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/ 1 year agoVolcanic Iceland is rumbling again as magma rises − a geologist explains eruptions in the land of fire and ice
Iceland’s volcanic activity is generally tame compared with explosive eruptions along the Pacific’s Ring of Fire. This time, it’s shaking up...
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/ 1 year agoPoor men south of Richmond? Why much of the rural South is in economic crisis
After a 20th-century manufacturing boom, the region has been in a decadeslong decline. Rural factory towns can blame technology and globalization...
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/ 1 year agoFrom ancient Greece to Broadway, music has played a critical role in theater
The use of music in theater goes back to ancient Greece, and its popularity has grown to the modern-day productions of...
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/ 1 year agoAs the US begins to build offshore wind farms, scientists say many questions remain about impacts on the oceans and marine life
A recent study focusing on how offshore wind farms in Massachusetts waters could affect endangered right whales does not call for...
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/ 1 year agoA TikTok Jesus promises divine blessings and many worldly comforts
A scholar of American religion explains how a new phenomenon of Jesus images on TikTok is tapping into the prosperity gospel,...
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/ 1 year agoThe universe is expanding faster than theory predicts – physicists are searching for new ideas that might explain the mismatch
The universe is expanding faster than physicists would expect. To figure out what processes underlie this fast expansion rate, some researchers...
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/ 1 year agoScientists suspect there’s ice hiding on the Moon, and a host of missions from the US and beyond are searching for it
Some dark craters on the Moon are never exposed to light − ice could be hiding in these permanently shadowed regions,...
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/ 1 year agoFor decades, mothers have borne the brunt of scrutiny for alcohol use during pregnancy − new research points to dad’s drinking as a significant factor in fetal alcohol syndrome
Public health messaging has focused on the drinking habits of the mother during pregnancy. But a growing body of research shows...
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/ 1 year agoBiden-Xi meeting: 6 essential reads on what to look out for as US, Chinese leaders hold face-to-face talks
Scholars writing for The Conversation take a deeper look at some of the issues expected to be on the agenda when...
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/ 1 year agoMusic painted on the wall of a Venetian orphanage will be heard again nearly 250 years later
On the wall of an orphanage in Venice, a musicologist encountered a fresco featuring an aria written for an opera. She’s...
