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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...
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/ 1 year agoEnglish dialects make themselves heard in genes
People with a common history – often due to significant geographic or social barriers – often share genetics and language. New...
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/ 1 year agoAmericans in former Confederate states more likely to say violent protest against government is justified, 160 years after Gettysburg
On the 160th anniversary of the Civil War’s Battle of Gettysburg, a political scientist finds that residents of formerly Confederate states...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is the difference between nationalism and patriotism?
Nationalism and patriotism are sometimes treated as synonyms, but they have very different meanings.
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/ 1 year agoThe New York Times worried that publishing the Pentagon Papers would destroy the newspaper — and the reputation of the US
The New York Times’ publication of the Pentagon Papers showed the paper was willing to jeopardize connections to other powerful institutions,...
