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/ 11 months agoTahoe avalanche: What causes seemingly safe snow slopes to collapse? A physicist and avid skier explains
A deadly avalanche at Palisades Tahoe, home of the 1960 Winter Olympics, shows the risk as snow layers melt and new...
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/ 11 months agoBlizzards are inescapable − but the most expensive winter storm damage is largely preventable
Costs quickly rise when things go wrong with roads, roofs and power lines. Many of those risks are also avoidable.
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/ 11 months agoTo protect endangered sharks and rays, scientists are mapping these species’ most important locations
A new initiative is pinpointing areas in the world’s oceans that are key habitats for sharks and their relatives, so that...
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/ 11 months ago7 strategies to help gifted autistic students succeed in college
Self-advocacy and taking initiative have proven critical for autistic students who are also gifted, new research shows.
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/ 11 months agoIran terror blast highlights success – and growing risk – of ISIS-K regional strategy
The terrorist attack in Iran follows a concerted effort by the Islamic State affiliate to ‘internationalize’ its strategy.
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/ 11 months agoIn the ‘big tent’ of free speech, can you be too open-minded?
Intellectual humility doesn’t mean anyone can change your mind, a philosopher writes – but it might mean learning from the ‘other...
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/ 11 months agoOtters, beavers and other semiaquatic mammals keep clean underwater, thanks to their flexible fur
The bottoms of boats and docks can accumulate lots of dirt, but semiaquatic animals like otters avoid having ‘fouled’ fur. Their...
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/ 11 months agoSellout! How political corruption shaped an American insult
Why do so many Americans share the concern that success and integrity are in conflict, as if one comes at the...
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/ 11 months agoMartin Luther King Jr.’s moral stance against the Vietnam War offers lessons on how to fight for peace in the Middle East
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. knew the political consequences of speaking out against the Vietnam War − and he did it...
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/ 11 months agoHow we almost ended up with a bull’s-eye bar code
If history had taken another path, bar codes would look dramatically different today.
