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Top Science News
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March 5, 2025
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[Compound Harnesses Cannabis' Pain-Relieving Properties Without Side Effects](/releases/2025/03/250305134819.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — Researchers have developed a compound that relieves pain in mice but doesn't affect the brain, thereby avoiding mind-altering side effects and abuse potential. The custom-designed molecule, derived from cannabis, may provide an alternative to ...
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[Feeling Is Believing: Bionic Hand 'Knows' What It's Touching, Grasps Like a Human](/releases/2025/03/250305164326.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — Engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its grasp to avoid damaging ...
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[Iconic Australian Bird Reveals Hidden Farming Talent](/releases/2025/03/250305135246.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — The beloved Australian lyrebird best known for its stunning tail and powers of mimicry may have a cunning hidden ...
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[NASA's Hubble Finds Kuiper Belt Duo May Be Trio](/releases/2025/03/250304143526.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — The puzzle of predicting how three gravitationally bound bodies move in space has challenged mathematicians for centuries, and has most recently been popularized in the novel and television show '3 Body Problem.' There's no problem, however, with ...
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Latest Top Headlines
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[Scientists Discover How Aspirin Could Prevent Some Cancers from Spreading](/releases/2025/03/250305134822.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind how aspirin could reduce the metastasis of some cancers by stimulating the immune system. The scientists say that discovering the mechanism will support ongoing clinical trials, and could lead to the targeted use of aspirin to prevent the spread of susceptible types of cancer, and to the development of more effective drugs to prevent cancer ...
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* [Breast Cancer](/news/health_medicine/breast_cancer/)
* [Cancer](/news/health_medicine/cancer/)
* [Colon Cancer](/news/health_medicine/colon_cancer/)
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[Novel Stem Cell Therapy Repairs 'Irreversible' Corneal Damage in Clinical Trial](/releases/2025/03/250304114029.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of a novel stem cell treatment for cornea injuries found 14 patients treated and tracked for 18 months had a more than 90% success rate at restoring the cornea's surface and improvements in vision. The procedure, called CALEC (cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cells) involves taking stem cells from a ...
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* [Eye Care](/news/health_medicine/eye_care/)
* [Stem Cells](/news/health_medicine/stem_cells/)
* [Medical Topics](/news/health_medicine/medical_topics/)
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[Obesity: Researchers Discover a Cause of Leptin Resistance -- And How to Reverse It](/releases/2025/03/250304113650.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Most obese patients grow resistant to satiety signals from the hormone leptin. A new study shows that leptin sensitivity can be restored in mice, leading to weight ...
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* [Obesity](/news/health_medicine/obesity/)
* [Diet and Weight Loss](/news/health_medicine/diet_and_weight_loss/)
* [Fitness](/news/health_medicine/fitness/)
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[Tattoos May Be Linked to an Increased Risk of Cancer](/releases/2025/03/250303141854.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — Research has shown that tattoo ink does not just remain where it is injected. Particles from the ink can migrate to the lymph nodes, where they ...
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* [Lymphoma](/news/health_medicine/lymphoma/)
* [Diseases and Conditions](/news/health_medicine/diseases_and_conditions/)
* [Breast Cancer](/news/health_medicine/breast_cancer/)
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[Small and Large Planets Have Significantly Different Upbringings](/releases/2025/03/250305164627.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other classic features in the exoplanet population, such as the high abundance of small planets over large planets and a tendency for giant planets to only form around stars enriched in heavy elements ...
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* [Extrasolar Planets](/news/space_time/extrasolar_planets/)
* [Kuiper Belt](/news/space_time/kuiper_belt/)
* [Pluto](/news/space_time/pluto/)
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[Astronomer Finds Gas Giant Exoplanets Formed Earlier Than Previously Thought](/releases/2025/03/250305164544.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — A fresh look at past data reveals that exoplanets with masses similar to Jupiter formed much sooner than previously thought, according to new ...
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* [Extrasolar Planets](/news/space_time/extrasolar_planets/)
* [Solar System](/news/space_time/solar_system/)
* [Jupiter](/news/space_time/jupiter/)
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[Breakthrough in Clean Energy: Palladium Nanosheets Pave Way for Affordable Hydrogen](/releases/2025/03/250304114048.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Hydrogen energy is widely recognized as a sustainable source for the future, but its large-scale production still relies on expensive and scarce platinum-based catalysts. In order to address this challenge, researchers have developed Bis(diimino)palladium coordination nanosheets (PdDI), a novel two-dimensional electrocatalyst that effectively ...
