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/ 1 year agoVisual misinformation is widespread on Facebook – and often undercounted by researchers
The flood of misinformation on social media could actually be worse than many researchers have reported. The problem is that many...
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/ 1 year agoA 2003 Supreme Court decision upholding affirmative action planted the seeds of its overturning, as justices then and now thought racism an easily solved problem
The Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate affirmative action programs sent shock waves across the US and is expected to impact racial...
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/ 1 year agoIceCube neutrino detector in Antarctica spots first high-energy neutrinos emitted in our own Milky Way galaxy
New data from the IceCube collaboration shows neutrino emissions from within our Milky Way galaxy – but figuring out where exactly...
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/ 1 year agoResearchers can learn a lot with your genetic information, even when you skip survey questions – yesterday’s mode of informed consent doesn’t quite fit today’s biobank studies
Biobanks collect and store large amounts of data that researchers use to conduct a wide range of studies. Making sure participants...
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/ 1 year agoYes, debates do help voters decide – and candidates are increasingly reluctant to participate
Debates have played an important part in the American political process. And when candidates don’t participate, democracy suffers.
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/ 1 year agoThink being a NASCAR driver isn’t as physically demanding as other sports? Think again
Imagine an NBA game played outdoors in August, with no substitutions and players wearing snowsuits, gloves and ski masks. Race car...
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/ 1 year agoMeltwater is hydro-fracking Greenland’s ice sheet through millions of hairline cracks – destabilizing its internal structure
Glaciologists are discovering new ways surface meltwater alters the internal structure of ice sheets, and raising an alarm that sea level...
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/ 1 year agoBridge collapses, road repairs, evacuations: How transportation agencies plan for large-scale traffic disruptions
When a major roadway or bridge needs fixing, all that traffic has to go somewhere.
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/ 1 year agoRingworm fungal infections are common in the US and are becoming increasingly resistant to treatment – 6 questions answered
An aggressive, antifungal-resistant form of tinea, a contagious ringworm fungal infection, has appeared in the US, likely driven by overuse and...
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/ 1 year agoUS agencies buy vast quantities of personal information on the open market – a legal scholar explains why and what it means for privacy in the age of AI
The government faces legal restrictions on how much personal information it can gather on citizens, but the law is largely silent...
