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How big can a planet be? With very large gas giants, it can be hard to tell
- Feb 9, 2026
Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't have hard surfaces. Jupite...
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How an ancient seafloor turned Arkansas into 'Sharkansas,' a shark fossil hotspot
- Feb 9, 2026
Most shark fossils are just teeth—their cartilage skeletons usually decay long before they can fossilize. But in northwestern Arkansas, a series of ge...
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Research finds AI-integrated coursework strengthens student learning and career skills
- Feb 9, 2026
A University of Phoenix study examined an introductory environmental science course redesigned for nontraditional adult learners and found that studen...
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First evidence of a subsurface lava tube on Venus
- Feb 9, 2026
Volcanic activity is not unique to Earth: traces of volcanic activity, such as lava tubes, have been found on Mars and the moon. Now, the University o...
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As the climate changes, what does the future hold for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games?
- Feb 9, 2026
The 25th Winter Olympic Games are upon us, with Italy set to host the Games for the fourth time. The schedule at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympi...
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Ordered 'supercrystal' could make lasers faster, smaller and more efficient
- Feb 8, 2026
An advance from Monash University could pave the way for faster, smaller, and more energy-efficient lasers and other light-based technologies. Enginee...
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The Arctic's first inhabitants shaped thousands of years of ecological development
- Feb 8, 2026
Archaeologists have uncovered evidence for repeated prehistoric occupation in the remote island cluster of Kitsissut, north of Greenland, indicating t...
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Functional forecasting: Using Homeland Security exercises to evaluate storm decision support tool
- Feb 8, 2026
In a paper in the Journal of Coastal and Riverine Flood Risk, a team from the University of Rhode Island discusses the novel application of Homeland S...
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Topological antenna could pave the way for 6G networks
- Feb 8, 2026
Using ideas borrowed from topological photonics, researchers in Singapore, France and the US have designed a compact antenna capable of handling infor...
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2023–2024 El Niño triggered record-breaking sea level spike along African coastlines, study finds
- Feb 8, 2026
Africa's coastlines are under growing threat as sea levels climb faster than ever, driven by decades of global warming caused by human activity, natur...
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The 'Little red dots' observed by Webb were direct-collapse black holes
- Feb 8, 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was designed to look back in time and study galaxies that existed shortly after the Big Bang. In so doing, scien...
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Ancient Yangtze floods linked to Shijiahe decline, new 1,000-year rainfall record shows
- Feb 8, 2026
A new study involving researchers from Oxford's Department of Earth Sciences has finally solved the mystery of what caused the collapse of an Ancient...