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* [Energy and the Environment](/news/earth_climate/energy/)
* [Alternative Fuels](/news/matter_energy/alternative_fuels/)
* [Renewable Energy](/news/earth_climate/renewable_energy/)
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[ChatGPT on the Couch? How to Calm a Stressed-out AI](/releases/2025/03/250303141645.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — Distressing news and traumatic stories can cause stress and anxiety -- not only in humans, but these stories can also affect AI language models, such as ChatGPT. Researchers have now shown that these models, like humans, respond to therapy: an elevated 'anxiety level' in GPT-4 can be 'calmed down' using mindfulness-based relaxation ...
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* [Psychiatry](/news/mind_brain/psychiatry/)
* [Anxiety](/news/mind_brain/anxiety/)
* [Disorders and Syndromes](/news/mind_brain/disorders_and_syndromes/)
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[The Ozone Hole Is Healing, Thanks to Global Reduction of CFCs](/releases/2025/03/250305134800.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — A new study confirms the Antarctic ozone layer is healing as a direct result of global efforts to reduce ozone-depleting ...
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* [Ozone Holes](/news/earth_climate/ozone_holes/)
* [Environmental Issues](/news/earth_climate/environmental_issues/)
* [Environmental Policies](/news/science_society/environmental_policy/)
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[The Pot Is Already Boiling for 2% of the World's Amphibians](/releases/2025/03/250305134758.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — Amphibians are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, according to new ...
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* [Nature](/news/plants_animals/nature/)
* [Global Warming](/news/earth_climate/global_warming/)
* [Climate](/news/earth_climate/climate/)
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[World's Critical Food Crops at Imminent Risk from Rising Temperatures](/releases/2025/03/250304114055.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — A new study offers a more precise picture of exactly where and how warming will affect our ability to grow ...
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* [Agriculture and Food](/news/plants_animals/agriculture_and_food/)
* [Global Warming](/news/earth_climate/global_warming/)
* [Food and Agriculture](/news/plants_animals/food_and_agriculture/)
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[Heat from the Sun Affects Seismic Activity on Earth](/releases/2025/03/250304113817.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers explore the likelihood that Earth's climate, as affected by solar heat, plays a role in seismic activity. Using mathematical and computational methods, they analyzed earthquake data alongside solar activity records and surface temperatures on Earth and observed that when they included Earth surface temperatures into their model, the forecasting became more accurate, especially for ...
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* [Earthquakes](/news/earth_climate/earthquakes/)
* [Natural Disasters](/news/earth_climate/natural_disasters/)
* [Earth Science](/news/earth_climate/earth_science/)
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* ### [Top Health](/news/top/health/)
* [Cancer: Aspirin Could Reduce Metastasis](/releases/2025/03/250305134822.htm)
* [Stem Cell Therapy Mends Irreversible Eye Damage](/releases/2025/03/250304114029.htm)
* [Cause of Leptin Resistance and How to Reverse It](/releases/2025/03/250304113650.htm)
* [Tattoos and Risk of Cancer](/releases/2025/03/250303141854.htm)
* ### [Top Physical/Tech](/news/top/technology/)
* [Small and Large Planets: Different Upbringings](/releases/2025/03/250305164627.htm)
* [Gas Giant Exoplanets Formed Early](/releases/2025/03/250305164544.htm)
* [Breakthrough in Clean Energy](/releases/2025/03/250304114048.htm)
* [ChatGPT On the Couch? Calming a Stressed AI](/releases/2025/03/250303141645.htm)
* ### [Top Environment](/news/top/environment/)
* [The Ozone Hole Is Healing Up Well](/releases/2025/03/250305134800.htm)
* [Amphibians and Global Warming](/releases/2025/03/250305134758.htm)
* [World's Critical Food Crops at Imminent Risk](/releases/2025/03/250304114055.htm)
* [Sun's Heat Affects Earth's Earthquakes](/releases/2025/03/250304113817.htm)
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[more top science stories](/news/top/science/)
Health News
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March 5, 2025
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[Comprehensive Resource Describes Functions of More Than 20,000 Human Genes](/releases/2025/02/250226125234.htm)
Feb. 26, 2025 — A comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes has just been completed and released. Researchers used large-scale evolutionary modeling to integrate data on human genes with genetic data collected from other ...
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[A New Model Accurately Predicts the Movement of Elite Athletes to Catch the Ball in Parabolic Flight](/releases/2025/02/250225121825.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — How does a tennis player like Carlos Alcaraz decide where to run to return Novak Djokovic's ball by just looking at the ball's initial position? These behaviours, so common in elite athletes, are ...
