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Digital media breaks can improve well-being

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What effect does it have on our well-being when we put our smartphones aside for a while or otherwise disconnect from digital media? Alicia Gilbert, a research associate at the Department of Communication at Johannes […]

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Detecting drought stress in trees from the air

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Increasing heat and drought are putting our forests under stress. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) have used drone imagery to investigate how native tree species are responding […]

Earth Sciences

Scientists plan deep-sea expedition to probe ‘dark oxygen’

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A team of scientists announced Tuesday they have developed new deep-sea landers specifically to test their contentious discovery that metallic rocks at the bottom of the ocean are producing “dark oxygen”.This post was originally published […]

Society & Politics

Political writing retains an important and complex role in the UK’s national conversation, new book shows

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Political published writing retains an “important and complex role” in the national conversation—despite huge social and technological changes this century, a new book shows.This post was originally published on this site

Lifestyle

Ancient Jordan mass grave reveals human impact of first known pandemic

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“A plague is upon us” may have been a common phrase in ancient Jordan, where countless people perished from a mysterious malady that would shape both a society and an era of civilization.This post was […]

Lifestyle

Global inequality in parks undercuts the ‘suburban dream,’ suggests research

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Huge inequality between inner-city and suburban parks across the world could be threatening well-being globally, suggests a study from King’s College London and Nokia Bell Labs.This post was originally published on this site

Earth Sciences

Cleaner ship fuel linked to reduced lightning in key shipping lanes

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Cuts in sulfur emissions from oceangoing vessels have been tied to a reduction in lightning stroke density along heavily trafficked shipping routes in the Bay of Bengal and the South China Sea, according to new […]

Earth Sciences

Previously unknown chemical pathway for air pollution particle formation uncovered

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An atmospheric scientist at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has helped uncover a previously unknown chemical pathway that plays a major role in the formation […]

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Seawater microbes offer new, non-invasive way to detect coral disease

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Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), in collaboration with the University of the Virgin Islands have discovered that microorganisms in seawater surrounding corals provide a powerful indicator of coral disease, potentially transforming how […]

Nature

Tracer reveals how environmental DNA moves through lakes and rivers

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Forensics experts gather DNA to understand who was present at a crime scene. But what if the crime occurred in the middle of a lake, where DNA could be carried far and wide by wind […]

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Top Stories

  • Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses, and a quiet form of deregulation

    In December 2025, the Trump administration accelerated the process of reclassifying marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act—a shift that would reduce restrictions and penalties associated with the drug.This post [...]
  • Pubs are far more valuable to society than the tax they pay

    English pubs will receive a 15% discount on their business rates from April this year. The government deal, which also applies to music venues, follows a backlash from landlords who were facing a steep increase [...]
  • Climate change is reshaping how companies do business

    Climate change is not only disrupting supply chains and asset values, it is also quietly reshaping companies’ choice of business partners. New research based on nearly two decades of data from thousands of US-listed firms [...]

Highlights

  • Why hospitality skills can help all businesses adapt to the AI revolution
  • Filing taxes for someone else? Here’s how to do it safely
  • Rescheduling marijuana would be a big tax break for legal cannabis businesses, and a quiet form of deregulation
WHAT’S NEW
  • Study reveals shrinking package sizes hide significant food inflation
  • AI bosses are creating a new problem for gig workers
  • Government funding for AI jobs did not produce more jobs, research finds
  • Review finds digital tools alone do not improve finances without motivation and agency
WHAT’S INTERESTING
  • How political leanings affect views on academic freedom: New research
  • Perceiving AI as a ‘job killer’ negatively influences attitudes towards democracy, study suggests
  • Social media ban for under-16s could ‘create a game of cat and mouse’ between platforms and users
  • Banal but brutal: Career anxiety as a driving force behind authoritarianism
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