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/ 1 year agoGun deaths among children and teens have soared – but there are ways to reverse the trend
Fatalities from gun homicides, suicides and accidents are all up for Americans ages 18 and under.
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/ 1 year agoWhy is space so dark even though the universe is filled with stars?
An astronomer explains why space looks so dark despite containing 200 billion trillion stars.
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/ 1 year agoHow the ‘laws of war’ apply to the conflict between Israel and Hamas
A scholar of the laws of war explores the complex issues raised by Israeli bombing of Gaza in retaliation for the...
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/ 1 year agoDeadliest day for Jews since the Holocaust spurs a crisis of confidence in the idea of Israel – and its possible renewal
Israel’s foundational social contract – that the government would keep Israelis safe – was severed with the deadly attacks by Hamas...
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/ 1 year agoReflections on hope during unprecedented violence in the Israel-Hamas war
Israel’s war with Hamas is unlike anything Israelis have seen before in some important ways, writes an Israeli filmmaker. But in...
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/ 1 year agoAn itching paradox – a molecule that triggers the urge to scratch also turns down inflammation in the skin
Itch-sensing neurons in your skin are intertwined with your immune cells. Counterintuitively, the molecule that connects them triggers responses that both...
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/ 1 year agoWildfire smoke leaves harmful gases in floors and walls − air purifiers aren’t enough, new study shows, but you can clean it up
Wildfire smoke, even from fires far away, carries potentially harmful gases that, once inside, tend to stick around. An air quality...
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/ 1 year agoEmpire building has always come at an economic cost for Russia – from the days of the czars to Putin’s Ukraine invasion
A new study traces how Russia’s empire building, especially in Ukraine, resulted in long-term economic damage and fomented rebellion for over...
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/ 1 year agoIsrael’s Iron Dome air defense system works well – here’s how Hamas got around it
If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through?...
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/ 1 year agoFrom ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just-right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaning
Advanced artificial intelligence is new, but a similar idea has been around for hundreds of years: the power of a just-right...
