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/ 7 months agoAre embassies off-limits? Ecuadorian and Israeli actions suggest otherwise − and that sets a dangerous diplomatic precedent
The bombing of the Iranian consulate in Damascus and storming of Mexico’s embassy in Quito breaks with accepted diplomatic norms −...
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/ 7 months agoFrom Reagan to Obama, presidents have left office with ‘strategic regret’ − will leaving troops in Iraq and Syria be Biden or Trump’s?
President Reagan said sending troops to Lebanon was his ‘greatest regret.’ Other presidents left office with similar misgivings. Could leaving troops...
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/ 7 months agoFamily caregivers can help shape the outcomes for their loved ones – an ICU nurse explains their vital role
Including the family in a patient’s treatment plan can help shorten hospital stays and assist in recovery. But caregivers often pay...
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/ 7 months agoSilicon Valley and Shenzhen, China, will get all the growth from AI if other regions don’t invest now to compete
From an economic development perspective, the highly skewed nature of AI activity in the US is likely to create large pools...
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/ 7 months agoHow to battle boredom at work
New research suggests alternating boring and meaningful tasks can keep workers more engaged and productive.
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/ 7 months agoIn a future with more ‘mind reading,’ thanks to neurotech, we may need to rethink freedom of thought
Brain-computer interfaces may present threats to cognitive liberty. But with or without them, we often overestimate how independent our own minds...
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/ 7 months agoFossilized dinosaur eggshells can preserve amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, over millions of years
Calcite, the material making up fossilized eggshells, may preserve amino acids better than bone.
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/ 7 months agoTiny crystals capture millions of years of mountain range history – a geologist excavates the Himalayas with a microscope
Measuring the concentration of radioactive elements in a single, sand-size crystal reveals the growth of the Himalayan mountain range over time.
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/ 7 months agoWhy Sikhs celebrate the festival of Baisakhi
The spirit of Baisakhi for Sikhs is reminiscent of the ideals of their gurus, who encouraged them to work toward building...
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/ 7 months agoRebuilding Gaza was seen as a ‘Herculean’ task before Oct. 7; six months of bombing has led to crises that will long outlive the war
The Palestinian enclave faces an interconnected series of crises that will amplify the human costs of conflict even when the bombing...
