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/ 10 months agoHumans are depleting groundwater worldwide, but there are ways to replenish it
Rapid and accelerating groundwater level declines are widespread in dry climates where groundwater is used for irrigation. But some communities have...
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/ 10 months agoIn an ancient church in Germany, a 639-year organ performance of a John Cage composition is about to have its next note change
The new note will be sustained for a relatively ‘brief’ two years.
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/ 10 months agoPictures have been teaching doctors medicine for centuries − a medical illustrator explains how
From body snatching to Photoshop and virtual reality, the techniques of medical illustration have evolved. But its essential role in showing...
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/ 10 months agoCombining two types of molecular boron nitride could create a hybrid material used in faster, more powerful electronics
Two forms of the same boron nitride molecules couldn’t look and act more different – but combining them could lead to...
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/ 10 months agoDomestic woes put Kim Jong Un on the defensive – and the offensive – in the Korean Peninsula
Amid signs of growing domestic disquiet over his repressive regime, North Korea’s leader is trying to deflect scrutiny by upping war...
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/ 10 months agoBiden’s use of military in Yemen upsets congressional progressives, but fits with long tradition of presidents exercising commander in chief’s power
In the wake of US attacks against Houthi militants in Yemen, a scholar of presidential power to use the military examines...
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/ 10 months agoHealing from child sexual abuse is often difficult but not impossible
With therapy and social support, children and adults who experienced child sexual abuse can regain a sense of control over their...
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/ 10 months ago1 in 10 US workers belong to unions − a share that’s stabilized after a steep decline
Because the economy gained 3 million jobs in 2023, unions had to draw hundreds of thousands of new members just to...
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/ 10 months agoFake Biden robocall to New Hampshire voters highlights how easy it is to make deepfakes − and how hard it is to defend against AI-generated disinformation
Deepfake technology is widely available, and a pivotal election year lies ahead. The fake Biden robocall is likely to be just...
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/ 10 months agoMichigan selects its legislative redistricting commissioners the way the ancient Athenians did
A battle over the voting districts in Detroit has landed in the Supreme Court, but any ruling may come too late...
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/ 10 months ago¿Cuándo podemos dejar de preocuparnos por la subida de precios? El último informe sobre la inflación no ofrece respuestas fáciles
Dos importantes indicadores de inflación evolucionan en direcciones distintas. ¿Qué ocurre?
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/ 10 months agoLa colada es una de las principales fuentes de contaminación por microplásticos: cómo limpiar la ropa de forma más sostenible
Tu lavadora está contaminando el océano.
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/ 10 months agoNick Saban’s ‘epic era’ of coaching is over, but the exploitation of players in big-time college football is not
Nick Saban was one of the most successful coaches in college football history. But he was not a champion of players’...
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/ 10 months agoWhere do Israel and Hamas get their weapons?
Israel and Hamas are running through countless weapons in the ongoing war − but where are those weapons coming from?
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/ 10 months agoA TikTok ‘expert’ says you have post-traumatic stress disorder − but do you? A trauma psychiatrist explains what PTSD really is and how to seek help
Post-traumatic stress disorder can’t be diagnosed over social media.
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/ 10 months ago‘Collective mind’ bridges societal divides − psychology research explores how watching the same thing can bring people together
Even in a moment of extreme partisanship, ‘we’ still exist if ‘we’ can witness something together. Researchers are exploring how shared...
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/ 10 months agoHow much influence does Iran have over its proxy ‘Axis of Resistance’ − Hezbollah, Hamas and the Houthis?
Iran has expanded its network of partners across the Middle East. But it isn’t a simple case of Tehran dictating the...
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/ 10 months agoBack in the USSR: New high school textbooks in Russia whitewash Stalin’s terror as Putin wages war on historical memory
The whitewashing of former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin and his crimes is crucial for understanding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s imperialist ideology...
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/ 10 months agoHow the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slur
Shows, movies and day-to-day language promote myths about voodoo that reinforce more than a century of stereotypes and discrimination, writes a...
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/ 10 months agoWhy New Hampshire and Iowa don’t make sense as the opening rounds of presidential campaigns
Two states that are not representative of the US, particularly in terms of race, have outsize influence in the presidential campaign.
