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/ 1 year agoEmpire building has always come at an economic cost for Russia – from the days of the czars to Putin’s Ukraine invasion
A new study traces how Russia’s empire building, especially in Ukraine, resulted in long-term economic damage and fomented rebellion for over...
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/ 1 year agoIsrael’s Iron Dome air defense system works well – here’s how Hamas got around it
If Israel’s Iron Dome is the best air defense system in the world, how did so many Hamas missiles get through?...
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/ 1 year agoFrom ancient Jewish texts to androids to AI, a just-right sequence of numbers or letters turns matter into meaning
Advanced artificial intelligence is new, but a similar idea has been around for hundreds of years: the power of a just-right...
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/ 1 year agoSteep physical decline with age is not inevitable – here’s how strength training can change the trajectory
Weightlifting and other forms of resistance training can help stave off loss of muscle mass and other age-related physical decline.
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/ 1 year agoThis engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Art and science combine in this engineering course to let students turn their brainwaves into creative works.
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/ 1 year agoGaza depends on UN and other global aid groups for food, medicine and basic services – Israel-Hamas war means nothing is getting in
Many people in Gaza are reliant on the United Nations and other international aid groups to meet their basic needs, like...
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/ 1 year agoIntelligence failure or not, the Israeli military was unprepared to respond to Hamas’ surprise attack
A special forces officer explains why an overreliance on intelligence is a recipe for disaster.
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/ 1 year agoPhiladelphia bans safe injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and...
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/ 1 year agoHorseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won’t bleed this unique species dry
Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast....
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/ 1 year agoWhat is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree
An atmospheric scientist explains how El Niño works, this year’s oddities and why this phenomenon doesn’t last long..
