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Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate

In some of the most remote places on Earth, tags attached to seals collect data at the cutting edge of ocean science.

5d ago

Tagging seals with sensors helps scientists track ocean currents and a changing climate

5d ago

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Why is it so hard to know how many independent voters there are?

Increasingly, the media, pollsters and pundits are focusing on independent voters and their effects on election outcomes.

6d ago

Why is it so hard to know how many independent voters there are?

6d ago

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Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much…

Our study shows why

Jul 19

Ferns and flowers bribe helpful ant defenders with nectar, but ferns developed this ability much…

Jul 19

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Inequality in life and death

Newspaper obituaries have long discriminated against women

Jul 18

Inequality in life and death

Jul 18

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Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects

Human heart organoids allow researchers to study the developing heart while avoiding the ethical issues of using human embryos and the…

Jul 11

Engineering mini human hearts to study pregnancy complications and birth defects

Jul 11

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Why expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rights

Districts across the country have struggled to improve access and diversity in advanced math classes for years. A new approach offers hope.

Jul 5

Why expanding access to algebra is a matter of civil rights

Jul 5

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Politics is still both local and personal — but only for independents, not for Democrats or…

Independents’ political views and policy preferences reflect the economic and social conditions they see and experience every day…

Jul 4

Politics is still both local and personal — but only for independents, not for Democrats or…

Jul 4

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AI search answers are the fast food of your information diet

They’re convenient and tasty but no substitute for good nutrition

Jun 20

AI search answers are the fast food of your information diet

Jun 20

The Conversation U.S.

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

Many students say they aren’t learning much about slavery beyond its harsh conditions. A historian explores how Juneteenth offers…

Jun 18

Juneteenth offers new ways to teach about slavery, Black perseverance and American history

Jun 18

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Central banks face threats to their independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic…

Monetary policy can be wielded as a tool to boost an economy around election time, which explains why politicians want to have a say on it.

Jun 15

Central banks face threats to their independence − and that isn’t good news for sound economic…

Jun 15

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