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/ 1 year ago30 years after Arafat-Rabin handshake, clear flaws in Oslo Accords doomed peace talks to failure
A famous gesture kick-started hopes of peace in the Middle East. But today, the idea of a two-state solution seems further...
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/ 1 year agoHow does fever help fight infections? There’s more to it than even some scientists realize
The heat and chills that come with fever are not only uncomfortable but also metabolically costly. Increased body temperature, however, can...
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/ 1 year agoCan animals give birth to twins?
Animals often give birth to litters of more than one offspring at a time. But are those babies twins?
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/ 1 year agoPowerful black holes might grow up in bustling galactic neighborhoods
An astronomer and ‘black hole historian’ explains how the parts of the universe black holes grow in might influence how quickly...
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/ 1 year agoQuantum information science is rarely taught in high school – here’s why that matters
A former physics teacher says America could lose its technological edge if it doesn’t do a better job of teaching quantum...
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/ 1 year agoAncient texts depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones – this college course looks at LGBTQ sexuality and gender in Egypt, Greece and Rome
Writing about same-sex relationships and gender beyond a strict male-female binary was more common in ancient Greece and Rome than students...
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/ 1 year agoMarrakech artisans – who have helped rebuild the Moroccan city before – are among those hit hard in the earthquake’s devastation
A scholar who has been working in Marrakech writes about the artisan communities, which have maintained the city’s architectural rich heritage...
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/ 1 year agoAnemia afflicts nearly 1 in 4 people worldwide, but there are practical strategies for reducing it
Among young children, adolescents and adult women, anemia strikes 1 in 3 globally. Most cases are driven by dietary iron deficiency,...
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/ 1 year agoUkraine’s push for NATO membership is rooted in its European past – and its future
For President Zelenskyy and Ukraine’s citizens, the country’s quest for NATO and EU membership is about security – and identity.
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/ 1 year agoPhiladelphia police rarely release body camera videos – here’s why it may happen in the fatal shooting of Eddie Irizarry
The public’s right to know often gives way to concerns about privacy, public safety and protecting evidence.
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/ 1 year agoWhy managers’ attempts to empower their employees often fail – and even lead to unethical behavior
An expert on employee motivation explains four challenges companies should address if they truly want to empower their workers.
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/ 1 year agoThe beautiful pessimism at the heart of Jimmy Buffett’s music
For Buffett, escapism was not merely some fiddling flight of fancy. It acknowledged the brutalities and indignities of everyday life.
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/ 1 year agoSeparating molecules is a highly energy-intensive but essential part of drug development, desalination and other industrial processes – improving membranes can help
Around half of US industrial energy use goes toward separating molecules in industrial processes. Developing materials that can withstand harsh industrial...
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/ 1 year agoIRS is using $60B funding boost to ramp up use of technology to collect taxes − not just hiring more enforcement agents
The agency hopes to make paying taxes less onerous for the majority of Americans who follow the rules.
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/ 1 year agoSecondhand smoke may be a substantial contributor to lead levels found in children and adolescents, new study finds
Researchers found that children exposed to secondhand smoke had higher than average levels of lead in their blood.
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/ 1 year agoDo unbiased jurors exist to serve at Trump’s trials in the age of social media?
Trump’s lawyers, and those prosecuting him, aren’t the only ones grappling with the problem of finding unbiased jurors in the age...
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/ 1 year agoReligious leaders without religion: How humanist, atheist and spiritual-but-not-religious chaplains tend to patients’ needs
As more Americans step away from organized religion, so do more chaplains – but they are prepared to offer spiritual care...
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/ 1 year agoHeat pumps will cool your home during the hottest of summers and reduce your global warming impact
Heat pumps can be 400% more efficient than a gas furnace.
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/ 1 year agoNanoparticles will change the world, but whether it’s for the better depends on decisions made now
Nanoparticles have contributed to profound medical advances like the COVID-19 vaccine, but without oversight, they pose ethical and environmental issues.
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/ 1 year agoThe US is spending billions to reduce forest fire risks – we mapped the hot spots where treatment offers the biggest payoff for people and climate
Forest thinning and controlled burns take away fuel for fires, but the US can only treat so many acres. Which ones...
