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Chinese software that produces ready-to-publish research papers in under two hours threatens peer-review system
Scientific papers are a researcher's most valuable currency, and a paper published in a respected journal can represent several years of work. After noting a surge in citations of her work, statistician Andrea Riebler discovered a vendor in China selling a tool that enables…
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New avocado cultivation methods not environmentally costly
A University of Queensland study has disproved the assumption that laboratory-based propagation of avocado carries an intrinsic environmental cost. The study led by researchers from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation with industry partners provides the…
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National study pinpoints states with steepest warming trends since 1980
Global warming, the observed increase in Earth's average global surface temperature since preindustrial times (1850–1900), currently stands at around 1.63 degrees Celsius. While this number is expected to continue to rise, local temperatures will not go up uniformly around the…
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A smart window grows a silver shield to keep sunlight's heat out
A window can admit welcome daylight but also let in unwanted heat, taxing air conditioning systems. Darkening the glass helps control glare, but the absorption of sunlight warms it. An ideal window would block more incoming heat while also letting trapped heat escape.
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Q&A: Hey AI, who should I vote for this year?
People are peppering artificial intelligence chatbots every day with questions, but when it comes to politics and the looming 2026 U.S. midterm elections, what role are AI platforms playing? Could an AI chatbot sway a voter to switch parties or reexamine their political beliefs?
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The desire to be remembered may be linked to better mental health
Most people, at some point, wonder what will remain of them after they are gone. Will their family remember them? Will something they created, taught or contributed continue to matter? A new study suggests that this deeply human desire may be connected to mental health.…
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Retirement does not make older Australians more lonely
Are older Australians lonelier once they retire from work? New Monash University–led research suggests that hanging up their work boots makes no measurable difference to loneliness.
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Kangaroo Island honey's chemical fingerprint tells story of Black Summer fires
Honey from Kangaroo Island's protected honeybees has been chemically characterized for the first time, giving local beekeepers scientific backing for the purity and provenance of one of Australia's most distinctive honeys.
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Ultrathin kagome material opens a route to study unusual quantum states
How atoms are arranged inside materials can influence the behavior of electrons and the resulting electronic states. Kagome lattices, repeating arrangements of atoms forming triangles that share corners (with hexagonal spaces between them), have been linked with the emergence of…
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Clearer environmental benefits could encourage green EV insurance purchases
For many customers, choosing an electric vehicle (EV) is an environmentally conscious choice. But sustainability doesn't end at the showroom. It also extends to the choices people make while owning and operating their vehicles. For an EV, this can mean making informed choices…
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Children can fear snakes and still love nature, new study finds
Vanessa Woods' latest research didn't begin in a laboratory or during fieldwork. It began at home, with her own children.
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Virtual tourism could get more realistic: Model builds panoramas
Researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model to generate realistic panoramic images for virtual tourism. The work has potential applications in cultural heritage preservation and destination marketing, the team suggests. Details are reported in the…
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Dust-shrouded Milky Way star cluster may be nearly as old as the universe
Astronomers have determined that VVV CL001, a metal-poor globular cluster near the center of the Milky Way, is about 13.4 billion years old, making it one of the oldest known star clusters in our galaxy. The cluster lies behind thick clouds of interstellar dust, which made its…
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Enzyme found to have surprising role in earliest infant gut microbiome development
Microbiologists have found that an enzyme not normally associated with microbial activities in the human gut has a role in how some bacteria access key nutrients in breast milk.
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Global sexual health: Why communal knowledge about pleasure and well-being matters
For decades, discussions and decisions about access to contraception, abortion, maternal health care, HIV prevention and treatment, comprehensive sexuality education, gender equity and protection from sexual violence have largely flowed in one direction: from the Global North to…
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Climate change is killing the plants of Uluṟu‑Kata Tjuṯa: Aṉangu traditional owners are concerned
When we hear that climate change is damaging natural environments, it conjures images of rising seas eroding coastlines, or heat waves bleaching the Great Barrier Reef. But what about deserts?
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Collective human metabolism produces 2 billion metric tons of CO₂ a year, global study estimates
A University of Bath–led study has estimated that the carbon dioxide produced by humans as our bodies turn food into energy rose by 74% between 1985 and 2015, reaching 2.05 billion metric tons a year. Researchers say the findings could help scientists better understand where…
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Mars dust may be less abrasive than lunar dust, spacesuit samples suggest
Tucked away among its sensors, cameras and navigation tools, NASA's Mars rover Perseverance is wearing small swatches of spacesuit material. A rover doesn't need a spacesuit, but the swatches—each less than a square inch (6.5 square centimeters) in size—serve an important…
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New restrictions kick in as Delhi battles pollution
Authorities in New Delhi stepped up anti-pollution measures on Sunday, including higher parking fees and work-from-home orders, seeking to curb toxic smog in one of the world's most polluted capitals.
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'Air-con nation' Singapore eyes alternatives to cool down
Long dubbed an "air-conditioned nation," Singapore is experimenting with cooling alternatives from chilled beams to "passive displacement" to curb its thirst for energy-guzzling air conditioning.