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/ 5 months agoFlirting with disaster: When endangered wild animals try to mate with domestic relatives, both wildlife and people lose
Conflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious threat to both people and...
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/ 5 months agoWhy US schools need to shake up the way they teach physics
Making physics more engaging means meeting students where they are, highlighting the ways in which it plays a role in their...
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/ 5 months agoTo guard against cyberattacks in space, researchers ask ‘what if?’
Sabotaged space stations, falsified space probe data and faked alien contact are just a few of the scenarios a report on...
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/ 5 months agoEven short trips to space can change an astronaut’s biology − a new set of studies offers the most comprehensive look at spaceflight health since NASA’s Twins Study
A set of papers published in Nature contain groundbreaking research into how even quick jaunts to space can affect an astronaut’s...
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/ 5 months agoSupreme Court of Oklahoma says no to Catholic charter school – but this may not be the end of the boundary-pushing saga
Officials have vowed to keep fighting for permission to open the school as a charter – which would be a controversial...
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/ 5 months agoWhy Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back
Many in Nepal are protesting to bring back the Hindu monarchy, which was dissolved in 2008. A scholar of South Asian...
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/ 5 months agoHurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification to Category 5 is alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength
Beryl’s strength and rapid intensification set records for a storm so early in the year. It’s alarming in what’s expected to...
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/ 5 months agoCultural differences impede trade for most countries — but not China
It’s not just size. China’s pragmatic trade strategy, which prioritizes meeting the development needs of its trading partners, has played a...
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/ 5 months agoColorado is home to the longest-running gay rodeo in the world
This year is the 41st anniversary of Colorado’s Rocky Mountain Regional Rodeo, continuing its legacy despite anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments.
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/ 5 months agoThe Catholic Church is using the upcoming Paris Olympics to engage young people − but several popes have already promoted sports as a way to teach Christian values
The use of sport as an evangelical tool is not new for the Catholic Church. Pope Pius X welcomed athletes in...