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Financial stress bleeds into our relationships. But partners who provide emotional support can help.
When a big credit card bill arrives or the rent is due, that stress can spill into our closest relationships, adding another source of tensi
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Shared DNA switch turns on genes in both bacteria and yeast
Microbial cell factories that produce pharmaceutical ingredients and other useful compounds include both the bacterium Escherichia coli and
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Online educational resources present imperialism in a positive light, involve students in inappropriate discussions
Teachers are increasingly turning from print textbooks to online materials to teach their courses. But when tasked with finding information
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Quantum computer boldly goes where no quantum computer has gone before: Space
There's big news from the quantum world. A quantum computer has been used in space for the first time. The device was aboard a spacecraft in
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Social media may make investors feel more confident than they should be
Investment advice is only a scroll away. But new research from the University of Georgia suggests social media may leave some investors feel
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Testing tiny telescope robots reveals design changes that could improve galaxy maps
Astronomers have cataloged billions of stars and hundreds of billions of galaxies. We have found thousands of planets orbiting stars. We can
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Childless women who shape history and culture are still judged on not being mothers
The women I return to most—Elizabeth I, her potential heir Arbella Stuart (and rival to James Charles Stuart, later King James I), Virginia
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Blue-light tools let researchers track, redirect and sever cells' transport routes
Light is fundamental to human life—without it, we'd be hungry, cold and blind. But what if the same light that sustains us could also be use
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New model explains why glass becomes less transparent to terahertz light
Electromagnetic waves in the gigahertz (GHz) range, such as those used in mobile communications, can readily pass through many types of glas
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Scientists find lunar 'magnetic fossil' in Chang'e-6 samples
The moon no longer has a global magnetic field, but lunar rocks and soils still contain records of ancient magnetism. Studying the magnetic
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Neuroproteins are potential diagnostic tool for sick foals
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that blood serum concentrations of neuroproteins and neurosteroids are associate
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Automated lipid nanoparticle production could accelerate the development of RNA therapies
RNA vaccines and other nucleic acid therapeutics are typically packaged within fatty molecules known as lipid nanoparticles (LNPs). MIT rese
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Study examines risks companies face when relying too heavily on AI systems
A new framework for thinking about artificial intelligence at work starts with a question companies have spent relatively little time asking
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Laser temporarily reprograms ultrathin optical device without electrodes
A tiny device that can be reprogrammed using a laser could lead to adaptable devices for computing, imaging and telecommunications. Most dev
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For principals, not all stress is equal
Student discipline, staffing problems, frustrated parents—school principals spend their days moving from one problem to the next.
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Yemen's Houthis move to control crucial waterway—our research maps the countries most at risk
The advance of the Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group in Yemen has driven more than 130,000 people from their homes since the beginning of Sept
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DarkSide detector puts 'nuclear' dark matter to the test
Researchers at the DarkSide collaboration have unveiled results from a seven-year experiment that tested whether dark matter particles could
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Light and electricity offer new way to control ion separation in membranes
Lithium, magnesium, potassium and many other ions usually occur together in natural and industrial solutions. Separating them from one anoth
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Nearly 90% of Americans engaging with nonprofits do not realize it, researchers find
Many Americans encounter nonprofits in everyday life without recognizing those interactions as nonprofit service use, according to a new rep
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Organic chemists harness AI to uncover how fast chemical reactions proceed
Chemists routinely optimize reactions to maximize the yield of their desired products, but understanding why those reactions work can requir
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Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances and workplace equality
When our second child was born, my spouse had several weeks of paternity leave under his parental leave policy at work.
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Mating-related chemical changes in New World screwworm identified
Researchers at the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and the U.S. Department of Agric
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Faded cave glyphs offer fresh clues to Teotihuacan's ancient writing system
In a shallow cave high on a cliff in Chalcatzingo, Mexico, scientists documented three red glyphs in the 1980s, but the paintings received r
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The joy of song: Where songbirds came from and why we should listen to them
In 2001, I had an epiphany while making my first trip to Australia. Walking across a remote sheep station in the dusty west, my ears were su
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