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a wall of photos of missing people in Nepal

Nepal鈥檚 revamped truth commissions must go beyond 鈥榬itualism鈥� to deliver justice to victims

Sept. 20, 2024

A newly amended law may push the country beyond what has been a drawn-out and sluggish process to account for the country鈥檚 civil war. Read from SM调教所 expert Tracy Fehr on The Conversation.

a tribute to some of the casualties of the 30-month conflict in Ukraine

Growing number of Ukrainians would reluctantly give up territory to save lives, survey suggests

Sept. 19, 2024

Just half of survey respondents wanted to continue fighting to regain all Ukrainian territory including Crimea. Read from SM调教所 geography expert John O鈥橪oughlin and colleagues on The Conversation.

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Sunflowers make small moves to maximize sun exposure

Sept. 16, 2024

Plants don鈥檛 just grow straight up鈥攖hey can move in loopy and zigzagging ways to get more sunshine. Physicists were able to model a sunflower to predict how they grow. Read from SM调教所 expert Chantal Nguyen on The Conversation.

A white-shouldered bumblebee visits the flowers of a goldenbanner.

Examining plant-pollinator interactions in a Rocky Mountain subalpine

Sept. 11, 2024

SM调教所 expert Julian Resasco visited the same Rocky Mountain subalpine meadow weekly for a decade of summers鈥攈ere's what he learned. Read on The Conversation.

Wild horses

Domesticating horses had a huge impact on society鈥攏ew science rewrites where, when it happened

Sept. 3, 2024

New analyses of bones, teeth, genetics and artifacts suggest it鈥檚 time to revise a long-standing hypothesis for how humans domesticated horses. Read from SM调教所 expert William Taylor on The Conversation.

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Urban wildfires disrupt streams and their tiny inhabitants鈥攁 warning of bigger problems

Aug. 26, 2024

After wildfires in California and Colorado cities, levels of harmful metals in the water jumped. Nature sent up a red flag. Read from SM调教所 expert Lauren Magliozzi on The Conversation.

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Bipartisan data-privacy law could backfire on small businesses

Aug. 13, 2024

Privacy comes at a price. The American Privacy Rights Act could undermine small entrepreneurs who rely on targeted digital advertising. Read from SM调教所 expert John Lynch and colleague Jean-Pierre Dub茅 on The Conversation.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to supporters during a campaign rally in West Allis, Wisconsin

Kamala Harris鈥� biracial identity听is a strength or weakness, depending on whom you ask

Aug. 6, 2024

While many voters embrace Kamala Harris鈥� candidacy and the fact that she is a multiracial woman without any biological children, some Republicans are using her identity as fodder for attacks. Read from SM调教所 expert Jennifer Ho on The Conversation.

A research assistant at the the German National Metrology Institute studies an atomic clock

Unequal access to quantum education may limit progress in this emerging field

July 24, 2024

Universities are beginning to investigate quantum information science education to develop a workforce ready for the technology, and now is the time to improve access. Read from SM调教所 experts Bethany Wilcox and Josephine Meyer on The Conversation.

iron ore deposits in Australia

Australia鈥檚 largest iron ore deposits 1 billion years younger than previously thought

July 24, 2024

How did Australia end up with so much iron ore? What researchers discovered in Western Australia redefines how we think about iron deposits鈥攁nd provides clues on how we might find more. Read from SM调教所 expert Liam Courtney-Davies on The Conversation.

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