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‘Dancing’ raisins − a simple kitchen experiment reveals how objects can extract energy from their environment and come to life

Scientific discovery doesn’t always require a high-tech laboratory or a hefty budget. Many people have a first-rate lab right in their own homes –...

Binge drinking is a growing public health crisis − a neurobiologist explains how research on alcohol use disorder has shifted

With the new Amy Winehouse biopic “Back to Black” in U.S. theaters as of May 17, 2024, the late singer’s relationship with alcohol and...

Mary McLeod Bethune, known as the ‘First Lady of Negro America,’ also sought to unify the African diaspora

When I first landed an internship as an archives technician at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House-National Historic Site – the D.C. home of...

The price of rebuilding Ukraine goes up each day − but shirking the bill will cost even more

U.S. military assistance is finally on its way to Ukraine after months of being held up in Congress. Reactions to the US$61 billion spending...

Why do people hate people?

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...

Thirsty in paradise: Water crises are a growing problem across the Caribbean islands

In the popular imagination, the Caribbean is paradise, an exotic place to escape to. But behind the images of balmy beaches and lush hotel...

Why federal efforts to protect schools from cybersecurity threats fall short

In August 2023, the White House announced a plan to bolster cybersecurity in K-12 schools – and with good reason. Between 2018 and mid-September...

50 years later, ‘The Exorcist’ continues to possess Hollywood’s imagination, reflecting our obsession with evil

When the “The Exorcist” premiered 50 years ago, in December 1973, some theatergoers fainted or broke down in tears. A few even vomited. The...

Paying people to replant tropical forests − and letting them harvest the timber − can pay off for climate, justice and environment

Tropical forest landscapes are home to millions of Indigenous peoples and small-scale farmers. Just about every square meter of land is spoken for, even...

When authoritative sources hold onto bad data: A legal scholar explains the need for government databases to retract information

In 2004, Hwang Woo-suk was celebrated for his breakthrough discovery creating cloned human embryos, and his work was published in the prestigious journal Science....

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