Dominique, a Black electrical engineering doctoral student, found herself in an awkward situation in the lounge of a hotel where she had been attending a conference on science.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2020
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An Australian surfer told Monday how he managed to paddle back to shore and walk hundreds of meters to get help after being attacked by a great white shark.
Plants & Animals
Dec 7, 2020
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China's launch this week of an unmanned spacecraft aimed at bringing back lunar rocks—the first attempt by any nation to retrieve samples from the Moon in four decades—underlines just how far the country has come in achieving ...
Space Exploration
Nov 24, 2020
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A new study of the skeleton of an Iron Age man with the first known case of tuberculosis in Britain has shed new light on his origins.
Archaeology
Nov 9, 2020
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For anthropologists and other social scientists, the space race in the 1950s served as a period of cultural and technological transformation as well as an opportunity to advance the public good. Space exploration marked a ...
Social Sciences
Oct 20, 2020
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"Just be more confident, be more ambitious, be more like a man."
Economics & Business
Oct 14, 2020
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Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut blasted off on a fast-track journey to the International Space Station Wednesday, in the first such launch aboard a Russian capsule since SpaceX's game-changing debut manned flight from ...
Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2020
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In the United States, the average American sleeps less than the minimum seven hours of sleep per night recommended by the Center for Disease Control, and nearly half of Americans report negative consequences from insufficient ...
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2020
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Russia said Tuesday that astronauts had found an air leak in its section of the International Space Station, with a senior space official calling the air loss beyond expected levels.
Space Exploration
Sep 29, 2020
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George Floyd's death highlighted how even a minor alleged infraction—in his case, over a fake $20 bill—can lead to a fatal interaction with law enforcement.
Social Sciences
Sep 29, 2020
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