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/ 3 months agoThwaites Glacier won’t collapse like dominoes as feared, study finds, but that doesn’t mean the ‘Doomsday Glacier’ is stable
Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow motion, a polar scientist writes. But in a rare bit of good news,...
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/ 3 months agoRural voters don’t necessarily love Walz, despite the camo hat and small-town upbringing
It takes more than camo hats, hot dish and a rural-friendly image to get the votes of America’s rural residents.
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/ 3 months agoChina leans into using AI − even as the US leads in developing it
In the AI game, China has bet on strategic use over innovation, tightening its grip domestically and extending its reach internationally.
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/ 3 months agoSpace missions are getting more complex − lessons from Amazon and FedEx can inform satellite and spacecraft management in orbit
The space missions of the future will need to coordinate multiple satellites and spacecraft − and figure out how to refuel,...
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/ 3 months agoSquid have tiny teeth in their suckers − scientists could use their unique properties to make self-healing materials
Researchers can use powerful microscopes to capture the tiny teeth in squid suckers.
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/ 3 months agoLos Angeles is in a 4-year sprint to deliver a car-free 2028 Olympics
Can a city that’s synonymous with freeways and gridlock deliver a car-free Olympic Games? Los Angeles has picked up the torch.
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/ 3 months agoDemocratic Party’s embrace of organized labor in 2024 elections has long roots that had started to wither
Both sides took this marriage for granted until Southern Democrats, concerned that labor unions would organize Black workers across the South,...
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/ 3 months agoAmerica’s Iran policy is a failure − piecemeal deterrence and sanctions can go only so far
Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is partly the result of an unsuccessful, decade-long plan to ‘contain and deter’ the Iranian...
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/ 3 months agoPoliticians step up attacks on the teaching of scientific theories in US schools
A growing number of states are passing laws that call scientific theories into question.
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/ 3 months agoDo Charli XCX’s and Kid Rock’s endorsements make a difference? 19% of young people admit they might
While celebrities are unlikely to decisively shift whom many people choose to vote for, their endorsement of a political candidate can...
