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The Fed raised interest rates the most in nearly three decades to fight stubborn inflation. A finance expert explains what’s happening, the risks and what it means for consumers.
Le fléau des punaises de lit est en pleine recrudescence mondiale.
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Les punaises de lit sont universellement détestées. Insidieuses, difficiles à chasser, elles provoquent nombre de désagréments physiques, mais pas que… Le point sur leurs dégâts et comment les éviter.
Dozens of bed bugs and their eggs and fecal material on a metal bed frame.
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Bed bugs are pretty much universally reviled. But a public health entomologist explains how – while potentially traumatizing to deal with – they aren’t likely to make you sick.
A student listens to a U.S. history lesson in a New Mexico classroom.
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From the founding of the U.S., public schools were seen as a key way to develop an informed, active citizenry. Social studies educators struggle to achieve that goal today.
Cette sensation de fourmis n'est pas agréable mais n'a rien de dangereux.
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Watching big events, like the Olympics, on television was a key route into fandom.
A culture of honor is more likely to develop in areas where law enforcement is inconsistent or nonexistent.
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While you’ll often hear people say that violence is never the answer, in some communities violence is viewed as a perfectly reasonable response to personal slights.
Typical amounts of solar particles hitting the earth’s magnetosphere can be beautiful, but too much could be catastrophic.
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Every few centuries the sun blasts the Earth with a huge amount of high-energy particles. If it were to happen today, it would wreak havoc on technology.
Poetry can be a way for people to come together.
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Poetry can unite people when all seems lost. The Conversation US has pulled together four articles from its archives that speak on the power of poetry.
Physical therapy – which can include small jumps, stretches, massage, heat therapy and even water exercises – can help manage arthritis in dogs.
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Since canine arthritis can’t be cured, the goal of treatment in dogs is to reduce inflammation to increase comfort and improve a dog’s quality of life.
Abortion rights activists carry cutouts of Supreme Court justice members outside of the court during a protest on Dec. 1, 2021.
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The Supreme Court is expected to hand down a number of major decisions this year. Expert predictions will abound – but statistical models are more likely to be accurate.
Most candy is basically just a heap of sugar.
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Nearly all suicide-loss survivors experience guilt, wondering what they could have done to prevent it. But despite decades of research, experts struggle to identify risk factors and predict suicide.
Pada 2017, biro kredit Equifax mengumumkan bahwa informasi pribadi 143 juta orang Amerika Serikat – sekitar tiga perempat dari semua orang dewasa – bocor dalam suatu insiden pembobolan data.
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Bayangkan organisasi yang menyipan data Anda diretas. Bagaimana cara menilai risiko ancamannya, dan apa yang harus dilakukan untuk melindungi diri Anda sendiri?
Chances are some of your data has already been stolen, but that doesn’t mean you should shrug data breaches off.
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Data breaches have become a fact of life. Here are articles from The Conversation that detail the threat, why it happens and what you can do to protect yourself.
Creativity can be used in countless ways – with positive or negative consequences.
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Parents often want their kids to be creative. But while creativity has many benefits, it can also be used for harm. Here’s how to teach kids to harness their imagination for the common good.
That pins-and-needles feeling can come from sitting in the same position for a while.
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