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/ 7 months agoVoters become more polarized when presidential candidates take positions on issues in K-12 education
Presidents generally don’t sway the public on education issues – except when they take a stance that separates them from their...
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/ 7 months agoOffshore wind farms connected by an underwater power grid for transmission could revolutionize how the East Coast gets its electricity
A big roadblock to offshore wind power is getting approval for onshore transmission lines. But what if there were fewer connection...
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/ 7 months agoFilling the silences in family stories − how to think like a historian to uncover your family’s narrative
You can uncover the depths and hidden details of your own family’s unspoken narratives by thinking like an archival researcher writing...
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/ 8 months agoRupert Murdoch’s real succession drama − why the future of his media empire could hinge on a legal effort in Nevada
Even the most careful trust planning is no substitute for family harmony.
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/ 8 months agoDeadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory
12 children were killed in a strike on the small town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Israel has...
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/ 8 months agoQuantum information theorists are shedding light on entanglement, one of the spooky mysteries of quantum mechanics
Quantum information theory is the field behind quantum computing, but experts in this field are also applying their way of thinking...
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/ 8 months agoFlawed research into election fraud can undermine democracy and intensify polarization
An academic’s claims of irregularities at the ballot box created a media buzz in South Korea. The reality, however, suggested data...
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/ 8 months agoChildless women − cat ladies or not − have long played key roles in the Catholic Church
Women in Catholic religious orders establish schools for girls around the world, care for the sick and work on societal issues...
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/ 8 months agoTrees don’t like to breathe wildfire smoke, either – and they’ll hold their breath to avoid it
An unplanned experiment when wildfire smoke rolled through Colorado shows how trees keep some of the smoke out.
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/ 8 months agoVerifying facts in the age of AI – librarians offer 5 strategies
Library scientists offer tips and tricks to figure out if a particular online news article is reliable or fake.