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[Novel Bone Marrow Transplant Can Cure Sickle Cell Disease, Study Suggests](/releases/2025/02/250225121634.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — A bone marrow transplant process is safe and curative for adults with sickle cell disease, according to results of a trial completed at about 20 cancer ...
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[Narcissists More Likely to Feel Ostracized](/releases/2025/02/250220122625.htm)
Feb. 20, 2025 — Narcissists feel ostracized more frequently than their less self-absorbed peers, according to researchers. This may stem not only from being shunned due to their personalities but from a tendency to misinterpret ambiguous social signals as ...
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Latest Health Headlines
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[New Antibodies Show Potential to Defeat All SARS-CoV-2 Variants](/releases/2025/03/250305164351.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — A team has found two antibodies that can work together to neutralize the virus that causes COVID-19 in all its current known variations in a laboratory environment. More research is needed, but the approach shows promise in developing treatments to keep pace with evolving ...
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* [Virology](/news/plants_animals/viruses/)
* [COVID and SARS](/news/health_medicine/covid_and_sars/)
* [Viruses](/news/health_medicine/viruses/)
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[How to Trick the Body's Metabolism](/releases/2025/03/250303141253.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a new way in which the liver regulates its consumption of sugar and fat. This could potentially increase the effectiveness of weight-loss and diabetes ...
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* [Diet and Weight Loss](/news/health_medicine/diet_and_weight_loss/)
* [Obesity](/news/health_medicine/obesity/)
* [Fitness](/news/health_medicine/fitness/)
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[Researchers Debunk Common Belief That Women Get Better Muscles by Timing Their Workouts to Their Menstrual Cycles](/releases/2025/03/250303141152.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — New research from kinesiologists is challenging the internet belief that timing resistance training to specific phases of the menstrual cycle boosts the body's ability to build muscle and ...
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* [Fitness](/news/health_medicine/fitness/)
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* [Women's Health](/news/health_medicine/women's_health/)
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[Prenatal Maternal Stressors Linked to Higher Blood Pressure During First Year After Birth, Study Shows](/releases/2025/03/250304203823.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Psychosocial stress during pregnancy could lead to higher blood pressure during the first year postpartum according to new ...
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* [Pregnancy and Childbirth](/news/health_medicine/pregnancy_and_childbirth/)
* [Hypertension](/news/health_medicine/hypertension/)
* [Teen Health](/news/health_medicine/teen_health/)
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[Creativity Boosts Standardized Literacy and Numeracy Test Scores: Australia](/releases/2025/03/250304235147.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — A groundbreaking study shows that creativity plays an essential role in academic success, suggesting that students who think outside the box are more likely to excel in literacy and numeracy ...
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* [K-12 Education](/news/mind_brain/k-12_education/)
* [Creativity](/news/mind_brain/creativity/)
* [Literacy](/news/mind_brain/literacy/)
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[New Research Shows Impact of Anxiety and Apathy on Decision-Making](/releases/2025/03/250304143349.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — New research has uncovered that anxiety and apathy -- two common but distinct emotional states -- lead to fundamentally different patterns in how people learn and make ...
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* [Psychiatry](/news/mind_brain/psychiatry/)
* [Anxiety](/news/mind_brain/anxiety/)
* [Disorders and Syndromes](/news/mind_brain/disorders_and_syndromes/)
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[How the Brain Distinguishes Between Pain and Itch](/releases/2025/03/250304114050.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — A research team has uncovered the neural mechanisms underlying the processing of pain and itch in the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). This study provides new insights into how the brain distinguishes between these two distinct sensory ...
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* [Pain Control](/news/health_medicine/pain_control/)
* [Nervous System](/news/health_medicine/nervous_system/)
* [Brain Injury](/news/mind_brain/brain_injury/)
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[Nearly 4 of 10 Americans Report Sports-Related Mistreatment](/releases/2025/03/250304113814.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Nearly 40% of adult Americans say they've experienced some type of sport-related mistreatment in their lives, a new study shows. Mistreatment ranged from psychological and emotional to physical and sexual. But most people who reported mistreatment experienced more than one kind, the research ...
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* [Sports](/news/science_society/sports/)
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* [Sports Medicine](/news/health_medicine/sports_medicine/)
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[My Compliments to the Chef: Researcher Studies Robots in the Kitchen](/releases/2025/03/250305164620.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — Walking into your favorite restaurant and seeing a robot chef in the kitchen may seem far-fetched, but new research suggests that bots could be a solution to persistent labor shortages in the ...
