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/ 4 months agoVampire bats – look beyond the fangs and blood to see animal friendships and unique adaptations
A behavioral ecologist explains the reciprocal social relationships vampire bats maintain, in sickness and in health.
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/ 4 months agoMichiganders or Michiganians? A linguist explains why the answer is clear
‘The chief objection to Michigander is that it inspires idiots to call a Michigan woman a Michigoose and a child a...
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/ 4 months agoTrump’s anti-Haitian rhetoric reflects America’s long-standing racism against Haiti and its people
As Black immigrants, Haitians are doubly marginalized by structural racism embedded in US immigration policies and the broader societal racism experienced...
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/ 4 months agoUS math teachers view student performance differently based on race and gender
Researchers asked math teachers why certain groups do better at math than others. The teachers had different answers for different groups.
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/ 4 months agoWhy do we use gasoline for small vehicles and diesel fuel for big vehicles?
Both gasoline and diesel fuel are refined from crude oil, but they are good for different things and can’t be used...
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/ 4 months agoWhy donors should ask local communities what matters to them while deciding what success looks like
What’s missing in most donor evaluations is a participatory approach to measurement and evaluation that asks local communities what matters to...
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/ 4 months agoIsrael’s latest strike against Iran may actually de-escalate regional tensions – for now, at least
Around 20 military sites across Iran, Iraq and Syria were hit in retaliatory strike. But Israel held back from targets that...
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/ 4 months agoWe analyzed 9 years of Trump political speeches, and his violent rhetoric has increased dramatically
Trump’s use of violent words has increased over time. By 2024, his use of violent language had surpassed nearly all other...
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/ 4 months agoAnimals that are all black or all white have reputations based on superstition − biases that have real effects
What may be scariest about a spooky black cat is the way superstition and tradition shape people’s perceptions and biases about...
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/ 4 months agoHamas at a crossroads: Sinwar’s death leaves a vacuum; Israeli actions make it harder to fill with a moderate
Where next for the militant group that is weakened, alienated from Arab moderate governments and increasingly unpopular among Gazans?
