Why Low-Quality News Outperforms Across Social Media Platforms
Scandal sells, and on today’s networks it sells fast. A new peer-reviewed analysis finds lower-quality news domains circulating most intensely…
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When Happy Hour Hurts: The Hidden Costs of Work Invites
Happy hour is supposed to be easy. For some employees, an invite from colleagues feels like a small vote of…
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Can Chernobyl’s Black Fungi Turn Radiation Into Food?
In the shadow of Chernobyl’s ruined reactor, something black and stubborn has taken hold. Clinging to concrete and steel where…
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How fur-bearing mammals meet their vitamin D needs
Sunlight threads through forests, deserts, and oceans, touching creatures with skin, scales, and fur. Yet many of those animals are…
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What That Mysterious Beach Foam Really Means for You
The shoreline looks frosted, a wind-sculpted blanket of bubbles racing up the sand. It smells faintly briny, pops softly underfoot,…
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Older adults share more political misinformation
Older adults share more political misinformation than younger users, but not for the reasons many assume. New research suggests the…
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Foldable Stem Cell Patch Heals Hearts Without Open-Heart Surgery
A heart patch that folds like paper and slips through a tiny incision is offering a glimpse of a different…
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Inside Australia’s ‘Firehawks’ That Wield Flames to Hunt Prey
They are not mythical phoenixes, and they are not a social-media hoax. In Australia’s tropical savannas, several raptor species have…
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Sharper, Slower Slices Cut Onion Tears, Physics Study Finds
If slicing an onion reliably brings tears, your knife might be to blame. New research suggests that a sharper blade…
