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/ 5 months agoTagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate
In some of the most remote places on Earth, tags attached to seals collect data at the cutting edge of ocean...
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/ 5 months agoChronic pain: emerging treatment options for patients after the opiod crisis – podcast
Chronic pain expert Rachael Rzasa Lynn explains the latest developments in chronic pain treatment on The Conversation Weekly podcast.
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/ 5 months agoParis Olympics promote sustainability for good reason: Climate change is putting athletes and their sports at risk
The 2024 Summer Games are going all in on renewable energy, recycled materials and more to shrink their carbon footprint. They’re...
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/ 5 months agoRevisiting Middletown, Ohio – the Midwestern town at the heart of JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Vance’s hometown has been analyzed as a sweeping symbol – sometimes overlooking the area’s distinct history and experiences.
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/ 5 months agoCheesemaking is a complex science – a food chemist explains the process from milk to mozzarella
Cheesemaking is an ancient practice, and modern methods and chemistry have made it a science.
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/ 5 months agoWhat do genes have to do with psychology? They likely influence your behavior more than you realize
Human psychology is influenced by a complex network of genes and environmental factors. Studying how and when genes fail to cooperate...
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/ 5 months agoGood feedback is an art – here’s how I teach it
Giving and receiving criticism can be difficult. This class tries to make it easier.
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/ 5 months agoXylazine wounds are a growing crisis among drug users in Philly − a nurse explains potential causes and proper treatment
The wounds contain black and yellow dead tissue and tunnel deep into the skin. Deep stigma around them can make getting...
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/ 5 months agoCancer costs for Americans with private health insurance rose after the ACA rollout and fell for those with Medicaid
When patients spend large sums on their cancer care, it can be hard for them to afford basics such as food...
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/ 5 months agoBiden dropped out − is the news media to blame?
Are journalists to blame for Biden dropping out? This assumes that the power of the press is significant and straightforward. It’s...
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/ 5 months agoArrest student protesters, wait or negotiate? Colleges can use ‘ladder of harm’ to determine appropriate response to Gaza protests on campus
The anti-war protests that rocked college campuses across the US in spring 2024 may well erupt again in the fall. An...
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/ 5 months agoCan a brush with death change politicians? It did for notorious Alabama segregationist George Wallace
An assassin’s bullet couldn’t knock George Wallace out of politics − but it made him seek redemption.
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/ 5 months agoSupreme Court ruling may put presidents above the law – but even kings never were
Even Louis XIV of France, the epitome of absolute monarchy, did not stand above the law. Kings have always been defined...
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/ 5 months agoSure, 2024 has had lots of news – but compared with 1940, 1968 or 1973, it’s nothing exceptional
You think 2024 has been packed with a ceaseless and exhausting stream of consequential events? So did Americans in 1940, 1968...
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/ 5 months agoLincoln called for divided Americans to heed their ‘better angels,’ and politicians have invoked him ever since in crises − but for Abe, it was more than words
Keeping the United States together meant more than defeating the Confederacy. Lincoln first had to unite a fractured North.
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/ 5 months agoCourt battle to keep Annunciation House open underscores how faith groups strive to welcome strangers in the face of anti-immigrant sentiment
Religiously affiliated organizations can clash with politicians on humanitarian aid to migrants, raising issues around religious freedom and hospitality to newcomers.
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/ 5 months agoSeafloor sediment reveals previously unknown volcanic eruption 520,000 years ago in south Aegean Sea
A newly discovered half-million-year-old layer of volcanic sediment beneath the Aegean Sea rewrites what scientists know about this area’s volcanic history...
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/ 5 months agoRetaining flavor while removing caffeine − a chemist explains the chemistry behind decaf coffee
Even unstimulating coffee has stimulating chemistry.
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/ 5 months agoAthletes looking for a competitive edge may find it within their gut microbiome
Athletes have different gut microbiomes compared with the general population. Some of these microbes are thought to improve endurance and recovery...
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/ 5 months agoCounter-drug strategies in Central America are worsening deforestation, threatening many species of birds
Central America’s forests are critically important habitat for many forest birds, including endangered species. Narco-traffickers are cutting down trees, leaving birds...