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* [Robotics](/news/computers_math/robotics/)
* [Robotics Research](/news/matter_energy/robotics/)
* [Artificial Intelligence](/news/computers_math/artificial_intelligence/)
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[School Absence Patterns Could ID Children With Chronic GI Disorders, Research Suggests](/releases/2025/03/250304113811.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Children who frequently miss school because of abdominal complaints are far more likely to be suffering from chronic disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome than diseases that can be detected with medical tests, new research has ...
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* [Children's Health](/news/health_medicine/children's_health/)
* [Gastrointestinal Problems](/news/health_medicine/gastrointestinal_problems/)
* [Attention Deficit Disorder](/news/health_medicine/add_and_adhd/)
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[Strong Link Between Western Diet During Pregnancy and ADHD](/releases/2025/03/250303141648.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — New research reveals that a mother's diet during pregnancy -- characterized by a Western dietary pattern high in fat and sugar and low in fresh ingredients -- may increase the risk of neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD and autism in children. Researchers see potential for targeted dietary interventions during pregnancy to reduce this ...
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* [Nutrition](/news/health_medicine/nutrition/)
* [Diet and Weight Loss](/news/health_medicine/diet_and_weight_loss/)
* [Cholesterol](/news/health_medicine/cholesterol/)
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[Researchers Uncover Blood Metabolites That May Influence Early Childhood Development](/releases/2025/02/250228114021.htm)
Feb. 28, 2025 — Researchers have identified small molecules in the blood that may impact early childhood development, showing how dietary exposures, early life experiences, and gut health can influence a child's growth and cognitive ...
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* [Children's Health](/news/health_medicine/children's_health/)
* [Child Development](/news/mind_brain/child_development/)
* [Intelligence](/news/mind_brain/intelligence/)
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* ### [Health & Medicine](/news/health_medicine/)
* [New Antibodies Defeat All SARS-CoV-2 Variants](/releases/2025/03/250305164351.htm)
* [How to Trick the Body's Metabolism](/releases/2025/03/250303141253.htm)
* [Womens Workouts Good Any Time of the Month](/releases/2025/03/250303141152.htm)
* [Prenatal Maternal Stressors and Blood Pressure](/releases/2025/03/250304203823.htm)
* ### [Mind & Brain](/news/mind_brain/)
* [Essential Role of Creativity in Academic Success](/releases/2025/03/250304235147.htm)
* [Impact of Anxiety and Apathy On Decision-Making](/releases/2025/03/250304143349.htm)
* [How the Brain Knows Itch from Pain](/releases/2025/03/250304114050.htm)
* [4/10 Report Sports-Related Mistreatment](/releases/2025/03/250304113814.htm)
* ### [Living Well](/news/living_well/)
* [Robots in the Kitchen](/releases/2025/03/250305164620.htm)
* [Chronic GI Disorders in Kids: Sick Days](/releases/2025/03/250304113811.htm)
* [Western Diet During Pregnancy and ADHD](/releases/2025/03/250303141648.htm)
* [Child Development and Blood Metabolites](/releases/2025/02/250228114021.htm)
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[more top health stories](/news/top/health/)
Physical/Tech News
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March 5, 2025
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[From Scraps to Sips: Everyday Biomass Produces Drinking Water from Thin Air](/releases/2025/02/250225121530.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — Discarded food scraps, stray branches, seashells and many other natural materials are key ingredients in a system that can pull drinkable water out of thin air developed by ...
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[Scientists Design Battery That Runs on Atomic Waste](/releases/2025/02/250225121528.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers have developed a battery that can convert nuclear energy into electricity via light emission, a study ...
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[Materials Incorporated Into Quantum Qubit Platform](/releases/2025/02/250225121643.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — Researchers detail advances in the measurement of quantum devices that will be needed to realize a topological quantum computer. In an announcement, the team describes the operation of a device that is a necessary building block for a topological ...
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[A Springtail-Like Jumping Robot](/releases/2025/02/250226142549.htm)
Feb. 26, 2025 — Springtails, small bugs often found crawling through leaf litter and garden soil, are expert jumpers. Inspired by these hopping hexapods, roboticists have made a walking, jumping robot that pushes the boundaries of what small robots can do. The ...
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Latest Physical/Tech Headlines
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[Neural Network Deciphers Gravitational Waves from Merging Neutron Stars in a Second](/releases/2025/03/250305134808.htm)
Mar. 5, 2025 — Binary neutron star mergers emit gravitational waves followed by light. To fully exploit these observations and avoid missing key signals, speed is crucial. An interdisciplinary team of researchers presents a novel machine learning method that can analyze gravitational waves emitted by neutron star collisions almost instantaneously -- even before ...
