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/ 2 years agoReconstructing ancient bacterial genomes can revive previously unknown molecules – offering a potential source for new antibiotics
Ancient microbes likely produced natural products their descendants today do not. Tapping into this lost chemical diversity could offer a potential...
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/ 2 years agoProud Boys members convicted of seditious conspiracy – 3 essential reads on the group and right-wing extremist white nationalism
Who are the Proud Boys, what do they want and is there a path back into society for these extremists?
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/ 2 years agoCloud seeding can increase rain and snow, and new techniques may make it a lot more effective – podcast
Cloud seeding – spraying materials into clouds to increase precipitation – has been around for nearly 80 years. But only recently...
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/ 2 years agoProm price index shows cost of celebration is getting relatively cheaper – even at a time of high inflation
Prom can be very expensive, but prices for clothes, photographers and other traditional gear haven’t climbed as much as everything else.
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/ 2 years agoMontana House Rep. Zooey Zephyr’s censure shows that American standards of political decorum are failing
Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, first established a set of political decorum rules in legislatures to help...
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/ 2 years agoThe real priest behind ‘The Pope’s Exorcist’ was a fan of Hollywood horror films
How did blockbuster horror films such as ‘The Exorcist’ help the church warm to the controversial ritual?
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/ 2 years agoThe coronation of King Charles III: 5 Essential reads on the big royal bash – and what it all means
The pageantry of the coronation will be broadcast around the world. Here’s what to expect over the three days of celebrations.
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/ 2 years agoJerry Springer may have perfected the art of chasing ratings, but his predecessors laid the groundwork
In the competitive media landscape of the early 1990s, seizing audience attention was a priority. What better way to do it...
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/ 2 years agoCan Biden and McCarthy avert a calamitous debt default? 3 evidence-backed leadership strategies that might help
Research shows that leaders who can embrace competing demands and focus on the long term are more likely to succeed.
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/ 2 years agoFree speech used to be honored by both left and right — now shouting down opponents and banning disliked speech is a bipartisan cause
Free speech is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum.