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Today in History
Isidor Isaac Rabi: Pioneering Physicist and Architect of Atomic Insights
Isidor Isaac Rabi (29 July 1898 – 11 January 1988), was an American physicist, best known for inventing the atomic and molecular beam magnetic resonance method of observing atomic spectra…
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Jaroslav Seifert: Echoes of the Czech Spirit
Jaroslav Seifert (23 September 1901 – 10 January 1986) was a Czech writer, poet, and journalist. He became the first Czech to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1984.…
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Alexander Robertus Todd: A Nobel Laureate’s Journey Through Chemistry
Alexander Robertus Todd (2 October 1907 – 10 January 1997) was a British biochemist, who won the 1957 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his research into nucleotides, nucleosides, and nucleotide…
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7 Feb
Sinclair Lewis: The Trailblazing Novelist Who Satirized American Society
Sinclair Lewis (7 February 1885 – 10 January 1951) was an American novelist and short story writer. He was the first American writer to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.…
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Gabriela Mistral: The Voice of Latin American Poetry
Gabriela Mistral (7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), was a poet, diplomat, educator, and humanist. In 1945 she became the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize…
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Melvin Calvin: Nobel Laureate and Photosynthesis Maestro
Melvin Calvin (8 April 1912 – 8 January 1997) was an American biochemist who won the 1961 Nobel Prize in chemistry for discovering the Calvin cycle along with Andrew Benson…
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Why grieving a pet can be as hard as grieving a person
Erin Smith, La Trobe University For many of us, pets are more than just animals. They are family. So, when a beloved pet dies, the grief can feel overwhelming. For…
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LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety
LA fires showed how much neighborliness matters for wildfire safety Eaton fire survivors gather in Altadena, Calif., to talk about recovery six months after the LA fires. Sarah Reingewirtz/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles…
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Kate Mildenhall’s fast-paced thriller The Hiding Place skewers middle-class pretensions
Jessica Gildersleeve, University of Southern Queensland Eight old friends and a gaggle of kids. A weekend away in the group’s recently purchased rural retreat. Simmering tensions, old and new. And…
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Thermal drones can track dolphin health without having to touch or disturb them
Charlie White, Flinders University and Guido J. Parra, Flinders University Marine mammals are sentinels of the sea. When dolphins and whales show signs of stress or illness, it often signals…
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Roads can become more dangerous on hot days – especially for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists
Milad Haghani, The University of Melbourne and Zahra Shahhoseini, Monash University During heatwaves, everyday life tends to feel more difficult than on an average day. Travel and daily movement are…
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Older people are more vulnerable in heatwaves. Here’s why – and how to stay safe
Aaron Bach, Griffith University and Fergus O’Connor, Griffith University Southeast Australia is enduring a record-breaking heatwave, with temperatures rising above 40ºC in many areas. For vulnerable people, particularly older Australians,…
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My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do?
My home is in a district facing extreme or catastrophic fire danger. What should I do? The Longwood fire on the night of January 7, 2026. Getty Sarah McColl-Gausden, The University…
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The western US is in a snow drought – here’s how a storm made it worse
Alejandro N. Flores, Boise State University Much of the western U.S. has started 2026 in the midst of a snow drought. That might sound surprising, given the record precipitation from…
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Seeking honor is a double-edged sword – from ancient Greece to samurai Japan, thinkers have wrestled with whether it’s the way to virtue
Kenneth Andrew Andres Leonardo, Hamilton College Pete Hegseth, the current defense secretary, has stressed what he calls the “warrior ethos,” while other Americans seem to have embraced a renewed interest…
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