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Developers have overbuilt office and commercial space in US cities for decades. Now, in the wake of pandemic shutdowns, many downtowns face hard choices about the future.
Fractals emerge on Day 4 of Suri’s playful Genesis-inspired narrative about math’s role in creation.
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Durante décadas, os cientistas acreditaram que somente os pássaros machos cantavam. Então, as mulheres entraram em campo e mostraram o que seus antecessores não haviam percebido.
La humedad del verano puede cambiar el comportamiento de su pelo. ¿Cuál es la explicación científica?
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Un químico explica cómo la estructura de los folículos pilosos, el código genético y factores ambientales como la humedad influyen en el comportamiento diario del cabello.
Summer humidity can change the way your hair is behaving – but what’s the science behind that?
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A chemist explains how the structure of your hair follicles, your genetic code and environmental factors like humidity influence how hair behaves on a day-to-day basis.
Apakah kamu sedang mencari sesuatu yang berkilau?
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Dibentuk melalui proses geologi maupun teknik laboratorium, berlian tetaplah keras. Sifatnya yang unik memberikannya sifat yang tidak berhubungan dengan kemilaunya.
Certain state laws are banning the instruction of critical race theory.
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Scholars examine how state laws that restrict lessons on race could affect students and educators.
Lewis Wickes Hine, ‘A little spinner in a Georgia Cotton Mill, 1909.’
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Beth Saunders, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
While Lewis Hine’s early-20th century photographs of working children compelled Congress to limit or ban child labor, the US Department of Labor is now under fire for failing to enforce these laws.
Warm water along the equator off South America signals an El Niño, like this one in 2016.
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Richard Forno, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
‘Star Trek: Picard’ is set 400 years in the future, but, like most science fiction, it deals with issues in the here and now. The show’s third and final season provides a lens on cybersecurity.
The stress of experiencing high levels of community violence harms entire families.
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Loren Henderson, University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.
Candidiasis is a severe fungal infection that can spread easily in medical facilities.
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Multidrug-resistant fungal infections are an emerging global health threat. Figuring out how fungi evade treatments offers new avenues to counter resistance.
‘Emotionally intelligent’ robots could improve their interactions with people.
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Robots are already carrying out tasks in clinics, classrooms and warehouses. Designing robots that are more receptive to human needs could help make them more useful in many contexts.
Your genes determine the look of your navel.
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Sarah Leupen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
All mammals who get nutrients from their parent via a placenta before birth are left with a belly button. It’s a visual reminder of this original connection.
Math scores plummeted during the COVID-19 pandemic. What will it take to raise them back up?
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Manil Suri, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Nearly four decades after President Ronald Reagan proclaimed the first National Math Awareness Week, math readiness and enrollment in college math programs continue to decline.
La rana coquí, Eleutherodactylus coqui, es lo bastante ruidosa como para despertar a la gente por la noche.
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Bernard Lohr, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
De los insectos a los pájaros, pasando por los murciélagos y las ranas, estos pequeños parlanchines han encontrado ingeniosas formas de transmitir sus mensajes a gran volumen.
Plastic, yes. But at least the bottles are being reused.
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Communal meals to break fast can mean lots of single-use plastics. A switch to environmentally friendly principles is in line with Islamic principles through the ages.