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/ 3 months agoWest Nile virus season returns − a medical epidemiologist explains how it’s transmitted and how you can avoid it
Most people who get infected with West Nile virus have mild symptoms, but in certain cases the illness can become serious...
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/ 3 months agoUS military presence in Syria carries substantial risks, but so does complete withdrawal
The US maintains close to 1,000 troops in Syria and supports Kurdish groups in the northeast and some opposition groups in...
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/ 3 months agoIn praise of the weird
Despite feeling some schadenfreude at watching politicians squirm over being derided as such, a scholar of speculative fiction wants to keep...
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/ 3 months agoWhat is mpox? A microbiologist explains what’s known about this smallpox cousin
The World Health Organization had declared mpox a global health threat in 2022 and 2024. While most mpox infections are mild,...
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/ 3 months agoReal-time crime centers are transforming policing – a criminologist explains how these advanced surveillance systems work
As police departments across the US and the world adopt real-time crime centers, there’s a need for better public understanding of...
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/ 3 months agoCatholics are debating whether to remove paintings by a priest accused of abusing women − but let’s not confuse the artist and the art, writes an art historian
Marko Rupnik’s art is on display in many churches. Should his paintings be removed in light of recent allegations?
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/ 3 months agoRaising the retirement age won’t defuse China’s demographic time bomb – but mass immigration might
By 2100, China’s population will likely be half its current size. It will also be a lot older, with fewer working-age...
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/ 3 months agoHispanic women are less likely to get PrEP treatment − new intervention could change that
Despite higher than average rates of HIV infection, Hispanic women have relatively low awareness of PrEP, an effective HIV-prevention medication.
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/ 3 months agoChicagoans watch films of the violent 1968 convention protests to get ready for the Democratic convention
As the Democratic National Convention returns to Chicago, there’s an appetite in that city to revisit films from the bloody and...
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/ 3 months agoKamala Harris’ sudden political rise echoes that of another female politician, New Zealand’s Jacinda Ardern
Jacinda Ardern, like Kamala Harris, unexpectedly became the leader of her political party close to the election. The similarities don’t stop...
