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Brain Health: Your Most Important Organ Needs Care Too
Your brain weighs about three pounds, yet it controls everything—your thoughts, movements, emotions, memories, breathing, heartbeat, and personality. Brain health…
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The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard
The tragic events in the Bay of Plenty this week are a stark reminder that landslides remain the deadliest of…
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Period pain and heavy bleeding cost the Australian economy billions every year in lost productivity: study
Michelle O’Shea, Western Sydney University and Mike Armour, Western Sydney University While period pain and heavy menstrual bleeding are common,…
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Breastfeeding: Nature’s Perfect Baby Food and Why It Matters
Imagine a food that’s perfectly designed for babies, comes at the right temperature, requires no preparation, costs nothing, protects against diseases, and…
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Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift…
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Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has sharply increased electricity and water…
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Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University When an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in south…
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Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, University of California, Santa Barbara The Trump administration’s recent surge of more than 3,000 federal agents to Minneapolis…
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Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your…
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America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia University Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines,…
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Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
Maxime Aubert, Griffith University; Adam Brumm, Griffith University; Adhi Oktaviana, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), and Renaud Joannes-Boyau,…
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Why ‘unwinding’ with screens may be making us more stressed – here’s what to try instead
Robin Pickering, Gonzaga University As Americans increasingly report feeling overwhelmed by daily life, many are using self-care to cope. Conversations…
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Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks
Anthony Clarke, Curtin University and Chris Kirkland, Curtin University Ask people how Stonehenge was built and you’ll hear stories of…
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Blood Transfusion Safety: A Global Health Imperative
Blood transfusions are among the most fundamental interventions in modern healthcare, yet they remain inaccessible to millions worldwide who desperately…
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Blood Products: The Gift of Life Saving Millions Annually
Blood products are therapeutic substances derived from human blood, including whole blood and blood components for transfusion, and plasma-derived medicinal…
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