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Saturday Citations: Epiphanies and brain states; a baffling skull find; achieving well-being in old age

September 27, 2025

This week, researchers identified a key driver of pancreatic cancer spread. Oral bacteria were linked to Parkinson’s disease via the gut-brain axis. And scientists are advising California legislators to prepare for destructive “supershear” earthquakes. Plus: […]

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‘Beast mode’ to ‘teraflop’: 10 words from the Merriam-Webster dictionary update

September 26, 2025

Merriam-Webster on Thursday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions—and some usage examples of our own.This article is […]

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Journal retracts study linking apple cider vinegar to weight loss

September 24, 2025

An influential study claiming that drinking a small amount of apple cider vinegar every day helps people lose weight was retracted on Wednesday after an investigation found it contained multiple errors.This article is brought to […]

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Museum or sheikh? World’s second largest diamond awaits home

September 22, 2025

The world’s second largest diamond could soon find a new home in a museum or a sheikh’s collection—but first needs to be properly evaluated, the Belgian firm holding it told AFP Monday.This article is brought […]

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Famous IVF memoir had hidden ghostwriter who spun breakthrough into emotional quest, archives reveal

September 22, 2025

Previously unseen documents show how a poet performed a major ghostwriting job on the autobiography of the two British pioneers behind the world’s first “test-tube baby,” so that the book used emotional storytelling to aid […]

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Saturday Citations: Exercise weight loss explained; chimpanzees like alcohol; auditing quantum computers

September 20, 2025

This week, researchers reported evidence of a cosmic impact at classic Clovis archaeological sites. Biologists in Texas discovered a rare hybrid bird, the offspring of a blue jay and a green jay. And a study […]

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Painting stripes on cows to lizards’ pizza pick: Ig Nobel winners

September 20, 2025

Painting zebra stripes on cows to fend off flies, lizards’ favorite pizza toppings and how booze helps you speak another language: these were some of the winners at the Ig Nobel prizes, which celebrate the […]

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Does painting cows with stripes prevent fly bites? Researchers who studied this wins Ig Nobel prize

September 19, 2025

A team of researchers from Japan wondered if painting cows with zebra-like stripes would prevent flies from biting them. Another group from Africa and Europe pondered the types of pizza lizards preferred to eat.This article […]

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New Picasso portrait unveiled at Paris auction house

September 18, 2025

A previously unknown portrait by Pablo Picasso of one of his lovers was revealed on Thursday after being put up for sale at auction in Paris with a reserve price of eight million euros ($9.5 […]

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Listen closely: Research suggests lie detection is more accurate when based solely on audio

September 17, 2025

A recent study by the University of Portsmouth has found that focusing on audio alone improves the performance of the interviewer during interviews, particularly in criminal investigations.This article is brought to you by this site.

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Economics & Business

Research shows that land can’t buy security for young Kenyans

How grassroots logistics networks fed New Yorkers during COVID-19 crisis

Historian traces transformation of US nursing homes into big business

Charts can be social artifacts that communicate more than just data

Who goes to the ballet? Education and social connections matter more than income, study finds

How land use policies can contribute to racial segregation in communities

Scenario-based method enables businesses to rank emissions-reduction strategies by cost and impact

Households’ hunt for better savings rates can deepen recessions, finds new study

Is your manager grumpy in the mornings? Poor sleep can lead to abusive and unethical behavior

The hidden impact of social media in the workplace

Technology

Anthropic inks multibillion-dollar deal with Google for AI chips

How to ensure youth, parents, educators and tech companies are on the same page on AI

There is little evidence AI chatbots are ‘bullying kids’—but this doesn’t mean these tools are safe

AI-guided drones use 3D printing to build structures in hard-to-reach places

AI-powered bots increase social media post engagement but do not boost overall user activity

Extent of AI-created content in American news and opinion pages revealed

Strength of gender biases in AI images varies across languages

AI bots could match scientist-level design problem solving

How attractive do AI voices sound?

AI teaches itself and outperforms human-designed algorithms

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