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1Jan. 11, 2026 — A new study warns that war in Gaza has pushed children to the edge, leaving many too hungry, weak, or traumatized to learn. Education has nearly collapsed, with years of schooling lost to conflict, ...
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5May 21, 2026 — Many people avoid learning a new language because they remember stressful grammar lessons or fear making mistakes. But language experts say communication, culture, and connection matter far more than ...
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9Dec. 20, 2025 — Getting ahead financially is mainly about what you earn at work, not what you make from investments. Researchers found that promotions, skills, and better jobs drive most upward income movement. But ...
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13Sep. 7, 2025 — Artificial intelligence is reshaping law, ethics, and society at a speed that threatens fundamental human dignity. Dr. Maria Randazzo of Charles Darwin University warns that current regulation fails ...
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17July 24, 2025 — AI-generated videos are becoming dangerously convincing and UC Riverside researchers have teamed up with Google to fight back. Their new system, UNITE, can detect deepfakes even when faces ...
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21July 18, 2025 — In a groundbreaking UK first, eight healthy babies have been born using an IVF technique that includes DNA from three people-two parents and a female donor. The process, known as pronuclear ...
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25July 14, 2025 — A massive spike in young children accidentally ingesting nicotine pouches has alarmed poison control researchers, with a 763% rise reported between 2020 and 2023. Unlike other nicotine products, ...
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29July 9, 2025 — Long-tailed macaques given short videos were glued to scenes of fighting-especially when the combatants were monkeys they knew-mirroring the human draw to drama and familiar faces. Low-ranking ...
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33June 26, 2025 — Poachers are using a sneaky loophole to bypass the international ivory trade ban-by passing off illegal elephant ivory as legal mammoth ivory. Since the two types look deceptively similar, law ...
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37June 22, 2025 — AI is revolutionizing the job landscape, prompting nations worldwide to prepare their workforces for dramatic changes. A University of Georgia study evaluated 50 countries' national AI strategies ...
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41Aug. 26, 2025 — Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of pain and disability, but routine X-rays often do more harm than good. New research shows that being shown an X-ray can increase anxiety, make people fear ...
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45June 11, 2025 — California s solar energy boom is often hailed as a green success story but a new study reveals a murkier reality beneath the sunlit panels. Researchers uncover seven distinct forms of corruption ...
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49June 3, 2025 — Australia can reach net-zero emissions and still protect its natural treasures but only if everyone works together. New research from Princeton and The University of Queensland shows that the country ...
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53June 2, 2025 — Flooding in coastal communities is happening far more often than previously thought, according to a new study. The study also found major flaws with the widely used approach of using marine water ...
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57May 30, 2025 — To achieve the European Green Deal's goal of 25% organic agriculture by 2030, researchers argue that new genomic techniques (NGTs) should be allowed without pre-market authorization in organic ...
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61May 29, 2025 — Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only ...
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65May 28, 2025 — Close to five million smuggled seahorses worth an estimated CAD$29 million were seized by authorities over a 10-year span, according to a new study that warns the scale of the trade is far larger ...
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69Sep. 15, 2025 — A groundbreaking project is piecing together Leonardo da Vinci's genetic profile by tracing his lineage across 21 generations and comparing DNA from living descendants with remains in a Da Vinci ...
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73May 21, 2025 — AI-driven "sentiment maps" built from geotagged Instagram posts reveal how city dwellers actually feel in specific locations. By pairing emotional signals with Google Street View imagery, ...
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77May 20, 2025 — The study explores how social influences, particularly peer pressure, impact substance use -- and misuse -- among young adults. A confidential online survey on alcohol use was given to 524 students ...
