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Black moms and pregnant women forced out of their homes in metro Detroit face health and safety threats
Is everyone entitled to a fair process before being forced out of their home?
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Tech billionaires trying to live for ever? That’s a waste of time, says physicist
Exclusive: Prof Jim Al-Khalili says he will offer solution to ‘arrow of time’ problem in Royal Institution lecturesTech billionaires attempt
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'Lost' medieval castle found hiding inside university building in Dublin
One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle. New research
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More than puppy love: How therapy dogs bring students together
Students may come for the dog, but new research from UBC Okanagan published in the Journal of College Student Mental Health suggests that's
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When disaster crosses borders, Indonesia's credibility is tested twice
On Sept. 15, the eruption of Mount Anak Krakatau sent volcanic ash up to 15,000 meters (50,000 feet) and produced rumbling heard 700 kilomet
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How 30,000 archaeological treasures were saved from imminent destruction during Syria's civil war
A new study sheds light on how Syrian archaeologists risked their lives to rescue approximately 30,000 priceless artifacts from the Deir ez-
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Why high levels of the amino acid cysteine are toxic to cells
Cysteine is one of the main building blocks that cells use to make proteins. But this amino acid is a double-edged sword—too much cysteine i
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Small gardens are a big barrier to supporting nature—but better planning could protect UK wildlife
A new study by Chester Zoo and Nottingham Trent University scientists revealed that just over a third (38%) of more than 230 householders in
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Closing the space gap: A more precise way to measure distance between quasar pairs
A new way to accurately measure the distance between quasar pairs—the blazing, black-hole-powered centers of distant galaxies that appear si
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How one plume of hot rock built two volcano chains off Australia's coast
Lord Howe Island sits about 600 kilometers (370 miles) off the New South Wales coast, a crescent of rainforest and sea cliffs that draws vis
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In 2025, the ozone hole shrunk to one of its smallest sizes in decades
The Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 was one of the smallest in decades—a testament to the continuing success of international action to protect
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SpaceX’s Starship will orbit Earth for first time during next flight
Starship's next test flight will be its first orbital mission. The craft will also release working Starlink V3 satellites for the first time
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Tiny atomic tweak makes plastic-eating enzymes more powerful
A new approach that changes just one atom in plastic-degrading enzymes could help make them more efficient while maintaining their stability
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From war to weather, Australian farmers are planting spring crops in an uncertain world
Australian farmers are heading into spring with an unusual mix of optimism and uncertainty.
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New Zealand will be 'super‑aged' within a decade. Are our cities ready?
Within a decade, New Zealand will officially become a "super-aged" society, with more than one in five residents—around 1.2 million people—a
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Stacked 2D materials reveal room-temperature multiferroicity and voltage-controlled magnetism
Multiferroics are materials that simultaneously exhibit two or more ferroic orders—stable arrangements of physical properties that can be sw
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As AI reshapes jobs and workers change industries, employers need to be more flexible too
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the tasks people do at work and the skills they need. As work changes, being able to move between j
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Are bots changing how people talk? Language in the age of AI
A Facebook post about your trip to Peru. An Amazon review of a new toaster oven. An email to the super about the inflatable reindeer blockin
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New immigration enforcement policy raises safety concerns for domestic violence survivors
After a six-week delay, Immigration Minister Tony Burke has announced changes to the migration system. Amid all the analysis and discussion
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Scientists discover cells that cheat death and rebuild damaged tissue
Scientists discovered a population of cells that can start the process of programmed cell death, survive it, and then help rapidly rebuild d
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Astronomy's decades-long quest to understand cosmic topology
If some aspects of cosmic topology turn out to be true, the idea that starships might voyage across the cosmos for hundreds of thousands of
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Scientists just named a new snake after Guns N’ Roses legend Slash
A newly discovered snake from New Guinea has been named after Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash, who has loved reptiles since childhood. Genetic
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Michael Sheen's 'constructive' meeting with first minister over toxic dumping claims
Michael Sheen said his meeting with the first minister was "early days but that's really encouraging".
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Canadian courts take police misconduct seriously, but researchers say sentencing alone can't fix a broken system
A study published in Police Quarterly explores how Canadian courts respond when police officers break the law. The research, co-led by Brock
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