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A study published in Nature Food by Northwestern University, the University of Southern California and the International Water Management Institute found individuals in 121 nations who lack access to clean drinking water also tend to experience food insecurity and food safety threats. The researchers say the study underscores the urgent need for coordinated global action to address these issues together.
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New images reveal a vacant, cone-shaped region pointing to the black hole, which only wind could generate.

Scientists repeatedly sampled microbes from six sites up to 1.5 kilometers deep across four years inside a former goldmine. Microbial ecosystems appear to be structured around shared functions rather than shared species.

A new study from Northwestern University sought to answer whether Americans have moved past prejudices against gay people, and what kind of gay candidates face little to no electoral penalty. The research reveals American voters are more accepting of gay candidates than at any point in our history, but acceptance is conditional and varies by political party.

U.S. is developing lithium mines to reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. New study assessed whether U.S. subbasins can support water-intensive lithium mining and found western subbasins would struggle to meet demand.

A new study from Northwestern University and the University of Chicago offers underlying evidence that the engagement-based algorithms used by major social media platforms amplify intergroup, moralized, emotional (IME) and toxic political content — and that a relatively simple redesign can reduce that amplification without hurting users’ overall experience of the platform.

A largely overlooked space between cells in women’s brains may hold the key to understanding memory loss tied to estrogen decline after menopause, reports a new preclinical Northwestern Medicine study.

Megalibraries outperform emerging ‘self-driving labs’ in terms of speed and throughput to create and screen vast numbers of materials samples simultaneously.

Professors from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law and Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences are available to comment on upcoming Supreme Court rulings expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
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In less than two hours, a nine-person jury ruled in favor of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a trial in which cofounder Elon Musk accused Altman of “stealing a charity.”
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