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Feb 02 2025SPORTS

Little Kids and Lots of Movement: What Makes You Better at Sports?

Nature and nurture both play bit parts in how children master their movement skills. Let's talk about movement skills. Lots of different factors help kids become better at sports, but do children benefit differently from organized sports and open play in the yard. Some research has tried to determi

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Feb 02 2025SCIENCE

Plant Lice and the Power of Electricity

Psyllids, or plant lice, are tiny bugs with a big problem. They have a habit of sucking out the sap of plants. The damage they cause isn’t just physical. The bugs are also known to spread nasty bacteria. These bacteria are tricky to deal with. They have reduced genomes and can’t be grown in lab

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Feb 02 2025POLITICS

USAID in Turmoil: What's Happening and Why It Matters

The future of the USAID agency hangs by a thread. Why is the government ordering massive changes? It's all very complicated. USAID, the heart of the country's humanitarian aid efforts abroad, faces a significant overhaul. This time, the shakeup is different. The Trump administration has put USAID

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Feb 02 2025HEALTH

The Hidden Helper: How Respiratory Cultures Boost Lung Surgery Success

The goals of VATS surgery is to treat serious lung infections and remove infected lung tissue. Doctors take tissue and fluid samples to grow bacteria cultures. This is no surprise, everyone knows you need to know what bacteria you're dealing with to be able to treat it properly. Sometime

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Feb 02 2025HEALTH

Supercharging Animal Health: The Power of Big Data in Vet Research

The world is getting a lot more complex, with issues like bioterrorism, climate change, and urbanization on the rise. All of these factors have led to the emergence of new diseases, especially in pets and farm animals. Pathogens are sneaking into new populations, causing issues with reproduction, pr

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Feb 02 2025EDUCATION

The Heart of Medicine: Wisdom Beyond the Books

The world of medicine is more than just knowing facts and doing technical things well. It's about making the right choices in specific situations. Imagine this: You need to make the right call in a tricky situation. That's practical wisdom in action. It's about using your brain, your emotio

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Feb 02 2025SCIENCE

Bugs and Blooms: The Scent That Lures Lygus lineolaris

Lygus lineolaris, a troublemaker pest found all over North America, has a nose for trouble. This bug uses its sense of smell to find its favorite places to eat. Scientists wanted to figure out what smells attract this pest, specifically to crops. The scientists were curious about the smells

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Feb 02 2025CRIME

The Mystery of Elmer: A Fathers What ifs?

Everyone has a story. There's a story behind every missing person. In the early 1990’s Elmer Holmgren was a lawyer living in Las Vegas. . Elmer had a comfortable life and a good job with a wealthy couple named Kenneth and Sante Kimes. In the beginning it seemed ok. But it would take a turn. El

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Feb 02 2025SCIENCE

Light and Plasmons Party in a tiny space

Scientists have been curious to discover whether the interaction between plasmons and excitons in certain materials can achieve a special state of light matter interaction, known as strong coupling. These interactions are often observed when there is a mix of light and electrons at the nano scale,

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Feb 01 2025SPORTS

Mohamed Salah: Aiming for Premier League Prestige

When Liverpool faces off against AFC Bournemouth, all eyes will be on Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian superstar is just one goal away from a milestone that only a few legends have achieved: scoring 20 or more goals in five different Premier League seasons. This would put him in the same league as Alan S

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