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Scientists have been researching superconductors for over a century, but they have yet to find one that works at room temperature − 3 essential reads
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 8:17 AM
Claims about the discovery of a coveted room-temperature superconductor peppered the news in 2023. We pulled three stories from our archives on what superconductivity is and why scientists study it.
Read More'Wonka' movie holds remnants of novel's racist past
Friday, December 1, 2023 8:40 AM
The original storyline for Road Dahl's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" contained some stunning parallels to the trans-Atlantic slave trade.
Read MoreAmid 'checkout charity' boom, some Americans are more likely to be impulse givers than others
Tuesday, November 14, 2023 8:24 AM
Middle-class consumers and shoppers of color give the most this way.
Read MoreWe can still prevent the collapse of the West Antarctic ice sheet – if we act fast to keep future warming in check
Monday, November 13, 2023 2:46 PM
Seafloor sediments from beneath the Ross Ice Shelf represent an archive of warmer periods in Earth's past. An ambitious international project aims to uncover what we can learn about our hotter future.
Read MoreModern medicine has its scientific roots in the Middle Ages − how the logic of vulture brain remedies and bloodletting lives on today
Thursday, November 2, 2023 8:33 AM
Your doctor's MD emerged from the Dark Ages, where practicing rational "human medicine" was seen as an expression of faith and maintaining one's health a religious duty.
Read MoreCancer has many faces − 5 counterintuitive ways scientists are approaching cancer research to improve treatment and prevention
Wednesday, November 1, 2023 8:35 AM
From math to evolutionary game theory, looking at cancer through different lenses can offer further insights on how to approach treatment resistance, metastasis and health disparities.
Read MoreToday's white working-class young men who turn to racist violence are part of a long, sad American history
Monday, October 9, 2023 8:22 AM
Throughout US history, racist attacks against racial minorities were committed by white men grappling with their masculinity and social status.
Read MoreAre people born with good balance? A physical therapist explains the systems that help keep you on your toes
Monday, October 9, 2023 8:20 AM
Balancing well is a whole-body experience that develops over time and takes practice to master.
Read MoreArt and science entwined: This course explores the long, interrelated history of two ways of seeing the world
Wednesday, September 20, 2023 8:25 AM
Art and science may seem like opposites, but throughout history the disciplines have fed off each other − and still do today.
Read MoreMengapa jari tangan jadi keriput setelah mandi atau berenang cukup lama
Monday, September 11, 2023 10:19 PM
Penelitian terbaru menunjukkan bahwa pembuluh darah adalah kunci mengapa jari tangan dan kaki menjadi pucat setelah terendam selama beberapa saat.
Read MoreAncient texts depict all kinds of people, not just straight and cis ones – this college course looks at LGBTQ sexuality and gender in Egypt, Greece and Rome
Monday, September 11, 2023 8:33 AM
Writing about same-sex relationships and gender beyond a strict male-female binary was more common in ancient Greece and Rome than students assume, a scholar writes.
Read MoreThis course examines the dark realities behind your favorite children's stories
Tuesday, August 29, 2023 8:24 AM
A lecturer in English literature gets her students to examine children's books through the lens of race, class and sexuality.
Read MoreWhy do fingers get wrinkly after a long bath or swim? A biomedical engineer explains
Monday, August 28, 2023 8:00 AM
Recent research suggests blood vessels are the key to why fingers and toes turn pruny and pale after being submerged for a while.
Read MoreHow does the new over-the-counter birth control pill, Opill, work to prevent pregnancy? 5 questions answered
Wednesday, July 19, 2023 8:24 AM
The new over-the-counter pill is highly effective at preventing pregnancy but must be taken at the same time daily, which can be a limitation for some people.
Read MoreThis course studies NGOs aiming to help countries recover from mass atrocities and to prevent future violence
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 8:24 AM
College students learn about people who have dedicated their professional lives to reducing the threat of violence – and their successes and failures.
Read MoreBlockchain is a key technology – a computer scientist explains why the post-crypto-crash future is bright
Tuesday, June 6, 2023 8:30 AM
There are many uses for digital systems that are not centrally controlled and that allow large numbers of people to participate securely, even if they don't all know and trust each other.
Read MoreReparations over formerly enslaved people has a long history: 4 essential reads on why the idea remains unresolved
Thursday, June 1, 2023 8:30 AM
Former enslaved persons have never received a dime for their labor. Nor have their descendants received reparations for the legacy of slavery. Should the descendants be paid? By whom and how much?
Read MoreEnigmatic human fossil jawbone may be evidence of an early *Homo sapiens* presence in Europe – and adds mystery about who those humans were
Tuesday, May 2, 2023 8:14 AM
Scientists had figured a fossil found in Spain more than a century ago was from a Neandertal. But a new analysis suggests it could be from a lost lineage of our species, *Homo sapiens*.
Read MoreApakah monster 'Loch Ness' itu ada? Seorang profesor menjawabnya
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 11:06 PM
Apakah bukti ilmiah menyatakan makhluk raksasa di danau Loch Ness adalah makhluk prasejarah atau makhluk palsu? Begini jawaban profesor antropologi hewan dan manusia.
Read MoreIs the Loch Ness monster real?
Monday, February 27, 2023 8:23 AM
The idea of a creature like the Loch Ness monster fascinates people. But does the scientific evidence say it's a prehistoric beast or total fake?
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