**Bridges in North America Are in Worse Shape Than Anywhere Else on Earth** By Laurie Fickman, University of Houston - Published on 01 February 2026 A new study finds that bridges in North America and Africa face the highest risk of failure, and researchers suggest using satellite monitoring to help detect problems early and prevent collapses. A scientist at the University of Houston is helping identify the world’s most vulnerable bridges and pointing to ways they could be repaired before [...] Read more:

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Bridges in North America Are in Worse Shape Than Anywhere Else on Earth

A new study finds that bridges in North America and Africa face the highest risk of failure, and researchers suggest using satellite monitoring to ...

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**Are Meat Eaters Really More Likely To Live to 100 Than Non-Meat Eaters?** By Chloe Casey, Bournemouth University - Published on 01 February 2026 Among adults over 80, diet quality and maintaining a healthy weight matter more for longevity than whether meat is eaten. A recent study suggests that people who avoid meat may be less likely than meat eaters to live to 100. Before viewing this as a warning about plant-based diets, however, the results deserve a closer [...] Read more:

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Are Meat Eaters Really More Likely To Live to 100 Than Non-Meat Eaters?

Among adults over 80, diet quality and maintaining a healthy weight matter more for longevity than whether meat is eaten.

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**Is Sitting on a Public Toilet Seat Actually Dangerous? The Science Might Surprise You** By Lotti Tajouri, Bond University - Published on 01 February 2026 Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting. If you are a parent or live with a chronic condition that requires frequent or urgent bathroom trips, chances are you already know where the most usable public toilets are nearby. Still, situations [...] Read more:

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Is Sitting on a Public Toilet Seat Actually Dangerous? The Science Might Surprise You

Most germs in public toilets spread through hands and air rather than toilet seats, making hygiene far more important than avoiding sitting.

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**A Bizarre Platinum Spike in Greenland’s Ice May Rewrite a Famous Climate Mystery** By James Baldini, Durham University - Published on 01 February 2026 A long-debated platinum spike in Greenland ice is best explained by volcanic activity rather than a cosmic impact, reshaping ideas about what triggered the Younger Dryas cooling. An unusual platinum signal preserved in Greenland ice has puzzled scientists for over a decade. New evidence hints that volcanic activity, rather than an impact from space, may [...] Read more:

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A Bizarre Platinum Spike in Greenland’s Ice May Rewrite a Famous Climate Mystery

A long-debated platinum spike in Greenland ice is best explained by volcanic activity rather than a cosmic impact, reshaping ideas about what trigg...

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**The Ancient Towers That Inspired the Story of the Tower of Babel** By Eva Anagnostou-Laoutides, Macquarie University and Michael B. Charles, Southern Cross University - Published on 01 February 2026 Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thousands of years. A ziggurat (also spelled ziqqurat) was a raised structure with four sloping sides, shaped like a stepped pyramid. These monumental buildings were widespread in ancient Mesopotamia, roughly corresponding to modern-day Iraq, [...] Read more:

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The Ancient Towers That Inspired the Story of the Tower of Babel

Ziggurats were mudbrick temples designed to bridge heaven and earth, anchoring religion, power, and architecture in the ancient Near East for thous...

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**Earth’s Crust Is Breaking the Rules and Scientists Finally Know Why** By Stacey Plaisance, Tulane University - Published on 01 February 2026 A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents break apart. Researchers at Tulane University, working with an international group of scientists, have uncovered why some regions of Earth’s crust remain unusually strong while others fracture and pull apart. The discovery challenges [...] Read more:

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Earth’s Crust Is Breaking the Rules and Scientists Finally Know Why

A study of the East African Rift reveals that ancient heating and dehydration can strengthen continental crust, reshaping how and where continents ...

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**97.5% of Women in STEM Feel Like Frauds Despite Their Success** By Binghamton University - Published on 01 February 2026 Many people who achieve at high levels carry a private fear that contradicts their outward success. Despite impressive résumés, they worry that others will eventually realize they are not as capable as they appear. In their own minds, academic honors, professional recognition, and competitive research funding do not reflect ability. Instead, these accomplishments are brushed [...] Read more:

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97.5% of Women in STEM Feel Like Frauds Despite Their Success

Even highly successful women in STEM often feel like impostors despite strong evidence of their abilities.

