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/ 1 year agoThis engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Art and science combine in this engineering course to let students turn their brainwaves into creative works.
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/ 1 year agoGaza depends on UN and other global aid groups for food, medicine and basic services – Israel-Hamas war means nothing is getting in
Many people in Gaza are reliant on the United Nations and other international aid groups to meet their basic needs, like...
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/ 1 year agoIntelligence failure or not, the Israeli military was unprepared to respond to Hamas’ surprise attack
A special forces officer explains why an overreliance on intelligence is a recipe for disaster.
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/ 1 year agoPhiladelphia bans safe injection sites – evidence suggests keeping drug users on the street could do more harm than good
A group of academics look at the global evidence to examine the potential impact of safe injection sites in Philadelphia and...
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/ 1 year agoHorseshoe crab blood is vital for testing intravenous drugs, but new synthetic alternatives could mean pharma won’t bleed this unique species dry
Horseshoe crabs play a unique role in medicine, but they’re also ecologically important in their home waters along the Atlantic coast....
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/ 1 year agoWhat is a strong El Niño? Meteorologists anticipate a big impact in winter 2023, but the forecasts don’t all agree
An atmospheric scientist explains how El Niño works, this year’s oddities and why this phenomenon doesn’t last long..
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/ 1 year agoVaccines against COVID-19, the seasonal flu and RSV are our best chance of preventing a winter surge
Newly approved and updated vaccines are the best tools available to combat COVID-19, the flu and RSV, as infections and hospitalizations...
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/ 1 year agoHow Chicana women artists have often used the figure of the Virgin of Guadalupe for political messages
Over the past decades, many Chicana artists have used Guadalupe to emphasize issues of justice around immigration.
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/ 1 year agoAstronomers have learned lots about the universe − but how do they study astronomical objects too distant to visit?
Controlled experiments are impossible in astronomy, as are direct measurements of physical properties of objects outside our solar system. So how...
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/ 1 year agoHow did Israeli intelligence miss Hamas’ preparations to attack? A US counterterrorism expert explains how Israeli intelligence works
Israel’s intelligence capacities are considered some of the best in the world – but unlike the US, it does not have...
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/ 1 year agoRising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma – sound familiar?
Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine reprised the risks of energy weaponization, but the oil landscape today and energy security itself are...
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/ 1 year agoWhy the crisis in Israel is putting pressure on GOP to act over vacant House speaker role
A major crisis abroad may exacerbate internal divisions within one of the US’s major political parties.
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/ 1 year agoIsrael has no good options for dealing with Hamas’ hostage-taking in Gaza
An estimated 150 hostages were taken by Hamas in Israel and brought back to Gaza. The government of Israel faces tough...
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/ 1 year agoWhat is seawater intrusion? A hydrogeologist explains the shifting balance between fresh and salt water at the coast
Saltwater intrusion is bad for human health, ecosystems, crops and infrastructure. Here’s how seawater can move inland, and why climate change...
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/ 1 year agoComets 101 − everything you need to know about the snow cones of space
There’s a flurry of excitement every time a comet comes into view from Earth. But what are these celestial objects, and...
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/ 1 year agoYour immune system makes its own antiviral drug − and it’s likely one of the most ancient
The human body has been making antivirals for eons, long before scientists did. A protein in your cells called viperin produces...
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/ 1 year agoListen up, ladies and gentlemen, guys and dudes: Terms of address can be a minefield, especially as their meanings change
Gendered words can be offensive in certain contexts – it’s all in what’s being signaled, according to a sociolinguist
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/ 1 year agoStudents understand calculus better when the lessons are active
Collaborative work benefits calculus students, new research shows.
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/ 1 year agoThe Gaza Strip − why the history of the densely populated enclave is key to understanding the current conflict
The enclave abutting Israel has been described as the world’s ‘largest open-air prison.’ Conditions have deteriorated for the population there under...
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/ 1 year agoAmerica’s farmers are getting older, and young people aren’t rushing to join them
It’s part of a decadeslong trend.