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* [Black Holes](/news/space_time/black_holes/)
* [Albert Einstein](/news/matter_energy/albert_einstein/)
* [Stars](/news/space_time/stars/)
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[Cold Atoms on a Chip](/releases/2025/03/250304203832.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers are working to move cold atom quantum experiments and applications from the laboratory tabletop to chip-based ...
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* [Physics](/news/matter_energy/physics/)
* [Optics](/news/matter_energy/nature_of_light/)
* [Quantum Computers](/news/computers_math/quantum_computers/)
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[Study Shines Headlights on Consumer Driverless Vehicle Safety Deficiencies](/releases/2025/03/250304143529.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have demonstrated that multicolored stickers applied to stop or speed limit signs on the roadside can 'confuse' self-driving vehicles, causing unpredictable and possibly hazardous ...
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* [Vehicles](/news/matter_energy/vehicles/)
* [Automotive and Transportation](/news/matter_energy/automotive_and_transportation/)
* [Transportation Science](/news/matter_energy/transportation_science/)
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[Using Computer Science to Save the Bees](/releases/2025/03/250304143401.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have created a system to help beekeepers monitor and analyze the health of their beehives and take corrective actions to prevent colony collapse -- when a majority of the worker bees abandon the colony and its queen. Beehives use thermoregulation to ensure the hive temperature stays between 33 and 36 degrees Celsius, about 91 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit. For example, bees might cluster ...
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* [Computer Science](/news/computers_math/computer_science/)
* [Computer Modeling](/news/computers_math/computer_modeling/)
* [Information Technology](/news/computers_math/information_technology/)
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[Beyond Our Solar System: Scientists Identify a New Exoplanet Candidate](/releases/2025/03/250304212337.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — The discovery of new exoplanets can help scientists understand how planets form and ...
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* [Extrasolar Planets](/news/space_time/extrasolar_planets/)
* [Astronomy](/news/space_time/astronomy/)
* [Kuiper Belt](/news/space_time/kuiper_belt/)
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[Designing a Satellite to Hunt Small Space Debris](/releases/2025/02/250227165357.htm)
Feb. 27, 2025 — Scientists are designing a satellite and instruments capable of detecting space debris as small as 1 centimeter, less than one-half inch. Debris that small, which cannot currently be detected from the ground, can damage satellites and other spacecraft in low-Earth ...
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* [Asteroids, Comets and Meteors](/news/space_time/asteroids,_comets_and_meteors/)
* [Satellites](/news/space_time/satellites/)
* [Space Probes](/news/space_time/space_probes/)
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[How Do the Universe's Highest-Energy Particles Originate? Magnetic Outflows Stemming from Star Mergers, Analysis Concludes](/releases/2025/02/250228214821.htm)
Feb. 28, 2025 — Physicists provide a viable and testable explanation for how UHECRs are ...
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* [Cosmology](/news/space_time/cosmology/)
* [Astrophysics](/news/space_time/astrophysics/)
* [Black Holes](/news/space_time/black_holes/)
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[NASA's Hubble Provides Bird's-Eye View of Andromeda Galaxy's Ecosystem](/releases/2025/02/250227124837.htm)
Feb. 27, 2025 — Located 2.5 million light-years away, the majestic Andromeda galaxy appears to the naked eye as a faint, spindle-shaped object roughly the angular size of the full Moon. What backyard observers don't see is a swarm of nearly three dozen small satellite galaxies circling the Andromeda galaxy, like bees around a ...
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* [Galaxies](/news/space_time/galaxies/)
* [Astrophysics](/news/space_time/astrophysics/)
* [Astronomy](/news/space_time/astronomy/)
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[New Computer Vision System Can Guide Specialty Crops Monitoring](/releases/2025/03/250304164416.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Soilless growing systems inside greenhouses, known as controlled environment agriculture, promise to advance the year-round production of high-quality specialty crops, according to an interdisciplinary research team. But to be competitive and sustainable, this advanced farming method will require the development and implementation of precision agriculture techniques. To meet that demand, the team ...
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* [Endangered Plants](/news/plants_animals/endangered_plants/)
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[Foundation AI Model Predicts Postoperative Risks from Clinical Notes](/releases/2025/03/250304143352.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — A team unveils a versatile large language model to enhance perioperative ...
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* [Computer Modeling](/news/computers_math/computer_modeling/)
* [Today's Healthcare](/news/health_medicine/today's_healthcare/)
* [Personalized Medicine](/news/health_medicine/personalized_medicine/)
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[Researcher Compares AI, Human Evaluators in Swine Medicine](/releases/2025/03/250304143346.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — A research team is studying whether artificial intelligence (AI) could play a supportive role in the evaluation of respiratory disease in ...
