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/ 5 months agoFewer bees and other pollinating insects lead to shrinking crops
Perhaps 90% of flowering plants require animal pollinators – and most of them are insects. But it’s not just bees doing...
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/ 5 months agoSports in extreme heat: How high school athletes can safely prepare for the start of practice, and the warning signs of heat illness
An athletic trainer explains why bodies need time time to acclimatize, and the risks to watch out for.
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/ 5 months agoWhy I turned the ‘Red Dead Redemption II’ video game into a history class on America’s violent past
A history professor recounts how being indoors during the pandemic led him to rediscover his fondness for video games – and...
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/ 5 months agoLong COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – the picture is unsettling
A new study finds the risks of developing long COVID declined over the first two years of the pandemic. But unvaccinated...
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/ 5 months agoHeritage Foundation’s ‘Project 2025’ is just the latest action plan from a group with an over 50-year history of steering GOP lawmaking
The Heritage Foundation, a sponsor of the Republican National Convention, would likely be influential in shaping a possible Trump administration’s policies.
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/ 5 months agoAfter more than 40 years, the federal right to free education for immigrant students finds itself in the crosshairs of conservatives
Critics say undocumented students put a strain on limited school resources, but research suggests otherwise.
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/ 5 months agoVoting rights at risk after Supreme Court makes it harder to challenge racial gerrymandering
In two recent rulings, the conservative justices handed state lawmakers new power to redraw congressional maps to their liking – including...
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/ 5 months agoPennsylvania continues tradition as ‘keystone state’ in presidential elections
At the time of independence, Pennsylvania was also at the geographical center of the 13 original Colonies. It remains a focal...
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/ 5 months agoRepublicans wary of Republicans – how politics became a clue about infection risk during the pandemic
Reactions like disgust are part of the behavioral immune system that helps you avoid disease. Usually conservatives are more fearful of...
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/ 5 months agoLate bedtimes and not enough sleep can harm developing brains – and poorer kids are more at risk
Less sleep and later bedtimes are linked to a section of the brain involved in emotion regulation suffering reduced growth, along...
