Superconductors, materials that can transmit electricity without resistance, have fascinated physicists for over a century. First discovered in 1911 by Dutch physicist Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who observed the phenomenon in solid mercury cooled with liquid helium to around minus 450 F (just a…
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Could Europe survive if America leaves NATO? The 5% question
Remember 2014, when NATO members considered 2% of GDP for defense ambitious? Now European leaders are seriously discussing doubling that figure to 5% — an unprecedented peacetime commitment.
Over the past weeks, European leaders began discussing ways to increase defense budgets rapidly and…
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The HPV Vaccine: Safe, Effective, Prevents Cancer
In the United States, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These infections are so common, it’s thought that almost all men and women will…
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Hear how people re-learn to live with emotions during brain stimulation
After brain surgery, Jon Nelson and other volunteers are tasked with rehabbing their brain. This job is harder than it might seem, as people re-learn how to navigate the world with a range of emotions that they haven’t felt in a long time. We’ll hear from a psychologist who…
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The Erosion of International Law? – EJIL: Talk!
Recurring breaches and non-enforcement of international law have persisted since the adoption of the UN Charter and the establishment of the post-World War II (WWII) legal order, which remains in place today. Scholars have repeatedly issued death certificates to Article 2.4 of the UN Charter and…
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GOP lawmakers commit to big spending cuts, putting Medicaid under a spotlight – but trimming the low-income health insurance program would be hard
Efforts by Republicans in Congress to make steep spending cuts have stirred widespread concerns that the federal government may trim expenditures on Medicaid even though President Donald Trump has previously indicated that he’s unwilling to do that. This public health insurance program…
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The two numbers that could solve maths’ biggest mysteries
There’s an entire world out there – one rich in valleys, hills, parading elephants, and infinite detail – that can be described in just four words. It may sound fantastical, but not only is this world is very real – it also hides a mystery that the world’s top mathematicians have been…
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Frontline report: Ukrainian forces exploit shock tactics to reclaim vital supply route near Pokrovsk
Today, there are a lot of important updates from the Pokrovsk direction, Donetsk Oblast.
Here, Ukrainians executed a coordinated assault to reclaim Kotlyne, breaking through Russian defenses in a powerful shock assault. With Russian defenses horribly undermanned and understrength, elite…
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European Leaders Look for Allies to Secure Ukraine-Russia Peace Deal
Britain and France have promised to muster a “coalition of the willing” to secure a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia. Now comes the acid test for Europe: How many countries will step up, and does that even matter, given Russia’s…
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Ukrainians unite behind Zelenskyy after disastrous Oval Office meeting
Ukraine’s roller coaster relationship with the Trump administration entered a new downward spiral on February 28 when…
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