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/ 12 months agoNew England stone walls lie at the intersection of history, archaeology, ecology and geoscience, and deserve a science of their own
New England has thousands of miles of stone walls. A geoscientist explains why analyzing them scientifically is a solid step toward...
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/ 12 months agoTexas is suing Planned Parenthood for $1.8B over $10M in allegedly fraudulent services it rendered – a health care economist explains what’s going on
This lawsuit is only the latest chapter in a battle between the state and the reproductive health care provider that heated...
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/ 12 months agoPhiladelphia reduces school-based arrests by 91% since 2013 – researchers explain the effects of keeping kids out of the legal system
Drexel researchers evaluated a 2014 program implemented by Kevin Bethel when he was deputy police commissioner that led to fewer arrests...
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/ 12 months agoHere’s what happened when I taught a fly-fishing course in the waterways of New Orleans
Students learned not just a practical outdoor skill, but how to explain what they were learning to curious observers.
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/ 12 months agoWith the end of the Hollywood writers and actors strikes, the creator economy is the next frontier for organized labor
Even the world’s most successful creators can see their livelihoods threatened by social media companies that routinely change their algorithms and...
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/ 12 months agoOnline ‘likes’ for toxic social media posts prompt more − and more hateful − messages
Hate is for the haters. Much of the thrill of posting toxic messages can come from the attention and social approval...
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/ 12 months agoWhy isn’t there any sound in space? An astronomer explains why in space no one can hear you scream
Sound needs matter to propagate, so the vast vacuum of space is not just empty − it’s silent.
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/ 12 months agoCOP28: 7 food and agriculture innovations needed to protect the climate and feed a rapidly growing world
Food systems are increasingly disrupted by climate disasters, while also being a major contributor to climate change. World leaders at COP28...
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/ 12 months agoSantos expelled from House not because of what he said but how he said it
A scholar of political deception says there is something especially deceitful about George Santos, and his success getting elected demonstrates mastery...
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/ 12 months agoNative American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end
Native American families have endured generations of systematic child removal, but the grief, loss and trauma that birth mothers still experience...
