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Can we remove or decrease spaces between atoms or molecules?
Turns out, changing the way atoms and molecules are arranged in a substance can give it new and fascinating properties.
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Spaceflight could change how astronauts swallow, eat and drink in subtle ways
A speech-language pathologist on how complex swallowing is – and how small changes from gravity can complicate the process.
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When expressive humanoid robots are awkward, people become wary – new brain study
People who interact with expressive robots that make mistakes react with suspicion rather than seeing the bots as malfunctioning machines.
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You can love an AI but can it love you back? Philosophy has the answer
If you’re looking to be loved, Simone de Beauvoir would warn you to look away from AI.
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Kyrgyzstan’s Dordoi Bazaar: a world made from shipping containers and a city within a city
Every container opens onto its own distinct social world.
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Detroit has a shortage of national retailers. What can officials do to attract more chains to the city?
The city of Detroit has hired a senior director of retail attraction to bring national and regional chains into the city.
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Trump administration is withholding more than $1B in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota, in latest example of weaponizing real and imagined fraud
For six decades, politicians have blurred the distinction between protecting Medicaid from abuse and using abuse to discredit Medicaid itself.
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In memory care deserts, senior centers can help close the gap in brain-related healthcare
Specialized health care for brain-related issues can be lacking in rural areas, but collaborative, community-based approaches can help address these inequities.
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HOAs are often barriers to sustainable landscaping and solar energy – here’s how they could be bridges instead
Climate change, biodiversity loss and water conservation are often framed as problems in need of national policies. However, there is an often more important level of governance: the neighborhood.
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Trump administration moves to block public from enforcing environmental protection laws
For decades, regular citizens and advocacy groups have filed suits that forced companies and the federal government to clean up the environment. Trump officials have moved to limit that power.
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How Israeli conduct in the West Bank could derail Donald Trump’s latest peace plan for Gaza
The spiraling violence on the West Bank makes a peace deal between Palestinians and Israelis almost impossible to imagine.
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Unbound Forms at the Hepworth: how Indian and Bangladeshi artists turned craft traditions into contemporary sculpture
In the exhibition, wood carving, metal casting, weaving and knotting are reimagined as tools for experimentation and personal expression.