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Takeaway coffee cups release thousands of microplastic particles
Xiangyu Liu, Griffith University It’s 7:45am. You grab a takeaway coffee from your local cafe, wrap your hands around the…
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death-haunted masterpiece The Blind Owl shadows the decline of modern Iran
Hossein Asgari, Adelaide University Sadeq Hedayat (1903-1951) abandoned his training in dentistry and, later, engineering in France and Belgium, to…
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Reddit and TikTok – with the help of AI
Layla Bouzoubaa, Drexel University When you think of tools for studying substance use and addiction, a social media site like…
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US military has a long history in Greenland, from mining during WWII to a nuclear-powered Army base built into the ice
Paul Bierman, University of Vermont President Donald Trump’s insistence that the U.S. will acquire Greenland “whether they like it or…
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From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space
Grant Tremblay, Smithsonian Institution In 2026, astronauts will travel around the Moon for the first time since the Apollo era,…
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For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same
Hana Green, College of Charleston Travel case in hand, dressed in fashionable clothing and wearing a practiced, coquettish smile, Hela…
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Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks
Kelsey Roberts, Cornell University; UMass Dartmouth; Daniele Visioni, Cornell University; Morgan Raven, University of California, Santa Barbara, and Tyler Rohr,…
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There’s an intensifying kind of threat to academic freedom – watchful students serving as informants
Austin Sarat, Amherst College Texas A&M University told philosophy professor Martin Peterson in early January 2026 that he could not…
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Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh
Jeremy David Engels, Penn State Before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, he asked several of his friends to continue…
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Could ChatGPT convince you to buy something? Threat of manipulation looms as AI companies gear up to sell ads
Bruce Schneier, Harvard Kennedy School and Nathan Sanders, Harvard University Eighteen months ago, it was plausible that artificial intelligence might…
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why comms dropped out during the central Victorian fires
Fiannuala Morgan, The University of Melbourne Australia has entered an era of climate instability, where communications during bushfires and extreme…
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Prioritising protein? What the new US dietary guidelines get right – and wrong – according to 2 nutrition experts
Lauren Ball, The University of Queensland and Emily Burch, Southern Cross University Last week, United States health secretary Robert F.…
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Petr Semenov-Tian-Shansky: Explorer of Central Asia’s Natural Wonders and Scientific Pioneer
Petr Semenov-Tian-Shansky (14 January 1827 – 26 February 1914) was a Russian geographer, geologist, and explorer. He is best known…
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Budget 2026: Are Tax Provisions Set to Benefit Crypto Asset Companies?
The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has issued a stark warning regarding the risks associated with virtual digital assets…
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Pakistan Partners with Donald Trump’s Family Crypto Venture; World Liberty Financial to Investigate Stablecoin Applications
Donald Trump’s family has made a significant move in the cryptocurrency space by entering into a partnership with Pakistan. World…
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