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BeReal: The attention war on social media

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Study links abortion access to women's economic outcomes
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People with fewer resources seen as less trustworthy across cultures, research shows
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Financial anxiety leads to unnecessary Christmas shopping, say researchers
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Research shows gender, nationality enhance rivalry perceptions
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Gender inequality ingrained in global climate negotiations, say researchers
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Research shows stress about personal finances may make leaders abusive in workplace
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African voices in ink: Researcher uncovers letters from Igbo people
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What Strictly Come Dancing can teach us about how (and how not) to give feedback
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Great Britain lags behind Europe on restricting gambling marketing, new research shows
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Researcher: The just energy transition ignores labor outside the formal economy. So is it just?
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Respecting children's philosophical wisdom
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In your face: our acceptance of facial recognition technology depends on who is doing it—and where
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Kindness in academic workplaces tied to stronger institutional identity and well-being
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Systematic study of policy experiences can increase public support for new policies
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Treating bullying as everyone's problem reduces incidence in primary schools
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How prisons fall short in protecting the incarcerated from climate disasters
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Why the 'Housing First' approach has struggled to fulfill its promise of ending homelessness
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Friends act as family surrogates for unmarried African Americans
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Leading up to the election, Trump voters trusted friends and family over traditional media, survey finds
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Abortion did not play as big a role in the US election as many anticipated. What might happen on this issue now?

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Meteorite contains evidence of liquid water on Mars 742 million years ago
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Ocean warming and acidification threaten key ocean plankton groups, study warns
Biotechnology
Metagenomic profiling method with enhanced precision uses fewer computing resources
General Physics
Scientists identify flaw in astrophysics models of massive stars and supernovae
Archaeology
12,000-year old stones may be very early evidence of wheel-like technology
Earth Sciences
Colorado River basins could face tipping point, drought study warns
Superconductivity
Experiment supports existence of a new type of superconductor
General Physics
CMS develops new AI algorithm to detect anomalies at the Large Hadron Collider
Astronomy
Discovery of three galactic 'red monsters' in early universe challenges current models of galaxy formation
Astronomy
Swift Observatory studies a pair of gas-churning monster black holes
Molecular & Computational biology
Barley pangenome study reveals diversity can arise after domestication
Evolution
Fossil teeth suggest a long childhood is the prelude to the evolution of a large brain
Quantum Physics
Researchers demonstrate universal control of a quantum dot-based system with four singlet-triplet qubits
Earth Sciences
Nitrate levels in soils suggest extreme weather from climate change speeds up groundwater pollution
Environment
Data suggest when it comes to corporate climate action, a single policy isn't enough
Earth Sciences
Climate scientists argue that 1000-year sequestration strategies must be used to meet climate goals
Quantum Physics
How 'clean' does a quantum computing test facility need to be?
Cell & Microbiology
Squishy microgels in granular biomaterials confine and direct cell behavior
Biochemistry
Simple model system can break down fibrils to investigate drugs for neurodegenerative diseases
Environment
Can we live on our planet without destroying it? Researcher investigates planetary boundaries

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