Over the past 5,000 years, East Africa has dried out. Now, new research finds that this change may be making the continent pull apart faster.
Faults in the East African Rift Zone have sped up since the levels of large lakes have dropped,…
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Babies who attend daycare share ‘good’ germs, too
January 25, 2026
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Babies who attend daycare share ‘good’ germs, too
Socializing at a young age helps to develop greater diversity in children’s microbiomes, according to an analysis of baby-to-baby transmission…
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ADHD medication use rises sharply across Europe, driven by growth among adults
The use of medications for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has increased substantially across Europe over the past decade, with the steepest rises seen among adults—particularly women—according to a large population-based…
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Quote of the Day by Stephen Hawking: ‘I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by…’
Stephen Hawking On God: The 1 Line That Still Divides Scientists
“I believe the universe is governed by the laws of science. The laws may have been decreed by God, but God does not intervene to break the laws.”— Stephen Hawking
Stephen…
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Your WhatsApp voice notes could help screen for early signs of depression
It is becoming increasingly clear that the mundane habits of our daily lives – like sending a quick voice note to a friend – might soon hold the key to understanding our mental health. According to fascinating new research published on…
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Alachua County's bystander CPR rates save lives, study finds
Two minutes into cardiac arrest—when the heart stops pumping and blood ceases to flow to the body’s organs—brain cells begin to die. It only takes another five minutes for irreversible neurological damage to occur.
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Transforming hydrogen energy by glattening granular catalysts into nanosheets
Researchers have developed a new catalyst architecture that dramatically reduces the amount of expensive precious metals required while simultaneously improving hydrogen production and fuel-cell performance.
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LEGO Crocs debut at Paris Fashion Week
The LEGO Group has teamed up with Crocs to produce a series of novelty giant LEGO Brick-themed clogs. The deal is for a multi-year collaboration with the product being debuted at the Paris Fashion Week by artist Tommy Cash.
Styled to resemble…
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Study links gambling addiction to altered brain networks for self-control and reward
A new doctoral dissertation shows that gambling disorder is linked to brain networks involved in self-control and brain reward functions. By combining several brain imaging methods, the research provides new biological insight into the disorder…
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No One Is Quite Sure Why Ice Is Slippery
They intuited that molecules near the surface behave differently from those deep within the ice. Ice is a crystal, which means each water molecule is locked into a periodic lattice. However, at the surface, the water molecules have fewer…
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