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Eating less ultraprocessed food supports healthier aging, new research shows
Moul Dey, South Dakota State University Older adults can dramatically reduce the amount of ultraprocessed foods they eat while keeping a familiar, balanced diet – and this shift leads to…
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Venezuela’s oil industry has flailed under government control – Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing
Venezuela’s oil industry has flailed under government control – Mexico and Brazil have had more success with nationalizing The Venezuelan state-run oil company is contending with aging infrastructure. Michael Robinson Chavez/The…
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Financial case for college remains strong, but universities need to add creative thinking to their curriculum
Caroline Levander, Rice University A college degree was once seen as the golden ticket to landing a well-paying job. But many people are increasingly questioning the value of a four-year…
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What’s cooler than sex, drugs and pashing models? I found out from 3 rock memoirs
Liz Evans, University of Tasmania At the height of his success, Evan Dando was notorious for his good looks, heavy drug use and flaky personality. As his memoir, Rumours of…
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Does adding ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to your ChatGPT prompts really waste energy?
Richard Morris, Lincoln University, New Zealand Cut the words “please” and “thank you” from your next ChatGPT query and, if you believe some of the talk online, you might think…
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Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why
Graham H. Pyke, Macquarie University; Amy-Marie Gilpin, Western Sydney University, and Kit Prendergast, University of Southern Queensland; Curtin University Late last year, the New South Wales government announced an additional…
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The hidden power of grief rituals
Claire White, California State University, Northridge In Tana Toraja, a mountainous region of Sulawesi, Indonesia, villagers pour massive resources into funeral rituals: lavish feasts, ornate effigies and prized water buffaloes…
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New Year’s resolutions usually fall by the wayside, but there is a better approach to making real changes
Michele Patterson Ford, Dickinson College How are your New Year’s resolutions going? If you’ve given up on them, you’re not alone. Every January, people across the world seek a fresh…
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How mountain terraces have helped Indigenous peoples live with climate uncertainty
Stephen Acabado, University of California, Los Angeles Indigenous communities have lived with changes to the climate for centuries. Their adaptations over those many years are based on their close observation…
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Science is best communicated through identity and culture – how researchers are ensuring STEM serves their communities
Evelyn Valdez-Ward, University of Rhode Island; Nic Bennett, Michigan State University, and Robert N. Ulrich, University of California, Los Angeles Lived experiences shape how science is conducted. This matters because…
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Iran’s latest internet blackout extends to phones and Starlink
Amanda Meng, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alberto Dainotti, Georgia Institute of Technology, and Zachary Bischof, Georgia Institute of Technology The Iranian regime’s internet shutdown, initiated on Jan. 8, 2026, has…
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Taking paracetamol in pregnancy doesn’t increase your baby’s risk of autism or ADHD – new review
Anya Arthurs, Flinders University If you’ve been pregnant in the past few months, you may have faced a dilemma. You wake up with a fever, a pounding headache or back…
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What is the global water cycle and how is it amplifying climate disasters?
Albert Van Dijk, Australian National University Floods, droughts and heatwaves continue to dominate headlines around the world and in Australia. In the past few days, hundreds of bushfires have ignited…
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in our age of AI and constant crisis, real-life community is powerful and precious
Amy Thunig-McGregor, University of Technology Sydney So much is deeply wrong with the world right now, but when it comes to the sphere of life that is within my own…
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Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy
Global power struggles over the ocean’s finite resources call for creative diplomacy Jonas Gamso, Arizona State University and Hossain Ahmed Taufiq, Arizona State University Oceans shape everyday life in powerful ways.…
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