Uranium enrichment: A chemist explains how the surprisingly common element is processed to power reactors and weapons

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Yellowcake is a concentrated form of mined and processed uranium. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, CC BY When most people hear the word uranium, they think of mushroom clouds, Cold War standoffs or the glowing green rods...

Yelp’s addition of a ‘Black-owned’ tag led to a slight drop in business ratings in Detroit

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Yelps Black-owned tag was designed to help business owners like Don Studvent attract more customers. His restaurant closed in 2018 after nine years in business. AP Photo/Carlos Osorio When the online review platform Yelp...

Self-censorship and the ‘spiral of silence’: Why Americans are less likely to publicly voice their opinions on political issues

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Polarization has led many people to feel theyre being silenced. AP Photo/Andrew Harnik For decades, Americans trust in one another has been on the decline, according to the most recent General Social Survey. A major factor...

Five prescription drugs that can make it harder to cope with the heat

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Some prescription drugs affect our ability to sweat, which is an important cooling mechanism. Doucefleur/ Shutterstock As temperatures rise, so does the risk of heat-related illness especially for people taking certain...

For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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In Pride and Prejudice (1813), when heroine Elizabeth Bennet arrives at Netherfield Park with her petticoat six inches deep in mud, she walks not only through the fields of Hertfordshire, but into one of literatures most...

Grilling with lump charcoal: Is US-grown hardwood really in that bag?

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When youre getting ready to cook, do you know whats burning underneath? Alexandr Baranov/iStock/Getty Images Plus People dedicated to the art of grilling often choose lump charcoal actual pieces of wood that have been...

Women trapped with abusers: South Africa’s COVID lockdowns exposed serious protection gaps

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The unintended consequences of measures introduced to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus from 2020 to 2022 have been studied extensively. Research in South Africa shows that some of these measures added to social ills,...