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"Less Lethal" Flash-Bangs Leave Some Feeling the Burn
Flash-bang devices are one of many military-style weapons being used in Ferguson, along with tear gas and beanbag munitions -
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MIND Reviews: Suspicious Minds
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How 21st-Century Cities Can Avoid the Fate of 20th-Century Detroit
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Should You Tell Your Boss about a Mental Illness?
Discrimination and stigma are concerns, but coming out can be a boon to your career—if the conditions are right -
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Drug Saves Monkeys from Ebola-Like Virus
The animals were spared from Marburg virus even when treated three days after infection -
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"Heat Islands" Cook U.S. Cities Faster Than Ever
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Oceans Hid the Heat and Slowed Pace of Global Warming
The Atlantic and Southern oceans may be responsible for the slowdown in the acceleration of global warming—but not for long -
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The Most Incredible Human Evolution Discoveries of the New Millennium
New fossil and archaeological finds, along with insights from genetics, are upending the story of our origins -
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How the Jaguar Saved My Life [Excerpt]
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Finally, an Algorithm to Sort Your Beatles Albums
By analyzing the evolving structure of the Beatles’ music, the computer program was able to correctly place the Fab Four’s albums in chronological order. Karen Hopkin reports -
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Did Congestion Charging Just Go Viral?
What is congestion charging? Congestion charging or pricing is the practice of setting up cordon tolls around the city on a large-scale to charge entrants for entering during peak hours. -
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What Is the Goal of a Math History Class?
I'll be teaching a math history class for the first time this semester. I'm excited to be teaching it, but I've noticed that preparing for this class has been very different from preparing for other classes I've taught, which have all been math content courses. -
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Living in an Imaginary World
Daydreaming can help solve problems, trigger creativity, and inspire great works of art and science. When it becomes compulsive, however, the consequences can be dire -
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Washington State Motorists Stranded after Floods and Mudslides
Heavy rainfall in a wildfire-charred area of North Central Washington state triggered flash flooding and mudslides that stranded motorists and closed highways, a forecaster said on Friday. Vehicles were trapped in debris-laden water at about 8 p.m. -
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From Firey Flow to Cool Art
Humans have a long tradition of taking rocks and making pretty things with them. Usually, when you think of sculpture, you think of marble, right? -
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Death Toll Could Double to Over 80 in Hiroshima Landslide
Heavy rain delayed a search on Friday for more than 50 people believed buried under a deadly landslide on the edge of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, as opposition politicians rounded on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his handling of the disaster. Rescue workers feared the continuing rain could set off further landslides in the area after a month's worth of rain fell in one night on Wednesday, loosening slopes already saturated by heavy rain over the past few weeks. -
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Abandoned Florida Panther Kitten Gets Home in State Park
A rare Florida panther, found near death as a 1-pound newborn in January, bounded into its permanent new fenced home in a state park on Thursday, now a lively, nearly 50-pound kitten. "He's really a miracle cat," said Susan Strawbridge of the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
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