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* [Veterinary Medicine](/news/plants_animals/veterinary_medicine/)
* [Agriculture and Food](/news/plants_animals/agriculture_and_food/)
* [Behavioral Science](/news/plants_animals/behavior/)
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[Researchers Unveil Neuromorphic Exposure Control System to Improve Machine Vision in Extreme Lighting Environments](/releases/2025/03/250304114333.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — A research team has recently developed a groundbreaking neuromorphic exposure control (NEC) system that revolutionizes machine vision under extreme lighting variations. This biologically inspired system mimics human peripheral vision to achieve unprecedented speed and robustness in dynamic perception ...
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* [Artificial Intelligence](/news/computers_math/artificial_intelligence/)
* [Optics](/news/matter_energy/nature_of_light/)
* [Engineering](/news/matter_energy/engineering/)
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* ### [Matter & Energy](/news/matter_energy/)
* [Gravitational Waves or Merging Neutron Stars?](/releases/2025/03/250305134808.htm)
* [Cold Atoms On a Chip](/releases/2025/03/250304203832.htm)
* [Stickers On Stop Signs Confuse Self-Driving Cars](/releases/2025/03/250304143529.htm)
* [Using Computer Science to Save the Bees](/releases/2025/03/250304143401.htm)
* ### [Space & Time](/news/space_time/)
* [New Exoplanet](/releases/2025/03/250304212337.htm)
* [Satellite to Hunt Small Space Debris](/releases/2025/02/250227165357.htm)
* [How Highest-Energy Particles Originate](/releases/2025/02/250228214821.htm)
* [Andromeda Galaxy's 'Ecosystem'](/releases/2025/02/250227124837.htm)
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[Drone Captures Narwhals Using Their Tusks to Explore, Forage and Play](/releases/2025/02/250228113950.htm)
Feb. 28, 2025 — Using drones, 17 distinct behaviors of narwhals were captured in the wild. Findings reveal complex behaviors of the Arctic's iconic whale never seen before. This highly gregarious whale uses its tusk to investigate, manipulate and influence the ...
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[Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve](/releases/2025/02/250225201229.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — New research has revealed how massive ancient glaciers acted like giant bulldozers, reshaping Earth's surface and paving the way for complex life to flourish. By chemically analyzing crystals in ancient rocks, the researchers discovered that as ...
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[Animals as Architects of Earth: First Global Study Reveals Their Surprising Impact](/releases/2025/02/250217160330.htm)
Feb. 17, 2025 — Animals are not just inhabitants of the natural world -- they are its architects. A new study has revealed how hundreds of species shape the landscapes we depend on, from vast termite mounds visible ...
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[New Process Gets Common Rocks to Trap Carbon Rapidly, Cheaply](/releases/2025/02/250219111358.htm)
Feb. 19, 2025 — Scientists have discovered how to turn common minerals into materials that spontaneously remove and store carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. In the lab, the materials pull CO2 from the air thousands of times faster than occurs with natural rock ...
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[Study Reveals How Rising Temperatures Could Lead to Population Crashes](/releases/2025/03/250304203829.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species' population, shedding new light on how global warming threatens natural ecosystems. The study revealed that rising temperatures exacerbate competition within populations, ultimately leading to population crashes at higher temperatures. It offers one of the first clear experimental confirmations that ...
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[Iron Oxides Act as Natural Catalysts to Unlock Phosphorus to Fuel Plant Growth](/releases/2025/03/250304164422.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers report iron oxides can drive the same conversion at comparable rates as enzymes. The study adds yet another missing piece to nature's mysterious phosphorus cycle that can be used to fuel plant ...
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[Bad Bitterness Made Better for Everyone: Global Taste Differences in the Flavor of Medicines](/releases/2025/03/250304164408.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Scientists examined the bitterness intensity of five medicines and two bitter modifiers in 338 adults of European descent and recent US and Canadian immigrants from Asia, South Asia, and Africa. Bitterness ratings differed by ancestry for two of the five drugs and the effectiveness of some modifiers. They also found genetic variants that explain ...
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[Breakthrough With Biofuel: How Alcohol Damages Microbes That Produce It](/releases/2025/03/250304143358.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers achieved a breakthrough in understanding the vulnerability of microbes to the alcohols they produce during fermentation of plant ...
