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Scientists produce less disruptive research as they age, but their breakthroughs are more likely to last
Science often advances in small steps, with researchers gradually building on previous discoveries. But every now and then, a breakthrough comes along that challenges conventional thinking and changes the direction of a field.
Audit reveals suspected fabricated references across physics, chemistry, engineering and computing journals
Months after a Columbia University School of Nursing–led audit published in the Lancet reported thousands of fabricated citations in medical papers, the same research team has found the same problem in the physical sciences, ...
Education
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Victorian spiritualism capitalized on the desire to transcend death to create new ways of making money
Death has never entirely stopped the living from trying to continue a conversation with their loved ones.
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Ancestors all around—millions of dead people linger in Americans' memories
Halloween kicks off a series of religious and cultural festivals to honor the dead, including All Saints' Day, All Souls' Day and the Day of the Dead. But deceased loved ones don't disappear from people's social worlds once ...
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Both selfishness and generosity distort how we see our impact, but the selfish view is more contagious
People can sometimes make decisions that benefit them but are less advantageous for someone else. In these scenarios, they might convince themselves that their choice causes little harm to others or that an alternative would ...
Britain's 1972 school reform may have lowered dementia diagnoses half a century later
A new study provides perhaps the strongest evidence yet that education can help mitigate long-term dementia risk.
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Fractional calculus helps 1D model mimic correlations seen in 2D phase transitions
Phase transitions are strongly constrained by spatial dimension. In conventional one-dimensional systems with short-range interactions, thermal fluctuations generally prevent continuous degrees of freedom from maintaining ...
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Emotional content can improve how people process conversations
New in JNeurosci, Pyry Heikkinen and colleagues, from the University of Helsinki, explored how emotional meaning influences the way the human brain prioritizes information during naturally spoken conversations in a cocktail ...
Social Sciences
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World-famous or local legend? New study investigates global and local forms of collective memory and group identity
Napoleon Bonaparte and Bernardo O'Higgins: two 19th-century military leaders renowned to this day in their native countries of France and Chile. Yet, while Napoleon's name and exploits are known throughout the world, O'Higgins ...
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Solving an ancient cold case: Roman was brutally murdered
This 2,000-year-old cold case offered a wealth of information, Leiden archaeologists Carol van Driel-Murray and Mark Driessen explain. Few skeletons from the late Iron Age and early Roman era have been preserved, making this ...
Archaeology
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Greenwashing fears may drive up the cost of climate finance
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from industries such as steelmaking, chemicals and energy production requires enormous investment. Unlike conventional green bonds, which typically finance clearly defined environmentally ...
Economics & Business
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Suicide attempts, ideation spiked significantly among older U.S. adults after COVID-19 pandemic
New research from UCLA Health and UC San Diego Health found a significant spike in suicidal thoughts, planning and attempts among older U.S. adults in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Q&A: When it comes to democratic backsliding, our federalist system is a two-way street
As the 2026 midterm elections approach, the signs of democratic backsliding are everywhere across the U.S. political landscape. Troubling signs include the Trump administration's demand for state voter roll data and interference ...
Political science
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An American startup wants to sell sunlight after dark. Who gets a say?
A U.S. startup has booked two Indian rocket launches to test a planned service no company has sold before: sunlight at night.
Economics & Business
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Mapping the hidden global labor powering AI
Most people know by now that artificial intelligence powers much of the online world, sifting through social media posts, planning driving routes or helping to choose a movie to watch. But what goes largely unseen is the ...
Economics & Business
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Mindfulness in DNP education: Cultivating resilience and leadership in advanced practice
A new study demonstrates that embedding short, asynchronous mindfulness practices into Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) curricula effectively reduces stress, combats burnout, and builds essential leadership skills. The project ...
Education
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Brain stimulation temporarily changes perception of sexualized images of women
Applying mild electrical stimulation to the brain temporarily removed a perceptual bias linked to the sexual objectification of women, in the first study of its kind. The study is published in the journal Social Neuroscience.
Social Sciences
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Can we really predict the future? Over one million forecasts offer clues, not certainty
Can crowds of people trading on what they believe will happen collectively predict the future? A new Tel Aviv University study of more than 1 million forecasts suggests that they often come remarkably close. But when it comes ...
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Experienced teachers are quitting or reducing their hours—they're struggling to cope
Teacher shortages are affecting school systems in countries across the world. Governments have responded with initiatives to attract graduates into teaching. While much attention has focused on increasing supply, far less ...
Education
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Assessment tool helps schools look at students holistically
Researchers in the Neag School of Education are bringing a whole child screening assessment to a company that provides schools with a connected set of solutions that turn every student signal into timely, equitable, coordinated ...
Education
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