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/ 7 months agoHumans have been altering nature for thousands of years – to shape a sustainable future, it’s important to understand that deep history
Understanding how humans came to exert such enormous pressure on Earth’s ecosystems can inform more sustainable ways of living.
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/ 7 months agoCollege students in Austin, Texas, have dwelled in windowless rooms for years − here’s why the city finally decided to ban them
Students in windowless rooms are reporting anxiety, depression and fatigue. A professor of architecture says developers need to let the light...
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/ 7 months agoLatest inflation figures are good news – even if they give a lot of people heartburn
Investors, homebuyers and central bankers all have reason to be irritated by the latest data, and inflation isn’t licked just yet....
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/ 7 months ago5 thoughts for new college grads seeking to find the right balance between meaningful work and making money
A philosopher and a psychologist break down the challenges of finding purposeful work that also pays well.
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/ 7 months agoIt’s OK to mow in May − the best way to help pollinators is by adding native plants
NoMowMay is a catchy concept, but it doesn’t provide the food that native North American pollinators need or lasting support for...
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/ 7 months agoFlorence Nightingale overcame the limits set on proper Victorian women – and brought modern science and statistics to nursing
Among her 5 decades of accomplishments, Nightingale founded the world’s first nursing school and advocated health care for all.
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/ 7 months agoViruses are doing mysterious things everywhere – AI can help researchers understand what they’re up to in the oceans and in your gut
Scientists are discovering viral genetic sequences in the wild faster than they can analyze them. A kind of ChatGPT for proteins...
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/ 7 months agoBlack holes are mysterious, yet also deceptively simple − a new space mission may help physicists answer hairy questions about these astronomical objects
Studying theoretical, fast-spinning black holes is helping physicists understand more about the elusive black holes out in the universe.
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/ 7 months agoAn obscure provision of Ohio law could keep Biden off the ballot there in November
Ohio remains stuck with a deadline that won’t allow Joe Biden, running for reelection, to appear on the November ballot. The...
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/ 7 months agoTerm limits aren’t the answer
Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out...
