Term limits aren’t the answer
Very few Americans believe Congress is doing a good job. Some of them have a simple solution: Throw the bums out and institute…
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How the manosphere found its way into the Black community
The Black hosts of the ‘Fresh & Fit’ podcast speak in the parlance of social justice movements, but apply it, in…
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Weather risk can move markets months in advance: Stock traders pay attention to these 2 long-range c
Option price swings show how much traders believe seasonal climate and weather matters for all sorts of industries, not…
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Wildfire smoke is back – fires burning across Canada are already triggering US air quality alerts in
States could be in for another summer of unhealthy wildfire smoke as ‘zombie fires’ resurface in western Canada and…
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Confusion over how pregnancy dates are measured is widespread – and makes for uninformed debate over
Most Americans surveyed did not know how pregnancies are dated or how long a trimester is – but this is especially true…
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Haitians looking to escape violence and chaos face hostility in neighboring Dominican Republic
With legal routes to the US curtailed, many Haitians are looking to cross the border into the Dominican Republic − but…
May 14, 2024
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‘Noise’ in the machine: Human differences in judgment lead to problems for AI
Just as human biases show up in machine learning systems, so, too, do people’s vagaries and vicissitudes.
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Iron fuels immune cells – and it could make asthma worse
Asthma attacks can result from immune cells overreacting to a harmless allergen. Tamping down iron levels in certain immune…
May 14, 2024
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Why do religious teens engage in less risky behavior? A psychologist explains
Research suggests that a clear understanding of what is right and wrong contributes to engaging in less risky behavior.
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Asian Jewish Americans have a double reason to celebrate their heritage in May
This month marks Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as well as Jewish American Heritage…
May 14, 2024
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Vatican conference on ‘climate resilience’ is the latest in a long line of environment initiatives b
Pope Francis and other Catholic leaders committed to raising awareness of environmental issues draw on centuries of tradition.
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Rap ‘beef’ as public spectacle is a dangerous game that artists rarely win
Since rap’s emergence, artists have boasted about themselves in ways that were funny and sometimes violent, vulgar and…
May 14, 2024
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By not lip-syncing Amy Winehouse’s songs, actress Marisa Abela confronts impossible expectations in
Some viewers seem to want Abela’s voice to be a carbon copy of Winehouse’s. But the art of vocal impersonation isn’t…
May 14, 2024
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Wars cause widespread pollution and environmental damage − here’s how to address it in peace accords
War is wreaking havoc on land, water and critical infrastructure in Ukraine and Gaza. Two experts on peace and conflict…
May 14, 2024
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‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their en
Want to bring extra life to a glass of champagne or soda water? Physicists will tell you to drop in a small object, such…
May 13, 2024
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Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol
Singer Amy Winehouse died from alcohol toxicity in 2011, the same year that the American Society of Addiction Medicine publicly…
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