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**AI Is Now More Creative Than the Average Human** By University of Montreal - Published on 01 February 2026 Are generative artificial intelligence systems such as ChatGPT capable of real creativity? A new large-scale study led by Professor Karim Jerbi from the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal set out to answer that question. The research team also included Yoshua Bengio, a leading AI pioneer and professor at the Université de Montréal. [...] Read more:

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AI Is Now More Creative Than the Average Human

AI can outscore average humans on creativity tests, but the most imaginative minds are still human.

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**Scientists Uncover a Hidden Early Stage of Alzheimer’s That They Can Stop** By Tokyo Metropolitan University - Published on 01 February 2026 Stopping Alzheimer’s may begin with dissolving tiny tau protein clusters before damage takes hold. Scientists at Tokyo Metropolitan University have turned to polymer physics to better understand one of the defining features of Alzheimer’s disease: the formation of tau protein fibrils. Their research shows that these fibrils do not form directly. Instead, tau proteins first [...] Read more:

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Scientists Uncover a Hidden Early Stage of Alzheimer’s That They Can Stop

Stopping Alzheimer’s may begin with dissolving tiny tau protein clusters before damage takes hold.

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**Mysterious Beluga Family Trees Uncovered Beneath the Arctic Ice** By Frontiers - Published on 31 January 2026 DNA evidence is offering rare insight into the hidden social lives of beluga whales beneath the Arctic ice. Beluga whales can disappear beneath Arctic sea ice for long stretches, which makes them far tougher to follow than many other whale species. That is why researchers have increasingly turned to genetics as a way to study [...] Read more:

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Mysterious Beluga Family Trees Uncovered Beneath the Arctic Ice

DNA evidence is offering rare insight into the hidden social lives of beluga whales beneath the Arctic ice.

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**Mini Human Brains Reveal How the Brain Wires Itself** By Nagoya University - Published on 31 January 2026 Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings offer new insight into how brain networks form and why they sometimes go awry. A team of researchers in Japan has recreated key human neural circuits in a laboratory setting by using [...] Read more:

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Mini Human Brains Reveal How the Brain Wires Itself

Scientists rebuilt human brain circuits in the lab and discovered that the thalamus acts as a central organizer of cortical wiring. The findings of...

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**Scientists Discover Vast, Ancient Freshwater Reservoir Hidden Beneath the Great Salt Lake** By Brian Maffly, University of Utah - Published on 31 January 2026 Utah geoscientists begin characterizing newly discovered mountain-sourced groundwater that extends thousands of feet beneath the playa. New research from University of Utah geoscientists suggests that a large, pressurized body of freshwater may be hidden beneath the Great Salt Lake playa. The water is believed to have built up over thousands of years as snowmelt flowed [...] Read more:

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Scientists Discover Vast, Ancient Freshwater Reservoir Hidden Beneath the Great Salt Lake

New research suggests a hidden body of pressurized freshwater may lie beneath the Great Salt Lake’s playa, trapped below a thick salty layer and ...

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**Radio Signals Reveal a Star’s Final Years Before a Violent Supernova** By University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences - Published on 31 January 2026 Astronomers have, for the first time, detected radio waves from an unusual type of exploding star. This achievement offers a rare glimpse into the final years of a massive star’s life before it ends in a dramatic supernova. The study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, focuses on a Type Ibn supernova. These events occur [...] Read more:

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Radio Signals Reveal a Star’s Final Years Before a Violent Supernova

Astronomers have captured the first radio signals from a rare supernova, revealing intense activity in a star’s final years before it exploded.

