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Failing to succeed: Why post‑secondary students need more room to mess up
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University students today face a confusing mix of messages about failure. They hear from a variety of sources, sometimes including educational institu...
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Coastal ocean chemistry now substantially shaped by humans
- Mar 16, 2026
A global analysis of more than 2,300 seawater samples from more than 20 field studies around the globe indicates that human-made chemicals make up a s...
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The seven hour explosion nobody could explain
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Gamma-ray bursts are the most violent explosions in the universe. In a fraction of a second, they can release more energy than the sun will emit acros...
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Turning mosquitoes into flying vaccine carriers to protect against bat-borne viruses
- Mar 16, 2026
Bats are reservoirs for several zoonotic viruses, such as Ebola and coronaviruses. These pathogens can spread to humans through direct contact with th...
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Computational model predicts telomere length from routine biopsy slide images
- Mar 16, 2026
A new computational tool infers changes occurring at the ends of the chromosomes housing our DNA. It does so by detecting structural alterations in ce...
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Ice satellite detects powerful geomagnetic storm with precision
- Mar 16, 2026
It seems improbable that a satellite designed to monitor polar ice sheets and floating sea ice could accurately measure a disturbance in Earth's magne...
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Managed retreat in Europe more widespread than previously assumed
- Mar 16, 2026
When floods, coastal erosion or sea-level rise threaten settlements or infrastructure, European countries turn to managed retreat more often than prev...
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Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean
- Mar 16, 2026
A haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to re...
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Globular cluster NGC 5824 is embedded in a dark matter halo, study suggests
- Mar 16, 2026
Using data from the Magellan Clay telescope and the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope (CFHT), astronomers have investigated a galactic globular cluster k...
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SpaceX and Reflect Orbital plans would 'permanently scar' night sky, researchers warn
- Mar 16, 2026
The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is alarmed by the threat to ground-based astronomy posed by proposals put forward by Elon Musk's SpaceX and Refle...
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Photonics and nanotech could spot cancer signals 5 to 8 years earlier
- Mar 16, 2026
Timing is critical in diagnosing diseases such as cancer. Researchers within The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-...
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Volunteers find oddly high solar flare rates
- Mar 16, 2026
Patches of the sun's surface often show strong magnetic fields. These fields can emerge within a matter of hours, and can decay slowly or quickly, som...