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[Giant Clone of Seaweed in the Baltic Sea](/releases/2025/03/250304114321.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — Researchers have discovered that what was previously thought to be a unique seaweed species of bladderwrack for the Baltic Sea is in fact a giant clone of common bladderwrack, perhaps the world's largest clone overall. The discovery has implications for predicting the future of seaweed in a changing ...
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[1,400 Species Found in Guts of Asian Hornets](/releases/2025/03/250304114045.htm)
Mar. 4, 2025 — A study of Asian hornets has found about 1,400 different species in their ...
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[Sea Otters Help Kelp Forests Recover -- But How Fast Depends on Where They Are](/releases/2025/03/250303191309.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — New modeling method helped researchers understand why kelp forests returned more slowly in Southern California than in British ...
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[Studying the Evolutionary History of Continent-Sized Regions in the Deep Mantle](/releases/2025/02/250228114015.htm)
Feb. 28, 2025 — Scientists have revealed that two continent-size regions in Earth's deep mantle have distinctive histories and resulting chemical composition, in contrast to the common assumption they are the ...
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[When Birds Lose the Ability to Fly, Their Bodies Change Faster Than Their Feathers](/releases/2025/02/250227124850.htm)
Feb. 27, 2025 — Researchers examined dozens of bird species in museum collections looking for differences in the feathers and bodies between birds that can fly and birds that can't. They found that when birds evolve from a flying ancestor to a new flightless form, the birds' bodies, including the ratio of their wings and tails, change before the feathers do. ...
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['Fluorescent Phoenix' Discovered With Persistence Rivaling Marie Curie's](/releases/2025/02/250226213159.htm)
Feb. 26, 2025 — A research team has successfully developed a super-photostable organic dye after two years of dedicated research demonstrating perseverance akin to that of Marie Curie, who painstakingly extracted just 0.1 grams of radium from eight tons of ore to earn her Nobel ...
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[Researchers Make Recommendations for Promoting Sustainable Development in Mangrove Forest Areas](/releases/2025/02/250226163251.htm)
Feb. 26, 2025 — Although preventing all the consequences of climate change is now impossible, we can adopt policies to mitigate its impact. In a set of policy recommendations, researchers examine the development of sustainable livelihoods in the Sundarbans, a coastal region of India and Bangladesh that is vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. The ...
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[Earliest Evidence for Humans in Rainforests](/releases/2025/02/250226125244.htm)
Feb. 26, 2025 — Researchers discovered evidence for human habitation of rainforests 150,000 years ago. This pushes back the oldest known evidence of humans in rainforests by more than double the previously known ...
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* [Rising Temps Could Lead to Population Crashes](/releases/2025/03/250304203829.htm)
* [Iron Oxides Release Phosphorus, Help Plants](/releases/2025/03/250304164422.htm)
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* [Breakthrough With Biofuel](/releases/2025/03/250304143358.htm)
* ### [Earth & Climate](/news/earth_climate/)
* [Giant Clone of Seaweed in the Baltic Sea](/releases/2025/03/250304114321.htm)
* [1,400 Species Found in Guts of Asian Hornets](/releases/2025/03/250304114045.htm)
* [Sea Otters Help Kelp Forests Recover](/releases/2025/03/250303191309.htm)
* [Distinctive Histories of Deep Mantle Regions](/releases/2025/02/250228114015.htm)
* ### [Fossils & Ruins](/news/fossils_ruins/)
* [When Birds Lose the Ability to Fly](/releases/2025/02/250227124850.htm)
* ['Fluorescent Phoenix'](/releases/2025/02/250226213159.htm)
* [Mangrove Forest Areas](/releases/2025/02/250226163251.htm)
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[Tigers in the Neighborhood: How India Makes Room for Both Tigers and People](/releases/2025/01/250131194532.htm)
Jan. 31, 2025 — In India, tigers haven't just survived they're making a comeback. Despite a growing population and increasing pressure on their habitats, the number of wild tigers is rising. The reason? According to a new study, it's a combination of ecological ...
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[Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centred on Women](/releases/2025/01/250115124453.htm)
Jan. 15, 2025 — A groundbreaking study finds evidence that land was inherited through the female line in Iron Age Britain, with husbands moving to live with their wife's community. This is believed to be the first time such a system has been documented in European ...
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[Atop the Oregon Cascades, Team Finds a Huge Buried Aquifer](/releases/2025/01/250113161106.htm)
Jan. 13, 2025 — Scientists have mapped the amount of water stored beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades and found an aquifer many times larger than previously estimated -- at least 81 cubic kilometers. The finding has implications for ...
