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10,231 stories stored from the last six months.
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Half a century of orgullo: Honoring 50 years of El Centro (opens the original)
For 50 years, El Centro has been more than a place for students to gather at Colorado State University. It has been a home away from home, a source of support and a community where generations of students have found belonging.
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Itinerary: Minister Dabrusin and Secretary of State (Nature) Provost to attend COP17 (opens the original)
The Honourable Julie Dabrusin, Minister of the Environment, Climate Change and Nature, and the Honourable Nathalie Provost, Secretary of State (Nature), will attend the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP17) in Yerevan, Armenia
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New platform launches to support the next generation of brain research (opens the original)
A new research platform has launched at Swansea University to help neurological research programmes manage complex data, establish secure research environments and create valuable data resources that can support future research.
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Children who eat more ultra-processed foods show stronger brain responses to appetizing foods (opens the original)
Stronger brain responses to food images, which occurred in a brain region linked to reward and motivation, were associated with greater increases in body fat, USC researchers found.
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The State Statistics Service of Ukraine and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv Sign Cooperation Agreement (opens the original)
On 23 October 2026, the State Statistics Service of Ukraine and Ivan Franko National University of Lviv signed a cooperation agreement aimed at advancing statistical education, conducting joint research and training specialists for the modern official statistics system. The agreement
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Conspiracy beliefs in Europe – a comparison of eight countries (opens the original)
Country studies by the Europe Horizon consortium TaCT-FoRSED show that strong democratic institutions do not automatically protect against conspiracy beliefs.
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Maine media feature UMaine, state research on understaffing in Maine fire departments (opens the original)
News Center Maine, The Portland Press Herald, WMTW News 8, WABI 5, Maine Public and the Bangor Daily News reported on a study that Alexander Rezk and Dominic Piacentini, researchers
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Maine media report on study showing baby lobster decline foreshadows broader population losses (opens the original)
News Center Maine, Fox Bangor, WABI 5 and WGME 13, interviewed Robert Jarrett II, recent University of Maine doctoral graduate, on his research which showed that a steep drop in
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The World interviews Glover on drug decriminalization in Portugal (opens the original)
The World interviewed Rob Glover, an associate professor of political science and honors at the University of Maine, on the 25th anniversary of Portugal’s landmark decision to decriminalize the possession
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Dual fellow accomplishes a first for Sandia (opens the original)
Rekha Rao thrives on solving complex scientific problems.
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How El Niño could push up your mortgage and grocery bills
A Pacific climate event has far reaching effects.
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As flood risk rises, some communities question the idea of resilience
People are increasingly urged to become resilient to flooding. Yet many question whether this shifts responsibility from institutions to residents.
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Moths in art history: centuries of creativity reveal the beauty of a misunderstood insect
Moths are much less weird and way more wonderful than most people think.
- The Open University
- United Kingdom
- Agricultural and Biological Sciences
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
Picture: Smarthistory/flickr, CC BY
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Diagnostic uncertainty: why losing a diagnosis can be as difficult as receiving one
Being told you don’t have a serious disease is not always a relief. Research explains why: diagnoses shape how people experience and make sense of their suffering.
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Is Fasting Healthy? (opens the original)
Five researchers from RWTH Aachen University will present their discoveries in an engaging and accessible format at Berlin Science Week. Among them is Naresh Ganesh, whose work focuses on the effects of fasting on human health.
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Coventry University historian reveals true stories behind werewolves, demons and Frankenstein's monster in new documentary (opens the original)
A Coventry University historian will lift the lid on the real stories behind mythical creatures including werewolves and demons on a new National Geographic documentary.
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Finding the Wright Path (opens the original)
After returning to college at 46, Monica Sewell found a clear roadmap to her degrees through Wright State’s Wright Path Program — and now she’s helping other transfer students find their way.
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European first prostate cancer treatment (opens the original)
t.costerton Fri, 23/10/2026 - 13:25 Pilots and trials of new therapies are vital in improving the care we can give our patients. As a world-leading research organisation, Guy’s and St Thomas’ helps thousands of patients access cutting edge treatments through these schemes…
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Scientists aim to give lung cells a memory of how to fight viruses
Researchers are working on an off-the-shelf vaccine that trains natural killer cells to guard the nose and lungs against flu, COVID and RSV.
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The Jackdaw gasfield passed the legal test for North Sea drilling – Rosebank will find it much harder
A landmark 2024 Supreme Court ruling forced ministers to account for emissions from burning fossil fuels.
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