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Research raises concerns over gambling advertising ahead of 2026 World Cup
- Feb 9, 2026
Academics from the University of Sheffield are warning that current gambling advertising rules may be insufficient after new research revealed that te...
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Nanodevice tugs single proteins to reveal how cells sense force
- Feb 9, 2026
Physical forces from gravity, muscle contraction, and more have strong impacts on how the cells in our bodies behave. For instance, weight-bearing exe...
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Why does rough grinding make stainless steel more prone to corrosion?
- Feb 9, 2026
Stainless steel is widely known for its impressive corrosion resistance, but it is not invincible. When exposed to environments containing chloride io...
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Why only a small number of planets are suitable for life
- Feb 9, 2026
For life to develop on a planet, certain chemical elements are needed in sufficient quantities. Phosphorus and nitrogen are essential. Phosphorus is v...
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Tiny Enceladus exercises giant electromagnetic influence at Saturn
- Feb 9, 2026
A major study by an international team of researchers using data from the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini spacecraft has revealed a lattice-like structure of cri...
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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...