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/ 12 months agoSea glass, a treasure formed from trash, is on the decline as single-use plastic takes over
Sea glass, while an eye-catching treasure and a multimillion-dollar industry, exists because of decades of improper waste management.
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/ 12 months agoYour microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life
With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your...
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/ 12 months agoTracking daily step counts can be a useful tool for weight management – an exercise scientist parses the science
Reduction in physical activity over the last few decades is one of the main culprits in rising obesity rates.
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/ 12 months agoA solution to America’s K-12 STEM teacher shortage: Endowed chairs
Year after year, public schools have come up short on STEM teachers. An education policy scholar pushes for a novel solution.
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/ 12 months agoWe asked 1,000 Zimbabweans what they think of China’s influence on their country − only 37% viewed it favorably
Politicians and scholars debate whether China’s economic investments in Africa benefit or exploit local populations. But what does the public think?
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/ 12 months agoAmerican Climate Corps: Biden’s new green jobs initiative delivers more promises than details
A scholar of national service programs points out that the government hasn’t spelled out what this one will cost, what its...
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/ 12 months agoIn fractious debate, GOP candidates find common ground on cause of inflation woes and need for school choice
With Donald Trump absent again, Republican hopefuls took potshots at each other but agreed that Bidenomics isn’t cutting it.
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/ 12 months agoGOP shutdown threat is the wrong way to win a budget war − history shows a better strategy for reducing the deficit
Shutting down the government won’t help reduce the deficit. Here’s what would.
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/ 12 months agoDeceit pays dividends: How CEO lies can boost stock ratings and fool even respected financial analysts
Financial analysts have a gullibility problem − and the better their reputation, the worse it is.
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/ 12 months agoAzerbaijan’s use of force in Nagorno-Karabakh risks undermining key international norms, signaling to dictators that might makes right
Violence has caused thousands to flee the Armenian-populated enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh amid anger over perceived lack of action from Washington or...