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How UN Peacekeeping Works—and Why It Struggles Science

How UN Peacekeeping Works—and Why It Struggles

UN peacekeeping deploys tens of thousands of Blue Helmets to conflict zones worldwide, but structural limits, veto politics, and rules of engagement o...

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What Is Epstein-Barr Virus and Why Does It Cause Disease? Science

What Is Epstein-Barr Virus and Why Does It Cause Disease?

Epstein-Barr virus infects roughly 95% of adults worldwide, hides in immune cells for life, and is linked to multiple sclerosis, several cancers, and...

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What Is a Dirac Fluid—and Why It Matters Science

What Is a Dirac Fluid—and Why It Matters

Electrons in graphene can flow like a nearly frictionless liquid called a Dirac fluid, mimicking the quark-gluon plasma found at the birth of the univ...

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How Super Typhoons Form—and Why They Intensify Science

How Super Typhoons Form—and Why They Intensify

Super typhoons are the most powerful storms on Earth, with winds exceeding 150 mph. Here's how they form, why they intensify so rapidly, and what make...

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How T Cell Metabolism Powers Your Immune System Science

How T Cell Metabolism Powers Your Immune System

T cells dramatically rewire their energy systems when fighting disease. Understanding how these immune cells switch metabolic gears explains why some...

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How Deep-Sea Mining Works—and Why Scientists Worry Science

How Deep-Sea Mining Works—and Why Scientists Worry

Deep-sea mining targets potato-sized mineral nodules on the ocean floor rich in cobalt, nickel, and manganese. As regulators debate whether to allow c...

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How NASA's Artemis Program Works—Moon to Mars Science

How NASA's Artemis Program Works—Moon to Mars

NASA's Artemis program aims to return humans to the Moon and eventually reach Mars, using the powerful SLS rocket and Orion spacecraft. Here's how the...

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How Glacier Protection Laws Work—and Why They Matter Science

How Glacier Protection Laws Work—and Why They Matter

Glaciers store about 75% of Earth's freshwater and supply water to nearly two billion people. A small but growing number of countries have passed laws...

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How Global Temperature Records Are Measured and Verified Science

How Global Temperature Records Are Measured and Verified

From weather stations and ocean buoys to satellites and statistical algorithms, tracking Earth's temperature is a complex, multi-layered process invol...

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How Carbon Sinks Work—and Why They're Weakening Science

How Carbon Sinks Work—and Why They're Weakening

Earth's forests, oceans, and soils absorb roughly half of humanity's carbon emissions each year, but climate change and deforestation are steadily und...

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How Fishing Quotas Are Set—and Why They Often Fail Science

How Fishing Quotas Are Set—and Why They Often Fail

Fishing quotas are meant to prevent overfishing, but the process that turns scientific advice into catch limits is riddled with political compromise....

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How Urban Evolution Works—Animals Adapting to Cities Science

How Urban Evolution Works—Animals Adapting to Cities

Cities are driving rapid genetic and behavioral changes in wildlife. From lizards with bigger toe pads to mice that digest junk food, urban evolution...

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