Science
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Drag Goes Mainstream in the Philippines, a Bastion of Christianity
For many performers, drag is not only a cultural phenomenon, but also a political statement promoting social justice and gay…
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‘Tiny Crime Fighters With Wings’: Bees Go to Work on a Virginia ‘Body Farm’
By studying bees and their honey near decomposing human tissue, researchers at George Mason University hope to give crime scene…
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How Flounder Wound Up With an Epic Side-Eye
Flatfish offer an evolutionary puzzle: How did one eye gradually migrate to the other side?
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Leaping Leeches! Watch These Bloodsuckers Jump.
There has long been anecdotal evidence of the wormy creatures taking to the air, but videos recorded in Madagascar at…
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How to Make 3,000-Year-Old Beer
An amateur brewer in Utah gathered rare figs and a strain of yeast from 850 B.C. to make a sour,…
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Por qué muchos temen que empeore la situación en Darfur
La atención mundial ha comenzado a centrarse en el asedio contra una ciudad de Sudán, donde la violencia ha reavivado…
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Do We Need Language to Think?
A group of neuroscientists argue that our words are primarily for communicating, not for reasoning.
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Get Ready for the Longest Day of the Year in the Northern Hemisphere
We have Earth’s off-kilter tilt to thank for the summer solstice, as well as the different seasons.
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Here Is Why Many Fear More Bloodshed in Darfur
A displacement camp near the city of El Fasher in Darfur.Credit...Mohamed Zakaria/ReutersOvershadowed by the fighting in Ukraine and Gaza, Sudan’s…
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South Africa Runs Out of Insulin Pens as Global Supply Shifts to Weight-Loss Drugs
The shortage highlights a widening gulf in the standard of care for people with diabetes, most of whom live in…