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/ 1 year agoWhy don’t fruit bats get diabetes? New understanding of how they’ve adapted to a high-sugar diet could lead to treatments for people
Fruit bats can eat up to twice their body weight in fruit a day. But their genes and cells evolved to...
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/ 1 year ago2023’s billion-dollar disasters list shattered the US record with 28 weather and climate disasters amid Earth’s hottest year on record
An atmospheric scientist explains how rising temperatures are helping to fuel extreme storms, floods, droughts and devastating wildfires.
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/ 1 year agoWhy both Israel and Hezbollah are eager to avoid tit-for-tat attacks escalating into full-blown war
Israel and Hezbollah are engaged in tit-for-tat attacks, but a diplomatic path still exists to avoid an escalation.
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/ 1 year agoTaiwanese election may determine whether Beijing opts to force the issue of reunification
A candidate from the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party looks set to win the presidency despite Beijing’s pressure and rhetoric.
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/ 1 year agoPlagiarism is not always easy to define or detect
About two-thirds of students admit to plagiarizing material. Faculty are expected to know better, but they do it, too. How should...
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/ 1 year agoVoters don’t always have final say — state legislatures and governors are increasingly undermining ballot measures that win
Election year 2024 will see citizen initiatives on the ballot across the country, some focused on abortion rights. But there’s a...
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/ 1 year agoTake laughter, add tears − the secret recipe for the most-liked Super Bowl ads
Researchers examined the emotional content of nearly 300 Super Bowl ads that aired from 2018 to 2022.
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/ 1 year agoLGBTQ+ workers want more than just pride flags in June
Less hype and more health care, please.
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/ 1 year agoI set out to investigate where silky sharks travel − and by chance documented a shark’s amazing power to regenerate its sabotaged fin
After scientists’ GPS tracking tag was violently removed from one shark’s dorsal fin, they were in for a surprise: The wound...
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/ 1 year agoWhat Taoism teaches about the body and being healthy
A scholar of Daoist rituals explains how the indigenous tradition of China understands the human body as being part of the...