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**AI Slashes Defect Simulations From Hours to Milliseconds** By Chungnam National University Evaluation Team - Published on 31 January 2026 Scientists have developed an AI system that can rapidly predict complex defect patterns in liquid crystals, cutting simulation times from hours to milliseconds. The approach could transform how advanced materials are designed and tested. Many complex structures in the physical world take shape when symmetry breaks. As a system moves from a balanced, symmetrical state [...] Read more:

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AI Slashes Defect Simulations From Hours to Milliseconds

Scientists have developed an AI system that can rapidly predict complex defect patterns in liquid crystals, cutting simulation times from hours to ...

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**Letting AI Talk to Itself Made It Much Smarter** By Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University - Published on 31 January 2026 Allowing AI to talk to itself helps it learn faster and adapt more easily. This inner speech, combined with working memory, lets AI generalize skills using far less data. Talking to yourself often feels like a uniquely human habit. Inner dialogue helps people sort through ideas, make choices, and process emotions. New research shows that [...] Read more:

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Letting AI Talk to Itself Made It Much Smarter

Allowing AI to talk to itself helps it learn faster and adapt more easily. This inner speech, combined with working memory, lets AI generalize skil...

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**The Immune Chain Reaction That Raises Colon Cancer Risk in IBD** By Weill Cornell Medicine - Published on 31 January 2026 A hidden immune cascade linking the gut and bone marrow may explain how IBD turns inflammation into colon cancer. Scientists at Weill Cornell Medicine have identified a complex immune process in the gut that may help explain why people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face a much higher risk of colorectal cancer. The preclinical study [...] Read more:

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The Immune Chain Reaction That Raises Colon Cancer Risk in IBD

A hidden immune cascade linking the gut and bone marrow may explain how IBD turns inflammation into colon cancer.

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**This Common Bacterium Hiding in Your Mouth May Help Trigger Breast Cancer** By Johns Hopkins Medicine - Published on 31 January 2026 A bacterium best known for causing gum disease may also influence how breast cancer begins and spreads. A team at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and the Bloomberg~Kimmel Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy reports that a mouth-dwelling bacterium tied to periodontal disease could help set breast cancer in motion and make it more aggressive. In [...] Read more:

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This Common Bacterium Hiding in Your Mouth May Help Trigger Breast Cancer

A bacterium best known for causing gum disease may also influence how breast cancer begins and spreads. A team at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer C...

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**This Hidden Body Fat May Be Aging Your Brain** By Radiological Society of North America - Published on 31 January 2026 A new study suggests that the impact of obesity on the brain may depend not only on total body fat, but also on where that fat is stored. The research, published today in Radiology, the flagship journal of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), highlights the importance of fat distribution in understanding brain health [...] Read more:

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This Hidden Body Fat May Be Aging Your Brain

New research shows that where fat is stored in the body may matter more for brain health than overall weight.

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**Toxin Stops Colon Cancer Growth, Without Harming Healthy Tissue** By Umea University - Published on 31 January 2026 Researchers in Sweden have identified an unexpected biological mechanism that could influence future cancer treatments. Scientists in Sweden have uncovered an unexpected anti-cancer effect from a molecule produced by the bacteria responsible for cholera. In a new study from Umeå University, researchers found that this bacterial toxin can slow the growth of colorectal tumors without [...] Read more:

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Toxin Stops Colon Cancer Growth, Without Harming Healthy Tissue

Researchers in Sweden have identified an unexpected biological mechanism that could influence future cancer treatments. Scientists in Sweden have u...

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**Flavanols Break the Rules of Nutrition: Scientists Uncover the Surprising Way They Boost the Brain** By Shibaura Institute of Technology - Published on 31 January 2026 The health benefits of dietary flavanols appear to come from their ability to trigger responses in the brain and the body’s stress systems. That slightly dry, tightening feeling some foods leave in the mouth is known as astringency, and it comes from naturally occurring plant compounds called polyphenols. Among them are flavanols, which have attracted [...] Read more:

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Flavanols Break the Rules of Nutrition: Scientists Uncover the Surprising Way They Boost the Brain

The health benefits of dietary flavanols appear to come from their ability to trigger responses in the brain and the body’s stress systems. That ...

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