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81### Sunday, January 11, 2026
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83- [War Has Pushed Gaza's Children to the Brink - "like the Living Dead"](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/01/260111214447.htm)
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85### Thursday, May 21, 2026
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87- [Think You're Bad at Languages? Experts Say These 5 Myths Are to Blame](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/05/260521072412.htm)
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89### Saturday, December 20, 2025
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91- [The Real Reason Incomes Rise and Why They Drop](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/12/251219093312.htm)
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93### Sunday, September 7, 2025
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95- [AI Has No Idea What It's Doing, but It's Threatening Us All](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250907172635.htm)
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97### Thursday, July 24, 2025
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99- [Google's Deepfake Hunter Sees What You Can't-even in Videos Without Faces](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250724232412.htm)
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101### Friday, July 18, 2025
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103- [Three-Person DNA IVF Stops Inherited Disease-eight Healthy Babies Born in UK First](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250718031218.htm)
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105### Monday, July 14, 2025
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107- [Deadly Disguise: How Candy-Like Nicotine Pouches Caused a 763% Spike in Child Poisonings](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250714014133.htm)
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109### Wednesday, July 9, 2025
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111- [Why Monkeys-and Humans-can't Look Away from Social Conflict](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/07/250709091653.htm)
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113### Thursday, June 26, 2025
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115- [New Test Unmasks Illegal Elephant Ivory Disguised as Mammoth](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250625232033.htm)
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117### Sunday, June 22, 2025
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119- [Half of Today's Jobs Could vanish-Here's How Smart Countries Are Future-Proofing Workers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250622030429.htm)
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121### Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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123- [The Surprising Reason X-Rays Can Push Arthritis Patients Toward Surgery](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/08/250826081915.htm)
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125### Wednesday, June 11, 2025
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127- [Clean Energy, Dirty Secrets: Inside the Corruption Plaguing California's Solar Market](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250611083736.htm)
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129### Tuesday, June 3, 2025
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131- [Collaboration Can Unlock Australia's Energy Transition Without Sacrificing Natural Capital](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250603172908.htm)
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133### Monday, June 2, 2025
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135- [Coastal Flooding More Frequent Than Previously Thought](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/06/250602155338.htm)
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137### Friday, May 30, 2025
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139- [The EU Should Allow Gene Editing to Make Organic Farming More Sustainable, Researchers Say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250530123818.htm)
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141### Thursday, May 29, 2025
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143- [A Cheap and Easy Potential Solution for Lowering Carbon Emissions in Maritime Shipping](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250529124114.htm)
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145### Wednesday, May 28, 2025
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147- [Nearly Five Million Seized Seahorses Just 'tip of the Iceberg' In Global Wildlife Smuggling](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250528132240.htm)
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149### Monday, September 15, 2025
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151- [Scientists Are Closing in on Leonardo Da Vinci's DNA](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250915085344.htm)
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153### Wednesday, May 21, 2025
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155- [How to Use AI to Listen to the 'heartbeat' Of a City](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250521124621.htm)
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157### Tuesday, May 20, 2025
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159- [Thinking Peers Drink More Drives Risky Behavior](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250520183846.htm)
160- [Landmark Report Reveals Key Challenges Facing Adolescents](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250520183839.htm)
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162### Monday, May 19, 2025
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164- [Investment Risk for Energy Infrastructure Construction Is Highest for Nuclear Power Plants, Lowest for Solar](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250519204507.htm)
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166### Wednesday, May 14, 2025
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168- [Tech Meets Tornado Recovery](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250514175419.htm)
169- [How We Think About Protecting Data](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250514164318.htm)
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171### Tuesday, May 13, 2025
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173- [Recognition from Colleagues Helps Employees Cope With Bad Work Experiences](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250513225804.htm)
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175### Wednesday, May 7, 2025
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177- [Social Media Platform Tailoring Could Support More Fulfilling Use, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507200752.htm)
178- [Warming Climate Making Fine Particulate Matter from Wildfires More Deadly and Expensive](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507141127.htm)
179- [Is Virtual-Only Couture the New Clothing Craze?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/05/250507130506.htm)
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181### Thursday, April 24, 2025
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183- [Could Seismic Signals from Earthquakes Mask the Signals of an Underground Explosion?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250424121148.htm)
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185### Monday, April 21, 2025
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187- [What If Mother Earth Could Sue for Mistreatment?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421163219.htm)
188- [Coastal Management Model Plays the Long Game Against the Rising Tides](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162820.htm)
189- [How Safe Is the Air to Breathe? 50 Million People in the US Do Not Know](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162612.htm)
