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Dogs are more like toddlers than cats when it comes to helping humans
- Feb 26, 2026
Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this diffe...
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Brown recluse spiders rare in Florida and reluctant to bite, study finds
- Feb 26, 2026
A newly published study co-authored by University of South Florida alum Louis Coticchio and USF integrative biologist Deby Cassill challenges long-sta...
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Morocco: Ancient fossils shed light on a key period in human evolution
- Feb 26, 2026
Could a Moroccan cave hold a crucial piece of the puzzle of human origins? Hominin fossils dating back 773,000 years discovered in the country are bri...
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Challenging assumptions behind Africa's Green Revolution efforts and calls for farmer-centered development models
- Feb 26, 2026
A new study examining small-scale farming in Tanzania argues that major agricultural development initiatives, including the Alliance for a Green Revol...
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Romance and sexual intimacy don't diminish with age, study suggests
- Feb 26, 2026
A study by the University of New Hampshire challenges common assumptions about aging and intimacy, revealing that many single adults aged 60 to 83 con...
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New system cuts nitrogen, phosphorus in farm drainage
- Feb 26, 2026
Scientists have developed a new edge-of-field water-treatment system that reduces the load of excess nutrients washing into waterways from farm draina...
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A new, useful absorption limit for ultra-thin films
- Feb 26, 2026
The applications of ultrathin, conductive films such as those made of graphene have many applications, but it's been thought their efficacy is limited...
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Why you can't tie knots in four dimensions
- Feb 26, 2026
We all know we live in three-dimensional space. But what does it mean when people talk about four dimensions? Is it just a bigger kind of space? Is it...
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Study shows digital hotlines make it easier for survivors to reach out
- Feb 26, 2026
Use of chat and text services has surged since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Rachel Joy Voth Schrag, a UT Arlington professor of social work. Un...
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From theory to safety: New model predicts how combustion scenarios unfold
- Feb 26, 2026
Researchers from Skoltech have published a paper in the journal Physica D: Nonlinear Phenomena presenting an analysis of steady propagating combustion...
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Sea urchin spines inspire self-powered underwater sensors
- Feb 26, 2026
Nature does it again! The natural world has a knack for giving us the blueprints for some useful technologies, and the humble sea urchin is the latest...
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Playbook developed to help businesses survive social media firestorms
- Feb 26, 2026
Sexist. Dystopian. This was how critics labeled a 30-second Peloton holiday ad in 2019 that featured a man giving a woman an exercise bike as a gift....