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Ukraine recap: Drone warfare brings new phase to battlefront

Like many people, I first encountered drones when they looked like toys, something fun to play with and be entertained by. Not long afterward, I was waiting for a boat on my commute to work, and a drone hovered overhead, ...

From harmony to civil war: When language turns deadly

For years, Jaroslav Tir has been pondering a perplexing mystery: Why do some countries where a multi-ethnic populace once lived together in harmony devolve into civil war, slaughter and ethnic cleansing?

Spot AI images this election: Fact vs. fiction tips

On Aug. 18, former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump posted an unusual endorsement to his social media account on Truth Social. Amid a series of photos, he included an image of pop megastar Taylor ...

Researcher studies how violent policies spread among governments

Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow Kerice Doten-Snitker studies how government-sanctioned violence in medieval Germany diffused from one community to another. More specifically, she wants to know what sometimes prevented the ...

Easing bail policy does not lead to increased crime, report finds

A new report by the nonpartisan California Policy Lab (CPL) shows the estimated effects of several bail policy changes in the City and County of Los Angeles, including removing the emergency bail schedule that was implemented ...

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Study finds people are consistently and confidently wrong about those with opposing views
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Red flag laws may reduce the growing burden of firearm homicides
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While some cities clear homeless encampments, others are granting a 'right to shelter'
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Geographic differences in US homicide rates have decreased since the 1970s, study finds
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Q&A: Rwanda is creating shiny, modern cities after the genocide—but this won't help communities heal from the past
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Should misogyny be treated as a form of extremism?
Economics & Business
Global population growth is now slowing rapidly: Will a falling population be better for the environment?
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A world mired in conflict calls for international tribunals that play multiple roles
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In domestic violence cases, police are more likely to make arrests when pets are abused too
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For metro governments, bigger may not be economically better
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AI used by police cannot tell Black people apart: Canada's AI laws need urgent attention, say researchers
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Book: Healing America's divisiveness requires changing how we think
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Q&A: Expert explains how recent Supreme Court decisions and a shift in judicial tactics are reshaping US politics
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The truth about Tasers: What UK statistics and research tell us
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Calls for a new 'digital vaccination' for children to tackle fake news and disinformation
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How Twitter—now X—helps with understanding Canadian values and attitudes toward asylum seekers
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Research reveals many laws targeting homelessness are ineffective
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International Criminal Court should adopt 'joint criminal enterprise' criminal liability mode, team argues

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Inside the 'golden age' of alien hunting at the Green Bank Telescope
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Global South cities lack cooling green spaces
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Cells use alternative splicing to regulate gene expression, research suggests
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Geoinformatics: Using AI to take better aim against mosquitoes
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Creating an 'imprint' on a super photon
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On the way to optical logic gates: Study demonstrates the basics for purely optical processing of information
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Amazon rainforest fires produce secondary ultrafine particles that may affect weather and climate
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Economists reveal the costs of sanctions

What effect do economic sanctions have on the countries affected, such as Russia or Iran? What impact do they have on the sanctioning states? And is there possibly an ideal coalition of sanction partners? Economists from ...

Study shows biases undermine diversity efforts in policing

As more organizations attempt to increase the representation of women in traditionally male-dominated occupations (such as engineering, technology or banking), new research from George Washington University professor Jennifer ...