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[Air Pollution in India Linked to Millions of Deaths](/releases/2024/12/241211190055.htm)
Dec. 11, 2024 — A new study shows that long-term exposure to air pollution contributes to millions of deaths in India. The research emphasizes the need for stricter air quality regulations in the ...
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[Who Gets the Lion's Share? Ecologists Highlight Disparities in Global Biodiversity Conservation Funding](/releases/2025/03/250303215428.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — The extensive loss of biodiversity represents one of the major crises of our time, threatening not only entire ecosystems but also our current and future livelihoods. As scientists realize the magnitude and scale of ongoing extinctions, it is vital to ascertain the resources available for conservation and whether funds are being effectively ...
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[Research Indicates Effects of PTSD on Body Vary by Culture](/releases/2025/02/250228113558.htm)
Feb. 28, 2025 — Anthropologists, social scientists and veterans are analyze the relationship between the hormones cortisol and testosterone and PTSD in a non-industrialized ...
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[Researchers Unravel Menopause Timing, Shedding Light on Ovarian Aging and Fertility](/releases/2025/02/250225121540.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — The research team has developed a theoretical framework that quantitatively predicts menopause timing. By analyzing how ovarian follicles transition through different stages, the researchers' model explains why menopause occurs and sheds light on individual variability and cross-population differences. These insights could improve fertility ...
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[Lifestyle Choices During Pregnancy Can Impact Child's Motor Development Up to the Age of 5-6 Years](/releases/2025/02/250225122011.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — A healthy diet in early pregnancy supports the child's motor development at the age of 5-6 years. Higher maternal body fat mass, on the other hand, has an adverse effect on the child's motor ...
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[Teaching Kids How to Become Better Citizens](/releases/2025/03/250303141653.htm)
Mar. 3, 2025 — In our polarized society, a new study offers hope for the future: Even young children can learn to discuss and argue about meaningful problems in a respectful and productive way. Researchers found success in a social studies curriculum for fourth graders based on teaching what they called 'civic ...
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[How Many Languages Can You Learn at the Same Time? -- Ghanaian Babies Grow Up Speaking Two to Six Languages](/releases/2025/02/250228113955.htm)
Feb. 28, 2025 — Africa is a multilingual continent and many adults speak several languages fluently. An empirical study by a psycholinguist now shows that the roots of this multilingualism can be found in infancy: In Ghana, most babies grow up multilingually, with most of them coming into contact with two to six languages and just as many regular speakers of each ...
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[We Need a New Definition of Dyslexia, Research Says](/releases/2025/02/250225121817.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — A new definition of dyslexia is needed to more accurately describe the learning disorder and give those struggling with dyslexia the specific support they require, says new ...
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[Associative Learning: Primary School Children Outperform All Other Age Groups](/releases/2025/02/250227125513.htm)
Feb. 27, 2025 — The ability to make the connection between an event and its consequences -- experts use the term associative learning -- is a crucial skill for adapting to the environment. It has a huge impact on our mental health. A study shows that children of primary school age demonstrate the highest learning performance in this area. The results pave the way ...
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[Researchers Develop Efficient Lithium Extraction Method, Setting Stage for Sustainable EV Battery Supply Chains](/releases/2025/02/250228214818.htm)
Feb. 28, 2025 — In the race to meet the growing global demand for lithium -- a critical component in batteries for electric vehicles -- a team of researchers has developed a breakthrough lithium extraction method that could reshape the industry. In their study, the researchers demonstrated near-perfect lithium selectivity by repurposing solid-state electrolytes ...
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[Rising Wages Drive Innovation in Automation Technology](/releases/2025/02/250225122139.htm)
Feb. 25, 2025 — Labor market policies shape firms' innovation dynamics. A new study shows for the first time that higher minimum wages for low-skill jobs drive firms to develop automation technologies. Rising wages for high-skill labor, in contrast, can hamper this ...
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[Socially Dominant Individuals Are More Confident but Not Necessarily More Competent](/releases/2025/02/250219110057.htm)
Feb. 19, 2025 — Research has found that people who strive for dominance, whether in personal or professional life, are more confident in their decision-making but are no more accurate in their choices than those of a lower social ...
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[Another Way Longer Paternity Leaves Help New Parents](/releases/2025/02/250220122623.htm)
Feb. 20, 2025 — A longer paternity leave after the birth of a child can improve the co-parenting relationship between moms and dads in a key way, a new study finds. Researchers found that mothers were less likely to discourage fathers' involvement in parenting if the dads had taken more time off after their child was ...
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* [Teaching Kids How to Become Better Citizens](/releases/2025/03/250303141653.htm)
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