(JTA) — Ariel Oberfeld spent his childhood summers at a Jewish overnight camp in Wisconsin. This summer, the 17-year-old traveled further afield, to teach sports at Ramah Yachad, a Jewish camp in Ukraine holding its…
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At Camp Ramah in Ukraine, sports and Jewish traditions are an escape from war – The Forward
Ariel Oberfeld, 17, traveled from his home in suburban Chicago to work as a counselor at Ramah Yachad in Ukraine in 2024. (Courtesy Midreshet Schechter)
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How Do Living Bridges Grow? » ScienceABC
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Living bridges, like those found in the state of Meghalaya in India, are grown by manipulating the roots of a plant called Ficus elastica. This is possible because the plant grows on other trees and produces aerial roots that can then…
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Maps and satellite imagery show Ukraine’s incursion into Russia’s Kursk region
Ukrainian troops staged a surprise cross-border attack into Russia early last week, and now Kyiv claims to control more than 1,100 square kilometres of its neighbour’s territory.
The incursion has reframed the war and caused chaos in western…
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Mapping Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region | Interactive News
During the past week, Ukraine has launched an offensive in Kursk in the most significant cross-border attack since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022.
The Kursk region, located in western Russia and bordering…
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Ukraine’s invasion of Russia exposes the folly of the West’s escalation fears
Units of the Ukrainian army crossed the border into Russia for the first time on August 6, marking the launch of a surprise…
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Should kids play Wordle? — Harvard Gazette
A series of random questions answered by Harvard experts.
Millions of people play Wordle, the popular online game in which players must guess a five-letter word in six tries. We asked researcher Nadine Gaab, associate professor of education at the Harvard Graduate…
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How moms may be affecting STEM gender gap — Harvard Gazette
Women have been underrepresented in science and technology fields, and new research suggests a somewhat surprising possible contributing factor: the influence of moms. A recent paper by Michela Carlana, Harvard Kennedy School assistant professor of public policy, and Lucia Corno, an economics…
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How Much Have Our Crops Changed Since Agriculture Began? » ScienceABC
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Early farmers selected plants with traits that were useful for them, such as larger grains, sweeter fruits and vegetables, fewer thorns, and cereals with large panicles. This type of selection over many generations resulted in the crops…
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2024 Olympics results: where Ukraine stands and how it performed at previous Games
Yaroslava Mahuchikh. Stock photo: Getty Images
Only a few hours are left until the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, and the athletes are competing for the last sets of medals that will no longer affect Ukraine’s overall medal…
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