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Could people breathe the air on Mars?

Could people breathe the air on Mars? — Phylindia Gant and Amy J. Williams

Let’s suppose you were an astronaut who just landed on the planet Mars. What would you need to survive?  For starters,...
Why most teachers who say they plan to leave the profession probably won’t do so anytime soon

Why most teachers who say they plan to leave the profession probably won’t do so anytime soon — Christopher Redding, Allison Gilmour, Alizabeth Bettini and Tuan D. Nguyen

Every spring, school and district leaders ask teachers about their plans to return to teaching in the fall. They need...

What are Asian giant hornets, and are they really that dangerous? 5 questions answered — Akito Kawahara

Editor’s note: In late 2019 two Asian giant hornets – a species not known to occur in North America – were found in northwest Washington state, and a hornet colony was found and eliminated in British Columbia.

Pandemic-stricken mass transit would get $85 billion in Biden stimulus plan – a down payment on reviving American cities — Ruth Steiner

Congress now has control over what kind of commute – good, bad, awful – workers returning to offices in the U.S. will have.
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Perils of pet poop – so much more than just unsightly and smelly, it can spread disease — Julia Wuerz

Have you ever been out on a walk and as you take that next step, you feel the slippery squish...

Why hurricanes devastate some places over and over again – a meteorologist explains — Athena Masson

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In Congress, the name of a bill may have nothing to do with what’s in it – it’s all about salesmanship — Angela Bradbery

Quick quiz: What’s the name of the compromise climate bill that U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia,...
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Are older adults more vulnerable to scams? What psychologists have learned about who’s most susceptible, and when — Natalie C. Ebner and Didem Pehlivanoglu

About 1 in 6 Americans are age 65 or older, and that percentage is projected to grow. Older adults often hold positions...
30, going on 33 Adele album

Grammy winner explains why Adele is right – album tracks should not be shuffled — Jose Valentino Ruiz

For as long as albums have existed, they have offered listeners wonder, hope, truth and reality concerning the state of the...

Roe v. Wade gave American women a choice about having children – here’s how that changed their lives — Constance Shehan

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case challenging a Mississippi state law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, much earlier than the 24-week threshold generally established by the pivotal abortion rights case Roe v. Wade in 1973.

Losing cultural context in emergency communication can be a matter of life and death — Amer Hamad Issa Abukhalaf and Jason von Meding

Can a butterfly in Chicago cause a tornado in Hong Kong? A metaphorical concept called the “butterfly effect” describes the sensitivity of a system to minor changes.

Is the loss of your sense of smell and taste an early sign of COVID-19?

Loss of smell occurs with the common cold and other viral infections of the nose and throat.
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