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How considering green spaces at multiple scales improves city planning
- Mar 5, 2026
Urban greenery—like trees and other green spaces in what are otherwise concrete jungles—can help cool down cities, clean the air and encourage foot tr...
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When populist rhetoric is high, entrepreneurs are more likely to dodge taxes
- Mar 5, 2026
A new study finds that the greater the amount of populist rhetoric in a nation, the less likely entrepreneurs are to register their businesses—dodging...
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Neutrons reveal magnetic signatures of chiral phonons
- Mar 5, 2026
Physicists in China have uncovered new evidence that chiral phonons and magnons can interact strongly inside magnetic crystals. Using neutron spectros...
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Scientists successfully harvest chickpeas from 'moon dirt'
- Mar 5, 2026
As the U.S. plans to return to the moon with the upcoming Artemis II mission, a question endures: What will future lunar explorers eat? According to n...
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How old is the universe? The oldest stars give us a clue
- Mar 5, 2026
Researchers from the University of Bologna and the Leibniz Institute for Astrophysics Potsdam (AIP) along with other institutes have proposed a new wa...
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Black Death 'rewilding' did not boost biodiversity, study suggests
- Mar 5, 2026
The bubonic plague, which swept across Europe between 1347 and 1353, is estimated to have killed up to one half of the continent's population. The sud...
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Self-repairing spacecraft could change future missions
- Mar 5, 2026
Healable spacecraft structures could soon be possible thanks to cutting-edge composite technology. Swiss companies CompPair and CSEM with Belgian comp...
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What goes on inside a massive star before it explodes as a supernova?
- Mar 5, 2026
When most people think of a supernova, they're thinking of a Type II core-collapse supernova. These are massive stars that have reached the end of the...
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Too many deer in your area? Birth control could help
- Mar 5, 2026
Populations of suburban deer have been on the rise across the U.S. for the last 50 years. Suburban landscapes are like buffet tables with their plenti...
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Improved estimates of storm water in sewers could help reduce flooding
- Mar 5, 2026
Recent University of Toronto Ph.D. graduate Gabrielle Migliato Marega (CivMin) has developed an improved tool for estimating how much water from heavy...
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Swipe right, but safer: New Safety Map aims to help people navigate risks on dating apps
- Mar 5, 2026
To address persistent concerns about harassment, boundary violation and user safety in digital dating spaces, a research team led by the University of...
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3D imagery helps bring world's ant diversity to life
- Mar 5, 2026
For more than a decade, Evan Economo's lab has been using micro-CT machines to scan insect specimens. The resulting X-ray images help researchers stud...