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A professor of religion and science explains different views on immortality, from the religious perspective of President Jimmy Carter to the scientific, secular take of Carl Sagan.
Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner before a WNBA game in 2015.
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At 6 feet, 8 inches tall, Brittney Griner has become an international basketball star. She is now locked up in a Russian prison after what US officials describe as “wrongfully detained.”
Don’t call them tentacles: An octopus has eight arms.
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Researchers have discovered that great white sharks are more social than previously thought. Using specialized tags, they tracked six sharks and found that some stay close to each other when hunting.
As missiles rain down on Ukraine’s telecommunications infrastructure, including Kyiv’s TV tower, hackers have been attacking in cyberspace.
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Russian hackers have been attacking Ukraine for years, but with help from US government agencies, businesses and universities, Ukraine’s cyber defenses have grown stronger.
Keras dan kuat, atau lentur dan fleksibel? Kerangka tulang rawan memberikan keuntungan di laut, tetapi tidak akan tahan terhadap kehidupan di darat
Une femme tient une pancarte avec les mots « la langue est une arme » écrits en ukrainien lors d'une manifestation en 2020 contre un projet de loi visant à élargir l'utilisation du russe dans l'enseignement public ukrainien.
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Pour les nationalistes russes, la langue ukrainienne est classée comme un dérivé de la langue russe, et l’invasion ressemble moins à un acte d’agression qu’à une réintégration.
A woman holds a placard with the words ‘language is a weapon’ written in Ukrainian during a 2020 protest of a bill that sought to widen the use of Russian in Ukrainian public education.
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To Russian nationalists, if the Ukrainian language is classified as a derivative of the Russian language, the invasion looks less like an act of aggression and more like reintegration.
Single mothers are more likely than single fathers to have their debts discharged in court.
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When researchers examined the outcomes for cases to discharge student loan debt, they found that judges are often biased against people based on their gender and other factors.
Cartilage makes this scalloped hammerhead shark’s body flexible.
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Hard and strong, or bendy and flexible? A cartilaginous skeleton provides advantages in the ocean, but wouldn’t stand up to life on land.
Researchers at Florida International University successfully trained One Betta, a Dutch Shepard, and three other dogs to detect COVID-19 on face masks. The dogs got it right 96% to 99% of the time.
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Dogs have such sensitive noses that they can be trained to detect the odors of crop pests, endangered species, illegal drugs – and diseases like COVID-19.
Exposure to videos of disasters can trigger post-traumatic stress symptoms in some children.
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New research shines light on what is driving hospitality workers – like waiters and hotel workers – to abandon the industry as part of the ‘great resignation.’
Seekor lalat memuntahkan cairan pencernaan.
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Even when the condition lasts a lifetime, there are behavioral treatments and prescription drugs that make it easier for people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder to thrive.
A matter of trust.
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