A cyberattack could wreak destruction comparable to a nuclear weapon
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Digital attacks can cause havoc in different places all at the same time. Pushish…
Why are people still dying from Legionnaires’ disease?
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Inhaling mist contaminated with _Legionella pneumophila_ can lead to Legionnaires' disease. Denis Klimov 3000/Shutterstock.com…
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Organic food health benefits have been hard to assess, but that could change
17 Views August 16, 2019 Be first to comment Cynthia Curl, Assistant Professor, Boise State University
Freshly harvested organic foods such as these radishes may seem to be healthier, but…
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Why are so many languages spoken in some places and so few in others?
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What factors contribute to some places having many, while other places have few? VLADGRIN/Shutterstock.com…
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What’s the right way for scientists to edit human genes? 5 essential reads
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Ethical frameworks, rules, laws: all try to have their say. Tati9/Shutterstock.com Since scientists first…
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Shouldn’t there be a law against reckless opioid sales? Turns out, there is
19 Views August 15, 2019 Be first to comment Nicolas Paul Terry, Professor of Law, IUPUI
Protests and lawsuits against opioid manufacturers are growing more common, but drug distributors are…
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A brief astronomical history of Saturn’s amazing rings
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With giant Saturn hanging in the blackness and sheltering Cassini from the Sun's blinding…
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Fifty years ago, Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock anthem expressed the hopes and fears of a nation
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Hendrix's version of the National Anthem combined reverence and revolution. nelag0/pixabay, CC BY One…
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50 years ago, Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock anthem expressed the hopes and fears of a nation
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Hendrix's version of the National Anthem combined reverence and revolution. nelag0/pixabay, CC BY One…
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One budget line Congress can agree on: Spending billions on the US military
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Since WWII, there's been strong partisan support for military spending. Mircea Moira/Shutterstock.com The two-year…