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Kamala Harris’s Ascent Shows How Political Hardball—And Smart Polling—Pays Off

September 10, 2024 5 min read Kamala Harris’s Ascent Shows How Political Hardball—And Smart Polling—Pays Off So far, enthusiasm for the Harris campaign has vindicated

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Boeing’s Starliner Crew Mission Returns to Earth, but Its Astronauts Are Still in Space

September 7, 2024 5 min read Starliner Spacecraft Safely Returns to Earth, sans Astronauts Starliner’s first crewed test flight has concluded with a successful touchdown—and

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How Testosterone Changes the Immune System in Trans Men

September 4, 2024 4 min read How Testosterone Changes the Immune System in Trans Men A small study of transgender men taking testosterone revealed changes

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Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection

August 30, 2024 4 min read Buy Experiences instead of Possessions to Build Social Connection Shared experiences, more than material things, bring people together By

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Ancient Viruses Preserved in Glaciers Show Adaptation to Climate Change

The following essay is reprinted with permission from The Conversation, an online publication covering the latest research. As humans alter the planet’s climate and ecosystems,

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First At-Home Syphilis Test Approved by FDA amid Nationwide Syphilis Surge

August 26, 2024 4 min read At-Home Syphilis Test Could Increase Access and Combat Epidemic An easy-to-access rapid test could lower barriers to detecting syphilis,

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Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Won’t Collapse in Worst-Case Scenario

August 23, 2024 5 min read Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Isn’t as Vulnerable to Collapse as We Thought Antarctica’s riskiest glacier is a disaster in slow

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Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Zooms past the Moon in Historic Flyby

August 20, 2024 3 min read Europe’s JUICE Jupiter Probe Zooms past the Moon in Historic Flyby The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer spacecraft took a

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How Food Banks Prevent Climate Change by Averting Carbon Emissions

August 17, 2024 4 min read How Food Banks Prevented 1.8 Million Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions Last Year Redistributing food to food banks before

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Cleaned Up Shipping Emissions Have Revealed Additional Global Warming

August 14, 2024 3 min read Cleaned Up Shipping Emissions Have Revealed Additional Global Warming New shipping regulations set limits on sulfur in maritime fuel,