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Two huge hot blobs of rock influence Earth's magnetic field, study reveals
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Two huge hot blobs of rock influence Earth's magnetic field, study reveals

Exploring Earth's deep interior is a far bigger challenge than exploring the solar system. While we have traveled 25 billion km into space, the deepest we have...

Angstrom-scale plasmonic gap boosts nonlinear light output by 2,000% per volt
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Angstrom-scale plasmonic gap boosts nonlinear light output by 2,000% per volt

Researchers at the Institute for Molecular Science (NINS, Japan) and SOKENDAI have demonstrated a more than 2000% voltage-induced enhancement of near-field nonl...

Frustration in hetero relationships has a long history—that's why today's crisis looks so familiar
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Frustration in hetero relationships has a long history—that's why today's crisis looks so familiar

"Many women tell me they want to have a man in their life, but they are no longer willing to be the only person giving in the relationship. They don't want to b...

Destination Earth digital twin to improve AI climate and weather predictions
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Destination Earth digital twin to improve AI climate and weather predictions

An agreement on the third implementation phase of Destination Earth (DestinE), the European Commission's initiative to develop a highly accurate digital twin of...

Are cats 'vegan' meat eaters? Why isotopic signatures of feline fur could trick us into thinking that way
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Are cats 'vegan' meat eaters? Why isotopic signatures of feline fur could trick us into thinking that way

Cats—unlike humans—are true carnivores: they must eat meat to survive because their bodies can't draw some essential nutrients from plants. By looking at tissue...

Media misuse of 'hard-right' label risks normalizing extremist views, study says
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Media misuse of 'hard-right' label risks normalizing extremist views, study says

Leading English-language news outlets often misuse the term "hard-right" to describe far-right political movements, potentially softening their extremist image...

In Sweden, young adults feel most dissatisfied while the oldest thrive
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In Sweden, young adults feel most dissatisfied while the oldest thrive

Young adults in Sweden feel significantly worse than older people in almost all areas of life. While older Swedes rank among the happiest in the world, young ad...

The hidden role of the built environment in campus disaster preparedness
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The hidden role of the built environment in campus disaster preparedness

Many have spent much of their career studying disasters—how people perceive risk, how institutions communicate, and why preparedness so often falls short of goo...

What are the warning signs of financial abuse?
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What are the warning signs of financial abuse?

Financial abuse is a common and often hidden type of abuse within family and domestic violence, characterized by behaviors that control, restrict, or hide money...

New data tool boosts preparedness for potentially deadly flooding
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New data tool boosts preparedness for potentially deadly flooding

When extreme weather strikes, the preparations of emergency planners can have life-or-death consequences. In July 2025, central Texas flooded with disastrous co...

AI model forecasts coral heat stress on Florida reefs up to six weeks ahead
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AI model forecasts coral heat stress on Florida reefs up to six weeks ahead

Scientists have created an AI model that forecasts moderate heat stress—a major precursor to coral bleaching—at sites along Florida's Coral Reef up to six weeks...

Tibet's tectonic clash: New satellite view suggests weaker fault lines
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Tibet's tectonic clash: New satellite view suggests weaker fault lines

A study on tectonic plates that converge on the Tibetan Plateau has shown that Earth's fault lines are far weaker and the continents are less rigid than scienti...

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