190- [Should Farm Fields Be Used for Crops or Solar? Or Both](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250421162610.htm)
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192### Friday, April 11, 2025
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194- [Police Officers Face Twice the Risk of Traumatic Brain Injuries and PTSD, Survey Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250411110035.htm)
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196### Thursday, April 10, 2025
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198- [Caspian Sea Decline Threatens Endangered Seals, Coastal Communities and Industry](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250410130755.htm)
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200### Wednesday, April 9, 2025
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202- [Multi-Virus Wastewater Surveillance Shows Promise at Smaller, Site-Specific Scales](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409154634.htm)
203- [Decarbonization Improves Energy Security for Most Countries](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250409115055.htm)
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205### Wednesday, April 2, 2025
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207- [Speed Cameras Take Six Months to Change Driver Behavior, Effects Vary by Neighborhood](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250402181306.htm)
208- [Existing International Law Can Help Secure Peace and Security in Outer Space](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250402135729.htm)
209- [When It Comes to Obesity-Related Cancers, Where You Shop for Food Matters](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/04/250402122443.htm)
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211### Thursday, March 27, 2025
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213- [Renting Clothes for Sustainable Fashion -- Niche Markets Work Best](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250327141732.htm)
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215### Wednesday, March 26, 2025
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217- [Is Your Job Making You Happy? Insights from Job Satisfaction Data](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250326122938.htm)
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219### Tuesday, March 25, 2025
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221- [Delaying the Net Zero Transition Could Impose Significant Economic Costs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250325115247.htm)
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223### Monday, March 24, 2025
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225- [Stock Market Performance Enhanced Through Integrated Reporting](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250317164105.htm)
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227### Wednesday, March 12, 2025
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229- [New Research Explores Mental Health Costs of Emotional Labor at Work](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/03/250312145740.htm)
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231### Thursday, February 27, 2025
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233- [Sometimes, When Competitors Collaborate, Everybody Wins](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250227125926.htm)
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235### Monday, February 24, 2025
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237- [Underlying Rules of Evolutionary Urban Systems in Africa](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250224112046.htm)
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239### Friday, February 21, 2025
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241- [Impacts of Workplace Bullying on Sleep Can Be 'contagious' Between Partners](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250221125811.htm)
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243### Thursday, February 20, 2025
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245- [Rooftop Panels, EV Chargers, and Smart Thermostats Could Chip in to Boost Power Grid Resilience](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250220164402.htm)
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247### Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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249- [Advances in AI Can Help Prepare the World for the Next Pandemic, Global Group of Scientists Find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250219111408.htm)
250- ['Loot Box' Virtual Rewards Associated With Gambling and Video Game Addiction](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250219111302.htm)
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252### Tuesday, February 18, 2025
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254- [Avoiding the Workplace Mediocrity Trap](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250218145922.htm)
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256### Thursday, February 13, 2025
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258- [Restoring Wildlife Habitats in Wealthy Nations Could Drive Extinctions in Species-Rich Regions, Experts Warn](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250213143405.htm)
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260### Tuesday, February 11, 2025
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262- [Is the Metaverse a New Frontier for Human-Centric Manufacturing?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250211134913.htm)
263- [Study Takes a 'bite' Out of Shark Depredation Using Citizen Science](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250211134451.htm)
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265### Monday, February 10, 2025
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267- [California's Marine Protected Areas Boost Fish Populations Across the State](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250210231817.htm)
268- [New Study on Drug Checking: Trend Warnings and Alerts](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250210133122.htm)
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270### Friday, February 7, 2025
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272- [Brain Waves Measure the Effect of Anti-Alcohol Campaigns](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250207122452.htm)
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274### Thursday, February 6, 2025
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276- ['Marine Prosperity Areas' Represent a New Hope in Conservation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250206113725.htm)
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278### Wednesday, February 5, 2025
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280- [Wealth Is Strong Predictor of Prosocial Behavior Around the World, Study Suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250205131428.htm)
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282### Tuesday, February 4, 2025
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284- [Coal Emissions Cost India Millions in Crop Damages](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250204173806.htm)
285- [Reforms Urged to Improve Global Wildlife Trade Regulation](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250204132420.htm)
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287### Monday, February 3, 2025
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289- [Building a Circular Future: Study Reveals Key Organizational Capabilities for Sustainability](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/02/250203142156.htm)
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291### Thursday, January 30, 2025
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293- [Optimism Can Boost Saving, Especially for Lower-Income Individuals](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250130135651.htm)
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295### Thursday, January 23, 2025
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297- [UMaine-Led Team Develops More Holistic Way to Monitor Lobster Industry](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250123002157.htm)
