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The landmark ruling upholds the sanctity of treaties between the United States and American Indians—to a certain point. The Supreme Court building in Washington, DC (Xinhua / Liu Jie via Getty Images) – By Nora McGreevy, SmithsonianMag.Com 2020 Jul 10 – On Thursday, …
Highway-speed electric kick scoots going flat knacker around a racetrack? You’re damned right we’d like to see that! eSkootr Championship – By Loz Blain 2020 Jul 09 – Leather-clad riders eyeing each other off at the starting line. Fifteen-inch weeny tires chirping as …
New research shows that some metal alloys actually corrode slower after being irradiated. Maxal_Tamor/Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2020 Jul 09 – Radiation is famously damaging, both to living tissue and materials. But now, engineers at MIT have been surprised to discover that radiation …
By Rosa Pasquarella Updated 2018 Oct 13 – Ah, America: the land of the free and the home of the brave… and a bunch of other weird stuff. We searched the internet to find out what things non-Americans were most confused by during …
Discussions of contacts between the Americas and Polynesia have often focused on Easter Island. Image copyright Reuters – BBC Staff, 2020 Jul 08 – New evidence has been found for epic prehistoric voyages between the Americas and eastern Polynesia. DNA analysis suggests there …
A newly developed nanoparticle offers a new way to target cancer cells. chagpg/Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2020 Jul 07 – Loading up tiny particles with cancer-killing agents and sending them into the human body has emerged as a highly-targeted form of potential treatment …
UK neurologists publish details of mildly affected or recovering Covid-19 patients with serious or potentially fatal brain conditions. Artificially colored MRI scan of a human brain. Photograph: Daisy-Daisy/Alamy Stock Photo Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage – By Ian Sample, …
Early clinical trials are only just beginning after a growing body of research has suggested the gas could be effective in treating PTSD, depression and alcoholism. oneblink/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy July 02, 2020 – A newly published pilot study has demonstrated nitrous oxide, …
A group of scientists recommend three measures to reduce the risk of airborne transmission of the novel coronavirus in enclosed public spaces. erika8213/Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2020 Jul 06 – A new commentary published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases, and …
Possible outbreaks in China and Mongolia have brought bans on hunting and eating the rodents, which can carry the disease. Marmots in western China. Authorities in Mongolia have warned the animals may be carrying bubonic plague. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters – Reuters, last modified …
