Carefree bachelor or incel: Men are judged for being single, too
- Feb 22, 2026
Reports of widespread "dating burnout" and a cultural shift toward heteropessimism—a feeling of disappointment or despair at the state of relations be...
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The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn't cheating—it's the erosion of learning itself
- Feb 22, 2026
Public debate about artificial intelligence in higher education has largely orbited a familiar worry: cheating. Will students use chatbots to write es...
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Occupy Mars? Or the moon? Get a reality check on Elon Musk's plans
- Feb 22, 2026
It's an age-old debate in space circles: Should humanity's first city on another world be built on the moon, or on Mars? As recently as last year, Spa...
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Five ways that AI could be reshaping your relationship with money
- Feb 22, 2026
The financial industry is entering a new era, with AI and new regulations on accessing data transforming how finance works. These changes are giving p...
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Is teasing playful or harmful? It depends on a number of factors
- Feb 21, 2026
Picture this: A group of girls are sitting at a table in the lunchroom when a boy walks by. One girl turns to another girl and laughingly says, "Oh, i...
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Natural selection can work at many levels, from molecules to ecosystems
- Feb 21, 2026
When most people think about natural selection, they imagine individuals competing with one another: The fastest animal escapes predators, the stronge...
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Engineered nanoparticles could deliver better targeted cancer treatment to lymph nodes
- Feb 21, 2026
Scientists at McGill University and the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Institute have developed a new way to deliver cancer immunotherapy that cau...
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A trillionth of a second: How lasers may sharpen next-gen cryo-ET microscopy
- Feb 21, 2026
The laser you see in the photo above may one day enhance images taken by the most powerful microscopes in biology. This advancement, detailed in a pap...
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Metamaterial image sensor keeps colors clear even under oblique light
- Feb 21, 2026
Smartphone cameras are becoming smaller, yet photos are becoming sharper. Korean researchers have elevated the limits of next-generation smartphone ca...