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Hacking the grid: How digital sabotage turns infrastructure into a weapon
The darkness that swept over the Venezuelan capital in the predawn hours of Jan. 3, 2026, signaled a profound shift…
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Despite its steep environmental costs, AI might also help save the planet
Nir Kshetri, University of North Carolina – Greensboro The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has sharply increased electricity and water…
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Filming ICE is legal but exposes you to digital tracking – here’s how to minimize the risk
Nicole M. Bennett, Indiana University When an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in south…
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Federal immigration enforcement near schools disrupts attendance, traumatizes students and damages their academic performance
Carolyn Sattin-Bajaj, University of California, Santa Barbara The Trump administration’s recent surge of more than 3,000 federal agents to Minneapolis…
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Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress – but four advances are changing the story
André O. Hudson, Rochester Institute of Technology Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your…
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America’s next big clean energy resource could come from coal mine pollution – if we can agree on who owns it
Hélène Nguemgaing, University of Maryland and Alan Collins, West Virginia University Across Appalachia, rust-colored water seeps from abandoned coal mines,…
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Humanity’s oldest known cave art has been discovered in Sulawesi
Maxime Aubert, Griffith University; Adam Brumm, Griffith University; Adhi Oktaviana, Badan Riset dan Inovasi Nasional (BRIN), and Renaud Joannes-Boyau,…
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Why ‘unwinding’ with screens may be making us more stressed – here’s what to try instead
Robin Pickering, Gonzaga University As Americans increasingly report feeling overwhelmed by daily life, many are using self-care to cope. Conversations…
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Grains of sand prove people – not glaciers – transported Stonehenge rocks
Anthony Clarke, Curtin University and Chris Kirkland, Curtin University Ask people how Stonehenge was built and you’ll hear stories of…
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Blood Transfusion Safety: A Global Health Imperative
Blood transfusions are among the most fundamental interventions in modern healthcare, yet they remain inaccessible to millions worldwide who desperately…
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Blood Products: The Gift of Life Saving Millions Annually
Blood products are therapeutic substances derived from human blood, including whole blood and blood components for transfusion, and plasma-derived medicinal…
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Biologicals: The Life-Saving Medicines Grown from Living Cells
Biological therapeutics, known as biologicals, represent a revolutionary class of medicines fundamentally different from traditional pharmaceuticals. Unlike conventional drugs synthesized…
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Biological Weapons: The Hidden Threat to Global Health Security
In a training facility in Nepal, a nurse carefully learns to don a hazmat suit, preparing for a scenario most…
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Should I pour this down the sink? (Probably not, and here’s why)
Mathias Reding/Unsplash, CC BY Faisal Hai, University of Wollongong Ever been about to pour rancid milk down the sink and…
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The macabre imagination and erratic life of the man behind Christmas story The Nutcracker
Eric Parisot, Flinders University It’s that time of year when our favourite Christmas stories reemerge to dominate the stage…
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