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/ 4 weeks agoDuring the American Revolution, Brits weren’t just facing off against white Protestant Christians − US patriots are diverse and have been since Day 1
The soldiers and patriots who made the American Revolution a success included people whose faiths faced discrimination, including Jews and Catholics.
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/ 4 weeks agoWhat the history of blasphemy laws in the US and the fight for religious freedom can teach us today
The US has a long history of blasphemy laws, which reflect the complex fight for freedom of religion and speech.
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/ 4 weeks agoHemingway, after the hurricane
In 1935, a hurricane devastated the Florida Keys, killing over 400 people, many of them World War I veterans. Ernest Hemingway...
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/ 4 weeks agoTo make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day, scientists will first need to design heat- and radiation-resilient materials
Fusion reactors get hot − scientists need materials that can take the heat without deforming and deteriorating.
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/ 4 weeks agoAI, cryptocurrencies and data privacy: Comparing the Trump and Harris records on technology regulation
Big tech and its high-tech products and services play an outsized role in the economy and society. The Trump and Biden-Harris...
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/ 1 month agoMicroRNA − a new Nobel laureate describes the scientific process of discovering these tiny molecules that turn genes on and off
Victor Ambros received half of the Nobel Prize for his work on microRNAs. Here he talks about the teamwork – and...
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/ 1 month agoAquaculture could harm animal welfare or protect it, depending on what species the farms raise
Many sea creatures lead complex, social lives in the wild and are likely to suffer in farmed conditions. But they aren’t...
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/ 1 month agoMicroplastic pollution is everywhere, even in the exhaled breath of dolphins – new research
8 million metric tons of plastic wind up in Earth’s oceans annually, where marine animals are exposed to this pollution and...
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/ 1 month agoBlack Myth: Wukong – how China’s gaming revolution is fueling its tech power
The video game is helping China advance toward two strategic goals: bolstering domestic semiconductor production and putting Chinese culture on the...
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/ 1 month agoWhat is Chabad-Lubavitch? A Jewish studies scholar explains
The Lubavitch movement, also called Chabad, shares many beliefs and traditions with other ultra-Orthodox Jews. Yet its outreach and beliefs set...
