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Despite tough political rhetoric, a new survey reveals bipartisan support for US-China cooperation. The Committee of 100 study shows 65% of Democrats and 63% of Republicans favor reduced tensions between the nations.
A groundbreaking survey is gathering the voices of childhood cancer survivors across Africa to improve their long-term care and support. The initiative aims to fill a critical gap in understanding what these survivors face after treatment ends.
The United Kingdom tops Europe's politeness rankings in a new global survey, but there's a charming twist: the Brits ranked themselves near the bottom. The study reveals a fascinating gap between how nations see themselves and how the world sees them.
Failure isn't stopping entrepreneurs. A new survey of 200 startup founders reveals that 8 in 10 who've experienced failure say it made them more likely to launch another company.
Nearly 70 years after one of history's worst pollution disasters, Japan is finally conducting its first comprehensive health survey for communities affected by Minamata disease. The long-awaited study offers hope for recognition and relief to thousands still suffering.
A new research vehicle is powering South Africa's first national leopard survey, giving scientists the tools to protect one of Africa's most elusive big cats. The project brings together conservation groups and local sponsors to gather critical data that will guide leopard protection for decades.
After Dalit groups raised concerns, Punjab's government swiftly removed discriminatory caste terminology from forms used in a major state survey. The change affects a groundbreaking effort to document drug abuse and socioeconomic conditions across the state.
Japan's Environment Ministry is launching its first unified nationwide bear survey to better understand and safely manage human-wildlife interactions. Eight hundred automated cameras will track bear populations across northeastern Japan starting this month.
More than 4 in 5 entrepreneurs say startup failure made them more likely to start a new company, not less. A new survey reveals how founders turn setbacks into their most valuable training.
Astronomers just completed the largest radio survey of the universe ever, revealing 13.7 million previously hidden cosmic wonders including black hole jets, colliding galaxies, and exploding stars. The breakthrough could transform our understanding of how supermassive black holes shape entire galaxies.
A condition affecting 1 in 8 women worldwide just got a new name that better reflects what it actually is. After surveying thousands of patients and doctors globally, polycystic ovary syndrome is now polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome.
Failure isn't stopping entrepreneurs. A new survey of 200 startup founders reveals that more than 80% who experienced failure became more likely to launch another company, not less.
China is preparing to launch a bus-sized space telescope in 2027 that will revolutionize sky surveys with a field of view 300 times larger than Hubble's. The Xuntian telescope will explore everything from distant galaxies to dark matter while astronauts can service it in orbit.
A coal steamer that sank off Australia in 1877 has finally been found—thanks to modern renewable energy surveys. Divers searched for decades, but offshore wind farm mapping revealed what 149 years couldn't.
Indigenous rangers on Truwana Island discovered thriving populations of rare mammals—including threatened dunnarts and blonde echidnas—using camera traps for the first time. The find shows how traditional land management helps wildlife survive even with feral cats present.
A new survey of 22,000 people across 31 countries reveals a surprising turnaround: public support for global cooperation is rising again after years of decline. Gen Z led the shift, becoming the most internationalist generation surveyed.
A citizen science effort in Kerala's Palakkad district just recorded over 4,200 waterbirds, marking a 22% jump in population. Even better, birdwatchers spotted a rare species not seen in the area for 25 years.
Over 60% of U.S. voters now strongly support making psychedelics easier to study for medical use, a 14-point jump from 2023. The shift reflects growing public curiosity about therapeutic benefits of substances like psilocybin and MDMA.
A Surrey man's lockdown discovery of Britain's rarest butterfly in a brand new location has sparked a conservation breakthrough that's spreading worldwide. His glow-in-the-dark technique is now helping scientists find 10 times more butterflies than traditional methods.
The largest cosmic map ever created shows the universe isn't forming galaxy clusters as densely as scientists predicted, revealing an exciting puzzle in our understanding of how everything came to be.
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