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AI system TongGeometry generates and solves olympiad-level geometry problems
The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a prestigious competition featuring talented high school students from around the world, in which competitors solve complicated mathematical problems. Geometry problems from ...
Silenced no more: Why U.S. online reviews turned longer and more negative
For years, consumers have quietly edited themselves online. A harsh review softened. A detail left out. A complaint never posted at all. New research shows that when the legal threat behind that silence disappears, the internet ...
Economics & Business
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Massive ceramics haul from a 14th-century shipwreck reveals Singapore's trading past
Singapore was a thriving trading hub hundreds of years before popular narratives depicted it as a quiet fishing village, according to a study of the cargo of a centuries-old shipwreck. Sometime during the middle of the 14th ...
State censorship shapes how Chinese chatbots respond to sensitive political topics, study suggests
Chinese chatbots may be censored by the state, according to a study published in PNAS Nexus. China has a robust program of censorship and all China-originating LLMs must be approved by the Chinese government before release.
Political science
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From cells to companies: Study shows how diversity scales within complex systems
A mystery novel, a history book, and a fantasy epic may have little in common in plot or style. But count the words inside them and a strange regularity appears: many new words show up early, then fewer and fewer as the author ...
Mathematics
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Navigation apps can help level the playing field for ride-hail drivers
Technology is making the ride-hail industry more accessible than ever, according to new research published in the Strategic Management Journal. The study, conducted by academics at the National University of Singapore (NUS), ...
Economics & Business
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Q&A: What is Lunar New Year?
The new moon on Feb. 17 marks the start of the Lunar New Year, a celebration originating in China that today is celebrated around the world. According to the Chinese zodiac, 2026 is the year of the Fire Horse, symbolizing ...
Other
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Extra school roles can boost teachers' job satisfaction when balanced within existing hours, easing teacher shortages
Teacher retention remains a significant concern in Australia, with stress, burnout, and job dissatisfaction being major contributors to educators leaving the profession.
Economics & Business
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Is social media addictive? How it keeps you clicking and the harms it can cause
For years, big tech companies have placed the burden of managing screen time squarely on individuals and parents, operating on the assumption that capturing human attention is fair game.
Social Sciences
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Preserving fading history in the Florida Keys
As sea level rise pushes saltwater farther into the Florida Keys, it is not only roads and neighborhoods that are at risk; it is also the record of the region's earliest human history. For University of Miami archaeologist ...
Archaeology
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Play reduces stress and lifts well-being—and adults benefit as much as children do
Somewhere along the way to adulthood, time to play fades away. We tend to trade silliness and imagination for seriousness and busyness.
Social Sciences
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New research calls for 'heat literacy' in Australia
James Cook University (JCU) research argues Australians urgently need better education about heat to prepare for longer, hotter and more dangerous heat waves driven by climate change.
Education
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Ban or guide? Teens say parents and schools should listen, not restrict
There is much debate about the role of social media in young people's lives. But what do adolescents themselves think about it? In any case, they feel they are not being listened to enough, according to a new study by Radboud ...
Social Sciences
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Family matters: How growing up together molds us
When psychologist Darby Saxbe began studying how parenthood shapes the brain, she made a seismic discovery that upended a long-held assumption: that only mothers undergo major biological shifts after a child's birth. Her ...
Social Sciences
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Isotopes reveal how social status shaped diet in medieval England
Isotope analysis reveals that social status and wealth had a profound impact on diet in medieval England, showing that people from different social groups in medieval Cambridge ate markedly different food. The research, carried ...
Archaeology
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Songs and stories highlight role of saints in community-building
"My Name is Oswald," a new song cycle telling the stories of St Oswald of Northumbria, premiered in a performance in the King's Chapel on 12 February. Based on research by Dr. Johanna Dale, Visiting Fellow in the Department ...
Archaeology
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3D scanning and shape analysis help archaeologists connect objects across space and time to recover their lost histories
Today the world of Egyptology faces a silent crisis—not of looting, although that plays a part, but of disconnection. Walk into any major museum, from Copenhagen to California, and you see glass cases filled with what could ...
Archaeology
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The peer review system is breaking down. Here's how we can fix it
Scientific publishing relies on peer review as the mechanism that maintains trust in what we publish. When we read a journal article, we assume experts have rigorously scrutinized it before publication. This crucial system ...
Other
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Incentive program for teachers yields long-term student gains
A teacher-incentive program in South Carolina has led to striking long-term benefits for students, including lower rates of felony arrest and reduced reliance on government assistance in early adulthood, according to a new ...
Economics & Business
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New national study reveals 'mixed legacy' of pandemic on early childhood development
New research led by Professor Claudine Bowyer-Crane has uncovered a complex picture of how COVID-19 reshaped the lives of young learners in England. The ICICLES study was initiated while Professor Bower-Crane was at the National ...
Education
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