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8 Jan 2026

Melis Buyruk and Her Porcelain Sculptures

Turkish artist Melis Buyruk entered 2025 with two internationally noticed exhibitions. She makes precise porcelain sculptures that translate myth and memory into imagined forms and plans to expand her series and global shows.

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5 Jan 2026

Egyptian university and pharma join to create Africa’s first biotechnology academy

The American University in Cairo and Minapharm have formed a partnership to set up what the university calls the first African academy for biotechnology. The initiative starts early this year to strengthen education, research and industry links.

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5 Jan 2026

Deforestation and Indigenous communities in the Republic of Congo

Civil society groups say logging and other extractive activity, often linked to Chinese firms, are accelerating forest loss in the Congo Basin. Indigenous peoples face land loss and threats to their livelihoods while oversight and compensation remain unclear.

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4 Jan 2026

Heavy rains, floods and landslides in Himachal Pradesh

Heavy rains and unplanned construction have increased floods, cloudbursts and landslides in the Himalayas. In June the Mandi district was badly hit; many people lost homes and lives and relief and mental health support continue.

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1 Jan 2026

Table tennis players plant trees to help Safashahr

In Safashahr a local table tennis association links sport and nature. Players, families and residents planted drought‑resistant trees and ran volunteer campaigns to help a worsening water crisis. The group plans further action with local authorities.

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31 Dec 2025

Study: Many people who die by suicide may not have depression

A genetic study from the University of Utah found many people who die by suicide did not have depression or documented suicidal thoughts. Researchers say that screening only for depression may miss some at-risk people.

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31 Dec 2025

Study finds chemicals in firefighter protective gear

A Duke-led study found PFAS in older turnout gear and brominated flame retardants (BFRs) in all tested gear. Newer non‑PFAS gear had higher BFR levels. Researchers call for more study and greater transparency.

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31 Dec 2025

Safer homes need stronger buildings and better rules

New research from the University of Notre Dame says safer housing requires both stronger construction and smarter local regulation. The team studied Anchorage after the 2018 earthquake and found codes alone are not enough.

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31 Dec 2025

Cameroon turns waste into eco-charcoal to save trees

Many people in Cameroon still cook with wood and charcoal. In Yaounde some producers now make eco-charcoal from organic waste, which users say burns cleaner and helps reduce pressure on trees.

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31 Dec 2025

How exercise helps aging muscles

A mouse study finds a protein-control system becomes overactive with age and harms muscle. Exercise lowers that activity through a FOXO-linked pathway, which may protect muscle and suggest new treatments.

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31 Dec 2025

New modular CAR-T system controls where and when cells attack

Researchers at the University of Chicago created GA1CAR, a modular CAR-T system that uses short-lived Fab fragments to guide and pause tumor targeting. In animal tests the same cells were redirected to different tumors and remained functional.

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31 Dec 2025

Teen drug use in the US stays near pandemic low

For the fifth year in a row, use of most substances among US teenagers remains close to the low point reached in 2021, according to the University of Michigan's Monitoring the Future survey. Some drugs rose slightly, and researchers say monitoring must continue.

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