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/ 1 month agoIn Hawaii, parasites and viruses team up in the battle against fruit flies – an entomologist explains the implication for global pest control
Fruit flies wreak havoc on crops in Hawaii, but a type of parasitoid wasp armed with a biological weapon has helped...
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/ 1 month agoAmericans own guns to protect themselves from psychological as well as physical threats
Owning a gun can influence your outlook, both fueling a sense of danger in the world around you and holding out...
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/ 1 month agoFear, hope and the economy: what is motivating Americans as they decide who to vote for – podcast
Political scientist Jesse Rhodes speaks to The Conversation Weekly podcast about the latest results of the UMass Amherst poll on Americans’...
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/ 1 month agoSlow vote-counting, flip-flopping leads, careful certification and the weirdness of the Electoral College – people who research elections look at what to expect on election night
Take a deep breath: Having to wait for election results means the system is working as it should, with safeguards and...
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/ 1 month ago‘Each bears his own ghosts’: How the classics speak to these days of fear, anger and presidential candidates stalking the land
As the election nears, it seems everyone is afraid.
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/ 1 month agoA new president will be elected − but it may take some time to determine who wins
Americans might have to wait for days, weeks or months to get an accurate determination of the winner of the presidency.
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/ 1 month agoReligion in the workplace is tricky – but employers and employees both lose when it becomes a total taboo
Workers from minority religious traditions in the US tend to be more affected by restrictions about bringing up faith at the...
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/ 1 month agoThe ‘Courage Tour’ is attempting to get Christians to vote for Trump − and focused on defeating ‘demons’
The ‘Courage Tour,’ a religio-political rally, is going around battleground states. It is focused on defeating Democrats, but also on defeating...
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/ 1 month agoFighting antibiotic resistance at the source – using machine learning to identify bacterial resistance genes and the drugs to block them
By analyzing the resistance genes and proteins of E. coli, researchers can optimize treatments to address both current and future antimicrobial...
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/ 1 month agoSimple science summaries written by AI help people understand research and trust scientists
Scientists use jargon and complicated language to describe their work. Regular folks ‘get it’ more when descriptions are simpler – and...
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/ 1 month agoTime to freak out? How the existential terror of hurricanes can fuel climate change denial
Terror management theory explores the lengths our minds will go to to deny existential threats. Psychologists explain what that can mean...
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/ 1 month agoScholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South
Should a rap album be counted as a scholarly work? We asked a scholar who makes hip-hop and hit the recording...
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/ 1 month agoWhat the presidential candidates have done − and where they stand − on education
One candidate has gone after for-profit colleges. The other has tried to loosen restrictions. What else does the record show about...
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/ 1 month agoPeople with blindness and low vision are squeezed by high costs of living − new research
About 1 in 4 of the people with blindness or low vision who were surveyed said they spent less on food...
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/ 1 month agoNationalism is not patriotism: 3 insights from Orwell about Trump and the 2024 election
George Orwell, who wrote about war, totalitarianism, nationalism and patriotism in the 1940s, would have had a lot to say about...
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/ 1 month agoWhy vote for Harris or Trump? A cheat sheet on the candidates’ records, why their supporters like them and why picking one or the other makes sense
While Harris and Trump diverge on many key policy issues, they find common ground in other areas.
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/ 1 month agoWhy Pennsylvania’s election results will take time to count
Pennsylvania is the battleground state with the most Electoral College votes. While everyone will want to know the outcome of the...
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/ 1 month agoDefender su voto: Pasos a seguir si su derecho al voto es cuestionado el día de las elecciones
Un abogado especializado en derechos civiles ofrece una guía para ayudar a los votantes a conocer sus derechos a la hora...
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/ 1 month agoCannabis legalization may hit a ‘red wall’ at the ballot box
Five states have marijuana on the ballot in some form this November. But the once-bipartisan legalization movement now faces an uphill...
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/ 1 month agoMaking a Snickers bar is a complex science − a candy engineer explains how to build the airy nougat and chewy caramel of this Halloween favorite
The components of one Snickers bar showcase several common processes used in candy science.