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299### Tuesday, January 21, 2025
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301- [Recommendations for Studying the Impact of AI on Young People's Mental Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250121210522.htm)
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303### Thursday, January 16, 2025
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305- [Nine in Ten Afghans Struggle With Diminished Quality of Life, Study Shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250116161341.htm)
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307### Wednesday, January 15, 2025
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309- [Calls to Curb Invasive Species Spread Via Untreated Water Transfer](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115125044.htm)
310- [Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115124900.htm)
311- [Ancient Genomes Reveal an Iron Age Society Centred on Women](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250115124453.htm)
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313### Monday, January 13, 2025
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315- [To Mitigate Impact of Wildfires on Communities' Water, Report Fills Gaps in Guidance to Public Drinking Water System Staff](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250113161129.htm)
316- [Changes in Opioid Use Outcomes After Passage of Medical Marijuana Laws](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250113134146.htm)
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318### Thursday, January 9, 2025
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320- [Is There Really a Mid-Career Crisis? Job Satisfaction Follows a U-Shaped Curve Only Among Highly Skilled Workers, According to New Study](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109141225.htm)
321- [A Sustainable Development Goal for Space?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109125512.htm)
322- [Nearly 30,000 Wild Species Identified in US Trade Data](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250109130030.htm)
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324### Wednesday, January 8, 2025
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326- [Synthetic Chemicals and Chemical Products Require a New Regulatory and Legal Approach to Safeguard Children's Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250108173146.htm)
327- [Mediterranean Sharks Continue to Decline Despite Conservation Progress](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250108144326.htm)
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329### Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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331- [Study Reveals Rising Interest in Permanent Contraception After Roe V. Wade Was Overturned](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250106195654.htm)
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333### Friday, January 3, 2025
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335- [Modeling Tool Affirms Critical Role of Testing in Pandemic Response](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250103124923.htm)
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337### Thursday, January 2, 2025
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339- [Expanding the Agenda for More Just Genomics](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162327.htm)
340- [Addressing Gender Issues Strengthens Peace Agreements](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250102162303.htm)
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342### Thursday, December 26, 2024
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344- [11 To 12-Year-Olds Use Smartphones Mainly to Talk to Family and Friends](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241226153850.htm)
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346### Tuesday, December 17, 2024
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348- [Young English Speakers Are Most Comfortable With Digital Health](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241217130817.htm)
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350### Monday, December 16, 2024
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352- [The Psychological Implications of Big Brother's Gaze](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241216214642.htm)
353- [Long COVID's Effects on Employment: Financial Distress, Fear of Judgment](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241216165310.htm)
354- [Staying Sharp: Study Explores How Brain Changes May Affect Financial Skills](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241216165130.htm)
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356### Wednesday, December 11, 2024
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358- [Adoption of AI Calls for New Kind of Communication Competence from Sales Managers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241211125050.htm)
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360### Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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362- [Better Environmental Performance Boosts Profits and Cuts Costs](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241210163404.htm)
363- [Work Satisfaction, Pay Are Worse for Those Who Stutter, Study Finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241210142042.htm)
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365### Monday, December 9, 2024
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367- [Finding the Weak Points: New Method to Prevent Train Delay Cascades](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241209122939.htm)
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369### Friday, December 6, 2024
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371- [Emoji Use May Depend on Emotional Intelligence and Attachment Style](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204145024.htm)
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373### Thursday, December 5, 2024
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375- [Cardiovascular Disease Symptoms Surprisingly High in Young Refugees](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241205142631.htm)
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377### Wednesday, December 4, 2024
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379- [AI Helps Researchers Dig Through Old Maps to Find Lost Oil and Gas Wells](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204114023.htm)
380- [Owning a Home in the US Linked to Longer Life](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241204114018.htm)
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382### Monday, December 2, 2024
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384- [Cosmetic Dermatology in the Digital Age](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241202124512.htm)
385- [Digital Twins of the Earth Is a Misleading Term as Computer Models Are Always a Simplified Representation of Reality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241202124031.htm)
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387### Friday, November 29, 2024
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389- [Strategies for Safe and Equitable Access to Water: A Catalyst for Global Peace and Security](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241129120936.htm)
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391### Tuesday, November 26, 2024
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393- [Recovery of Testing for Heart Disease Risk Factors Post-COVID Remains Patchy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241126145326.htm)
394- [Two-Way Water Transfers Can Ensure Reliability, Save Money for Urban and Agricultural Users During Drought in Western U.S.](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241126145323.htm)
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396### Monday, November 25, 2024
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398- [Managing Forests With Smart Technologies](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241125145635.htm)