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/ 7 months agoReaders trust journalists less when they debunk rather than confirm claims
Providing a correction can affect how the audience feels about the journalists trying to set the record straight.
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/ 7 months agoChang’e 6 brought rocks from the far side of the Moon back to Earth − a planetary scientist explains what this sample could hold
The far side of the Moon has a very different composition from the near side − so researchers are eager to...
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/ 7 months agoBrain implants to restore sight, like Neuralink’s Blindsight, face a fundamental problem − more pixels don’t ensure better vision
Engineers have tried for decades to develop bionic eyes to reverse blindness. But the brain is far more complex than a...
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/ 7 months agoAssassination is always unlawful − regardless of who is killed and on whose orders
The release of a Russian hit man and the assassination of Israel’s enemies in Lebanon and Iran have shone a spotlight...
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/ 7 months agoGrassroots efforts to increase voting are gaining momentum in these states, even as other states make voting harder
Americans have been hearing for years that democracy is being eroded and is literally at stake in the upcoming presidential election....
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/ 7 months agoKamala Harris’ identity as a biracial woman is either a strength or a weakness, depending on whom you ask
While many voters embrace Kamala Harris’ candidacy and the fact that she is a multiracial woman without any biological children, some...
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/ 7 months agoAttention, jittery investors: Stop panicking … this is what a soft landing should look like
Slowing job growth should come as no surprise.
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/ 7 months agoAncient poppy seeds and willow wood offer clues to the Greenland ice sheet’s last meltdown and a glimpse into a warmer future
Our discovery of a tundra ecosystem, frozen under the center of Greenland’s ice sheet, holds a warning about the threat that...
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/ 7 months agoLove for cats lures students into this course, which uses feline research to teach science
Cats provide a purr-fect introduction to science topics, including ecology, evolution, genetics and behavior.
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/ 7 months agoStuck bridges, buckling roads − extreme heat is wreaking havoc on America’s aging infrastructure
A civil engineer explains why roadways and rails warp and crack in the heat − and points to some innovative ways...
