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/ 3 months agoHurricane Milton explodes into a powerful Category 5 storm as it heads for Florida − here’s how rapid intensification works
Milton’s fast spin-up in the Gulf of Mexico was one of the most rapid intensifications on record. Two scientists who study...
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/ 3 months agoMany stable atoms have ‘magic numbers’ of protons and neutrons − 75 years ago, 2 physicists discovered their special properties
All the oxygen in your body is thanks to magic numbers of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
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/ 3 months agoMicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome – researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes
Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discovery of microRNAs, molecules that...
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/ 3 months agoHow Hurricane Helene became a deadly disaster across six states
Helene’s size and speed worsened everything from its storm surge to its extreme flooding in the mountains. And another hurricane was...
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/ 3 months agoNASA wants to send humans to Mars in the 2030s − a crewed mission could unlock some of the red planet’s geologic mysteries
Before sending humans to Mars, NASA will first return humans to the Moon’s surface to test its technology and train astronauts.
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/ 3 months agoWhen and why do girls start forming cliques?
Belonging to a group can make you feel safe and supported. But there can be downsides, too.
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/ 3 months agoAir pollution inside Philly’s subway is much worse than on the streets
Researchers found 10 times more black carbon on the 15th Street/City Hall subway platform than on the sidewalk above.
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/ 3 months agoA year ago, the hostages were a rallying point for solidarity in Israel – now, their families are symbols of the country’s sharp divides
Once a source of unity, anguish over the hostages is now one more source of sharp divides in Israeli politics.
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/ 3 months agoHow a newspaper revolution sparked protesters and influencers, disinformation and the Civil War
The most politically divided time in US democracy coincided with a boom in new communications technologies, confrontational political influencers and widespread...
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/ 3 months agoWhy would people vote for Kamala Harris? 5 things to understand about why her supporters back her
Harris’ support for abortion rights and political unity – as well as the fact that she offers an antidote to Donald...
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/ 3 months agoColleges could benefit from taking a data-driven look at hostility toward Jews on campus
As colleges and universities grapple with antisemitism on campus, research reveals that views on Jews and Israel are more complex than...
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/ 3 months agoPalestinians want to choose their own leaders – a year of war has distanced them further from this democratic goal
Despite a recent push to reconcile Palestinian political parties and work toward elections, Palestinians are no nearer to democratic representation.
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/ 3 months agoA year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation...
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/ 3 months agoDockworkers pause strike after Biden administration’s appeal to patriotism hits the mark
The agreement labor leaders and management reached will suspend the strike until at least Jan. 15, 2025. There will be more...
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/ 3 months agoA year after Hamas attack, more continuity than change for the Palestinians and Israel
Before Oct. 7, 2023, the Middle East seemed relatively stable. The peace was broken by Hamas’ attack, Israel’s response and expanding...
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/ 3 months agoSome online conspiracy-spreaders don’t even believe the lies they’re spewing
These people share conspiracy theories to promote conflict, cause chaos, recruit and radicalize potential followers, make money, harass, or even just...
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/ 3 months agoAs Yelp turns 20, online reviews continue to confound and confuse shoppers
No one wants to spend their hard-earned money on a dud product, so we’ll seek advice from strangers. Online reviews can...
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/ 3 months agoLow pay, high staff turnover and employee burnout took a toll on social service nonprofits during the COVID-19 pandemic − new research
Some of these agencies told researchers that their organizations couldn’t afford to pay their workers enough money for them to cover...
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/ 3 months agoNuclear rockets could travel to Mars in half the time − but designing the reactors that would power them isn’t easy
Sending a nuclear fission reactor into space means lots of technical questions. One research group is coming up with models that...
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/ 3 months agoTrees’ own beneficial microbiome could lead to discovery of new treatments to fight citrus greening disease
The promising compounda were discovered on an organic farm.