The Guardian Europe
Study finds the best language learners treat foreign words as random noise rather than words, which is either a breakthrough or just what happens when you zone out in class.
Ars Technica
After fifty years of scientists squinting at Venus' lower haze, the answer is meteorite dust - because the universe loves hiding obvious things in plain sight.
ScienceDaily
Japanese researchers catch a hidden electronic state forming in just 30 femtoseconds, proving that even materials can't keep secrets from ultrafast lasers.
ScienceDaily
A common constipation drug shows unexpected power to protect kidneys in a clinical trial, suggesting gut health might be the key to slowing chronic kidney disease.
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