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Time is running out to catch a giant planet's strange orbit

18 September 2026 at 16:20
A team of researchers, including those from the University of Tokyo, spotted a rare kind of planet that's unusually hot and eccentric. TOI-1355 b orbits its star, TOI-1355, which is also much hotter than our sun, in a strange way and incredibly quickly, completing an orbit in about two Earth days. The work is published in the journal Publications of the Astronomical Society of Japan.

'Lost' medieval castle found hiding inside university building in Dublin

18 September 2026 at 16:00
One of Dublin's "lost" medieval castles has been found hiding in plain sight inside University College Dublin's Roebuck Castle. New research reveals that substantial remains of the Norman castle of Roebuck, an important fortress on one of the approach roads into the medieval city of Dublin, are preserved within the modern-day building.

More than puppy love: How therapy dogs bring students together

18 September 2026 at 16:00
Students may come for the dog, but new research from UBC Okanagan published in the Journal of College Student Mental Health suggests that's not always what they leave with. In a study of 676 studentsβ€”most in their first yearβ€”researchers asked an open-ended question about what made a therapy dog visit meaningful and found the answers extended well past the animals themselves.

How 30,000 archaeological treasures were saved from imminent destruction during Syria's civil war

18 September 2026 at 15:40
A new study sheds light on how Syrian archaeologists risked their lives to rescue approximately 30,000 priceless artifacts from the Deir ez-Zor Museum during the summers of 2014 and 2015 as the city faced the imminent threat of capture by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as Daesh.

In 2025, the ozone hole shrunk to one of its smallest sizes in decades

18 September 2026 at 15:00
The Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 was one of the smallest in decadesβ€”a testament to the continuing success of international action to protect Earth's ozone layer, which shields us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Stacked 2D materials reveal room-temperature multiferroicity and voltage-controlled magnetism

18 September 2026 at 14:20
Multiferroics are materials that simultaneously exhibit two or more ferroic ordersβ€”stable arrangements of physical properties that can be switched using an external stimulus. These materials could be highly advantageous for the development of various technologies, including non-volatile, low-power memory devices, spintronic devices, miniaturized electronics, neuromorphic hardware, sensors and magnetoelectric devices.

Are bots changing how people talk? Language in the age of AI

18 September 2026 at 13:51
A Facebook post about your trip to Peru. An Amazon review of a new toaster oven. An email to the super about the inflatable reindeer blocking the hallway. You phrase and rephrase things all day without thinking that anyoneβ€”or anythingβ€”is putting words in your mouth. But what happens when AI joins the conversation? Are chatbots changing the way you write, talk and interact with others?

New immigration enforcement policy raises safety concerns for domestic violence survivors

18 September 2026 at 13:40
After a six-week delay, Immigration Minister Tony Burke has announced changes to the migration system. Amid all the analysis and discussion it triggered, there was nothing to indicate an understanding that these changes need to have a safety net for victim-survivors of domestic and family violence.

Canadian courts take police misconduct seriously, but researchers say sentencing alone can't fix a broken system

18 September 2026 at 13:00
A study published in Police Quarterly explores how Canadian courts respond when police officers break the law. The research, co-led by Brock University Assistant Professor of Political Science Danielle McNabb and University of Guelph Associate Professor of Political Science Kate Puddister, presents the first large-scale empirical analysis of how Canadian courts sentence police officers convicted of breaching the public's trust.

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