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Lowering tackle height in rugby led to sharp decline in concussion rates – new study
A decade of injury data shows lowering rugby’s tackle height cut adult concussions by more than a third – but not for schoolboy players.
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Female baboons keep family bonds strong: research reveals the benefits
Understanding how female baboons benefit from social bonds helps humans understand their own origins.
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Angola’s long war changed the way farmers used fire – why it matters
Understanding how rural communities use fire is the first step in managing it.
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How the US Supreme Court decides its cases – a step-by-step guide
Grasping how the nation’s highest court makes policy requires stepping into an exceptionally regulated and sometimes hidden routine.
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The hidden burnout crisis facing social media marketers
More than 2 in 5 social media marketers say they plan to leave their job within two years, and many cite insufficient mental health support from supervisors.
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War-induced fertilizer shortage may be reducing US soil and water pollution
Decades of farmers using more fertilizer than they needed have quietly built up large reserves of nutrients in the soil.
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The US founders’ other revolutionary choice: Separating religion and government
European colonial powers linked church and state. But the founders of the United States broke from that idea as surely as they broke from Britain.
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I study the Declaration of Independence, and here’s why the colonists’ grievances are surprisingly relevant, 250 years later
A partisan judiciary, arbitrary power, officials beyond the reach of the people – these are the grievances that drove a revolution.
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Pennsylvania coroners refuse to release autopsy reports – and that hinders research on deaths in custody
When coroners shield their records from public view, they’re not just violating the public trust. Often, they’re also breaking the law.
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How young coquí frogs balance the competing demands of growth and fighting disease
A new study tracks how young frogs are trying to avoid a deadly fungal infection.