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/ 7 months agoFuture pandemics will have the same human causes as ancient outbreaks − lessons from anthropology can help prevent them
Human factors − such as how people produce food and how they organize themselves and live together − influence disease outbreaks.
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/ 7 months agoHow to tell if a conspiracy theory is probably false
Conspiracy theories abound. What should you believe − and how can you tell?
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/ 7 months agoVoting in unconstitutional districts: US Supreme Court upended decades of precedent in 2022 by allowing voters to vote with gerrymandered maps instead of fixing the congressional districts first
Historically, federal courts prioritized voting rights and legal congressional districts for upcoming elections above all other concerns. But the Supreme Court...
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/ 7 months ago3 reasons the UAW is having success in organizing Southern workers – with two Mercedes plants in Alabama the next face-off
The Mercedes auto workers will vote on union membership in mid-May.
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/ 7 months agoArtists created images of Christ that focused not on historical accuracy but on reflecting different communities − a scholar of religious history explains
Images of Christ often represented prevailing cultural beliefs, allowing onlookers to connect in a deep and meaningful way.
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/ 7 months agoHomeschooled kids face unique college challenges − here are 3 ways they can be overcome
More than 3 million children in the US are homeschooled. Are they getting a good education?
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/ 7 months agoPalestinian writers have long explored the horrors of amputation
In a number of stories and novels, lost limbs represent both physical and metaphorical loss.
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/ 7 months agoVenus is losing water faster than previously thought – here’s what that could mean for the early planet’s habitability
Studying Venus’ water loss can help scientists better understand how planets go from potentially habitable to incapable of supporting life.
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/ 7 months agoTrump promises to deport all undocumented immigrants, resurrecting a 1950s strategy − but it didn’t work then and is less likely to do so now
Donald Trump says he will authorize a roundup of all 11 million undocumented immigrants in the country. A 1950s program with...
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/ 7 months agoNeediest areas are being shortchanged on government funds − even with programs designed to benefit poor communities
Tax dollars don’t always go to the communities that need them most.
