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Friendship Can Be Found In All Human Cultures, That May Be Why Chatbots Have A Place
Anthropologists tell us that only a handful of human experiences can be found in all human cultures. Among them is the experience of friendship. It might have different expressions in different times ...
Earth Sciences
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PM10 In Wildfire Smoke Is A Killer - Here Is How To Protect Yourself
Wildfire smoke has been pouring across the U.S. border from fires in Canada again, turning skies an eerie shade of orange in several states in July 2026. In the West, smoke has also been spreading int...
Life Sciences
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The Enchanted Broomstick Of Kinesin-1
In the 1980s, scientists captured the precise mechanics of a protein machine. It looked strange, to researchers its tall thin structure with stubby legs invoked the enchanted broomstick that stole the...
Medicine
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KRAS Vaccine: First-In-Human Immune Response Against Pancreatic Cancer
Scientists have reported that an experimental vaccine targeting one of the most common genetic drivers of pancreatic cancer, called mutant KRAS, is safe and generated a durable immune responses aimed ...
Physical Sciences
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PFAS Can Be Replaced In Medicine - For A Cost
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, commmonly called PFAS, are about 12,000 chemicals, nearly all found in nature, and since the 1940s, a handful have been synthesized for use in various products. Be...
Social Sciences
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Defining AI
Artificial Intelligence will probably be remembered as the least well-defined technological advancement of humankind.Ever since the two words were reportedly put together in a sentence - and we know w...
