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We analyzed historical paper currency to uncover early anti-counterfeiting techniques and materials innovations
Ben Franklin led an effort to print paper bills in the American colonies, after a coin shortage constrained the economy.
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Month: June 2026
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From oversight to coercion: How authoritarian governments are twisting AI safety to get tech companies to fall in line
Authoritarian governments, including the Trump administration, are reorienting AI safety provisions away from protecting the public toward coercing support for the regime.
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Fossil fishes buried in the desert reveal a missing chapter in marine history
A team of researchers worked grueling, hot hours in the desert to understand the history of life in Earth’s oceans after a major extinction event.
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Tony Carruthers recently survived a lethal injection attempt – the latest man to endure a failed execution
The constitutional prohibition of ‘cruel and unusual punishment’ has shaped legal discourse around failed executions, but courts have not stopped states from attempting to execute the same man again.
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For Black women in abusive relationships, gun-control loopholes can engender deadly disparities
Guns are what make violent partners so dangerous. And in the US, Black women get less protection from laws meant to keep firearms out of abusers’ hands.
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James Comey’s Instagram seashell post sits in a murky legal zone between protected political speech and criminal threat
What’s a true threat and what’s political hyperbole? A scholar of constitutional and criminal law looks at the charges against James Comey for an Instagram post that said, ‘86 47.’
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Philadelphia plans to close 17 neighborhood public schools – here’s what went wrong when it shuttered 30 schools in 2013
Nearly one-third of Philadelphia schools closed in 2013 still sit vacant while cyber charters banked millions in revenue.
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British Landscapes: A Sense of Place shows how ideas of scenery have evolved across 300 years of art
This exhibition is not about British, or even English landscapes, but about how a broad range of British artists responded to the landscapes they chose to depict.
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Europe is caught in a squeeze between the US and China
It is becoming more difficult for Europe to balance its relationships with Washington and Beijing.
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Grattan on Friday: Hanson prepares to take the big stage as Husic hits out at straitjacket on caucus
Debate around the budget rolls on as Pauline Hanson prepares herself for centre stage.
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We watched the first Enhanced Games live in Las Vegas – this is what we learned
After the headlines and the hype, only one world record was broken in Las Vegas, though many athletes set personal bests.
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Low-dose Zoladex won’t be available in Australia from November. What might that mean for you?
This drug is used to treat endometriosis and some breast cancers, but will soon be stripped from Australian shelves.