Yorkshire farmer argued homosexuality is natural in 1810 diary discovery
In a newly-discovered passage from a private diary, a Yorkshire farmer argues in 1810 that homosexuality is innate and should not be punished by death.
In a newly-discovered passage from a private diary, a Yorkshire farmer argues in 1810 that homosexuality is innate and should not be punished by death.
Social Sciences
Feb 10, 2020
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Given a choice of items to lose on a train, a top-secret document detailing the newly developed hydrogen bomb should be on the bottom of the list. In January 1953, amid the Red Scare and the Korean War, that's exactly what ...
General Physics
Dec 4, 2019
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Biotech giant Monsanto on Thursday agreed to plead guilty to illegally using a banned and highly toxic pesticide on research crops at one of its facilities on the Hawaiian island of Maui and to pay $10 million in fines.
Other
Nov 22, 2019
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A Boone County, Mo., judge has ruled that University of Missouri violated the state's open records law by placing an exorbitantly high price tag on records sought by a California animal rescue group.
Plants & Animals
Nov 12, 2019
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When a customs officer in El Paso, Texas was arrested for conspiracy to smuggle marijuana into the U.S between 2003 and 2007, investigators found she had sought a job with the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency mainly ...
Social Sciences
Oct 2, 2019
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Anxious residents packed up prized possessions Tuesday as hundreds of firefighters worked to keep a wildfire in a forested Arizona city away from homes and hoped the weather might bring some relief.
Environment
Jul 23, 2019
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With China's western-most province of Xinjiang being turned into a mass internment camp, last night's ABC Four Corners program reported on the Chinese Communist Party's alleged plans to put up to a million detained Uyghurs ...
Social Sciences
Jul 16, 2019
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Gathered together from every corner of the University of Saskatchewan (USask) Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, the unique collection of scientific artifacts fills two rooms in the Physics Building.
General Physics
Jul 11, 2019
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Mazda is recalling more than 262,000 SUVs and cars in the U.S. to fix a software problem that could cause the engines to stall unexpectedly.
Automotive
Jul 10, 2019
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Congressional Democrats are chiding the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for thwarting a House committee's investigation into the agency's actions during Hurricane Harvey.
Environment
Jun 27, 2019
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