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Antibiotic resistance is spreading through South Africa’s water systems: study explains how
After harmful bacteria are removed by water treatment, the genetic information that enables antimicrobial resistance can persist.
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Three ways boredom can actually be a benefit
A little boredom can be good for you.
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Family feud over Chadwick Boseman’s estate highlights 3 lessons for grieving families
Celebrity probate battles deal with the same legal issues that courts handle every day for many families that are not in the news.
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Cholera still kills thousands each year – in places without clean water, it’s far from history
While cholera launched modern epidemiology and has nearly disappeared in many countries, the disease never went away. It has instead retreated to the places least equipped to fight it.
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Better guacamole? How avocado import rules helped cut Mexico’s water pollution – it holds lessons for future US trade deals
Pressure from trade agreements can clean up sources of environmental harm, leading to cleaner rivers in the case of Mexico’s much-loved avocados.
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Should you wash your prewashed lettuce? An infectious disease expert explains how to eat your greens safely during the cyclospora outbreak
Rather than avoiding fresh produce, adopting a few sensible food safety practices can help cut your risk of infection. ➕ Includes video 🎥
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What I found when I scanned the brains of kids creating tunes on the piano
Playing improv music activates the reward system of the brain.
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Nearly 100 years ago, Philadelphia’s Inez Patterson integrated pools and encouraged other Black girls to swim too
When Patterson was at Temple University, she insisted on swimming when her white teammates swam and not being limited to the hour when the pool was available to Black swimmers.
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As AI reshapes newsrooms, leading media outlets are charting different paths for its use
From the BBC’s implementation of AI guardrails to Reuters’ embrace of AI tools to disseminate breaking financial news, newsrooms’ missions and values are shaping their technological futures.
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Got money questions? How to get chatbots to give you accurate answers
The gap between AI and a human adviser is narrowest for commonsense guidance.
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AI in healthcare is an evolving landscape of new technologies, productivity benefits and legal uncertainties
A standardized framework for regulating the safety and efficacy of AI in healthcare has yet to be established.
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The ten best short novels under 150 pages – chosen by experts
These expert recommendations are short enough to tear through over a weekend