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/ 1 year agoHow the sounds of ‘Succession’ shred the grandeur and respect the characters so desperately try to project
Composer Nicholas Britell festoons earnest Romantic music with sounds that gleefully desecrate it, underscoring the show’s emotional core: a lust for...
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/ 1 year agoCytomegalovirus lies dormant in most US adults and is the leading infectious cause of birth defects, but few have heard of it
Although testing for CMV during pregnancy isn’t routine and there isn’t universal screening for infants, there are steps pregnant people can...
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/ 1 year agoAtlantic hurricane season 2023: El Niño and extreme Atlantic Ocean heat are about to clash
Current forecasts suggest a warm tropical Pacific will be interfering what could otherwise be a ferocious Atlantic hurricane season.
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/ 1 year agoCOVID-19 clawbacks, spending caps and a cut – what House Republicans got in return for pushing the US to the brink of default
The White House and House Republicans agreed to a deal just days before the US is expected to default.
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/ 1 year agoHow can Congress regulate AI? Erect guardrails, ensure accountability and address monopolistic power
Figuring out how to regulate AI is a difficult challenge, and that’s even before tackling the problem of the small number...
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/ 1 year ago‘Man, the hunter’? Archaeologists’ assumptions about gender roles in past humans ignore an icky but potentially crucial part of original ‘paleo diet’
If hunter-gatherers went beyond nose-to-tail eating to include the undigested plant matter in a prey animal’s stomach, assumptions about gendered division...
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/ 1 year agoYour body naturally produces opioids without causing addiction or overdose – studying how this process works could help reduce the side effects of opioid drugs
Unlike opioid drugs like morphine and fentanyl that travel throughout the body, the opioids your body produces are released in small...
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/ 1 year agoFrom its birth 50 years ago, hip-hop has spread throughout Europe and challenged outdated ideals of racial and ethnic identity
Born out of the pain and anger in Black American communities, rap music struck a similar chord throughout Europe, as immigrants...
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/ 1 year agoWhat it takes to become a spelling bee champ
The road to becoming a champion speller is made easier with support from family and friends, but ultimately it depends on...
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/ 1 year agoWhy more cities are hiring ‘night mayors’ and establishing forms of nighttime governance
Nighttime is much more than a source of danger or an occasion to party – it’s a portal into a different...
