A joint international research team has challenged the traditional “pollution haven” hypothesis—which suggests that companies relocate production to countries with lax environmental regulations—by proposing a new strategy that companies…
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Study: The stricter a country's environmental regulations, the better electric cars sell
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Quantum networks bring new precision to dark matter searches
Detecting dark matter—the mysterious substance that holds galaxies together—is one of the greatest unsolved problems in physics. Although it cannot be seen or touched directly, scientists believe dark matter leaves weak signals that could be…
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Robotaxis keep riders safe, but what about their data?
A robotaxi pulls up to the curb in Los Angeles. The front seat is empty, no driver in sight. The customer slides into the back seat, and off the ride goes to a destination typed into the app, its cameras and sensors silently collecting where she…
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230-million-year-old dinosaur fossil unearthed in remote Argentina
A nearly complete skeleton of one of the world’s oldest dinosaur species has been unearthed in Argentina.
The discovery was made high in the Andes Mountains of northwestern Argentina, at a challenging altitude of 3,000 meters (9,842…
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This common liver supplement could boost cancer treatment success
Immunotherapy is a cancer treatment that harnesses the body’s own immune defenses to attack tumors. It has shown remarkable success against cancers of the lung, kidney, and bladder but has not worked as well for liver cancer. That gap is…
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Rocket Report: China launches with no advance warning; Europe’s drone ship
Welcome to Edition 8.15 of the Rocket Report! This year has been, at best, one of mixed results for SpaceX’s Starship program. There have been important steps forward, including the…
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Protein powders and shakes contain high amounts of lead, new report says – a pharmacologist explains the data
Powder and ready-to-drink protein sales have exploded, reaching over US$32 billion globally from 2024 to 2025. Increasingly, consumers are using these protein sources daily.
A new study by Consumer Reports, published on Oct. 14, 2025,…
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How new foreign worker visa fees might worsen doctor shortages in rural America
There are almost 1.1 million licensed physicians in the United States. That may sound like a lot, but the country has struggled for decades to train enough physicians to meet its needs – and, in particular, to provide care in rural and…
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Antioxidants help stave off a host of health problems – but figuring out how much you’re getting can be tricky
When it comes to describing what an antioxidant is, it’s all in the name: Antioxidants counter oxidants.
And that’s a good thing. Oxidants can damage the structure and function of the chemicals in your body critical to life – like…
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