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Soft X-ray absorption spectroscopy of organic molecules in organic solvents for applying organic reactions
In research published in the journal Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, the electronic structures of organic molecules containing sp2-hybr
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Study into career shocks finds what doesn't break expats makes them stronger
New research challenges the idea that career shocks are bad news for expatriate workers, finding that major personal, professional or societ
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Biologists find a hidden weak spot in how bacteria build the tails they use to move
New research from Indiana University has uncovered a previously unknown vulnerability in how bacteria build the whip-like tails they use to
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Ozempic and Wegovy linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks
Semaglutide, the drug found in Ozempic and Wegovy, was linked to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks in a large real-world study. It was also as
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Pounding waves open up sinkhole in swanky Malibu
Pounding surf lashing the swanky California enclave of Malibu on Tuesday opened a giant sinkhole in the driveway of a house reportedly belon
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Local microbes persist in wine despite commercial yeast
A new study has demonstrated that regional microbial imprints can remain detectable under commercial winemaking conditions. The research, ap
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Why is there controversy around OpenAI’s Millennium Prize maths breakthrough?
8 September should have been an exciting day of celebration for mathematicians worldwide. Instead, it became a confusing, salacious and intr
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Taxing billionaires and redistributing wealth could save millions of lives amid global aid cuts
Wealth redistribution policies currently under discussion in international forums could avert between 6.6 million and 29.5 million deaths by
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Canada eyes researchers looking to leave 'hostile' US
Fed up with funding restrictions surrounding her research on links between climate change and health, American epidemiologist Sheryl Magzame
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Can a messy person become a tidy person? Or are we doomed?
Some people seem naturally tidy. Their keys are always in the same place, clothes make it into the closet, and their kitchen counter remains
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Some police officers use the 'bad guys' label to provide moral clarity
A new study shows that some U.S. police officers often use the term "bad guys" to describe people who commit crimes, especially when faced w
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How companies quietly undercut dissent
In 2016, when Amazon workers began organizing at a warehouse in Chester, Virginia, the company tracked where employees gathered, posted anti
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A wandering black hole caught feeding on the run
Astronomers have found the first direct evidence that a wandering black hole can feed itself by dragging gas along in its wake as it moves t
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Researchers discuss how data center construction could influence voters and impact public land
The construction of new data centers is shaping up to be a defining issue in the 2026 midterm elections. Politicians in both parties have be
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Have we found alien life? Hundreds of scientists weigh in
Two major alien-life announcements in 2025 generated enormous excitement, but most astrobiologists remained unconvinced. Only 6.6% of survey
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Q&A: What can rent prices reveal about inflation and the economy?
Tracking rent prices may help businesses and policymakers understand where inflation is headed months in advance of government inflation rep
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Hurricane Lowell lashes Hawaii's western islands
Hurricane Lowell lashed Hawaii with damaging winds, heavy rainfall and powerful floods, knocking out power for 91% of a western island as it
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OpenAI says 10,000 AI agents cracked one of math's hardest problems in 88 hours
OpenAI said Tuesday that one of its unreleased artificial intelligence models had solved a mathematical puzzle that has eluded mathematician
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Hurrah, lie-ins may be good for us – if only I can convince my five-year-old daughter | Arwa Mahdawi
CEOs may like to get up at the crack of dawn and go for a run, but I prefer optimising my life with lie-ins, trashy films, swearing and coff
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Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is bursting with methanol
Interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS contains exceptionally high levels of methanol, suggesting it formed under conditions very different from those
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Families' interest in their kids' education is falling around the globe as scores drop, test shows
Families' interest in their kids' education is falling in many high-income countries as school systems struggle with plunging test scores, a
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Nepal's flood disaster and the impact of climate change loom large in the icy shadow of Mont Blanc
For centuries, French and Italian mountain communities on the flanks of Western Europe's highest peak have gazed upon seemingly eternal glac
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These bulbs have evolved to avoid being eaten. You can take advantage of that
There's little worse in a gardener's mind than watching their careful planning and hard work go up in a cloud of teeth, thanks to every four
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AI D-Day weather forecast falters under pressure
Today's best weather computers would still have struggled to accurately predict the weather for the D-Day landings, University of Reading re
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