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/ 10 months agoNASA’s search for life on Mars: a rocky road for its rovers, a long slog for scientists – and back on Earth, a battle of the budget
Determining whether or not life exists on another planet is an extraordinarily complicated – and expensive – scientific endeavor.
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/ 10 months agoSalty foods are making people sick − in part by poisoning their microbiomes
Salt is an essential nutrient that has helped civilizations flavor and preserve their foods for millennia. Too much dietary salt, however,...
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/ 10 months agoWhat is the Japanese ‘wabi-sabi’ aesthetic actually about? ‘Miserable tea’ and loneliness, for starters
‘Wabi’ and ‘sabi’ are Japanese words with long histories, but they are rarely used together in the way Western designers have...
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/ 10 months agoNational parks teach students about environmental issues in this course
Students are provided the opportunity to use America’s national parks as case studies for environmental issues and tough conversations in this...
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/ 10 months agoUS attempt to ‘revitalize’ Palestinian Authority risks making the PA less legitimate, more unpopular
Israel has made it clear that Hamas should have no role in Gaza after the war. But seeking an alternative in...
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/ 10 months agoIn Kyrgyzstan, creeping authoritarianism rubs up against proud tradition of people power
Recent laws and pro-Putin sentiment by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov have sparked concern that the Central Asian country is backsliding on...
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/ 10 months agoVaccine-skeptical mothers say bad health care experiences made them distrust the medical system
Vaccine skepticism, and the broader medical mistrust and far-reaching anxieties it reflects, is not just a fringe position in the 21st...
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/ 10 months agoChinese migration to US is nothing new – but the reasons for recent surge at Southern border are
A gloomier economic outlook in China and tightening state control have combined with the influence of social media in encouraging migration.
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/ 10 months agoAre private conversations truly private? A cybersecurity expert explains how end-to-end encryption protects you
End-to-end encryption provides strong protection for keeping your communications private, but not every messaging app uses it, and even some of...
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/ 10 months agoWhy do trees need sunlight? An environmental scientist explains photosynthesis
Trees – and all plants – harvest sunlight to gain the energy they need to live and grow.
