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NASA’s Pandora telescope will study stars in detail to learn about the exoplanets orbiting them
Daniel Apai, University of Arizona On Jan. 11, 2026, I watched anxiously at the tightly controlled Vandenberg Space Force Base…
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The epic novel runs amok in Omar Musa’s Fierceland
Giacomo Bianchino, University of Sydney Omar Musa’s new book, Fierceland, ranges across five distinct geographies and covers a period of…
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Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather
Rain one minute, heatwave the next. How climate ‘whiplash’ drives unpredictable fire weather Graeme Thomas/Facebook David Bowman, University of Tasmania After…
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Why eating disorders are more common among LGBTQIA+ people and what can help
Kai Schweizer, The University of Western Australia; The Kids Research Institute When people picture someone with an eating disorder, many…
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Modern rock wallabies seem to survive by sticking together in small areas. Fossils show they need to travel
Christopher Laurikainen Gaete, University of Wollongong; Anthony Dosseto, University of Wollongong, and Scott Hocknull, CQUniversity Australia Today, rock wallabies are…
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From Writer to Activist: The Legacy of Alan Paton
Alan Paton (11 January 1903 – 12 April 1988) was a South African writer and anti-apartheid activist. His works include the novels Cry, the…
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Lal Bahadur Shastri: India’s Silent Prime Minister and the Champion of Peace
Lal Bahadur Shastri (2 October 1904-11 January 1966), was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. He served as the second Prime…
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Charles Brenton Huggins: Pioneer in Cancer Research and Treatment
Charles Brenton Huggins (22 September 1901 – 12 January 1997) was a Canadian-born American physician, physiologist, and cancer researcher at…
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Max Theiler: Conquering Yellow Fever through Scientific Breakthroughs
Max Theiler (30 January 1899 – 11 August 1972) was a South African American virologist and physician. He won the…
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Simone de Beauvoir: The Intellectual Giant of Existential Feminism
Simone de Beauvoir (9 January 1908 – 14 April 1986) was a French existentialist philosopher, writer, social theorist, and feminist activist. she had a…
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James McGill Buchanan: Pioneer of Constitutional Economics
James McGill Buchanan (3 October 1919 – 9 January 2013) was an American economist, and one of the 20th century’s…
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Fearless Nadia: India’s Trailblazing Queen of Stunts
Mary Ann Evans (8 January 1908 – 9 January 1996), also known by her stage name Fearless Nadia, was an Australian-born…
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Running Towards Glory: The Legacy of José de Tom Longboat
José de Tom Longboat (4 June 1886 – 9 January 1949) was an Onondaga distance runner from the Six Nations Reserve…
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Kenichi Fukui: Unraveling the Mysteries of Chemical Reactions
Kenichi Fukui (4 October 1918 – 9 January 1998) was a Japanese chemist. He was the first Asian to be…
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Vicente Huidobro: Poet, Dreamer, and Innovator
Vicente Huidobro (10 January 1893 – 2 January 1948) was a Chilean poet and diplomat, who was an important figure…
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