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New dwarf planet candidate discovered by NSF–DOE Rubin Observatory (opens the original)
NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory has found a large object that scientists have identified as a possible dwarf planet. A preliminary data analysis shows that the object is orbiting in the outer reaches of the solar system beyond Pluto and may be one
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UNI sets students up for success as physical therapists (opens the original)
flandaaa Tue, 10/27/2026 - 13:27 Leadership opportunities, supportive faculty members and undergraduate research are helping University of Northern Iowa seniors Alyssa Niemeier and Derek Hoerner prepare for careers dedicated to helping patients. Both students…
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CMU Researchers Develop Method for Customizable, Targeted Drug Delivery (opens the original)
Cells naturally send tiny packages to one another to share information. Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University have developed a simple, low-cost way to turn those packages into drug carriers that can deliver treatments directly to cancer cells, potentially improving effectiveness while reducing side effects.
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Earwax is both slippery and sticky – this weird combo might lead to safer insect repellents
Earwax’s unusual physical properties help it repel insects in the lab. Is this a job it evolved to do in animal ears?
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USU Social Scientists Among Authors of Great Salt Lake Report Highlighting Growing Risks (opens the original)
LOGAN, Utah — Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, faces an uncertain future as its water levels reach record lows. Researchers from the multi-university Great Salt Lake Social Sciences Network based at Utah State University have released the “2026 Report on the State of Great…
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NASA’s Neo Surveyor Sunshade (opens the original)
A technician inspects the large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission in this image released on Oct. 26, 2026. The sunshade structure, which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base, will keep the infrared space telescope cool as it searches for near-Earth asteroids and
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Winners Without a Trophy: How ART Tank Gives Students a Lasting Place on Campus (opens the original)
Students who participated in Stony Brook’s ART Tank competition last November found placed for their work even without taking the prize home. The post Winners Without a Trophy: How ART Tank Gives Students a Lasting Place on Campus first appeared on SBU News.
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AI’s Power Demands Steadiness, Not Panic (opens the original)
Generative models and agentic AI are powerful tools that can cause harm through misuse, errors, and inadequate safeguards. Addressing those risks, however, does not require assuming that AI will decide to go off the rails on its own, become conscious, or, like the smarter member of "Pinky & the Brain," develop a…
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2508 TÜBİTAK – Slovenya Araştırma ve Yenilik Ajansı (ARIS) İkili İş Birliği Programı 2026 Yılı Çağrısı Açıldı (opens the original)
2508 TÜBİTAK – Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS) Bilateral Cooperation Programme 2026 Call is Open for Application utku.cetin Tue, 10/27/2026 - 20:47 Within the framework of cooperation between TÜBİTAK and the Slovenian Research and Innovation Agency (ARIS), the 2026 call for joint research projects is…
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Finding opportunity, purpose and home at UCCS (opens the original)
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Physical Education and Health (opens the original)
beamd2 Tue, 10/27/2026 - 10:16 What is Physical Education and Health? This degree leads to dual certification for teaching physical education and health education in grades P-12 in Washington State. Physical education is a curriculum intended to develop skillful, knowledgeable, and…
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How AI can deepen our understanding of what it means to be human (opens the original)
Xiaosheng Huang is a professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics at Santa Clara University. He uses artificial intelligence to investigate dark matter, dark energy, and the expansion of the universe. Through his research, Huang seeks to connect our understanding of the universe with the spiritual…
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An early-warning system for child health in West Africa (opens the original)
Researchers created a system to predict birthweights in food-stressed West Africa, using climate and socioeconomic data
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UIS Medical Student Takes First Place in Oral Presentation at National and International Conference on Aging (opens the original)
The research, conducted by members of the Anesthesiology Research Group (SINAN), won first place in the oral presentation category at the 22nd Congress of the UNAB 2026 School of Health Sciences and the 12th International Congress, whose central theme was “New Ways of Understanding and Experiencing Aging.” Academic…
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When it comes to democratic backsliding, our federalist system is a two-way street (opens the original)
Political scientist Michael Dichio discusses framework he developed for identifying circumstances where federalism undermines and where it sustains democracy.
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How Canada has made Athabasca a sacrifice zone for resource extraction
The proposed Pacific Link pipeline follows a long history of resource extraction that has had devastating impacts on Indigenous communities and the environment.
Picture: (George Black)
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Indonesia’s El Niño-driven peat fires are choking the region – and releasing centuries of stored carbon
An intense drought is the match. Decades of deforestation and peat draining provide the fuel.
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Making mental health care humane (opens the original)
Hollie Berrigan argues that humane mental health care depends on organisations that can contain the fear and distress staff carry.
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Bütünleşik Algılama ve Haberleşme Kış Okulu 2026 Yılı Başvuruları Başladı (opens the original)
Integrated Sensing and Communication Winter School 2026 is Open for Application utku.cetin Tue, 10/27/2026 - 19:45 Applications are now open for the 2026 Integrated Sensing and Communication Winter School, organized by the TÜBİTAK Research Institute of Fundamental Sciences (TBAE). TÜBİTAK Research Institute of…
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Institute for Energy Efficiency invests in energy-efficient AI, data centers and quantum technologies (opens the original)
Five projects have received seed funding from the UCSB-based institute, supporting early-stage research in these important areas
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