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/ 8 months agoHeart rate zones aren’t a perfect measure of exercise intensity, but regularly getting your heart pumping is still important for fitness
Both high- and moderate-intensity exercise provides similar overall health benefits.
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/ 8 months agoHow going back to the SAT could set back college student diversity
A few Ivy League schools say the tests enable them to find students of promise from low-income families. But not all...
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/ 8 months agoHow federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production
Carbon capture is turning the oil and gas industry into a critical player for mitigating climate change – while its products...
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/ 8 months agoMi experiencia en Malasia muestra cómo la religión puede fusionarse con el nacionalismo populista para silenciar la disidencia
Religión y nacionalismo fueron ideologías enfrentadas. Ahora son cada vez más compañeros de cama, y el populismo suele ser el pegamento.
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/ 8 months agoDNA says you’re related to a Viking, a medieval German Jew or a 1700s enslaved African? What a genetic match really means
Genealogical and genetic ancestors aren’t the same thing. A DNA match − or a lack of one − may not tell...
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/ 8 months agoWhat is Volt Typhoon? A cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure
Chinese state-sponsored hackers are targeting critical infrastructure. Here’s what they’re doing, how the US government is responding and how you can...
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/ 8 months agoExploding stars are rare but emit torrents of radiation − if one happened close enough to Earth, it could threaten life on the planet
Some ancient texts record what were likely dying stars, faintly visible from Earth. If close enough, these events can disturb telescopes...
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/ 8 months agoCompetitive workplaces don’t work for gender equality
Wall Street and big law firms are famous for their hard-charging, cutthroat work cultures. Here’s one reason they should reconsider.
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/ 8 months agoWhy Jersey girls − and guys − still don’t pump their own gas
The Garden State is the only one in the country that forbids self-service gas stations − and that’s not likely to...
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/ 8 months agoA new US-run pier off Gaza could help deliver 2 million meals a day – but it comes with security risks
This isn’t the first time the US military has turned to building a pier to help reach people during times of...
