Most magnets have two poles: north and south, or positive and negative, in a familiar arrangement called a "dipole." But researchers are increasingly uncovering more complex forms of magnetism.
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A new national study co-authored by UW–Madison School of Education professor Mindi Thompson, who directs the university's Center for Research on College‑Workforce Transitions (CCWT), offers evidence that paid internships ...
Economics & Business
Sep 30, 2026
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A wayward shark has become an unlikely celebrity in South Korea, drawing massive crowds, earning plaudits from the local mayor and even moving the stock market.
Ecology
Sep 30, 2026
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In the highlands of Papua New Guinea, crops have been killed by drought and frost. Severe frosts have destroyed food crops such as taro, sweet potatoes, bananas and sugarcane, leaving some local communities scrambling for ...
Agriculture
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A study published in the journal Royal Society Open Science by researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows that when food becomes scarce, male pigeons spend more time incubating eggs, allowing females additional ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2026
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As a deadly fungal disease ravages wild frog populations around the globe, scientists have identified potential locations in Panama where amphibians might persist despite the disease, according to new research from the Smithsonian's ...
Plants & Animals
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When ChatGPT arrived at the end of 2022, universities scrambled to determine whether generative AI was good enough to pass assessments and make it easy for students to cheat.
Education
Sep 30, 2026
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In the world of aquatic life, the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) is remarkably tolerant of saltwater, surviving in habitats ranging from fresh water to hypersaline ponds three times saltier than the ocean.
Ecology
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"Between the lines"—that's how we describe unspoken messages that the actual text may omit but that are conveyed, for example, through word choice or tone of voice. A research team led by the Max Planck Institute for Empirical ...
Social Sciences
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As the weather starts to warm in Australia, people are beginning to look ahead to the wildfire season.
Environment
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