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A low-cost microscope to study living cells in zero gravity
- Feb 21, 2026
As space agencies prepare for human missions to the moon and Mars, scientists need to understand how the absence of gravity affects living cells. Now,...
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How tuberculosis bacteria use a 'stealth' mechanism to evade the immune system
- Feb 21, 2026
Scientists have uncovered an elegant biophysical trick that tuberculosis-causing bacteria use to survive inside human cells, a discovery that could le...
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A hidden reason inner ear cells die—and what it means for preventing hearing loss
- Feb 21, 2026
Proteins long known to be essential for hearing have been hiding a talent: they also act as gatekeepers that shuffle fatty molecules across cell membr...
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How travel and dating apps are changing relationship rules for queer men
- Feb 21, 2026
Travel and dating apps like Grindr are reshaping how some queer men in relationships negotiate sex and intimacy—often through careful discussion and a...
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Minnesota is falling short on its climate goals, new state data shows
- Feb 21, 2026
Minnesota is struggling to achieve its climate goals despite decades of falling greenhouse gas emissions, newly released state data shows. State law r...
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Pushing the right buttons: Fern guides its embryo's sense of up and down
- Feb 21, 2026
Passing on fundamental life lessons from parent to offspring is not unique to humans and animals. Ferns do it too. Not with words, but through pressur...
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In Tampa, storm-weary residents detail the costs of extreme weather
- Feb 21, 2026
An Ybor business owner closed her yoga studio repeatedly from worries over moldy, waterlogged walls. A Pinellas woman's home flooded in one hurricane,...
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Linguist explains how AI makes fake news more credible
- Feb 21, 2026
Fake news generated by AI is often perceived as more credible than texts written by humans. That worries linguist Silje Susanne Alvestad. In 2017, "fa...
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Australia's happiness crisis could cost us our global mojo
- Feb 21, 2026
Along with cricket, thongs and backyard barbecues, the arrival of the annual Australian Lamb ad has become synonymous with an Australian summer. What...
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Endangered Kenyan antelopes rescued after being stranded at Palm Beach airport
- Feb 21, 2026
When Paul Reillo learned the endangered mountain bongo antelopes that he had cared for since birth were stranded in a cargo plane on an airport tarmac...
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A rethink is needed on zero-tolerance school behavior policies
- Feb 21, 2026
Persistent concerns about poor behavior in UK secondary schools have led to the widespread implementation of disciplinary behavior management strategi...
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The term 'resilience' becoming a burden for women in agriculture, study shows
- Feb 20, 2026
New research from Adelaide University is questioning the widespread use of the term "resilience" in Australian agriculture, arguing that its overuse c...