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/ 1 month agoTreating Nord Stream blasts as a whodunit misses the point – and plays into Russia’s plan to distract and divide
Since saboteurs blew up the Russia-Germany gas pipelines in September 2022, theories have swirled about who was responsible. German prosecutors recently...
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/ 1 month agoHow debt and taxes conspired to rob Nairobi’s slum-dwelling youth of the promise of a better life
A 2010 constitution offered Kenyans economic and social rights that have faded in the face of mounting national debt.
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/ 1 month agoCan a political party get any attention when its rival holds a national convention? Yes, but it’s not easy
The best an opposing party can hope for during convention week is some sort of misfire. But those are rare in...
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/ 1 month agoWant to fight gender inequality? A review of data from 118 counties shows that development aid works
Aid successfully narrowed gender gaps in nearly every country researchers examined.
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/ 1 month agoAs human population grows, people and wildlife will share more living spaces around the world
As the world’s population grows, contact between humans and wildlife will increase in more than half of Earth’s land areas. A...
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/ 1 month agoThwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable
Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion, a polar scientist writes. But in a rare bit of good news,...
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/ 1 month agoRural voters don’t necessarily love Walz, despite the camo hat and small-town upbringing
It takes more than camo hats, hot dish and a rural-friendly image to get the votes of America’s rural residents.
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/ 1 month agoChina leans into using AI − even as the US leads in developing it
In the AI game, China has bet on strategic use over innovation, tightening its grip domestically and extending its reach internationally.
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/ 1 month agoSpace missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit
The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel,...
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/ 1 month agoSquid have tiny teeth in their suckers − scientists could use their unique properties to make self-healing materials
Researchers can use powerful microscopes to capture the tiny teeth in squid suckers.