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Ambitious climate action could save 1.32 million lives a year by 2040
- Feb 12, 2026
Ambitious climate action to improve global air quality could save up to 1.32 million lives per year by 2040, according to a new study. The research, l...
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Urgent need for school-housing partnerships to support students facing housing instability, according to study
- Feb 12, 2026
Housing instability, often invisible to schools until it begins to disrupt attendance, learning, or mental health, is a growing challenge for families...
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Extraterrestrial strategy: How the US could achieve energy dominance in space
- Feb 12, 2026
Energy is fundamentally important—researchers have linked a lack of reliable energy to poor physical health, poor mental health and higher mortality r...
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Trump to undo legal basis for US climate rules
- Feb 12, 2026
President Donald Trump is poised Thursday to revoke a landmark scientific finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health by driving climate chan...
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Overcoming a barrier to projecting near-term climate evolution and risk
- Feb 12, 2026
The Earth is warming more rapidly than before, and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more intense. While global warming is mainly...
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Rich medieval Christians bought graves 'closer to God' despite leprosy stigma, archaeologists find
- Feb 12, 2026
Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the higher the price. Research...
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Climate anxiety: Misconceptions and advice
- Feb 12, 2026
Many people feel anxious about climate change and other trends in the world around us. However, there are constructive ways to cope with one's emotion...
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'Gaybourhoods' boost LGB voter turnout
- Feb 12, 2026
Living near other lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) people makes LGB people significantly more likely to vote, according to new research published in T...
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Antarctic magnetic anomaly is a trace of an ancient continental collision, scientists find
- Feb 12, 2026
Geologists from St. Petersburg State University, as part of an international scientific team, have analyzed rock data from East Antarctica and determi...
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Assessment quantifies nitrogen retention and carbon sequestration in China's forests
- Feb 12, 2026
A research team from the Institute of Applied Ecology (IAE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has clarified how deposited nitrogen is retained in for...
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Sleek, lithe and extremely rare: This elusive California fox has finally been GPS-collared
- Feb 12, 2026
The stunning Sierra Nevada red fox is one of the nation's rarest and most critically threatened mammals, with fewer than 50 believed to remain in the...
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Rocket science? 3D printing soft matter in zero gravity
- Feb 12, 2026
What happens to soft matter when gravity disappears? To answer this, UvA physicists launched a fluid dynamics experiment on a sounding rocket. The sub...