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New research on more than 16,000 students finds classroom smartphone bans significantly improve performance, especially for struggling learners, and that students grow to support the policy.

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A Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope survey has confirmed 128 new moons of Saturn, raising the recognised total to 274, far ahead of any other planet.

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