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/ 2 months agoBob Dylan and the creative leap that transformed modern music
Just a few years into his career, Dylan decided he wanted to subvert the expectations of his fans – and rebel...
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/ 2 months agoAfter Hurricane Helene, survivors have been in a race against time to protect family heirlooms, photographs and keepsakes
Disaster recovery isn’t just about repairing bridges, roads and homes. Conservationists from the Smithsonian were on the ground in North Carolina...
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/ 2 months agoClimate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers
Rising carbon dioxide levels in the air are making plants grow larger and faster, but diluting their nutritional content. This could...
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/ 2 months agoIn Disney’s ‘Moana,’ the characters navigate using the stars, just like real Polynesian explorers − an astronomer explains how these methods work
Disney’s ‘Moana’ movies have brought a new level of excitement for astronomy and wayfinding, says an astronomer who regularly hosts planetarium...
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/ 2 months ago2 populations of dark comets in the solar system could tell researchers where the Earth got its oceans
Comets without tails, called dark comets, are a newly discovered space object. Now, astronomers know they come in 2 classes.
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/ 2 months agoLanguage AIs in 2024: Size, guardrails and steps toward AI agents
The rubber met the road for language AIs in 2024. The hard realities led to new, smaller models and safety measures...
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/ 2 months agoThe ‘choking game’ and other challenges amplified by social media can come with deadly consequences
Although these activities have been around for decades, there are signs that some are making a comeback.
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/ 2 months agoClimate of fear is driving local officials to quit – new study from California finds threats, abuse rampant
Researchers surveyed hundreds of elected officials in three Southern California counties. They found 2 in 3 respondents had been threatened or...
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/ 2 months agoDetroit’s reparations task force now has until 2025 to make its report, but going slow with this challenging work may not be a bad thing
19 US cities have introduced local reparations initiatives to address historic harms against Black residents. But designing a program that is...
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/ 2 months ago3D-printed guns, like the one allegedly used to kill a health care CEO, are a growing threat in the US and around the world
The use of 3D-printed guns in criminal and violent activities is likely to continue to increase. And governments and police will...
