According to a May 2022 poll from the University of Maryland, 61% of Republicans favor declaring the United States a Christian nation—even though 57% recognized that it would be unconstitutional. Meanwhile, 31% of all Americans ...
Social Sciences
Nov 3, 2022
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At least 125 soccer fans have died in Indonesia, and more than 300 have been injured, in what is being reported as one of the worst sports stadium tragedies in history.
Social Sciences
Oct 3, 2022
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The use of tear gas—particularly CS gas—as a riot control agent, cannot be reconciled with respect for fundamental human rights and should therefore be banned entirely in international law, the University of Toronto's ...
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2020
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Encrypted messaging service Telegram suffered a major cyber-attack that originated from China, the company's CEO said Thursday, linking it to the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong.
Internet
Jun 13, 2019
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An elephant that supposedly cried tears when it was being rescued from an abusive home where it had been captive for 50 years created much excitment on social media. The experience of being cut loose from the vicious-looking ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2014
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A treatment for dry eye—a burning, gritty condition that can impair vision and damage the cornea—could some day result from computer simulations that map the way tears move across the surface of the eye.
General Physics
May 28, 2014
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The eye is an exquisitely sensitive system with many aspects that remain somewhat of a mystery—both in the laboratory and in the clinic. A U.S.-based team of mathematicians and optometrists is working to change this by ...
Soft Matter
May 6, 2014
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(PhysOrg.com) -- People enjoy watching tragedy movies like “Titanic” because they deliver what may seem to be an unlikely benefit: tragedies actually make people happier in the short-term.
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2012
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Tug-of-war isn't just for play. In the chemistry world, the game could identify a Saran-wrap-like material that instantly heals microscopic tears in its own structure.
Materials Science
Mar 7, 2011
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Medically, crying is known to be a symptom of physical pain or stress. But now a Tel Aviv University evolutionary biologist looks to empirical evidence showing that tears have emotional benefits and can make interpersonal ...
Social Sciences
Aug 24, 2009
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