Abundant, low-cost, clean energy—the envisioned result if scientists and engineers can successfully produce a reliable method of generating and sustaining fusion energy—has taken one step closer to reality, as a team of researchers ...
Plasma Physics
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Two thousand years before the Inca empire dominated the Andes, a lesser-known society known as the Chavín Phenomenon shared common art, architecture, and materials throughout modern-day Peru. Through agricultural innovations, ...
Archaeology
May 5, 2025
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Tuberculosis, the world's deadliest infectious disease, is estimated to infect around 10 million people each year, and kills more than 1 million annually. Once established in the lungs, the bacteria's thick cell wall helps ...
Biochemistry
May 5, 2025
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Friendship comes with complex pros and cons—possibly explaining why some individuals are less sociable, according to a new study of gorillas.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2025
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In an interconnected global economy, regions face recurring economic shocks and intense competition. For policymakers and researchers, understanding the drivers of local employment growth has become critical. Recent theoretical ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2025
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United States President Donald Trump and his administration have set their sights on the "tyranny of so-called diversity, equity and inclusion policies," firing federal staff and purging public institutions like the Smithsonian ...
Economics & Business
May 5, 2025
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Canada's recent federal election was regularly dubbed one of the most consequential of the last 50 years. Economic and sovereignty threats from United States President Donald Trump were key issues in the campaign. In response, ...
Political science
May 5, 2025
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Ghana, like many sub-Saharan African countries, began investing substantially in free education three decades ago. This led to an increase in the number of children that attend primary school. But what has the impact been ...
Education
May 5, 2025
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A fossilized creature found in a South African roadside quarry 25 years ago finally has an official name. The small, segmented, crustacean-like creature, dated to 444 million years ago, can now be introduced as Keurbos susanae. ...
Paleontology & Fossils
May 5, 2025
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Bennett True set a goal last summer that others might find unthinkable: to give a live demonstration with highly venomous snakes for a local South African audience.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2025
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