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Why fuel prices may go higher still
Seven months into the US conflict with Iran, with no clear end in sight, the global oil market has now largely exhausted the safety measures that exist to keep a lid on petroleum prices.
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Are there toxic chemicals in your grocery store receipt?
For most people, handling receipts is a low-risk activity, but if you’re concerned, there are some straightforward precautions you can take.
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Generous paternal leave policies improve maternal and newborn health, family finances and workplace equality
Leave for the non-birthing parent after a new baby arrives gives the family an opportunity to bond.
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Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it – new research
Capturing data about the timing and symptoms of menopause could help address many unanswered questions about this common yet ignored experience.
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What was the original first-person shooter? Two largely forgotten computer games from the 1970s ushered in the genre
The games created a new way of experiencing video games by building a 3D world in which events could unfold beyond the player’s line of sight.
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College rankings, like those of US News and World Report, remain influential, despite their many flaws and decades of criticism
College rankings can be consequential for less prestigious and less wealthy schools, giving them visibility they might not otherwise have.
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From lab to life: Why translating AI advances to the real world is a major challenge
All the training data in the world can’t account for every possibility when AI systems interact with people and the environment.
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Hibernating bacteria can invade hospitals and survive outer space – but their high energy bill is a weakness that scientists can strike
Bacteria make a survival gamble when they devote all their energy to forming spores. Evolution is quick to get rid of this function, and…
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After five years of war, how do Ukrainian small businesses survive?
In this interview, writer and journalist Victoria Belim-Frolova shares her observations about Russia’s war on Ukraine and how it forces “a constant process of…