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Jun 11, 2020 • 8min
Archaeologists Discover the Largest, Oldest Maya Monument Yet
The structure, believed to have served as a ceremonial center 3,000 years ago, was discovered in Tabasco, Mexico.
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Jun 10, 2020 • 12min
Police Tactics Could Turn Protests Into Covid-19 Hot Spots
Sure, large crowds already carry a risk of transmission. It's just worse when you teargas people, make them cough on each other, and bus them to jail.
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Jun 9, 2020 • 11min
When Health Care Moves Online, Many Patients Are Left Behind
Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, more doctors are turning to telemedicine. That's a problem for tens of millions on the wrong side of the digital divide.
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Jun 8, 2020 • 7min
A Drop in Commercial Flights Is Bad for Hurricane Forecasts
Passenger jets and cruise ships normally gather key weather data. But full docks and empty skies make it hard to predict the details of incoming storms.
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Jun 5, 2020 • 9min
Trump’s New Space Force Missile Might Be Too ‘Super-Duper’
To go that fast, it would need a ridiculous amount of fuel—and even then, it might never come back down.
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Jun 4, 2020 • 10min
Rigorous Hand-Washing Will Be Part of Covid-19's New Normal
The simplest hygiene tasks are the toughest to maintain—take it from the health care experts who have advice about how to make the habit stick.
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Jun 3, 2020 • 12min
In Minneapolis, Neighbors Are Mobilizing—Offline
Worried about infiltration from extremist groups or police surveillance, residents are turning to pre-internet tactics to help protect homes and local stores.
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Jun 2, 2020 • 7min
Turns Out 4 ‘Blank’ Dead Sea Scrolls Actually Have Text
A new analysis revealed what scientists believe is a passage from the book of Ezekiel.
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Jun 1, 2020 • 9min
Whoooaaa Duuuuude: Why We Stretch Words in Tweets and Texts
Notice you've been elongating your words lately? You're actually loading them with a whooooole lot of meaning.
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May 29, 2020 • 8min
How Smart City Planning Could Slow Future Pandemics
The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to rethink how cities are designed—and make them better equipped to stop disease from spreading.Â
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