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/ 10 months agoIceland battles a lava flow: Countries have built barriers and tried explosives in the past, but it’s hard to stop molten rock
Iceland, Hawaii and Italy have all tried to control lava to save cities in the past. A volcanologist explains the methods.
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/ 10 months agoConnecting researchers and legislators can lead to policies that reflect scientific evidence
Researchers want real-world impact. Lawmakers want programs that work. The public wants to benefit from taxpayer-funded research. Building a bridge from...
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/ 10 months agoHelium is an essential material for research and medical equipment, but it’s nonrenewable and difficult to recycle
With the fourth significant shortage of helium in a decade continuing, companies and researchers are looking for alternative sources.
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/ 10 months agoChef Bill Granger’s inadvertent legacy – the avocado toast meme
Granger, who died in December 2023, is credited with making avocado toast fashionable. Little did he know that his lasting legacy...
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/ 10 months agoGaza’s oldest mosque, destroyed in an airstrike, was once a temple to Philistine and Roman gods, a Byzantine and Catholic church, and had engravings of Jewish ritual objects
Gaza’s Omari Mosque embodies the history of Gaza – as a site of frequent destruction, but also of renewal, writes a...
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/ 11 months agoDeSantis-linked super PAC broke new ground in pushing campaign finance rules in Iowa in support of a 2nd-place finish
In Iowa, the Ron DeSantis super PAC Never Back Down seemed intent on mocking the dividing line federal regulators set between...
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/ 11 months agoIowa was different this time – even if the outcome was as predicted
From the ‘static’ polls to Trump’s ‘dissing’ of voters, two political scientists look at the Iowa caucus and see more than...
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/ 11 months agoHow to prevent America’s aging buildings from collapsing – 4 high-profile disasters send a warning
Too often, signs of trouble are ignored until a problem becomes a crisis. Here are some clear warning signs residents should...
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/ 11 months agoMiami residents believe Biscayne Bay is ‘healthy,’ despite big declines in water quality and biodiversity, new study finds
A survey of Miami-Dade residents found bipartisan support for protecting Biscayne Bay − though most locals were not aware of the...
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/ 11 months agoCongress is failing to deliver on its promise of billions more in research spending, threatening America’s long-term economic competitiveness
The latest government showdown over the budget risks not only a shutdown but jobs, regional economies and America’s competitiveness in AI...
